Enodis Non-Executive Director Changes


LONDON, Jan. 14, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Enodis plc ("the Company"), a leading global company in the food equipment sector, is pleased to announce that it intends to appoint Mike Arrowsmith a non-executive director with effect from the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11th February 2004.

Mr Arrowsmith is Chief Executive Officer of Tibbett & Britten plc, one of the world's leading logistics and supply chain management groups. It is a UK quoted company with about 35,000 employees worldwide and significant operations in North America and Europe.

Mr Arrowsmith will also take up the chairmanship of the Company's audit committee in succession to Eryl Morris. Mr Morris joined the Board in July 1998 and has made a valuable contribution to the Company over the challenging period he has been a director. He will leave the Board following the Annual General Meeting.

Waldemar Schmidt, a non-executive director appointed in April 2000, will succeed Mr Morris as Senior Independent Director.

Mr Peter Brooks, Chairman of Enodis, commenting on the Board changes, said:

"We are delighted that a businessman with Mike Arrowsmith's range of experience has agreed to join our Board. He brings with him relevant business and financial expertise which will greatly benefit Enodis. We are grateful to Eryl Morris for his contributions and support as a member of the Board."

NOTES:

Mike Arrowsmith, aged 50, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tibbett & Britten plc in 2001 having joined their Board as Group Finance Director in 1999. A graduate of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, he has had senior financial positions in Unisys, Wyeth Laboratories, Astec (BSR) plc and SmithKline Beecham plc. He is a member of the Governing Council of Cranfield University, the UK post-graduate business school.



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