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( BW)(CHRISTIAN-SALVESEN)(SVC) Directorate Change

    Business Editors
    UK REGULATORY NEWS 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2003--

                        Christian Salvesen PLC
                             Board change

Christian Salvesen PLC announces that Peter Aspden has resigned his
position as Finance Director and has left the company.

The board has appointed Mr Julian Steadman to cover the role of
finance director while a permanent replacement is sought. Mr Steadman,
aged 49, was previously Group Finance Director at Biocompatibles
International plc and Eyecare Products Plc, and has extensive
international experience with The Clorox Company in the USA and
Procter and Gamble in Europe.

Jonathan Fry, Chairman of Christian Salvesen PLC, said:

"We thank Peter Aspden for his contribution to Christian Salvesen over
the past five years. Julian Steadman is very well qualified to ensure
the effective financial management of the company while we seek a
permanent Finance Director."

The Group reiterates the statement made at its AGM on 9 July 2003 and
confirms that it continues to trade in line with expectations.

Christian Salvesen PLC                                   01604 662600
Edward Roderick, Chief Executive
Frances Gibson-Smith, Head of Investor Relations

Hogarth Partnership Limited                              020 7357 9477
Tom Leatherbarrow

   Short Name: Salvesen(Christn)
   Category Code: BOA
   Sequence Number: 00007595
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030725T081406+0100

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    CONTACT: Christian Salvesen

    KEYWORD: SPAIN UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: FOODS/BEVERAGES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
    SOURCE: Salvesen(Christn)

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