CMG Croma Grp

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Croma Group PLC
20 February 2006


                                                                20 February 2006

                                CROMA GROUP PLC
                            ("Croma" or "the Group)

                               BOARD APPOINTMENT

Croma Group plc, the specialist in the design, development and production of
overt and covert surveillance, security and defence related products and
services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sebastian Jake Finch Morley
to the Board as an Executive Director, effective immediately.

Mr Morley, aged 37, is Managing Director of Croma's recently acquired subsidiary
Vigilant Security (Scotland) Limited ("Vigilant"), a specialist asset protection
company, which is shortly to be renamed Croma-Vigilant Limited.

Mr Morley will remain as Managing Director at Vigilant, broadening operations,
building the customer base and developing markets. As a member of the Main Board
he will work closely with the Group's Chairman, John French, in evaluating other
potential areas of development for the Group.

Mr Morley established Vigilant in 2001 and has been instrumental in the
development of that company. Prior to this, he worked with organisations related
to the surveillance and security sector, and from 1994 held the position of
Operations Director at Profile Security Services.

Mr Morley was educated at Eton and attended the Royal Military Academy at
Sandhurst. He was subsequently commissioned in The Black Watch with the rank of
Captain, and undertook a period with the United Kingdom Special Forces where he
held the rank of Major. This hands-on experience gives him a unique insight into
the sector.

This announcement follows recent news of Croma's acquisitions of Vigilant and
Photobase Limited, which will enable the Group to provide a more rounded
security solution, and develop a totally integrated range of products and
services to deal with the various aspects of the surveillance, security and
defence related sector.

Commenting on the appointment John French, Chairman and Chief Executive of
Croma, said: "I am very pleased to welcome Sebastian Morley to the Board and
look forward to working with him as we concentrate on the bigger picture for
Croma. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the sector, and we believe
his skills will benefit the Group as we continue to develop.

"We also look forward to having the team at Vigilant as a part of the Group and
believe the operation will bring added value to Croma in the future."

Further details are as follows:

Current directorships and partnerships and those held in the last five years are
as follows:

Current directorships or partnerships:

   * Vigilant Security (Scotland) Ltd

There are no previous directorships or partnerships to be disclosed.

There are no other disclosures required to be made in accordance with Rule 17 of 
the AIM Rules.

Mr Morley holds 5,953,846 ordinary shares of 5p each representing approximately 
4.2 per cent of the share capital of Croma.

                                    --ENDS--

Enquiries:

Croma Group plc
John French, Chairman & Chief Executive                    Mobile: 07836 722 482

Bishopsgate Communications Ltd.                               Tel: 020 7430 1600
Dominic Barretto                                           Mobile: 07930 450 156
Nick Rome                                                  Mobile: 07748 325 236

Notes to Editors:

Listed on the AIM market of The London Stock Exchange, Croma Group plc, the 
specialists in the design, development, production and marketing of overt and 
covert surveillance and defence related products, comprises of three divisions; 
namely Croma Defence Systems Ltd, Shawley (a division of Croma Defence) and R&D 
Design Services Ltd.




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