CPR Carpetright Plc

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Carpetright PLC
23 May 2005


Monday 23 May 2005

                                Carpetright plc

                     Appointment of Group Finance Director


Carpetright plc, Europe's leading specialist carpet and floor coverings
retailer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Kenyon as its new Group
Finance Director.  Ian will join on 30 August 2005 and replaces Darren Shapland
who is leaving on 29 July 2005.  Ian is currently Director of Financial
Reporting for J Sainsbury plc and has a strong background in retail having spent
three years with J Sainsbury plc as well as eight years previously with
Kingfisher plc.

Lord Harris of Peckham, Chairman and Chief Executive said:

"I am delighted that Ian is joining Carpetright and I think he will add
significantly to our senior team.  He brings with him a strong retail finance
background having had a variety of UK and mainland Europe roles in two large
retailing groups over the last 11 years.  We look forward to him joining and
helping in the future development of Carpetright."

Notes on Ian Kenyon

Ian Kenyon, ACA, is 43 and qualified with Price Waterhouse following a BSc in
Civil Engineering.  He spent five years with the printing company St Ives in
both group and divisional finance roles before joining Kingfisher as Financial
Controller for Superdrug in 1994.  In 1996 he became Finance Director for MVC
and then, following a spell integrating Castorama into Kingfisher, he was
appointed Finance Director for Kingfisher Electricals based in Paris in 2000.
He joined Sainsbury's as Commercial Finance Director in 2002 and took up his
current role in 2004.



For further information

Carpetright
Lord Harris of Peckham, Chairman and Chief Executive - 01708 525522
Darren Shapland, Group Finance Director

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Patrick Toyne Sewell / Sara Bachelor - 020 7638 9571


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