KLR Keller Group Plc

 
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For immediate release                                        18 December 2012 
 
                            KELLER BOARD APPOINTMENT 
 
 
Keller Group plc ("Keller"), the international ground engineering specialist, 
announces the appointment of Mr Paul Withers to its Board as Senior Independent 
Director, with effect from 17 December 2012. 
 
Mr Withers, a Chartered Engineer, was formerly Group Managing Director at BPB 
plc ("BPB"), the international building materials business, where he combined 
the roles of Managing Director, Emerging Markets and Business Development 
Director.  This involved leading BPB's businesses in Asia and South America, 
whilst also having broad responsibility for group acquisitions and strategy 
development.  Prior to this, Mr Withers held a number of senior roles within 
BPB. 
 
Mr Withers is a non-executive director of Devro plc, Premier Farnell plc and 
Hyder Consulting PLC. 
 
Mr Gerry Brown, who has served on the Keller Board since 2001 and as Senior 
Independent Director since 2008, remains on the Board as a Non-executive 
Director, but will not be offering himself for re-election at the 2013 Annual 
General Meeting. 
 
Mr Roy Franklin, Chairman of Keller, commented: 
 
"We are delighted that Paul has joined the Board of Keller.  I am confident 
that his extensive international experience and strong focus on business 
improvement will complement the mix of skills and strengths on our Board.   In 
addition, his experience as a UK non-executive director will help us to 
maintain our record of strong governance and investor confidence. 
 
"On behalf of the whole Board I would like to thank Gerry for his long and 
greatly-valued contribution to the business." 
 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
Keller Group plc 
Justin Atkinson, Chief Executive                             020 7616 7575 
James Hind, Finance Director 
 
Finsbury Limited                                             020 7251 3801 
James Leviton 
Rowley Hudson 
 
 
 
 
Appendix 
 
There is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of 
paragraphs 9.6.13(1) to (6) of the Listing Rules. 
 
 
Note to Editors 
 
Keller is the world's largest independent ground engineering specialist, 
providing technically advanced and cost-effective foundation solutions to the 
construction industry. With annual revenue of around GBP1.3bn, Keller has 
approximately 7,000 staff world-wide. 
 
Keller is the market leader in the US and Australia; it has prime positions in 
most established European markets; and a strong profile in many developing 
markets. 
 
Keller has today issued a Year End Trading Update. 
 
 
 
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