Directorate Change

RNS Number:4243S
Widney PLC
16 April 2008

Widney plc

("Widney")



Appointment of Group Operations Director



The Board of Widney is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Wingfield
as Group Operations Director with effect from 1 April 2008.  Andy is a Fellow of
the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Qualified Production
Engineer.  He was previously Managing Director of Widney Pressings and prior to
that Finance Director of the same company.  Prior to joining Widney he was
Finance Director of Vickers Pressings (a division of Rolls Royce) and of MTK
Containers and Financial Controller of Reyrolle Switchgear.  He was previously a
Commercial Manager with Nissan Yamato Engineering Limited.



Commenting on the appointment, Joe Grimmond, Chairman, said:

"Andy has had an impressive career in managing change in an international
business environment and I am delighted to welcome to the Board."



16 April 2008


For further information please visit www.widney.plc.uk or contact:

Widney plc                                           Tel: [phone]
Joe Grimmond, Chairman
Graham Errington, Finance Director

FinnCap                                              Tel: [phone]
Clive Carver/Rose Herbert

Colllege Hill                                        Tel: [phone]
Richard Pearson


Appendix

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, the following information in
relation to the appointment of Andrew Wingfield to the Board of Widney plc is
disclosed:

Full name:                               Andrew Wingfield
Age:                                       43

Andrew Wingfield holds and has held within the five preceding years the 
following directorships and partnerships:

Current directorships and partnerships:
Widney Pressings Limited

Past directorships and partnerships:
Vickers Pressings Limited
VPTA Limited




Following the acquisition of Vickers Pressings Limited by VPTA Limited in 2005,
Andrew Wingfield was a director of VPTA Limited when it was placed into
administration.  There were no DTI investigations and no adverse criticism
surrounding Mr Wingfield who continued to work with the administrators through
this period.  This process was completed in November 2005 when Widney plc
purchased the assets of Vickers Pressings.



Save as set out above, there is no further information to be disclosed in
respect of Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.


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