Directorate Change

RNS Number:3461T
Novar PLC
17 December 2003

Date             17 December 2003

Contacts         Jurgen Hintz, Group Chief Executive
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                 Mike McKeon, Group Finance Director
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                 David Bick / Chris Steele
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                                   Novar plc

                                 Board Changes

Novar plc is today announcing a number of changes to the Board of Directors to
take effect shortly.

First, the Company is pleased to announce that Daniel Dayan will be promoted to
become an executive director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2004,
retaining his role as Chief Executive of the Intelligent Building Systems
sector.

Charles Korbell has also judged this to be the right moment to step down from
the Board to allow him to concentrate more on his role as Chief Executive of the
Security Printing Services sector, which operates exclusively in North America.
In that capacity, he will continue to drive this important business forward and
build on its successful strategy.  He will leave the Board on 31 December 2003.

In addition, Novar is pleased to announce that Hans Nilsson will be joining the
Board on 1 January 2004 as an independent non-executive director.  He is the
Chief Executive of Spectris plc.

Gerry Murphy will be leaving the Board on 31 December 2003 after over six years
service as a non-executive director.  His role as Chairman of the Audit
Committee will be taken by Oliver Stocken.

Novar's Chairman, Sir Graham Hearne, said:

"I am pleased to welcome Daniel on his promotion to the Board after nine years
service within the Novar Group, most recently in charge of the development of
the Intelligent Building Systems sector.

At Charles' request, we have agreed that he will step down from the Board.  We
will miss having him as a fellow director, but the demands on his time caused by
the need to travel from Texas to the UK for regular Board meetings are
significant, and we have acceded to his request so that he can spend more time
on the issues of the Security Printing business.

I am delighted that Hans has agreed to join our Board.  His experience,
particularly within the electronic and controls industries, will be of great
value to the Novar Group in continuing its strategic focus on strong businesses
in growth markets.

Gerry has been an invaluable member of the Board since he joined us in 1997, and
has been a highly effective Chairman of the Audit Committee.  We will miss him,
and wish him every success in the future.  We are pleased that Oliver Stocken,
formerly Finance Director of Barclays plc, has agreed to take on the
Chairmanship of the Audit Committee."


Notes to Editors:

Daniel Dayan joined Novar plc in 1994.  He is an Engineering graduate from
Cambridge University and spent his early career with ICI and Arthur D. Little.
He has held general management positions of increasing responsibility in the
Group, including Managing Director - MK Electric, Managing Director - Electrical
Devices and Systems, and Managing Director - UK and Ireland Region of
Intelligent Building Systems.  He is currently the Chief Executive of the
Intelligent Building Systems sector.

Hans Nilsson is Chief Executive of Spectris plc, formerly Fairey Group plc,
which he joined in 1997.  He has been in his present role since 2001.  His
earlier career included periods at Hewlett Packard Limited in Silicon Valley,
California, and Mars Electronics.


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