Directorate Change

RNS Number:7211S
Alba PLC
02 December 2003

                                                                 2 December 2003

                                    Alba plc

                     Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Alba plc ("Alba"), the consumer electronics group, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Digby Jones as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, with
immediate effect.

Digby Jones, aged 48, is Director General of the Confederation of British
Industry (CBI) and a director of Business in the Community. He was previously
Senior Partner at Edge and Ellison and subsequently Vice Chairman of Corporate
Finance at KPMG. He has also previously been a non-executive director and
Chairman of several companies covering sectors as diverse as quarry aggregates,
local radio and automotive component manufacture; he is currently the Senior
Independent Director of iSOFT plc, a position held since 2000.

John Harris, Chairman of Alba plc, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Digby to the Board of Alba plc. His extensive
commercial experience will be of great help as we continue to grow the Group."

Digby Jones said:
"I am so very pleased to join the Board of Alba plc. I hope I can bring value to
the Board but I also look forward to gaining valuable experience of the sharp
end of multi-national business which will inform the CBI's work."

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For further information, please contact:

Alba plc                                                           020 8594 5533
John E Harris, Chairman
Daniel Harris, Chief Executive

Weber Shandwick Square Mile                                        020 7067 0700
Nick Oborne/ Susanne Walker

Notes to Editors
Alba plc is the UK's leading supplier of value for money and mid-priced consumer
electronic products. The Group's portfolio of brands, including those under
licence, includes: Alba, Bush, Goodmans, Roadstar, Hinari, Anthony Worrall
Thompson by Breville, Nicky Clarke Electric, Power Devil, JCB, Dirt Devil, Cable
& Wireless, NTL, Betacom, Harvard, Ministry of Sound and Carl Lewis Fitness.
Alba's product offering includes consumer entertainment electronics (eg TV's,
DVD players, hi-fis, car stereo's), domestic appliances, personal care and
fitness, telecoms, power tools and power garden tools. Products are sold and
marketed through mainstream British retailers, including the supermarkets, high
street electrical stores, discount retailers and catalogues.

Capitalised at approximately #325 million, Alba has consistently delivered
earnings and sales growth since IPO in 1987.



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