Board Changes

Embargoed for 07:01, 30 June 2005 Parity Group plc Board changes Parity Group plc ('Parity' or 'the Group'), the international IT services group, announces that Alison Leyshon, Finance Director, has tendered her resignation with effect from on 31 July 2005. The Board has accepted her resignation with regret and expresses its thanks for her hard work and commitment to Parity throughout her tenure. Her responsibilities will be taken on by Ed Watkinson, a highly experienced finance and transformation practitioner, who has been appointed to the newly created non-Board position of Head of Finance with effect from 18 July 2005. Mr Watkinson has been appointed under an interim contract which is anticipated to run for the balance of this year as the restructuring of Parity continues. Mr Watkinson has worked in the IT sector since 1990. He is on PwC's Panel of Independent Turnaround Directors and is a member of the Society of Turnaround Professionals. Ed's many successes in the turnaround arena include projects for listed companies such as MDIS Group, Softbank Corporation, AIT Group and Minorplanet Systems. As previously announced, John Maxwell, Non-executive Director, is standing down with effect from today's AGM. The appointment of a replacement for John is a priority for the Board. Commenting on the changes, John Hughes, Executive Chairman of Parity, said 'We very much appreciate Alison's contribution and commitment to the Group and wish her well in her future endeavours. Likewise, we thank John for his support and commitment, most especially during the recent period of executive management change. As Parity undertakes a substantial transformation with an increasingly UK-focused strategy, we believe that Ed Watkinson's skills will be invaluable to us in navigating the next few months of significant change and we welcome him to the Group.' Enquiries Parity Group plc Tel: 020 7776 0800 John Hughes, Executive Chairman Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113 Giles Sanderson Harriet Keen Cass Helstrip
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