Directorate Change

MicroFuze International plc
17 May 2006


17 MAY 2006


                         MICROFUZE INTERNATIONAL PLC (MFZ)
                           APPOINTS COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR



MicroFuze International plc today announces the appointment of Sandy Barblett
onto the Board of Directors with immediate effect. He will be Commercial
Director.


He joins from Pace Micro Technology plc ('Pace'), where he worked for 10 years
in a variety of roles. Most recently he was Regional Director for EMEA (Europe,
Middle East and Africa) where he was responsible for sales and marketing for the
region and played an important part in Pace becoming the leading developer of
pay television equipment in Europe. Prior to that, Mr Barblett was Regional
Director responsible for establishing Pace Asia Pacific Ltd based in Hong Kong
and was responsible for developing a new team and driving the business
throughout the region. Mr Barblett was a Director of Pace Asia Pacific Ltd.

Mr Barblett was instrumental in the start up of Pace Micro Technology Americas
in Boca Raton, Florida, where he was Vice President of Sales with responsibility
for sales and new business development with key customers including Time Warner
Cable and Bright House Networks. Mr Barblett also held the position of Vice
President of Operations, responsible for all operational aspects of the company
including finance, legal, manufacturing, purchasing, IT, logistics and
facilities.


Duncan Clegg, MicroFuze's Chairman, said: 'This is a significant appointment to
gain the services of someone with the necessary experience in driving start-up
technology companies to commercial rollout. Sandy has gained a wealth of
experience while at Pace and we welcome his global sales, marketing and
leadership talents as MicroFuze begins the process of signing large deals with
its expanding customer base.'


Mr Clegg continued, 'This appointment will benefit MicroFuze greatly as the
company expands its operations throughout the world and focuses on developing
its customer base.'

Prior to joining Pace, Mr Barblett worked as a solicitor for boutique law firm
Amhurst Brown Colombotti in London's West End and before that was a barrister
and solicitor for leading Australian law firm Minter Ellison in Perth, Western
Australia.


Mr Barblett holds a Bachelor of Business (Economics & Finance) from Curtin
University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia and a Bachelor of Laws from
University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Mr Barblett is a Non-Executive
Director of Apogee Power, Inc.


Contacts:


Doug Parrish, CEO, MicroFuze International plc                020-7016-5100
Tim Wall, Finance Director, MicroFuze International plc       020-7016-5100
Henry Gewanter, PR, Positive Profile                          020-7489-2028


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Attached: Notes to Editors


Notes to Editors:


MicroFuze International

MicroFuze is a metals technology company which owns, through its 85% owned
subsidiary Tesla USA, Inc. (TUI), the sole licence to commercialise the US
Department of Energy's patented process for Microwave Diffusion Treatment
('MDT') discovered by their Oak Ridge, Tennessee Nuclear Research Facility. The
US Department of Energy retains a 10% interest in TUI and Harley Grant, the Oak
Ridge inventor of the process, holds the remaining 5% of TUI shares.

Because MDT is quicker, cheaper and cleaner than all known existing surface
treatments of metals, it provides significant physical, economic and
environmental advantages. MDT can make cheap steel nearly impenetrable and has
endless potential uses for parts, components and accessories which require
hardening, lubricity, wear resistance and corrosion protection. Industries that
will benefit from MDT include power generation, automotive, aeronautical and
general manufacturing in a global market worth US$6 billion annually.




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