Directorate Change

BT Group PLC
09 November 2007


DC07-555                                                       9th November 2007


                           BT ANNOUNCES BOARD CHANGES


BT today announced that Baroness Jay and John Nelson will be retiring as non-
executive directors. This will be with  effect from 13 January 2008, when both
will have served two terms of three years.

Sir Mike Rake, Chairman of BT, said: 'I would like to thank Margaret and John
for their very significant contribution over the past six years to the
development of BT's strategy.  They have both played a major role in BT's
transformation since they joined the Board in January 2002. We will be making an
announcement about their successors in due course."


Notes for Editors:

1.  In line with best practice, BT regularly reviews the composition of the 
    Board, notably - in relation to non-executive directors - at the six year 
    point.

2.  Margaret Jay will continue as an independent member of BT's Community 
    Support Committee.


Baroness (Margaret) Jay was appointed to BT's Board on 14th January 2002. She
was formerly Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords and Minister for
Women. Before that she was Minister of State at the Department of Health.

Baroness Jay has held non-executive positions with Scottish Power, Carlton
Television and LBC. She has been a member of the Central Research and
Development Committee for the NHS, was a founding director of the National AIDS
Trust and a governor of South Bank University. She is currently chairman of the
Overseas Development Institute, a non-executive director of Independent News &
Media and a member of its International Advisory Board.


John Nelson was appointed to BT's Board on the 14th January 2002. A chartered
accountant, he retired as chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston Europe (CSFB)
on 31st January 2002. He was a member of the executive board and chairman of the
European executive committee of CSFB. Prior to joining CSFB in January 1999,
John spent 13 years with Lazard Brothers where he was appointed vice chairman in
1990. He has also been chairman of Lazard S.p.A. in Italy and managing director
of Lazard Freres in New York.


John was a non-executive director of Woolwich until it was taken over by
Barclays Bank in 2000. He is chairman of Hammerson, senior independent director
at Kingfisher, senior advisor to Charterhouse Capital Partners and a
non-executive director of the English National Opera.


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About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and
services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked
IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services;
higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/
mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business:
BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.


In the year ended 31 March 2007, BT Group plc's revenue was £20,223 million with
profit before taxation of £2,484 million.


British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and
encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is
listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.


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