Directorate change

Centaur Media PLC 13 January 2011 Appointment of non-executive director The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Miskin as a non- executive director and member of Centaur Media Plc's ("Centaur") Remuneration Committee with immediate effect. Rebecca has extensive experience in digital media and product development. Until recently, she was General Manager of iVillage Networks for NBC Universal, based in New York and London, where she was responsible for editorial oversight, product development strategy, community, and partnership maximization of the iVillage core sites. During her tenure, the content driven online community for women grew from 18m unique visitors per month to over 33m. She began her career in media in 1992 at Reed Elsevier as Director of Europe, Reed Telemedia, charged with developing the company's European telecom-based information services. In 1995, Rebecca became the first International Publisher, IPC Media, expanding her responsibilities to create their Content & Licensing division (Intellectual Property Director) and then Commercial Director for all digital businesses. In 2001, Rebecca became Managing Director of top dot-com era portal Excite in the UK, after which she joined the Ministry of Sound as CEO. Her passion for tennis led her to become Director of Operations at the British Tennis Federation from 2003 until 2006, restructuring the organization to secure its first ever Government funds and delivering the tennis element of the winning London 2012 Olympic bid. Having returned to the UK, Rebecca is currently working with the National Magazine Company to expand the Cosmopolitan brand across all platforms in the UK. Centaur's Chairman, Patrick Taylor, said: "I am delighted to welcome Rebecca to the board of Centaur.  She has extensive experience of the media sector in general and of digital media innovation in particular, and will add great value to the Company as we seek to exploit the exciting growth opportunities which digital media offer." There are no other matters relating to the appointment of Rebecca Miskin to the Board of Centaur that need to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13. Enquiries: Centaur Media plc Geoff Wilmot, CEO Tel: 020 7970 4000 Mike Lally, Group Finance Director Kreab Gavin Anderson Robert Speed Tel: 020 7074 1800 Anthony Hughes This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Centaur Media Plc via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1479535]
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