Directorate Change

Churchill China PLC
17 May 2007

17 May 2007



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                              CHURCHILL CHINA PLC

                         ('Churchill' or 'the Company')

                                 BOARD CHANGES



The Directors are pleased to announce the appointments of Jonathan Sparey as
Chairman and of Jonathan Morgan as a non executive Director.



As announced in January 2007, Jonathan Sparey takes over as Chairman following
the retirement of Stephen Roper at the Company's Annual General Meeting  held
yesterday. Stephen joined the Group in 1960 and has worked in a variety of sales
and marketing roles and has been non executive Chairman since 2000. Mr Roper
will continue in a consultative capacity assisting with the further development
of the Group's US hospitality business. The Board would again like to thank
Stephen for his leadership, energy and commitment throughout his time with the
Group.



Jonathan Sparey (49), who joined Churchill in 2000 as a non executive Director
is a senior partner in L.E.K. Consulting LLP, a leading international corporate
strategy firm and was previously a director of the merchant bank Samuel Montagu
and Co.



Jonathan Morgan's appointment took effect following yesterday's Board meeting.
Jonathan (49) joined the asset management business of Prudential plc in May 1985
and became managing director of its private equity business (now called PPM
Capital (Holdings) Limited) in January 1995. He moved on from that group in
February 2005. He is currently a director of Strategic Equity Capital plc.



In accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies,
Jonathan Windsor Morgan has been a director of the following companies in the
past five years:

PPM Capital (Holdings) Limited, PPM Capital SA, PPM Capital (Founder Partner)
Limited, PPM Capital (General Partner) Limited, PPM Ventures (Asia) Limited,
Catalyst Investment Managers Pty. Limited, Catalyst Trusty G Pty Limited,
Catalyst Trusty H Pty Limited, PPM Capital Limited, PPMC Nominees  Limited, PPMC
First Nominees Limited, PPMC Second Nominees Limited, PPMC Third Nominees
Limited,  PPMC Fourth Nominees Limited, PPMC Fifth Nominees Limited, PPMC BOS
Nominees Limited,  PPMC Funds Nominees Limited, PPMC HK Nominees Limited, PPMC
Holborn Nominees Limited, PPMC PAC Nominees Limited, PPMC PSPS Nominees Limited,
Prutec Limited, PVM Partnerships Limited, Pacus (UK) Limited, Scorpius
Investments Sarl, Sterigenics International, Inc. TMF Group HoldCo BV and TMF
Group Holding Luxembourg SA.



There are no further disclosures to be made in respect of paragraph (g) (iii) to
(viii).



For further information, please contact:


Churchill China plc
David Taylor                                                           01782 577566

Buchanan Communications
Tim Anderson / Lisa Baderoon / Rebecca Skye Dietrich                   020 7466 5000

Brewin Dolphin Securities (Nomad)
Ian Stanway                                                            0121 236 7000





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