Directorate Change

Compass Group PLC
13 December 2006




                              Director's Retirement


Compass Group PLC (the 'Company') announces that after 13 years as a
non-executive director, the majority of that time as Senior Independent Director
and Deputy Chairman, Peter Cawdron has decided not to seek re-election and will
retire at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on
16 February 2007. 

Sir Roy Gardner, Chairman, commented: 'I would like to place on record the
Board's appreciation of Peter Cawdron's enormous commitment and dedication to
the Company'.


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Note to Editors:

Peter Cawdron
Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman Age 63
Appointed to the Board in November 1993. He is Chairman of GCAP Media PLC and
a non-executive director of a number of companies, including ARM Holdings PLC,
Johnston Press PLC, Prostrakan Group PLC, Punch Taverns PLC and The Capita
Group PLC. Peter is a former director of Arla Foods UK PLC, Christian Salvesen
PLC and Grand Metropolitan PLC. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
and a member of the Nomination Committee.





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