Appmt of Non-Exec Director

Informa PLC
20 September 2005



20 September 2005

                                  Informa plc

                    Appointment of Non-Executive Director


Informa plc, the international specialist information provider, announced today
the appointment of John Davis as a Non-Executive Director of the company with
effect from 1 October 2005.


Mr Davis (43) has been Chief Financial Officer of Yell Group plc since 2000. He
previously held senior positions within Pearson Plc, where he was latterly Group
Finance Director of the FT Group, and Emap plc, which he joined in 1989, where
he was Director of Corporate Finance and Treasury between 1995 and 1997.  Mr
Davis is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified at Price Waterhouse and has a
Masters in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.


Commenting on the appointment Richard Hooper, Chairman of Informa, said:


'John brings with him considerable financial and corporate expertise, which has
been gained building a number of successful international businesses in the
media sector. His financial and media experience will be of value to the Board
as we continue to build our business both organically and through selective
acquisitions.'



                                      ENDS

For further information, please contact:


Informa plc                                                        020 7017 5000

Richard Hooper, Chairman
Peter Rigby, Chief Executive

Financial Dynamics                                                 020 7831 3113

Tim Spratt / Charles Palmer


Current Publicly Quoted Company Directorship                      Yell Group plc

Past Directorships (in last 5 years)                                        None


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