Board Changes

Parity Group PLC
25 May 2001





25 May 2001 - Embargoed for 7.00am


                       PARITY GROUP PLC: BOARD CHANGES

                   Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman

The Board of Parity Group plc ('Parity') today announces the appointment of
Bill Cockburn as Chairman of the Group with immediate effect. This follows the
appointment of a new Group Chief Executive, Ian Miller, in March of this year.

Bill Cockburn takes over the role from Billy Carbutt, Chairman of the Group
from 1994 to 1997, who had stepped into the role again when Parity's founder,
Philip Swinstead, became ill at the end of last year. Billy Carbutt now
becomes Deputy Chairman and Philip Swinstead, who is making a full recovery
from his illness, will remain on the Board.

Bill Cockburn has, until recently, been a main Board Director of BT plc
responsible for all UK operations and was previously Chief Executive of WH
Smith and Chief Executive of the Post Office.  He remains a non-executive
Director of the Lex Group.

Ian Miller, Chief Executive of Parity, said: 'We are delighted that Bill
Cockburn has decided to join us and expect to benefit substantially from his
wealth of corporate experience.  We are also very fortunate in retaining the
counsel of Philip Swinstead as well as Billy Carbutt, who has been with Parity
since its early days. They will both continue to make an important
contribution to the Group.'

Bill Cockburn, Chairman of Parity added: 'Parity is a company with strong
skills, an excellent blue chip client base and a wide spread of service
offerings, operating in markets which will present real opportunity. With a
strong Board in place and a refined strategic direction, I am looking forward
to helping the Group fulfil its potential as a leading international IT
services company.'

Philip Swinstead, former Executive Chairman, added, 'I am delighted that we
have been able to attract a senior businessman of Bill Cockburn's experience
as Chairman. Bill and Ian Miller are exactly the right heavyweight team to
drive the Group forward and I look forward to supporting them fully as they
lead Parity through its next phase of growth. I therefore have every intention
of retaining my significant shareholding in the Group.'


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For further details:

Ian Miller, Parity Group plc                             Tel: [phone]

Giles Sanderson/Harriet Keen, Financial Dynamics         Tel: [phone]