Board Appointment

Ricardo PLC
10 July 2006





10 July 2006

                                  Ricardo plc
                     Appointment Of Group Finance Director

Ricardo plc, the leading UK automotive engineering consultancy, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Paula Bell to the Board as Group Finance Director
Designate with effect from 9 October. Paula will be appointed Group Finance
Director at the AGM on 10 November 2006.

Paula Bell joins Ricardo from BAA plc, where she was Finance and Property
Director for Gatwick Airport. Her responsibilities included reorganising the
property and finance teams, building up relationships with key clients, and
helping to deliver passenger growth. Prior to her position at BAA, Paula was
Director of Finance at AWG PLC where she led the Group Finance function and
managed the investor relations programme.

Paula has significant experience of working in an engineering environment,
having worked for Rolls-Royce PLC from 1989 to 2000. In 1994 Paula was promoted
to Finance Director at Rolls-Royce Industrial Controls Ltd, the youngest
Directorate appointment made within Rolls-Royce at that time. She was promoted
to an international divisional Finance Director role in 1997, before moving to
Rolls-Royce Power Group in 1998 as Business Development Director, leading the
merger and acquisition activity mainly in China and India.

In order to ensure a smooth handover, Paula will work closely with Andrew
Goodburn prior to his retirement at the start of next year.

There are no details regarding Ms. Bell that require disclosure under section
9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules.

Marcus Beresford, Chairman of Ricardo, said:

'Paula has considerable experience working within UK Plc's, and we are confident
that her broad experience base and strategic thinking skills will prove to be an
asset to Ricardo. We welcome her to the Board.'

Enquiries:

Ricardo plc                                       Tel: [phone]
Marcus Beresford, Chairman
Dave Shemmans, Chief Executive

www.ricardo.com

Gavin Anderson & Company                          Tel: [phone]
Fergus Wylie/Charlotte Stone




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