Directorate Change

Ross Group PLC
21 January 2002

                         ROSS GROUP PLC ('The Company')

                                 BOARD CHANGES


As previously announced Mr Alain A Eman was appointed to the board of the
Company on 7 December 2001.


Save as disclosed below, Mr Eman has not:


 a. been a director of a publicly quoted company in the last five years;


 b. any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences;


 c. been declared bankrupt or entered into any voluntary arrangements;


 d. been a director with an executive function of any company at the time of or
    within the 12 months preceding its receivership, liquidation administration
    or the entering into of a company voluntary arrangement or a composition or
    arrangement with its creditors;


 e. been a partner of any partnership at the time of, or within the 12 months
    proceeding its liquidation, administration or the entering into any
    partnership voluntary arrangements;


 f. been the subject of any public criticisms by statutory or regulatory
    authorities (including recognised professional bodies) or has been
    disqualified by a court from acting as a director of a company or from
    acting in the management or conduct of the affairs of any company; or


 g. any asset which has been placed in receivership or been a partner of any
    partnership whose assets have been placed in receivership whilst they were a
    partner of such partnership or within the twelve months preceding such
    event.


Mr Eman resigned after 8 years as an executive director of The Grande Holdings
Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on 31 December 2001.


21 January 2002



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