Re Directorate

Transense Technologies PLC
11 October 2000


               TRANSENSE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
                            
             FORTHCOMING BOARD APPOINTMENTS


Transense  Technologies is pleased to announce  that  Sir
Dominic  Cadbury and Peter Woods OBE have agreed to  join
the  board as directors.  Sir Dominic will take  over  as
non-executive chairman when Graham Jarrett, the company's
present chairman, retires at the end of the year.   Peter
Woods will replace John George as a non-executive when he
retires at the end of the year.

Chief  Executive Jim Perry said: 'I am delighted that  we
have  been able to attract Sir Dominic and Peter  to  the
board.  Sir Dominic brings a wealth of experience to  the
company.   He is chairman of Wellcome Trust, the  largest
charity  in  the World, and of the Economist.   Peter  is
another  boost  to  our board.  He is  Senior  Investment
Advisor  to  the DTI/FCO on international trade  and,  up
until  last year, was chairman of Rover Japan and CEO  of
Rover's Australian and South African divisions which  had
revenues of £750 million.'

'The  retiring  directors, Graham  and  John,  have  been
stalwarts  in  the building of Transense from  its  early
years  with a market capitalisation of £1 million to  the
present  £250  million.   They  can  now  retire  in  the
knowledge  that they are leaving their positions  in  the
very capable hands of Sir Dominic and Peter'.

Further announcements will be made in due course.


For further information, please contact:

Jim Perry
Chief  Executive, Transense Technologies plc   01869 238 030

John Coyle
Clerkenwell   Communications                   020 7713 0900
                                               0370 687 370
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