Director Change (on demerger)

Provident Financial PLC
01 May 2007

The board of Provident Financial plc announces that Chris Gillespie is to join
the group as Managing Director, UK Consumer Credit.



He will report to Peter Crook, the current Managing Director of Provident's UK
business, who is due to become group Chief Executive following the demerger of
Provident's International Division.  Mr Gillespie will join the Provident
Financial board upon the demerger.


Mr Gillespie, 44, was Group Sales Director at Bradford & Bingley plc having been
appointed to the Board at Bradford and Bingley in September 2005 as Group
Lending Director.  He was previously a member of the Board at HFC Bank plc where
he had responsibility for the Household and Beneficial businesses. Prior to HFC,
he held a range of senior positions at Barclays Bank plc.


Peter Crook said: 'Chris has huge experience in consumer finance and specialist
lending markets in the UK.  I am delighted he is joining and look forward to
working with him to develop Provident's UK business.'

Chris Gillespie said: 'I am joining at an exciting time. Provident has an
excellent UK business and the demerger will enable further focus to be brought
to its growth and development.'







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