Board Changes

Volex Group PLC
17 June 2002


            VOLEX GROUP p.l.c. - future Board changes
                                
                                
Coincident with its announcement today of the preliminary results
for the year to 31 March 2002 Volex Group p.l.c. reports the
following changes to its Board of Directors:-

1.   Mr. R. H.  Malthouse, currently senior non-executive
     director, intends to resign as a director at the conclusion of
     this year's annual general meeting on 22 July 2002.  Mr.
     Malthouse has been a non-executive director since 1993 and has
     now attained the age of 70.

2.   With effect from 1 August 2002, Mr. David Beever, currently
     Chairman of KPMG Corporate Finance and a previous Vice Chairman
     of SG Warburg, will join the Board as a non-executive director.
     Mr. Beever also holds other non-executive directorships.


These  changes follow those in the earlier announcement of May  7
this year that Mr. D. J. Molloy would succeed Mr. R.W. Goodall as
non  executive Chairman following the annual general meeting  and
Mr. John Corcoran, who was appointed to the Board on May 7, would
succeed Mr. Molloy as Chief Executive.




For further information, please contact:

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Chris Lynch / Graham Herring




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