Directorate Change

XP Power PLC
11 June 2004

For immediate release                                               11 June 2004


                                  XP Power plc
                             ('XP' or 'the Group')

                         Appointment of Finance Director

XP announces the appointment of Mickey Lynch as Finance Director with immediate
effect.

Mickey (age 51) joined the Group in April 2001 as Vice President of Finance for
XP-ForeSight Inc and since February 2003 he has headed up the finance team for
the Group.

Prior to joining XP Mickey spent 10 years at Atari Games Corporation; the last
five of which were in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that he
spent 12 years with ITT Corporation, holding various financial controllership
roles. Mickey holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

Larry Tracey said, 'We are delighted to welcome Mickey to the Board. With over
60% of our revenues now originating in North American it is appropriate that our
Finance Director be based in the US'.

There is no additional information to be disclosed in relation to paragraph 16.4
of the Listing Rules.

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Enquiries:

XP Power plc                                                     0118 984 5515
Larry Tracey, Executive Chairman
James Peters, Deputy Chairman
Duncan Penny, Chief Executive Officer

Weber Shandwick Square Mile                                      020 7067 0700
Kevin Smith

Appendix:

Notes to editors:

XP Power plc, formerly IFX Power plc, provides power supply solutions to the
mid-tier market of the electronics industry.

All electronic equipment needs a power supply. Power supplies convert the
incoming AC supply into various levels of DC voltages to drive electronic
components and sub-assemblies within the end user's equipment. By servicing this
market XP Power provides investors with access to technology and industrial
markets through its 8,000 strong customers in the profitable, high margin,
mid-tier sector of the North American and European markets.

The mid-tier of the market is highly fragmented and made up of a large number of
small to medium sized Original Equipment Manufacturers who source standard and
modified standard power supplies from several hundred power supply companies.

For further information, please visit www.xppower.com



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