Creightons PLC
17 May 2001
Creightons plc
('Creightons' or 'the Company')
The board of directors is pleased to announce the following changes with
immediate effect:
* the appointment of Nick O'Shea as a non-executive director. Mr O'Shea
has been Creighton's company's secretary for the last three and a half
years, and was also the Company's financial controller until May 2000. Mr
O'Shea is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA), and has extensive
experience in the Toiletries sector, having worked for both Proctor &
Gamble and Scott Paper;
* the appointment of William McIlroy as executive chairman of the Company.
Mr McIlroy was elected a non-executive director in November 1999, and has
been executive vice chairman of the Company since February 2000.