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European Colour PLC
20 January 2004


For Immediate Release                                           20 January 2004



                              EUROPEAN COLOUR PLC

                                 DIRECTORATE



The Board of European Colour plc is pleased to announce that Mr. Mike Quayle has
joined the Board as an Executive Director and Finance Director with immediate
effect.



European Colour plc manufactures and markets specialist organic pigments,
serving customers in the packaging, coatings and plastics industries globally
with special emphasis on Europe and North America.



Mr. Quayle, aged 34, joins European Colour from KPMG, where he has served in a
variety of roles since 1990.  His most recent assignment was a secondment acting
as Finance Director to the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
(GMPTE).  GMPTE is a public sector body responsible for the planning,
procurement and promotion of public transport services within Greater
Manchester.  Prior to that Mike managed a number of large, international,
transaction-related assignments for KPMG.



Steve Smith, Chairman of European Colour plc, commented;



 "Mike brings strong operational and transactional experience to European
Colour.  I look forward to working with him as we build European Colour for the
future."





Enquiries:


Steve Smith                                            Tel:  0161 480 3891
European Colour

Charles Ryland/Suzanne Brocks                          Tel:  020 7466 5000
Buchanan Communications





For the purposes of paragraph 16.13 of the Listing Rules, European Colour
announces that Mr. Quayle does not hold any interest in the share capital of
European Colour plc.



Other than European Colour plc, Mr. Quayle does not have any current
directorships nor any past directorships.



Mr. Quayle has confirmed that there are no details to be disclosed for the
purposes of paragraphs 6.F.2 (b) to (g) of the Listing Rules.


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