RNS Number:9267Q
Business Post Group PLC
15 October 2003







                            BUSINESS POST GROUP plc
                                        
                      Change in Director's Responsibilities
                                        
Business Post, one of the UK's leading express delivery companies, announces
that Russell Hodgson, Group Operations Director, has been promoted to Group
Managing Director, Parcel Services.


In addition to his existing responsibilities for Network Services, including
both Corporate and Franchised locations, Russell will assume responsibility for
the Express, International and HomeServe business units. Russell will continue
to report to Paul Carvell, Chief Executive, as will the Managing Directors of
the Group's other business units (UK Pallets, UK Today and UK Mail).


Paul Carvell, Chief Executive, stated "I am delighted that Russell, who has had
an outstanding career in the parcels sector over 25 years, is taking up this key
position. By bringing our parcel services, all of which rely on our shared
infrastructure - Network Services - under Russell's leadership, we will bring
additional focus to the Group's principal area of activities and assist us in
maximising our operational leverage".



Note for Editors

Business Post is one of the UK's leading express delivery companies, with a
market share that has risen progressively to 7% from a national parcel network
of 63 depots, of which 40 are franchised. Business Post operates primarily at
the top end of the business-to-business market, focusing mainly on overnight
deliveries via its Express network, with a customer base which exceeds 18,000
business accounts. In addition to Express, Business Post's other parcel
businesses are International and HomeServe. International is responsible for all
shipments coming into and leaving the UK and Eire and acts as FedEx's UK Global
Service Participant. HomeServe is the Group's business-to-consumer parcels
service, and provides high quality next day deliveries to residential addresses.


Business Post's other businesses are UK Pallets, UK Today and UK Mail, which do
not currently use the Group's parcel network. UK Pallets provides a nationwide
express pallet delivery service. UK Today is the Group's nationwide same-day
courier service, and UK Mail is Business Post's business mail subsidiary.


Russell Hodgson, 54, has spent over 25 years in the parcel industry, holding a
number of senior positions. After 14 years at Parceline as Chief Operating
Officer, he became Operations Director with Securicor Omega International. In
1997, Russell held the position of Group Managing Director for United Carriers
during which time he completed the sale of the business to Geodis and then left
to become Director - Mergers and Acquisitions at Jacob Holdings. In January 2001
he joined Business Post as Operations and Franchise Director, becoming Group
Operations Director in 2002.

Enquiries:
Business Post Group plc
Paul Carvell (Chief Executive)                                   0121-335 1111
Russell Hodgson (Group Managing Director, Parcel Services)       0121-335 1111
Peter Fitzwilliam (Finance Director)                             01753-706 070

Bankside Consultants Limited
Charles Ponsonby                                                 020 -7444 4166







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