TOP BUSINESSMAN COMPLETES SERVICE ON RANK BOARD

30 November 2007

O'Neill to step down on last day of 2007


One of the most experienced businessmen on the Rank plc board of directors is to step down at the end of 2007 after three years of service, the London-listed gambling company announced this week.

Non-Executive Director Dr. Brendan O'Neill (58) will be stepping down on December 31, 2007 after three years of service, having joined the board in October 2004. Prior to accepting a directorship at Rank, Dr. O'Neill was Chief Executive Officer and director of Imperial Chemical Industries plc and has held numerous senior positions at Guinness plc, including Chief Executive of Guinness Brewing Worldwide Ltd, Managing Director International Region of United Distillers, and Director of Financial Control.

He also held positions at HSBC Holdings plc, BICC plc and the Ford Motor Company. Dr. O'Neill is Chairman of RAC Pension Trustees Limited and a non-executive director of Aegis Group plc, Tyco International Ltd, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. and of Endurance Speciality Holdings Limited, a Bermudan-based insurance company.

Dr. O'Neill has an M.A. from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of East Anglia, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (U.K.).

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