HOWDEN - PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

HOWDEN AFRICA HOLDINGS LIMITED
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
1 OCTOBER 1998
NEW CEO FOR HOWDEN AFRICA

HOWDEN AFRICA HOLDINGS LIMITED ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MR COLIN FERREIRA HAS BEEN
APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GROUP, EFFECTIVE 1 NOVEMBER 1998.

COLIN WAS PREVIOUSLY WITH STEINMULLER AND SIEMENS AND THEREAFTER JOINED PLESSEY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LIMITED AND PLESSEY PROJECTS SA (PTY) LTD AS MANAGING
DIRECTOR.  HE ORIGINALLY GRADUATED IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.

"I BELIEVE COLIN FERREIRA IS A WORTHY SUCCESSOR, WITH ALL THE QUALITIES AND
CAPABILITIES TO TAKE HOWDEN AFRICA INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM" SAID JEFFREY
HERBERT, CHAIRMAN.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE SOUND PLATFORM OF THE GROUP'S ESTABLISHED
ENGINEERING STRENGTHS, WELL KNOWN RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND LEADING MARKET
POSITIONS IN OUR THREE CORE BUSINESS AREAS," CONCLUDED JEFFREY HERBERT.
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REINA CULLINAN       MARKETING DIRECTOR - JAMES HOWDEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
TEL: (011) 240 4068