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RNS Number : 6040Z AEA Technology PLC 24 September 2009

AEA Technology plc ('AEA') announces Board Changes

Dr Paul Golby is to become the new non-executive Chairman at AEA, a leading climate change and energy consultancy, taking over from Dr Bernie Bulkin, who is stepping down from the Board today.

Dr Leslie Atkinson is also stepping down today as a non-executive director having completed 13 years in that role with the Group. Rodney Westhead will now become the Senior Independent Director.

These changes take place with immediate effect.

Dr Golby has been a non-executive director at AEA since 2003, he has chaired the Remuneration Committee and has been a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Commenting Paul Golby said, Bernie and Les have been considering changing their roles for some time. Bernie has been Chairman since 2005 and during that period has helped to steer AEA successfully through significant change while Les has served 13 years as a non-executive.

Both Bernie and Les have played pivotal roles in the Group's transition to a focused climate change and energy consultancy and we appreciate their significant contribution, work and wise counsel.

For my part, I am delighted to take up the role as Chairman, and look forward to continuing to help AEA in it's next phase of development, as it extends activities, particularly in the fast-growing US market, based on strong demand for its core climate change and energy consultancy skills.

AEA plans to appoint replacement non-executive directors in due course.

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About AEA

AEA is one of the world's leaders in the field of climate change and energy consultancy - operating in the UK, Europe and the US. It is the leading provider of advisory services to the UK Government and works extensively with the EU and major private sector organisations. With internationally renowned expertise in air quality and climate change, carbon management, resource efficiency and the environmental impacts of transport, AEA employs many world-leading experts and provides a high-level of policy consultancy and a range of technical services to its public and private sector clients. AEA manages the UK government's Envirowise project, one of the world's largest resource efficiency programmes and provides carbon management expertise to many of the UK's largest private sector organisations. For further information please visit www.aeat.co.uk

About Paul Golby

Since 2002, he has been Chief Executive of E.ON UK plc, one of the UK's largest energy suppliers, which he joined in 1998 serving as an executive director of Powergen plc. He is an Executive Committee member of E.ON AG, its parent company.

After training as a mechanical engineer, he had a series of management appointments with Dunlop and BTR before becoming an Executive Director of Clayhithe plc. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the Energy Institute.

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