Atkins

Press Release

Group Finance Director Resignation

04/02/2008

WS Atkins plc (Atkins) announces that Robert MacLeod, group finance director, has submitted his resignation to the Board. He will leave Atkins on 19 June 2009 to join Johnson Matthey Plc.

Mr MacLeod’s successor will be announced in due course.

Mr MacLeod (44) joined Atkins in June 2004 and is a non-executive director of Aggreko plc.

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For more information:
Sara Lipscombe Group Communications Director	+44 (0)1372 726140 sara.lipscombe@atkinsglobal.com

Notes to editors:

Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is a multinational engineering and design consultancy, providing expertise to help resolve complex challenges presented by the built and natural environment. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe, the largest engineering consultancy in both the UK and the Middle East, and the UK's second largest architecture firm.

Atkins won Engineering Consultant of the Year 2008 at the prestigious Building Awards. The company was named among the “20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2008’ by The Sunday Times; The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2008; and The Times Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work 2008. The company was construction sector winner for the third consecutive year in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2008.

Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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