Scott Wilson Group plc, international consultancy offering integrated professional services in the transportation, property, environment and natural resources sectors, today announces the appointment of Sean Cummins as Finance Director Designate (pictured right).

Sean, aged 44, will become Group Finance Director on 1st October 2007. From 1999 to 2007 Sean was the Group Finance Director of Yule Catto & Co plc, a leading speciality chemical company. Sean qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse (now Price Waterhouse Coopers), before joining Invensys plc where he held a number of roles including UK Finance Director of Hawker Batteries Group and Divisional Controller of BTR Power Systems.

Sean replaces Stephen Kimmett who has resigned from the Board and will leave Scott Wilson after the handover period to pursue other opportunities. Stephen joined the Group in 1997 and subsequently formed part of the team that completed Scott Wilson’s successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in March 2006.

Commenting today, Geoff French, Executive Chairman of Scott Wilson Group plc said:

We are delighted to welcome Sean Cummins to the Board. We believe his wealth of experience will prove invaluable in the next stage of the Group’s development.

We would like to thank Stephen for his significant contribution to Scott Wilson. He has been an integral member of the Main Board and senior leadership team and has helped to build the business before, during and since the company’s IPO. We wish him well in the next phase of his career.