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Tuesday 12 Jan

NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS APPOINTED

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National

Network Rail announces today enhancement of its board with the appointment of two new non-executive directors - Lawrie Haynes and Janis Kong.

Lawrie Haynes is a successful chairman and chief executive with a heavyweight CV that includes:

• currently the president - nuclear, Rolls-Royce
• former chief executive of White Young Green plc ()
• BNFL plc (),  main board director and former chief executive of  British Nuclear Group
• ex-chief executive of the Highways Agency ()

Mr Haynes is also on the board of trustees for the RAF Benevolent Fund and chairman of its pension fund.

His general business experience and, in particular, his mission-critical project and safety management expertise will be a valuable addition to the Board.

Janis Kong has a long history of operating businesses where customer relationships have been critical to success and has held non-executive directorships with large plcs: