Fyffes announces Board Changes

In connection with the demerger of its general produce and distribution business, Fyffes announces the following Board changes:

Carl McCann, Chairman, Rory Byrne, Managing Director of the General Produce and Distribution division and Frank Gernon, Finance Director will resign from the Board of Fyffes with effect from 30 December 2006. Carl McCann, Rory Byrne and Frank Gernon have been appointed to the Board of Total Produce plc as Chairman, Chief Executive and Finance Director respectively. 

Following the resignations noted above, with effect from 30 December 2006, David McCann will become Chairman of Fyffes, Jimmy Tolan will become Chief Executive and Coen Bos will become Chief Operating Officer. In addition, Tom Murphy, Deputy Managing Director / Finance Director of the Tropical Produce division, will be appointed to the Board of Fyffes as Finance Director on the 2 January 2007. 

Rose Hynes (Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee) has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Total Produce plc and will resign from the Board of Fyffes with effect from 30 April 2007, following completion of the 2006 audit.