04thJanuary 2012

DRS Data & Research Services plc, the parent company of the DRS Group, is delighted to announce that it has appointed John Linwood, the BBC's Chief Technology Officer to its board asa non-executive director with effect from 2January 2012. In addition, he will succeed Ann Limb as Chair of the Ethics Committee when she retires from the board of directors immediately after the next Annual General Meeting, expected to be in May 2012.

John has thirty years' experience delivering technologies and services worldwide. He served five years at Yahoo as Senior Vice President of International Engineering and eleven years as a senior manager in international operations at Microsoft. He has been in his current role at the BBC since 2009.

Sir David Brown, chairman of DRS Data & Research Services plc said:

"I am delighted to welcome John Linwood to the Board of DRS Data & Research Services plc. The company will benefit greatly from the knowledge and insights he has accumulated during his career as a top-level technologist and businessman in the global information and communication industries."

Speaking about his new role with the company, John Linwood said:

"With 42 years of innovation behind it and exciting opportunities ahead of it, I am delighted to be joining the board of this market leading and technology leading British business."

In relation to the appointment, there are no further details required to be disclosed under paragraphs 2-6 of 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

Additional information

Established in 1969, the DRS Group has the skills and expertise to manage data capture projects of any size or complexity around the world.Complete solutions are implemented using the company's extensive expertise in document design, printing, forms scanning, optical and imaging technologies, software, logistics, project management and consultancy.Visit for more details.

For more information please contact:

Sally Hopwood

Company Secretary

DRS Data & Research Services Plc

01908 666088

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