Press Release

Plextek expands its business development team to increase US microwave sales

Ex-Bookham manager brings 16 years' technical experience

Cambridge, UK, 11 May 2005: Plextek, Europe's leading independent electronics and design consultancy, today announced that Ged Green has joined its business development team. Ged joins Plextek from Bookham Technology's Caswell site and brings with him over 16 years of technical management and engineering experience in the electronics, microwave, defence, automotive and communications sectors. One of his key objectives is to expand the company's microwave sales in the US.

Ged will be available on the Plextek stand, number 759, at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium in Long Beach, California, from 12-17 June.

Ged has extensive experience of supplying components, design services and products to a range of customers worldwide, particularly in the US where he has numerous contacts in the microwave sector. He also has strong product management and marketing experience. This expertise will help Plextek to develop its overseas business. He commented: "I'm looking forward to pushing Plextek's electronics design and consultancy expertise in a broad range of markets whilst enjoying the benefits of outsourcing component supply and manufacturing."

At Caswell, Ged was responsible for the GaAs foundry services and IC products, which involved the management of the product engineering, product innovation and process development teams. Prior to this he was the GaAs foundry product line/sales manager at Marconi.

For further information please contact:

Johanna Hughes, Plextek Ltd, London Road, Great Chesterford, Essex CB10 1NY.
Tel: +44 (0)1799 533200. Fax: +44 (0)1799 533201. Email: jlh@plextek.co.uk
Website: www.plextek.com

Press information:
Gerald Cross, EML, The Albany Boathouse, Lower Ham Road, Kingston, KT2 5BB.
Tel: +44 (0)20 8408 8000. Email: plextek@eml.com

Issued 11/05/2005