Bakkavör Group hf. - Changes board/management/auditors

- Changes to Bakkavör Group's Senior Management Team - Appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Reykjavik, 5 March 2008. Richard Howes has been appointed Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) of Bakkavör Group, succeeding Hildur Árnadóttir who has served as
CFO of the Group since 2004. Hildur has assumed a new role, working directly
for Ágúst Gudmundsson, CEO of Bakkavör Group, and Lýdur Gudmundsson, Chairman
of the Group, and she will also serve on the Board of Directors of various
companies in which they hold an interest. 

Richard Howes has been with Bakkavör Group for nine years and has worked in
various finance roles within the Group since he joined Geest PLC in 1999 as
Corporate Finance Manager. Richard has served as Group Finance Director since
May 2006. Prior to joining the Group, Richard worked in Corporate Finance at
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in London. Richard is a qualified Chartered
Accountant. 

Further information:

Ágúst Gudmundsson, CEO
Tel: +44 (0)20 7266 6400

Ásdís Pétursdóttir, IR
Tel: +354 858 9715


About Bakkavör Group

Bakkavör Group is a leading international food manufacturing company
specialising in fresh prepared foods and produce. The Group operates 57
factories and employs over 20,000 people in nine countries. The Group's Head
Office is in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the business is listed on the OMX Nordic
Exchange in Iceland (www.omxgroup.com/nordicexchange Ticker: BAKK). 

The Group's vision is to be recognised and respected as the world's leading
fresh prepared foods and produce provider. Bakkavör Group has attained leading
market positions in its key market areas. In total, the Group makes over 4,700
products in 17 product categories, which are developed and sold predominantly
under its customers' own brands. In addition to the UK and Iceland, the Group
also has business operations in France, Belgium, Spain, South Africa, China,
the Czech Republic and the USA. 


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