RNS Number:8875J
Trinity Mirror PLC
10 April 2003


                                                        Thursday 10th April 2003


                Trinity Mirror plc: Board and Management changes


Trinity Mirror plc today announces the following changes to its Board and senior
management team.


Vijay Vaghela is appointed Group Finance Director. He succeeds Margaret Ewing
who left the group at the end of June 2002 to join BAA.


Vijay, 36, qualified as a chartered accountant with Touche Ross before joining
Mirror Group as head of internal audit in August 1994. He was subsequently
promoted to group treasurer and is currently Director of Accounting and
Treasury. Vijay has been acting finance director since 1st July 2002.


Vijay will take up his appointment with immediate effect and will be appointed
as an executive director of the company immediately after the Annual General
Meeting on Thursday 8th May 2003.


Mark Haysom, 49, Managing Director, National Newspapers is to leave to the
company, and has resigned as a director with immediate effect. For the
foreseeable future the Nationals' management team will report directly to Sly
Bailey, Chief Executive.


Mark joined the Board in January 1999. He was appointed to his current position
in September 1999. He has worked for the Company nearly 11 years, first in its
regional business and more recently as managing Director of the national titles.


Richard Wyatt, Director of Corporate Development, will also leave the company by
the end of April.


Sly Bailey said: "Vijay has a deep knowledge of the company and newspaper
publishing. He is the principal architect of our current debt financing strategy
and is well known to our main shareholders and bankers. I am delighted by the
appointment and look forward to working closely with him in his new role.


"I would like to thank Mark and Richard for their contribution to the company
and wish them both well for the future.


"I'm looking forward to working more closely with our Nationals' team to help
realise the full potential of our leading brands."


No further details required under chapter 6F2(b) - (g) of the FSA Listing Rules
remain to be disclosed.



For further information contact:


Trinity Mirror plc
Sly Bailey                      020 7293 3000
Chief Executive


Vijay Vaghela                   020 7293 3000
Group Finance Director


Nick Fullagar                   020 7293 3622
Director of Corporate Communications


Finsbury
James Leviton                   020 7251 3801









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