21 August 2007 Hong Kong

Noble Group Limited (SGX: NOBL), a global supply chain manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products, has appointed Stephen Brown as its Director - Investor Relations effective from the start of September. With over 25 years experience in Asian equity markets, advising and acting on behalf of global institutional investment clients, Mr. Brown will manage the external relationships between Noble, its shareholders and the broad spectrum of equity market participants.

Prior to Noble, Mr. Brown was director and Head of Research of Kim Eng Securities, the Hong Kong operating arm of the leading independent Asian securities firm. A member of the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, Mr. Brown has held several senior research and equity sales positions in investment banking. “This is a new position at Noble, reflecting the increasing global investor and analyst interest we attract,” said CEO Richard Elman. Mr. Brown added, “Noble has always placed great emphasis on communicating with shareholders and the wider investment community and has been consistently recognized positively by the market. With Noble transitioning to owning and managing more fixed assets, this presents an exciting opportunity to ensure that the group’s investor relations matches the very strong growth that has been realized in its business units.”

About Noble Group

Noble Group Limited (SGX: NOBL) is a market leader in managing the global supply chain of agricultural, industrial and energy products. Noble’s diverse product lines and global presence of over 80 offices in 40 countries is managed by a team of 3,000 employees serving more than 4,000 customers.

In 2007, Noble was named to the Forbes Global 2000 and received The Asset’s Best 60 In Corporate Governance Award. In 2006, Noble appeared on the Forbes Fab 50 and S & P Global Challengers as well as selected by Corporate Governance Asia to the Corporate Governance Recognition Awards Class Of 2006 – The Best in Asia. In 2005, Noble earned ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s and joined the benchmark Straits Times and MSCI indices in Singapore and the FTSE - Hang Seng Index. During this period, the Group was recognized as one of BusinessWeek’s Stars of Asia, FinanceAsia’s Best Companies and a Best Employer by Hewitt Associates. Noble also ranked #1 on The Forbes Global 2000 – Total Return during the five-year period 2001 - 2005. In 2004, Noble Group’s Board of Directors was awarded the Listed Companies (Main Board) Boards Award from The Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

For further details please contact:

Mrs Paula Wearmouth
Noble Group Limited
Tel: +852 2861 4685
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Mr. Brad Smolar
Smolar Limited
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