24 August 2007 Hong Kong

Noble Group Limited (SGX: NOBL), a global supply chain manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products has appointed Jeremy Amias as Chief Operating Officer Finance.

Based in Hong Kong Mr. Amias will manage Noble's broader finance function, including corporate finance and capital markets, treasury, structured finance, accounts and financial controls including risk management. As a member of Noble's Executive Board Mr. Amias will share the management responsibility of the Group, contribute to shaping business and financial strategy, and play a key role in enhancing organizational capabilities.

Noble's Executive Board consists of Ricardo Leiman, Chief Operating Officer - Commercial, Harry Banga, Vice Chairman and Richard Elman, Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to Noble, Mr. Amias was a Managing Director of Citigroup and Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities for the Asia Pacific Region. He managed a business comprising of 950 employees in 20 offices and 17 countries, and prior to relocating to Hong Kong in 2002 he worked in London and New York. He started his career with Salomon Brothers (one of CitigroCitigroup's predecessor companies) and holds a Masters degree from Cambridge University, UK.

"This is a new position at Noble, reflecting on our strong growth and the necessity to continue to strengthen the business and bolster our risk management with world class senior executives who are in position to work with us over the next many years," said CEO Richard Elman. "Jeremy brings over 20 years' experience and a strong management track record," he added. Mr. Amias added, "I am delighted to join Noble Group, a company with an exciting track record, a dominant supply chain manager that has an extremely exciting and bright future."

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.

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