ScottishPower today announces the appointment of Philip J Carroll jnr, currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fluor Corporation, as a non-executive director with immediate effect.

Mr Carroll will retire next month after four years at Fluor, a California-based international engineering, construction and services company. Previously he worked for Shell Oil for more than 35 years and was President and CEO from 1993 to 1998.

ScottishPower Chairman Charles Miller Smith said: "We are delighted to welcome Philip Carroll to our Board. He will greatly strengthen its US dimension through his long experience of the American and international energy and engineering sectors."

Information:

Andrew Jamieson, Head of Investor Relations 0141 636 4527

15 January 2002