Avis Europe plc Strengthens Non-Executive Board With the Appointment of Malcolm Miller, CEO Pace Micro Technology plc

    BRACKNELL, Berkshire--Feb. 21, 2001--Avis Europe plc, the leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, announces the appointment of Malcolm Miller as non-executive Director effective February 21, 2001. Malcolm is Chief Executive of Pace Micro Technology plc, a pioneer of digital technology for the home. Under his leadership, Pace has become the world's largest dedicated developer of digital set-top box technology with world-wide contracts across all broadcast platforms and significant strategic alliances with key technology developers.
    Malcolm joined Pace from Sega Europe Ltd where as European Chief Executive, he was responsible for the successful integration and profit turnaround of Sega's Consumer Division. After graduating in Business Studies in 1976, Malcolm began his career in consumer goods with Birds Eye. He moved to Amstrad plc in 1978, where his rapid progression led to his appointment as Sales and Marketing Director in 1989 and Managing Director in 1992.
    Married with two children, Malcolm lives in Hertfordshire and enjoys playing tennis and flying.
    Alun Cathcart said; "I am delighted to welcome Malcolm to the Board. His international experience and leadership in technology development will be beneficial to the further development of our strategic agenda."

    Notes to editors:

    Avis Europe plc is the leading car rental company across Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. It serves almost 8 million customers a year through a network of over 2,700 locations in 112 countries. For further information, please visit Avis' web site at http://www.avis.co.uk
    Pace Micro Technology plc is a pioneer of digital technology for the home and has helped build the global market for pay television services. Using this expertise, Pace is evolving the set-top box into a home gateway to enable sophisticated services for TV and the networked home. In this networked home, the Pace home gateway is the portal for interactive communications, for consumer devices and services to interact with each other and the outside world.
    For further information, please visit Pace's web site at http://www.pace.co.uk.