Johnson Electric Appoints Michael Enright as Independent Non-Executive Director

HONG KONG, March 19 -- Johnson Electric Holdings Limited ("the Company") announced the appointment of Professor Michael Enright as independent non-executive director of the Company. Professor Enright replaces Mr. Ian Conn, who has retired and resigned as director and member of the Audit Committee effective today.

Professor Enright is regarded as a leading academic and expert on competitiveness, regional economic development and international business strategy. In 1996, he joined the University of Hong Kong as Sun Hung Kai Visiting Professor of Business Administration, after six years as a professor at the Harvard Business School. He has directed major reviews of the competitiveness of 20 different economies and co-authored eight books or monographs, including Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: The Economic Interaction and The Hong Kong Advantage.

Professor Enright received his A.B. (with honours), M.B.A. (with distinction) and Ph.D (in Business Economics, Dean's Doctoral Fellow) from Harvard University.

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index. Johnson Electric employs over 30,000 people in 14 countries, with the majority of the workforce engaged in production activities in China and Mexico. Design engineering and technical support centers are located in Italy, China, Japan, the USA and Hong Kong. The Johnson Electric Group is the motor industry's growth leader, providing micro motors and integrated motor systems to global customers in the automotive, power tools, home appliances, business equipment, audio-visual and personal care sectors. Additional information is available at www.johnsonelectric.com.