London - Rosemary Martin has been appointed Company Secretary to Reuters Group PLC, the global information and news group, with effect from 1 May 1999.

Martin joined Reuters in 1997 as deputy Company Secretary, having worked for 13 years at Rowe & Maw, eight as a partner.

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