KBR Announces Appointment of Director

HOUSTON - Apr. 17, 2007 - KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced the appointment of Frank Blount as a member of the KBR Board.

Blount is Chairman and CEO of TTS Management Corporation in Atlanta. He serves on the boards of Caterpillar, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, Hanson PLC, and Entergy, Inc. He also serves on the Advisory Board for China Telecom.

KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure sectors. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through two business segments, Energy and Chemicals, and Government and Infrastructure. For more company information visit www.kbr.com.

CONTACT:
KBR, Houston
Director, Communications
Heather Browne, 713-753-3775
heather.browne@kbr.com
or
Director, Investor Relations
Rob Kukla, Jr., 713-753-5082
investors@kbr.com