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Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, 29 April 2008 Following completion of the acquisition of Coda Plc by Unit 4 Agresso N.V., Coda's former CEO, Mr Jeremy Roche will join the Managing Board of Unit 4 Agresso N.V. with immediate effect. The Managing Board will then consist of five members, A. Andeweg, A. van Marion, J.B. Roche, C. Ouwinga (CEO) and E.T.S van Leeuwen (CFO). Mr Ouwinga and Mr Van Leeuwen are also statutory directors of the company. J.B. Roche began his career at IBM, after which he joined the software house Lychgate UK where he held a number of senior systems engineering and sales roles. He joined Science Systems (now SciSys) as commercial director in 1990 and following the acquisition of CODA in March 2000, was appointed to head up the product strategy and research and development functions of the CODA Group. Since becoming CEO in 2002 he managed a number of acquisitions which saw the company expand its product portfolio and its geographic presence. In 2006 he successfully led CODA through a demerger which saw the company list independently on the AIM market in London. As CEO of CODA, he helped establish the European Software Association in 2005 and spent three years as Chairman, promoting software best practice and cooperation across the business community. The Association is a trade organization representing the European software industry. It aims to become the industry's principal interface with European Union institutions, the media and the general public. For more information please contact:
Unit 4 Agresso N.V.
Investor Relations
ir@unit4agresso.com
T: +31 (0)184 444444
F: +31 (0)184 444463
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