SSA Global Technologies Announces New Regional Presidents

New Structure Enables Leaders to Spearhead Business Development And Manage Customer Relationships More Efficiently

CHICAGO, August 5, 2002 - SSA Global Technologies Inc. (SSA GT), a worldwide provider of enterprise solutions and services, announced today it has appointed new regional presidents who will support the company's growth and ensure customers receive the utmost support and attention.

Last April, SSA GT increased its market share to more than 9,000 customers when it acquired the supply chain management, financial and human resource management product lines of interBiz from Computer Associates. With a business strategy that includes growth through acquisition and development of customer share, stronger regional leadership is needed to manage change as the company strengthens ties to customers worldwide.

The new Regional Presidents, who will report directly to Graeme Cooksley, executive vice president, Global Sales and Marketing, are as follows:

·   Martin Ambrose - Regional President, Asia Pacific/Japan
·   Warren Fletcher - Regional President, North America
·   Oscar Garcia-Velasco - Regional President, Latin America
·   Rick Gonzales - Regional President, Global Accounts
·   Philip Gray - Regional President, EMEA

"These individuals reflect our deep industry knowledge and commitment to superior customer service," said Graeme Cooksley, executive vice president, Global Sales and Marketing, SSA GT. "With this new structure in place, we can improve operational controls and respond more quickly to market and customer requirements."

A short biography of each president follows.

Martin Ambrose will lead all operational and sales activities for the AP/J region. This region is distinct in its diversity and opportunity of new customer growth. Martin is a trusted member of the management team and already well known in the region. In his recent role as vice president of solution management and marketing, Martin presented the company's product vision to customers, media, industry analysts and company professionals numerous times. Also, in this role, he led the Global Guide Group activities for SSA GT. The guide groups are responsible for setting the product direction based on input from clients and utilizing the expertise of industry analysts and the field organization. Mr. Ambrose joined SSA in 1995 and served as General Manager of SSA Canada until June 2001 when he became vice president of Solutions Management & Marketing. Before joining SSA in 1995, his business experience included serving in technical sales management roles at JBA Canada, JBA UK and RTS.

Warren Fletcher will lead all sales and operations for SSA GT North America. This region has a mature client base that represents nearly one third of the company's revenues and includes many large multi-national clients and smaller clients on various product releases. Mr. Fletcher is well suited for his new role. He joined SSA GT from Geac, where he spent 20 years in various management capacities. In his most recent position, as Vice President of Geac Computers Vertical Markets, he managed five software divisions (Architectural Engineering & Construction, Restaurants, Public Safety, Hotels and Restaurants) with revenues of $70M USD.

His primary responsibilities included revenue and profitability (P&L) for all operating units, sales to major accounts, business plans, and operating results. Mr. Fletcher holds an MBA with concentration in Accounting from the University of South Florida.

Oscar Garcia-Velasco will lead the Latin American regional sales and operations activities. Dr. Garcia-Velasco joined SSA GT in 1997 as Manager of the Administrative and Financial sectors of SSA GT Argentina. From there he moved on to General Manager South America. In March 2002, he took over operations for all of Latin America based in São Paulo, Brazil. As Regional President of SSA GT Latin America, Dr. Garcia-Velasco is responsible for all administrative, sales and technical operations within his region.

Before joining SSA GT, Dr. Garcia-Velasco worked for IBM Argentina for three years. A year and a half of which was spent in New York City to develop the Finance and Reengineering divisions for IBM Latin America. These divisions serviced IBM clients in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile. Dr. Garcia-Velasco attained his Doctorate in Commercial Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires.

Rick Gonzales leads an elite team that covers SSA GT's strategic and global customers who represent longstanding and key relationships for the company. These customers influence the product direction through participation in Global Guide Groups. Mr. Gonzales is responsible for sales generation and new business on a global scale.

An accomplished veteran of account management, Mr. Gonzales joined SSA GT as Regional Manager of Major Account Sales on August 1, 1992 and was appointed Senior Vice President of Global Accounts in May 2001. Mr. Gonzales has held numerous Sales Management positions within the company, including General Manager US Operations and Americas Regional President.

For over nineteen years prior to joining the company, he held a variety of management and executive positions within the IBM Corporation including Systems Engineer, Large Account Sales and Sales Management, Branch Manager, Regional Manager of field operations, World Wide Manager of Marketing for the AS/400, and Senior Manager of U.S. Mid-Range System Competitive Marketing.

Philip Gray is responsible for all sales and operational activities for the region. Europe, Middle East and Africa is diverse with both mature and emerging countries that offers different challenges. Phil Gray is well acquainted with the challenges of the region and an accomplished leader. Prior to his regional presidency, Phil was responsible for all client delivery activities worldwide including project management, consultancy, bespoke enhancements through SSA GT Global Development Centers, and the development and management of service delivery partnerships for core BPCS and extended enterprise solutions in partnership with key vendors.

Mr. Gray joined SSA as the Services Director for UK & Benelux in early 1997 and was subsequently promoted to General Manager of Professional Services for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) in 1998. During his tenure in this role, he and his team nearly doubled the EMEA services activities.

At the regional level, reorganization has taken place to improve support to the broader customer base that SSA GT serves with products such as BPCS, PRMS, MK Manufacturing, MK Logistics, Warehouse BOSS, CAS, KBM, MANMAN, MAXCIM, Masterpiece and MAX International.

About SSA Global Technologies
SSA Global Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of enterprise software and services to the world's industrial sector companies with a focus in the automotive supply, consumer goods, pharmaceutical/chemical and general manufacturing industries. SSA GT's enterprise resource and planning (ERP) platforms easily integrate with strategic partner applications to deliver e-commerce, business intelligence, customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA GT serves more than 9,000 longstanding, market-leading companies in over 90 countries from more than 70 worldwide offices. For additional information, visit the SSA GT web site at www.ssagt.com.

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