Notice of Board Appointments

Focus Solutions Group PLC 29 July 2002 29 July 2002 Focus Solutions Group plc Focus appoints two new non-executive directors Focus Solutions Group plc ("Focus" or the "Group") announces today the appointment of Alastair Taylor as deputy chairman and Lin Johnstone as a non-executive director of the Group with immediate effect. Alastair MacLeod Taylor, aged 53, was previously the President for the Global Financial Services Industry for Unisys Corporation and a member of the Executive Management Board. He has spent 30 years with Unisys and has held senior executive positions in the UK and internationally. During this time he held specific responsibility for the development of the life and pensions and mortgages markets for Unisys. Linda Francis Johnstone, aged 49, has 14 years experience of the customer relationship management (CRM) and contact centre market. She was Vice President UK for E.piphany Inc following its acquisition of Rightpoint Inc and oversaw its initial entry to the UK market. Previously she spent 10 years with Aspect Communications where she was Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and three years with Datapoint as Operations Manager. John Streets, Chief Executive, said: "I am delighted to welcome Alastair and Lin to the Board at this important stage in the Group's development. Alastair's extensive experience of the Financial Services market will be invaluable in supporting our continued strong growth in this sector both in the UK and internationally. Lin's expertise in high growth technology companies will help us exploit the global potential of our XML toolkit, goal:technology, outside the life and pensions market where is it already firmly established." Alastair Taylor was previously a director of Unisys Ltd. Lin Johnstone is a director of Evolve Software Europe Limited and Chief Executive Officer and President of Industri-Matematik International. She was previously a director of Aspect Telecommunications Corporation (now Aspect Communications Corporation) and was Managing Director of Rightpoint Limited. Save as disclosed above there are no other disclosures for either Alastair Taylor or Lin Johnstone in respect of Schedule Two, paragraph (f) of the AIM rules of the London Stock Exchange. Enquiries Focus Solutions Group plc 01926 468 300 John Streets Claire Forrest Citigate Dewe Rogerson 020 7638 9571 Chris Barrie Sara Batchelor Notes to editors Focus Solutions Group is a specialist provider of sales automation solutions for the financial services industry. Through goal:technology, its XML based collaborative toolkit, Focus delivers straight-through electronic processing to create a paperless sales process across multiple channels to market including IFA portals, websites, Extranets, direct sales and call centres. Focus has a portfolio of market facing propositions and services to help customers to implement and use technology effectively. Propositions are available for the Life and Pensions, Mortgage and General Insurance markets. Focus has specific expertise in Point of Sale systems, having developed RIO, Norwich Union's POS solution for their direct sales, tied agents and telemarketing channels. Focus customer base includes: Assureweb, Exchange FS, Friends Provident, IFAEngine, Legal & General, Norwich Union, Royal & Sun Alliance, Scottish Equitable, Scottish Provident, Scottish Widows, Skandia, Standard Life and Zifa. Focus recently expanded internationally by acquiring its US partner, MPO, to form Focus Solutions Inc. Focus Solutions announced its year-end results on 30.04.02, including revenues increased by 123% to £5.1 million. For further information on Focus Solutions, please visit www.focus-solutions.co.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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