MARC Global Adds Key Executives to Management Team; Two Industry Veterans Take Operational Reins

DULLES, Va.--Aug. 1, 20031, 2003--MARC Global, a leading supply chain execution software and services provider, today announced the appointment of former Manhattan Associates executive, William Joyce, as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services, and Peter van Merode as Vice President and General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As primary members of the senior management team, Joyce and van Merode will report to Oliver Cooper, Chief Executive Officer. Cooper's selection of Joyce and van Merode continues the strategic realignment of the company as it builds an executive management team to lead MARC Global into its next stage of growth.

Bringing more than 17 years of manufacturing and supply chain execution experience to MARC Global, Joyce will manage the company's professional services organization and will be responsible for overseeing global implementation, technical support and training operations of the MARC(TM) supply chain execution product suite. Joyce's objectives include streamlining the current infrastructure and managing processes to optimize implementation efficiency of the MARC suite and to ensure continued high levels of customer satisfaction.

Over the past 16 years, van Merode has played a significant role in MARC Global's European operation in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In his new role as Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, he will lead all MARC Global personnel and activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"Bill Joyce adds an exceptional depth of talent to our management team. During his career, he has managed hundreds of supply chain execution system implementations and has a history of developing strong customer and partner relationships," said Oliver Cooper, Chief Executive Officer. "Throughout his career at MARC Global, Peter van Merode has demonstrated a remarkable balance of leadership and technical and operations knowledge, making him an ideal choice for his new role. With their impressive track records of sustaining profitable growth, I fully expect both Bill and Peter to deliver a solid ROI to support MARC Global's growing list of client companies."

At Manhattan Associates from 1996 to 2003, Joyce played a key role in growing the company to support its successful Initial Public Offering. He most recently was senior director, professional services, responsible for the global implementation of supply chain software solutions. Joyce also spent 8 years at Westinghouse Electric Corporation in various operations management capacities. Joyce holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University, and an M.B.A. from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. He is a member of the Council of Logistics Management and the Warehouse Education and Research Council, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and trade shows.

Van Merode most recently served as senior vice president global alliances and accounts, where he was responsible for developing business and maintaining relationships with MARC Global clients, including Ford Motor Company, Philips and Penske Logistics. In 1987, he co-founded FACE (now part of MARC Global) and was responsible for industrial automation projects and consultancy activities. Since that time he has developed MARC Global's industrial automation activities for manufacturing execution systems and warehouse management systems. Van Merode began his career in 1977 at the Philips Research Labs in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, where he was responsible for computer simulations in the area of high definition television and three-dimensional television. In 1984, he joined the Dutch Centre for Micro Electronics as project manager responsible for projects in technical and industrial automation.

Joyce will be based at MARC Global's headquarters in Dulles, VA, and Van Merode will be based at MARC Global's European Headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

About MARC Global

MARC Global is a leading supply chain execution software and services provider that offers world-class technology solutions that meet the highly diversified requirements of companies with complex supply chain and distribution requirements and helps them to achieve superior operational productivity and competitive advantage. MARC Global is a leader in several industries, including pharmaceutical, automotive, high tech and retail/CPG, and has offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. MARC Global provides products and services to over 100 customers globally, many of whom top the global Fortune 500 list. For further information, visit www.marcglobal.com.

About the MARC Supply Chain Execution Suite

MARC Global's products, deployed using Oracle's latest 9i technology, operate across all leading Unix and Windows platforms and provide configurable tools for advanced supply chain execution applications including warehouse management, labor management, activity-based billing, event visibility, global trading and enterprise content exchange integration. MARC Global's software products have been deployed in over 9 languages at over 200 sites globally, ranging in scope from a few users to over 700 users at a single facility.