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GRESHAM COMPUTING APPOINTS ERIC SEPKES AS CHAIRMAN

London - 29 April 2008 – Gresham Computing plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Sepkes as Executive Chairman with immediate effect.

Pictured: Eric Sepkes, Chairman, Gresham Computing plc

Eric is an exceptionally well known figure in the global banking community, for many years having been right at the heart of international payments, cash management and trade finance. Eric completed 38 years with Citigroup where he held various management positions, including Operations and Treasury and Cash Management, and most recently held a senior strategic role in Global Transaction Services. Eric has been involved in Payment Infrastructures since 1985, when he was responsible for managing Citibank’s entry into CHAPS (Clearing House Automatic Payment System) where he was director for 12 years and Chairman for 3 years. He was Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Euro Banking Association between 1994 and 2005. He was the founder and coordinator of the European Payments Group (formerly Heathrow Group) and was a member of both APACS (the UK trade association for payments and for those institutions that deliver payment services to customers) and the European Council. Latterly he was a member of APACS Senior Sponsors Committee for Faster Payments in the UK.

Eric is a well known industry speaker and event chairman retaining key roles at many industry events including International Payments Systems week and the Supply Chain Management Forum.

Commenting on his appointment, Eric Sepkes, Chairman, said

“I am delighted to join the Board of Gresham at this point of flux in world markets because with change, comes opportunity. We are in an age where demand for real-time information is clear and yet largely unfulfilled in many areas of both the banking and corporate markets. I am excited to be taking on this new challenge and joining a team that has a track record of innovation, development and delivery of market leading real-time financial solutions. Gresham has done the heavy lifting in getting these solutions to market and I now intend to rapidly increase Gresham’s profile and ensure that the demands for real-time financial information are met.”

Andrew Walton-Green, CEO of Gresham, commented

“I am delighted that Eric has joined Gresham. His knowledge and experience in financial markets is renowned and the whole team is excited at the opportunity to focus our attentions on fulfilling the growing demand for our solutions for our clients.”

About Gresham Computing
Gresham Computing specialises in delivering real-time financial solutions. Gresham develops and implements banking software solutions, as well as integration and storage solutions. Many of the Fortune Global 500 choose Gresham to help improve their competitive edge and bottom line performance in some of the most challenging market sectors. Gresham Computing plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (GHT) and has offices in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.