Lawson Combines ANZ and Asia into APAC Regional Organisation;

SYDNEY, Australia, 17 December 2008–Lawson Software today announced that it is combining its Australian and New Zealand business with its Asia operations to create a unified Asia Pacific regional organisation.

As part of the move, David Hope will take on an expanded role as Lawson regional vice president for Asia Pacific. Hope, based in Singapore, has been managing Lawson Asia for the last seven years and now assumes responsibility for Australia and New Zealand.

Current ANZ managing director Stephen Moore has announced his intention to leave the company. Moore has overseen the turn around at Lawson in the local market with several high profile customer deals announced during his tenure. Ian Desbrow, based in Sydney, will expand his current responsibilities as director of sales operations across Australia and New Zealand to Lawson sales director for Australia and New Zealand.

Lawson has created a unified Asia Pacific regional organisation to take advantage of the renewed strength of the ANZ market by combining resources with existing Lawson businesses across various Asian markets. The amalgamation of the two regions ideally positions Lawson as a key player in the enterprise software market in the Asia Pacific region, which is likely to become the global growth engine in the future.

“The amalgamation marks a new chapter in the evolution of the Lawson business. By combining the regions, we are able to create a more streamlined, focused and customer driven organisation. As such, the long term outlook is very positive as we see a strong pipeline for new business emerging as economic conditions recover and stabilise,” said David Hope, Lawson regional vice president for Asia Pacific.

Lawson’s Asia Pacific customer base now stands at over 600. In addition, Lawson has more than 1000 employees in the region across 20 offices located in 12 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, India, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong.