Former Sun Microsystems Executive Joins Seagull Software UK

1 January 1970

SEAGULL (AEX: SEAGULL), the leading provider of legacy evolution software solutions, today announced the appointment of Stephen P. Tickhill as Vice President United Kingdom and
Ireland, with responsibility for managing the company's sales offices in the
region. Stephen reports directly to Don Addington, Seagull Software CEO and
President.

"The UK has many entrenched legacy systems, making it a key target for
Seagull Software's solutions," said Don Addington, CEO and President of
Seagull Software. "Stephen's impressive sales record combined with his talent
for building high value and long-standing relationships with customers will be
instrumental to our success in this important region."

Tickhill has more than 20 years of experience in IT and enterprise
technology sales, including noteworthy tenure at Sun Microsystems and ICL, now
a division of Fujitsu, the third largest IT company in the world. Most
recently, he held the position of Major Projects Director for Sun
Microsystems, managing the Inland Revenue outsource initiatives for Her
Majesty's Customs and Excise and ASPIRE. He was responsible for developing
the Public Sector Data Centre business for Sun Microsystems, where he
successfully established significant revenue generating relationships with
some of the largest public sector organizations in the country. As Enterprise
Sales Manager for ICL, he built a team to deliver Solaris-based solutions for
enterprise customers. His efforts led to the creation of the ICL Solaris
Solutions Centre and the formation of key relations with Sun Microsystems.

"My passion is looking at how we can make a difference by applying
technology solutions to solve complex business problems, becoming someone
customers can trust to aid them in architecting and delivering new systems
that meet the needs of the ever-changing enterprises they run," said Tickhill.
"Seagull Software has tremendous value to bring to large organizations that
want more IT agility. I look forward to executing this passion as part of the
Seagull Software team."

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manage growth, and hire and retain qualified employees; unpredictable customer
demand; intense competition; rapid technological change; unpredictable market
acceptance of new products; and market instability and/or reduction in
software purchasing caused by exceptional circumstance.