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SPL WorldGroup, Inc.
www.splwg.com

MORRISTOWN, NJ., April 19, 2001 - SPL WorldGroup( B.V. (SPL), the leading provider of customer management solutions to the global energy industry, has appointed Mr. Michael K. Tabbert as the company's Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Reporting to SPL's President & CEO, CD Hobbs, Mr. Tabbert will be responsible for maintaining and building the company's global sales force as well as meeting corporate sales targets.

Mr. Tabbert will leverage an extensive background in the energy industry in his role at SPL including experience gained in end user, implementation, and software vendor roles. His track record in software sales and consulting includes senior sales and marketing executive roles with Severn Trent Systems, Deloitte & Touche and, more recently, Indus International. He also has direct industry experience with several energy companies including Southwest Gas Corp., Portland General Electric Company and Detroit Edison.  For the last 6 months, Mr. Tabbert has been consulting to the SPL management team on a variety of sales and marketing initiatives.

"Mike brings an impressive track record, industry knowledge and industry contacts with him to SPL and will be able to add a great deal of insight and expertise to the management team," said CD Hobbs, President & CEO of SPL.  "With offices and customers in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, Mike will be focused on consistency and excellence in the sales programs across our global operations."

"Working with SPL this last 6 months has afforded me an opportunity to see and understand the company's potential. With an impressive and visionary management team, industry leading customer management products, an outstanding customer base and unbeatable track record of implementation success, SPL is poised to be the global leader in the customer management business," said Mr. Tabbert.

About SPL WorldGroup
Established in 1994, SPL WorldGroup is a leading provider of customer management solutions to the energy and service related industries in regulated and competitive markets worldwide. With a 100% record of successful implementations, SPL continues to demonstrate its place as the market leader in providing flexible and scalable customer management solutions that evolve with client requirements and enable unrivaled business responsiveness. SPL employs over 500 professionals in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and has delivered its customer management products to more than 50 energy customers worldwide.

Visit SPL WorldGroup at www.splwg.com or call (973) 539-6268 (New Jersey), (415) 541-9462 (San Francisco), or within the US and Canada, (800) 275-4775.

SPL WorldGroup® is a registered trademark of SPL WorldGroup B.V. or one of its subsidiaries. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only. (c) 2001 SPL WorldGroup, B.V.

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