COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- May 1st, 2011
Chairman of the Board Ib Kunoe has named Thomas Honore to serve as
Chief Executive Officer in Columbus IT. Thomas Honore has been
appointed to continue the current strategy and secure future growth and
expansion.

CEO Thomas Honore, 41 years, has held several general management
positions at Oracle Denmark since 2005, latest as Vice President and
CEO. Previously, Thomas Honore has been filling out various top
positions in IBM throughout a seven year span.

Columbus IT Chairman of the Board Ib Kunoe bids Thomas Honore welcome
in the company and looks forward to his involvement in implementing the
overall strategy.

"It is with great satisfaction I welcome Thomas Honore to the Columbus
team. He has a pronounced implementation ability and vast knowledge
with driving software development. When you combine this with his
experience in solution sales and consultancy you quickly learn that he
matches the Columbus IT strategy perfectly. I consider Thomas a very
strong asset in securing future growth and expansion for the company,"
says Chairman of the Board, Ib Kunoe.

Chairman of the Board Ib Kunoe said that the Columbus IT board
unanimously selected Honore based on his track record leading a complex
organization, as well as his strong executive and personal qualities.

"Thomas Honore came to our attention because of his strong execution
skills, his proven talent to lead top performing teams and his track
record in pushing shareholder value. We are impressed by Thomas' open
and straight forward leadership style, his understanding of the role of
culture in a company's success and his personal integrity.
Additionally, his direct and clear-cut leadership style has won the
respect of employees, customers and investors," says Chairman of the
Board, Ib Kunoe.

Continuing the overall strategy

The hiring of Thomas Honore is not about making big changes in the
organisation -- on the contrary. The new CEO will continue the already
planned strategy for Columbus IT in order to accelerate Columbus IT's
performance and strengthening Columbus IT's leadership position as the
biggest Microsoft Dynamics partner globally.

"I am very happy to join Columbus IT as CEO and to implement the
planned strategy. With its approximately 1000 employees and a yearly
revenue of around DKK 1 billion the company has a strong foundation for
growth and further international expansion. It is my assessment that
Columbus IT has a clear-cut strategy and that the company is ready to
grow with focus on the Industry Specific Solutions based on Microsoft
Dynamics -- a segment where Columbus IT today is the global leader,"
says CEO of Columbus IT, Thomas Honore.

Thomas Honore lives in Lyngby, Copenhagen with his two kids.

Claus E. Hansen who has been in Columbus IT for four years left
Columbus IT as of the end of April 2011.


  For more information, please contact                            
  Chairman of the Board Ib Kunoe, Columbus IT                     
  Mobile                               +45 45 86 80 77            
                                                                  
  CEO Thomas Honore, Columbus IT                                  
  E-mail:                              tgh@dk.columbusit.com      
  Mobile:                              +45 29 69 09 90            



About Columbus IT

Columbus IT operates as a software and service company in the market
for integrated business solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics primarily
to the retail, food and industrial equipment manufacturing (IEM)
industries. Columbus IT is one of the leading Microsoft Dynamics
consulting companies, employing more than 1,000 staff operating in more
than 25 countries and with a total customer base of more than 5,000
companies. Read more at www.columbusit.com.

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