Global eXchange Services Appoints Ross Curtis; Former BearingPoint EVP of Worldwide Sales Joins...

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GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003

Global eXchange Services, Inc. (GXS),

Mr. Curtis, who will report to Harvey Seegers, President and CEO of Global eXchange Services, is responsible for directing and managing all strategic sales efforts for GXS' services and products worldwide. He will commence his new duties effective immediately.

"We are delighted to have someone with Ross Curtis' depth of experience and proven abilities join our team," said Seegers. "His sales force leadership will be a great asset to GXS' market performance in 2003 and beyond."

Prior to joining GXS, Curtis held several positions at BearingPoint, Inc. (formerly KPMG Consulting), one of the world's largest business consulting and systems integration firms, including Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Managing Partner (in charge of sales) and Director of Business Development.

Before working at BearingPoint, Curtis served as Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations for Mergent International, a company providing personal computing security software. Previously, he spent three years working for Oracle, holding the positions of Group Director for Strategic Alliances, Group Sales Director for the utility vertical and Regional Sales Manager. Curtis also worked for Applied Data Research (ADR), progressing from Account Manager to Regional Sales Vice President to Area Sales Vice President.

About Global eXchange Services

Global eXchange Services, Inc. (GXS) operates one of the largest B2B e-commerce networks in the world, managing 1 billion transactions annually for more than 100,000 trading partners. With more than 35 years experience, GXS provides supply chain products and services to 60% of Fortune 500 companies, and enables customers in more than 60 countries to transact more effectively online. GXS is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md. Call 800/560-4347 or visit our Web site at www.gxs.com.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. These factors include technological developments, customer demand, trading partner participation and network availability.

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