Michael McCarthy Promoted to CEO of ePartners

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ePartners® (www.epartnersolutions.com), a leading business and technology consultancy and Microsoft Gold Partner, announced the promotion of Michael McCarthy from President to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective December 21, 2007.

“I am excited about leading ePartners and leveraging our market position to expand the size and scope of our services organization”

Current CEO, Howard Diamond will turn the reins over to Michael McCarthy and exit the business. Diamond came out of early retirement in 2004 as the CEO of E.Y.T. and led the merger of E.Y.T with ePartners. Diamond has since served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of ePartners since August 2005.

“I have enjoyed my time with ePartners tremendously and am proud of how this company has matured over the last several years,“ said Diamond. “We have significantly expanded our global footprint, developed vertical solutions for healthcare and other key markets and created a structure to allow the company to grow and succeed. Michael McCarthy is a key part of that structure and I’m confident in his ability to lead this organization.”

McCarthy, a seasoned executive with extensive experience in software solutions and services, joined ePartners as a General Manager in mid-2006 and has been serving as President of ePartners since May 2007. McCarthy has worked directly with Diamond in preparation for his exit and will now expand his leadership role with the company.

Prior to joining ePartners, he was Senior Vice President of Operations at Presstek, Inc., a $280 million technology company, and also served as Executive Vice President, Reengineering Officer at Level 3 Communications’ Software Spectrum Business Unit. Previously, McCarthy spent five years in various senior management roles at Corporate Software Inc., a $1.2 billion global software reseller and software management company. He was President, North America and Asia Pacific Region when Corporate Software was bought by Level 3 Communications.

“I am excited about leading ePartners and leveraging our market position to expand the size and scope of our services organization,” said McCarthy. “I have had the opportunity to work closely with Howard over the past several months to ensure a smooth transition. We are positioned to enter 2008 with a seasoned management team, a strong relationship with Microsoft and what I consider the finest technology services organization with which I’ve had the pleasure to work.”

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About ePartners Incorporated

ePartners is committed to delivering innovation, industry expertise and local service to our clients around the globe. We are dedicated to helping each client align technology and business strategies to deploy cost-effective solutions that deliver genuine performance improvements. ePartners delivers results through a comprehensive offering of consultation, custom development, systems integration, implementation, training and support. Our solutions create clear competitive advantages for a wide variety of organizations including those in healthcare, manufacturing, financial services and many more. ePartners specializes in implementing market-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) solutions from Microsoft.