London (29th January 2009) - Manhattan Software has announced today that Craig Gillespie will be the new Chief Executive Officer for their US based operations. The company is the leading provider of facility management and corporate real estate software solutions for the global market. Mr. Gillespie has been with Manhattan for over 5 years, most recently serving as the company’s CFO for the last 2 years. Mr. Gillespie has more than 15 years of executive and financial management experience in both publicly traded and venture-backed private companies. Ian Cameron will be changing his role to serve as a strategic advisor to the company continuing to focus on global market development.

"Craig has played an instrumental role in leading Manhattan since our acquisition of CenterStone Software over 2 years ago. He has been the driving force for the strategic direction of the company and continues to establish critical business relationships with both partners and clients while also providing financial oversight for the company. I have worked with Craig and have incredible respect for his deep understanding of this complex industry and know he is the best person to lead us through our next stage of growth." Steve Vatidis, Group Managing Director.

About Manhattan Software
With global headquarters located in the heart of London, The Manhattan Software Group is the world's largest privately-owned company dedicated to the development, implementation and support of fully-integrated and fully web-enabled global real estate, asset and facilities management systems.

Recognised as a leader by Gartner, Inc., in their Magic Quadrant for Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS), the Manhattan suite comprises of over 30 modules designed to manage the complete property life-cycle and meet the requirements of real estate managers, investors, owners, occupiers, asset managers and property managers.

With its heavy emphasis on research and development, quality assurance, system testing and customer support, Manhattan has built a substantial high-quality user base of multinational organisations - many with multiple locations around the world.

Manhattan can be installed at clients’ sites as part of their IT infrastructure, or through the Manhattan Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering.

For further Information:
Ben Gardner
Manhattan Software
+44 (0)20 7269 8500
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