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CMG PLC
6 September 2001

6th September 2001

                      CMG plc appoints Thomas Ivarson as

                   President of CMG Wireless Data Solutions



CMG plc, the global ICT services and mobile telecoms Group, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Thomas Ivarson as President of CMG Wireless Data
Solutions (WDS) with effect from 8 October 2001. He will be based at the WDS
headquarters in Nieuwegein in The Netherlands and will report directly to the
Group Board.

Thomas Ivarson worked for Ericsson from 1980 to 1995 where he held a number of
positions in engineering, product management & marketing and finally as
General Manager, Software for End-user Features in Local Switching Systems.
During his period with Ericsson he worked for five years with the US market at
Ericsson Telecom and Ericsson Network Systems in Dallas, Texas. The rest of
the time he worked internationally from his native Sweden as a base.

For the past five years he has been Chief Executive Officer and President of
EHPT, based in Sweden. EHPT was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between
Ericsson and Hewlett Packard and has since 1997 been a fast-growing global
software company focused on mobile and fixed communications as well as on the
Internet. EHPT provided customer management and billing applications including
service order activations, data collection of service usage, invoicing &
revenue assurance, Internet payment systems and interconnect billing.
Customers included 170 telecom operators & service providers in 80 countries
and the company had around 1,100 employees in offices across Europe, Asia,
North & South Americas.

Cor Stutterheim, Chairman of CMG, commented:

"Thomas brings to CMG extensive experience of international telecoms, and more
recently international software products in the wireless and wireline data
market, covering all aspects of business management. He will be able to
leverage this experience in leading our WDS business as it positions itself to
be a global leader in wireless data solutions for existing, 2.5G and third
generation mobile networks."

Thomas Ivarson (47) is married and has three children.

                                    

For further information please contact:

Tony Richards, Investor Relations (London)          Tel: +44 (0)20 7592 4442

Heleen Kamerman, Investor Relations (Amsterdam)     Tel: +31 (0)20 6720444

Toby Mountford, Citigate Dewe Rogerson              Tel: +44 (0)20 7638 9571



About CMG

CMG is a global Information & Communications Technology (ICT) group, with
leading positions in the provision of business information services and
wireless data solutions. Through management consultancy, systems development &
integration, software applications and the outsourced management of key
business processes, CMG helps organisations to generate revenues, improve
competitive positioning and enhance operational efficiency. Today that process
includes building secure ICT platforms that enable the adoption of electronic
and mobile business models (e&mCommerce).

Established in 1964, CMG is headquartered in London and Hoofddorp (near
Amsterdam) and now implements and supports applications for customers
worldwide from bases in 16 countries. CMG has proven knowledge, solutions and
products across a wide spectrum of markets, including finance, transport,
telecommunications, media, petrochemicals, utilities, retail, manufacturing
and governments. The Group also provides long term management of business
processes ranging from payroll, call centres and networks to infrastructure
management, application maintenance and hosting services.

CMG Wireless Data Solutions is the leading global supplier of messaging,
mobile Internet, and Customer Care and Billing solutions for the wireless
industry. CMG develops high-end solutions in close cooperation with its
partners. To date, more than 150 of these quality solutions have been
delivered to over 75 operators worldwide. They are widely recognised to be the
best available, combining minimum operator intervention with maximum
performance and availability. The product portfolio includes solutions based
on the Wireless Service Broker, Unified Messaging solution, Multimedia Message
Service Centre, Short Message Service Centre, Cell Broadcast System and EPPIX
(Customer Care & Billing System).

CMG works alongside its customers in long term relationships to generate
success for them. Through the quality of its services, products and
professionally committed people, CMG adds value to its customers' businesses.
This creates a basis for the Group's sustained success.

CMG is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 100 and techMARK 100)
and Euronext in Amsterdam (AEX Midcap and Euronext 100).

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