31 August 2005

SAS, the leader in business intelligence, today announced that Damien Peat will head up the Performance Management team in SAS Ireland. Damien, an IT industry veteran with over 20 years experience, previously worked for Apple, DEC, Novell and Oracle. This senior role with SAS is a natural evolution for this well seasoned professional. Damien's business focus will include Balanced Scorecards, Activity-based Management and custom reporting solutions.

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For further information, please contact Tara McGivern on:
Tel:01-6136406 or e-mail tara.mcgivern@irl.sas.com
For more information on SAS, please visit www.sas.com/ireland

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