Critical Path Appoints William Scott Vice President, Latin America; Proven International Sales Executive Joins Team to Continue Company Momentum and Drive Revenue Growth.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2002

Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), a global leader in Internet communications, today appointed William Scott as vice president, Latin America. Scott will lead sales efforts in the region -- where Critical Path already powers more than 20 million mail boxes -- by drawing upon his extensive experience driving sales and revenue growth in Latin American markets at leading technology firms such as InfoSpace. He will also employ his strong understanding of Latin America's wireless industry to identify and address the promising Internet messaging opportunities in the region, promote the company's unique communications platform, and expand sales to corporations, carriers and service providers, governments and postal authorities.

"Adding Bill Scott to our leadership team will help Critical Path maintain its momentum in Latin America and extend its position as a global leader in Internet communications," said Christopher LaBruna, vice president and general manager, Americas, at Critical Path. "Latin America presents a tremendous market opportunity for Critical Path -- the addressable wireless market alone could top roughly $270 million by 2004 according to Yankee Group. Bill is the right choice to build a successful organization for Critical Path in Latin America."

In addition to selling Critical Path's messaging and collaboration and identity management solutions to customers in Latin America, Scott will seek to expand relationships with channel partners and service providers. Critical Path already has relationships with service providers and telcos such as Globo and Embratel, as well as leading cable provider TVA/Ajato and the Bradesco bank, which are deploying Critical Path's messaging services for Web and wireless applications.

Prior to joining Critical Path, Scott served as vice president and general manager of Latin America for InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP), launching its Latin American operations and leading all aspects of the business, including engineering, project management, business development and operations. He also helped initiate and close several contracts with leading carriers in the region. Previously Scott directed international business development for Crowley Marine Services, helping to establish its operations in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela and throughout the Caribbean.

"Critical Path is a leader in delivering highly scalable and reliable Internet communications services to its customers," said Scott. "I look forward to helping to expand our relationships with corporations, carriers and service providers in Latin America."

Scott graduated cum laude from Amherst College with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and political science, and holds a masters degree in business administration with an emphasis on international marketing from Harvard Business School. He also earned a certificate of political studies cum laude from the Institute d'Etudes Politiques, in Paris, where his studies were conducted entirely in French. He also speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish.

About Critical Path, Inc.

Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH) delivers software and services that maximize the value of Internet communications. The company provides messaging and collaboration solutions -- from wireless, secure and unified messaging to basic email and personal information management -- as well as identity management solutions that simplify user profile management and strengthen information security. The standards-based Critical Path Communications Platform, built to perform reliably at the scale of public networks, delivers the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for messaging solutions and lays a solid foundation for next-generation communications services. Critical Path's customers include more than 700 enterprises, 180 carriers and service providers, eight national postal authorities and 40 government agencies. Critical Path is headquartered in San Francisco with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. More information on Critical Path can be found at www.cp.net

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