Misys Retail Banking Appoints Country Manager to Address the Needs of Retail Banks in West Africa.Business Editors LAGOS, Nigeria & ACCRA Accra (əkrä`, ăk`rə), city (1984 pop. 867,459), capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea. It is Ghana's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. , Ghana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2003 Misys Retail Banking has appointed Edwin Moore Momife as country manager for Nigeria and Ghana. He will be responsible for strengthening the Misys position as the leading provider of retail banking solutions in Nigeria and establishing a greater presence in Ghana by ensuring that Misys solutions meet the requirements of banks in the region. Edwin has over 15 years international sales and management experience in the global technology industry. He joins Misys from Business Objects UK, the leading business intelligence software company, where he held the position of account director, telecommunications. His achievements include winning the company's largest software licensing transaction in its 12-year history and establishing a strategic relationship with the BT Group. From 1999 to 2000, Edwin worked as regional director for Africa at Eyretel, where he led the company's entry into the African banking & telecommunications sectors and prior to that, was head of sales, UK and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. , at V-Band, a leading trading floor technology company. He worked at Xerox from 1989 to 1998, managing international sales teams across parts of Eastern & Central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. , Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. and Nigeria. "The appointment of a new country manager in the West Africa West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. region reinforces our dedication to this market," said Wayne Ginn, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Misys Retail Banking. "Edwin joins Misys at an exciting time, as we look to extend our customer base in Africa and develop retail banking solutions to meet the specific needs of banks in Nigeria and Ghana." Edwin holds a postgraduate certificate A Postgraduate certificate is generally a postgraduate qualification designed to provide students with specialized knowledge that is less extensive than a Postgraduate diploma or Master's degree. in International Management and a BSc degree in Business Administration from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, in the United States, was founded as the Institute for Colored Youth in 1837 by Richard Humphreys. . About Misys Retail Banking Misys Retail Banking is a global retail banking systems company that provides innovative packaged software solutions to help retail banks improve business processes, develop new revenue streams, enhance customer relationships and reduce costs. The company employs over 600 people and operates out of a network of offices in 28 countries. Misys offers two leading software solutions. Bankmaster is a fully integrated set of banking applications that provides the flexibility to bring new and varied products to market and supports multi-delivery channels. Equation is an integrated, multi-currency, multi-lingual retail banking system that supports all areas of a bank's operation from a single automation platform. Misys Retail Banking is part of Misys Plc, one of the world's largest software solutions companies that serves customers in the international banking and securities, US healthcare and UK retail financial services sectors. Misys employs over 6,500 people internationally and reported revenues in excess of GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1 billion ($1.5 billion) for the year ended 31 May 2003. For further information, visit www.misys.com/mys/banking/products/retail |
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