Kemtah Announces Leadership Change

Albuquerque, NM
January 1, 2007

The Kemtah Group today announced that Stephen V. Wade has joined the executive management team as President effective today.  Keith Harris will continue on as Chairman of the Board and CEO of the company. Mr. Wade will report to Mr. Harris with responsibility for day-to-day operation of the business as well as responsibility for its strategic direction and vision.

Mr. Wade brings over 25 years of successful executive leadership and hands-on management experience in sales, operations, administration, cost containment and strategic planning in a number of diverse industries. Mr. Wade joins Kemtah from Tier Technologies, Inc. where he was Executive Vice President responsible for the development and management of the company’s strategic direction for new businesses and overseeing the internal operations of the company.  Prior to this role, he was the Senior VP for Tier's business process outsourcing services including child support payment processing, call center operations, financial institution data match services, prepaid debit support, and health and human services consulting.

Prior to joining Tier, Mr. Wade spent 20 years with TRW where he established new markets for TRW in areas such as e-commerce and e-training.

"It gives me great pleasure to fill this key position with such a successful and versatile executive," said Keith Harris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kemtah. "Steve has a great track record of motivating and inspiring individuals, and successfully leading organizations to achieve objectives. His effective leadership experience, combined with his deep understanding of the IT services industry make Steve an ideal fit for this position."

About The Kemtah Group
Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Kemtah Group is a premier IT Infrastructure Support and Transformation Services firm delivering IT Service Management and technology support throughout North America. Our experts help commercial and government organizations effectively optimize the people, processes, and technologies that comprise their IT departments using global standards such as ITIL, CoBIT, and ISO. Kemtah's managed service engagements have on average achieved cost reductions of 30% - 40% while simultaneously increasing productivity by 25% - 30%. We achieve these savings year-over-year through the introduction of efficient technology, aligning spending, and reengineering business processes. The company's footprint of service locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Latin America enable the Kemtah Group to provide local, reliable, and cost-effective IT support.
More information about the Kemtah Group can be found on the web at http://www.kemtah.com.