Scient Appoints Dr. Kenichi Ohmae to Board of Directors; Former McKinsey & Co. Partner Joins Scient's World-Class Board

Business Wire, Dec 13, 1999

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999--

Scient (NASDAQ: SCNT), The eBusiness Systems Innovator(TM), today announced the appointment of Dr. Kenichi Ohmae, founder and Managing Director of Ohmae & Associates, to its Board of Directors. Ohmae is a highly respected strategy consultant who spent 23 years as a partner in the international management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. As a co-founder of McKinsey's strategic management practice, he has served companies in a wide range of industries, and his expertise is currently sought out by many Asian-, European-, and North American-based multinational and governmental institutions.

"We are thrilled to have Ken Ohmae join our Board," said Scient President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Howe. "His international consulting and management expertise will be invaluable to us as we continue to expand internationally."

Ohmae has published over 100 books, many of which are devoted to business and socio-political analyses. The Borderless World (Harper Business) and The Mind of the Strategist (McGraw Hill) are among his most popular books printed in English. He is also the founder of "Reform of Heisei," a citizens' political movement established to promote and catalyze the reform of Japan's political and administrative systems. In addition, Ohmae serves as a councilor and director of the Bond University, and is on the Board of Soft Bank and the Center for Advanced Studies of Management of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In the recent past, he has served on the Boards of Nike and MIT Corporation.

"I am very excited to join Scient's world-class Board of Directors," said Ohmae. "As the leader in the systems innovation market, Scient is well-positioned to make a huge footprint in global eBusiness."

Ohmae joins David Beirne of Benchmark Capital Management, Frederick Gluck of McKinsey & Company, Eric Greenberg of Scient, Bob Howe of Scient, and Douglas Leone of Sequoia Capital on the Scient Board of Directors.

About Scient(R): The eBusiness Systems Innovator(TM)

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1. eBusiness strategy.

2. eBusiness systems that are rapidly architected, engineered,

and delivered.

3. Just-in-time innovations that enhance and extend

eBusinesses.

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