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April 27, 2012

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SBS appoints John Klausing Regional Vice President Operations - Midwest USA

News Release SBS Worldwide Inc April 27, 2012
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN><STRONG>London, 26 April 2012</STRONG> - Supply chain
solutions provider SBS Worldwide team has appointed John Klausing as Regional
Vice President of Operations, Midwest USA. </P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As part of SBS Worldwide&#8217;s senior management team, Mr
Klausing will support the further development of the Midwest region&#8217;s continued
growth in key markets and new industry verticals.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">He will also support the further
development of the company&#8217;s fast growing Midwest USA business&#8217;s ability to
analyse, design, implement and operate end-to-end supply chain solutions
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #151515">that </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">give customers a competitive advantage
over rivals.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US>Mr. Klausing will be based at SBS
Worldwide&#8217;s Chicago office and will report directly to Mr. Christian Marz
(Director of Operations USA).</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US>Mr. Lars Kloch, USA Managing
Director,<SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN>said: &#8220;</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">I would personally like to welcome John
to the SBS Worldwide team. He will play a key role in implementing our global
business development plan and ensuring that we meet growth targets in our
Midwest region.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">&#8220;</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US>John has </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">proven leadership abilities with a
track record of developing and executing local and regional business plans as
well as developing, monitoring and improving operational procedures that deliver
customer satisfaction.&#8221;</P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US>In total, Mr. Klausing has almost 30
years&#8217; experience in the transport and logistics industry. He has held a variety
of management, sales and operational roles, most recently working for a leading
global freight forwarder.</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US><BR>As part of his appointment, SBS
Worldwide&#8217;s current Regional Vice President of Operations, Midwest USA, Andrew
Poll, will become Regional Vice President Business Development, Midwest
USA.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN>&nbsp;</P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang=EN><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN></STRONG>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang=EN><FONT
size=3>In his new role, Mr. Poll is tasked with identifying new business
opportunities and expanding the level of service provided to existing
customers.</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang=EN><FONT
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-US>The appointments are part of the
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">restructuring of the company&#8217;s USA
business to drive enhanced flexibility and bespoke services at a regional
level.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The new structure is designed to ensure that SBS
Worldwide is able to enhance the personal sales and operational service it is
known for at a regional level, while also utilising the group&#8217;s ability to offer
the latest in supply chain software tailored to specific industry
verticals.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To support the new structure, Regional Vice
Presidents for Business Development and also Operations are in the process of
being appointed to oversee business at a regional
level.</P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>