12 September 2006

Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of online mapping services, today announced the appointment of Eric Brown as its new Head of Technology.

Eric brings to Multimap a wide range of skills and experience, including many years working on software and systems for the oil industry and, most recently, at the National Lottery. In March 2001, Eric was the first technical member of the National Lottery's interactive unit, in which he established and built a technical team of 180 people to deliver the National Lottery on the web, mobile and interactive TV.

Eric’s chief responsibility at Multimap is to ensure the continued delivery of the world-class systems and services that have earned Multimap its reputation for excellence across the globe. Heading up a 40-strong team of technology consultants and developers, Eric is responsible for client project implementation, program and product management, product development, operations and systems architecture. Under Eric’s leadership, the Multimap technology team is currently designing and rolling out large projects for a range of big-name clients including Yell.com and Ford Global.

Sean Phelan, founder and chairman of Multimap said, “Eric’s energy, experience, drive and professionalism are impressive. He has solid experience in building and managing large technology teams, and ensuring that technology projects are completed on time and to budget, in highly challenging environments. He has a sound understanding of the industry and all these strengths combine to make Eric an invaluable part of the team. We are already seeing the rewards of his efforts as he helps us to continue to deliver leading-edge mapping services 24x7 to business and consumer communities across the globe, at a time of high company growth.”

Eric Brown, head of technology, Multimap, said, “I’m very pleased to join the Multimap team. The company is growing rapidly, with offices in London, Boston, and Sydney; enhancing the geographic coverage of its mapping services; and extending its product line in several new directions, such as mobile and Web 2.0 services. The challenges of expanding and innovating, while sustaining the excellent technology and customer services for which we are well-known, will be exciting and stimulating.”

About Multimap

Multimap is Europe's leading provider of mapping and location-based services. The company delivers more online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial ("where's my nearest?") searches to more companies than any other supplier in Europe. All services are offered on mobile, PDA, kiosk, and interactive TV platforms and in multiple languages.

The public website, www.multimap.com, provides a range of free, useful services to assist with everyday life. Key features include street-level maps of Europe, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia; road maps of the world; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; links to location information; and services such as hotel, restaurant and entertainment booking. The public site attracts over 12 million unique users, registers more than 190 million page impressions every month, and is one of the top 10 most visited websites in the UK. Multimap recently featured in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table of fastest-growing unquoted UK companies across all sectors. In 2006, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Multimap The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category and, in 2005, the company featured in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league of fastest-growing unquoted UK technology companies for the third year running