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SINGAPORE, Sept. 16, 2011 (ANTARA/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) --

Padgett brings a broad understanding of data migration and data governance

Utopia, Inc., a global leader in enterprise data lifecycle management(TM) (EDLM) solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of David Padgett as the managing director of Asia Pacific operations based out of Singapore.

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Padgett will focus on sales and market strategy for the Asia Pacific region. He brings over 20 years of industry experience, including 10 years across Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong Kong. He has had considerable success in growing and developing data management practices in large enterprise environments.

"I am delighted to join the Utopia team and look forward to extending the brand, and providing clients with data consulting services that assist them in deriving full value from their information assets," stated Padgett. "Utopia is a leading and trusted data service provider with considerable momentum. They are uniquely positioned to continue driving innovation for EDLM."

Doug Jones, global vice president of sales, Utopia, Inc. commented, "We are extremely pleased to have David join our business team. David brings a wealth of data migration, master data management, and data governance experience to the table. He will be a tremendous asset as we intensify our presence in the Asia Pacific region."

The opening and appointment of Padgett to the Asia Pacific area demonstrates Utopia's investment in their customers and partnerships. The Singapore office will provide additional support and scale for accelerating deployments of regional projects.

ABOUT UTOPIA, INC.
Utopia, Inc. is a global data consulting and services employing the EDLM methodology. Utopia's offerings include strategy development, master data management, data migration, data archiving, data quality, and data governance. Utopia is an SAP(R) Gold Partner in the SAP Consulting Program for North America. Utopia was named North America Services Partner of the Year 2010 by SAP America, Inc. and a Gartner "Cool Vendor in Application Services, 2011".(i)

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(i) Gartner "Cool Vendors in Application Services, 2011" by Susan Tan, Matthew Goldman, Arup Roy, Helen Huntley, Partha Iyengar, Alex Soejarto, Asheesh Raina, April 7, 2011.

SOURCE: Utopia, Inc.

CONTACT: JoDee Hale
Global Marketing Manager of Utopia, Inc.
+1-847-388-3600
jhale@utopiainc.com

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