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Electude International announces the appointment of Thomas Snyder as its new Chief Commercial Officer.

January 31, 2011

Electude International is delighted to announce the appointment of Thomas Snyder as the new Chief Commercial Officer. He has already been serving in this role since November 2009 on an Ad Interim basis. Mr. Snyder is 42 years old and in his role as Chief Commercial Officer he is responsible for Electude's global sales, marketing, and customer relations activities.

During his career, Mr. Snyder has held a wide range of senior management positions. Before joining Electude, Mr. Snyder was the Chief Commercial Officer of Royal Swets & Zeitlinger, a global leader in information services. He also worked for European Directories where he was the Director of the Business Unit E-Media for De Telefoongids and later the Group Director E-Media. Prior to this, he served as Vice President Marketing Europe and Vice President Indirect Sales at Priority Telecom. Earlier in his career, he worked for VNU where he founded Tutch, the mobile portal and content provider. Mr. Snyder earned his BA from the Claremont Colleges in California and his MBA from the Solvay Business School in Brussels.

"We are extremely pleased to confirm Thomas Snyder as our CCO. Not only does Thomas bring a great deal of international sales and marketing experience, he has also been one of the real pioneers on the Dutch E-Media landscape." noted John Vlaar, the Chief Vision Office at Electude. "As a traditionally product-centric organization, Thomas is driving our efforts to build a global commercial footprint. In just over a year with Thomas at the commercial helm, our sales have doubled and we have customers in over 30 countries"

"After spending well over a decade working in publishing and information content, it is enormously exciting for me to now be involved in e-learning. The sector is in full ascendency and Electude is one of the most exciting and innovative players in the field. I am wholly convinced that Electude's ground-breaking, simulation-based approach to e-learning will redefine vocational education around the world," said Thomas Snyder. "Never before have I been involved with a product that has had such a 'wow' effect on its prospective customers".

About Electude International

Electude is the world's leading automotive e-learning company. We build on 20 years of experience to provide students with the most effective, engaging and enjoyable method of learning. We pride ourselves in focusing on teachers by equipping them the techniques, tools and training to give their students the best educational experience possible. With clients in over 30 countries spread over 5 continents, Electude is a true educational innovator that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated automotive e-learning solution currently available in its field.

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