Camelot Information Systems Announces Appointment of Mr. Qian Zhao as President

BEIJING , Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Camelot Information Systems Inc. ("Camelot" or the "Company") (NYSE: CIS - News), a leading domestic provider of enterprise application services and financial industry information technology services in China , today announced the appointment of Mr. Qian Zhao as President, effective immediately. Ms. Heidi Chou , who previously served as Camelot's President, has been appointed General Manager of Camelot Information Systems.

Mr. Zhao joined Camelot's Board of Directors as an independent director in October 2011 . He is a founding partner of CXC China Sustainable Growth Fund (CXCG), as well as a managing director of CXCG's management company, CXC Capital, Inc. Mr. Zhao has been admitted to practice law in both China and New York and received a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law , in addition to an LL.B. from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing . He is also an independent director of Trina Solar Limited and SouFun Holdings Limited.  The Company plans to appoint a new independent director as soon as practicable.

"I would like to welcome Qian Zhao to Camelot's executive team, and we look forward to working closely with him in the future," commented Mr. Simon Ma , Camelot's Chairman and CEO. "In her new role, Heidi will assume many of my previous business development functions so that I can focus on determining the mid- to long-term strategic direction of the Company. We considered Camelot's operational structure and long-term goals in making this important adjustment in our executive team, which will help us work together to build a much stronger company."

ABOUT CAMELOT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.

Camelot is a leading domestic provider of enterprise application services and financial industry information technology ("IT") services in China , focusing on the high end of the IT value chain. The Company is the largest domestic provider of SAP-based Enterprise Resource Planning services in China as measured by 2009 revenue and by number of SAP consultants as of December 31, 2009 . Camelot also operates in other areas of the Asia Pacific region, including Taiwan and Japan . The Company provides services to a wide range of industries, including financial services, resources and energy, manufacturing and automobile, technology, as well as telecommunication, media and education.

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