Reval Opens Hong Kong Office and Appoints Will Marsden Sales Director, Asia

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:09pm EDT

Response to Strong Growth and Demand for Reval`s Leading Derivative Risk
Management and Hedge Accounting Solutions
HONG KONG--(Business Wire)--
Reval, a global leader in derivative risk management and hedge accounting
solutions and services, today announced the opening of its Hong Kong office and
the appointment of Will Marsden as Sales Director, Asia. With current operations
in Australia, New Zealand and India, this announcement marks Reval`s continued
growth, expansion and commitment within Asia Pacific.

"There has been strong demand in the region for Reval`s derivative risk
management and hedge accounting solutions from financial institutions and
corporations seeking compliance with IAS 39 regulations for hedge
effectiveness," said Jiro Okochi, CEO and Co-Founder of Reval. "This, along with
Reval`s best-of-breed solution and ability to help corporations manage P&L
volatility through the use of hedge accounting, has continued to drive growth in
Asia Pacific."

"The opening of Reval`s Hong Kong office and the opportunity within Asia comes
at a very exciting time as Reval expands its customer base and helps companies
manage their derivative risk and hedging programs in these extremely unique
economic times," said Marsden. "I am committed to expanding Reval`s outreach and
influence by providing effective and efficient services for our clients."

"Will`s strong new business expertise, managerial and sales experience
complement the entrepreneurial nature of Reval and make him a great addition to
our growing Asia Pacific team," said Tony Singleton, Reval Managing Director,
APAC. "I look forward to working with Will as Reval grows from strength to
strength in the region."

With 15 years experience in sales and sales management, Marsden will be based in
Hong Kong and joins Reval from Mergermarket, a global mergers and acquisitions
intelligence service within the Financial Times Group. Marsden was responsible
for setting up, recruiting and leading the sales team for the launch of the Asia
Pacific data-set and for growing the business in the region.

Reval`s hedge accounting solutions and derivative valuation services address the
complex business, valuation, and accounting requirements for derivative
management for interest rates, foreign exchange and commodities at over 200
clients globally.Reval`s products and services help companies implement better
approaches to effectiveness testing under stringent accounting rules such as FAS
133, IAS 39, IFRS 7, FAS 157 and FAS 161, providing better control of
operational risk, and helping to avoid financial restatements and other
regulatory pitfalls.

About Reval

Reval® provides financial and accounting professionals with an award-winning
Web-based platform that supports derivative risk management. This
Software-as-a-Service addresses the need for derivatives to comply with national
regulations, such as FAS 133, FAS 157, and Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as
international regulations such as IAS 39 and IFRS 7.The world`s leading
corporations, financial institutions, and accounting firms rely on Reval to
provide independent valuations of derivative transactions and to assist with the
hedge accounting of foreign exchange, interest rates, energy, credit,
commodities, and other asset classes. Reval uses its expert teams comprising
financial engineers, accounting professionals, and technologists to deliver its
critically acclaimed services and products, which integrate easily with treasury
management and ERP systems and deploy rapidly. Founded in 1999, Reval has
headquarters in New York and regional centers based in Chicago, San Francisco,
Toronto, London, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Gurgaon.

For more information, visit www.reval.com or email info@reval.com.



Reval
Public Relations
Zoe Sochor, +1 860-799-7076
zoe.sochor@reval.com
or
EMEA and APAC
Brendan Nel, +44 (0) 207 868 5249
brendan.nel@reval.com
or
North America
Tracy Kantrowitz, +1 212-901-9711
tracy.kantrowitz@reval.com

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