Cory A. Eaves Joins General Atlantic as Senior Vice President

GREENWICH, Conn., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- General Atlantic LLC (GA), a leading global growth equity firm, today announced that Cory A. Eaves has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President. In this role, Mr. Eaves will provide technology and operations expertise and strategic counsel to GA's investment teams and its portfolio companies as part of the firm's Resources Group.

Mr. Eaves joins General Atlantic from Misys plc, a global provider of software and services to the healthcare and financial services industries, where he was Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors for AllscriptsMisys. Mr. Eaves brings more than 20 years of operational experience, including previously serving as Chief Technology Officer of SSA Global, one of the world's largest enterprise software providers and a former General Atlantic portfolio company. Prior to that, he held management and technology positions at a number of technology firms, including Infinium, Lycos and Emerson Electric.

GA has a long history of identifying, investing in and supporting growth companies globally. GA's Resources Group, previously called the Operations Group, consists of several experienced industry executives who provide functional expertise to GA's investment teams and portfolio companies in a number of areas including technology, finance, global delivery and human capital management. GA's investment strategy is characterized by its active value-added approach to building growth companies in partnership with management.

About General Atlantic

GENERAL ATLANTIC is a leading global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies. GA combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, long-term investment horizon and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with great management and build exceptional businesses worldwide. Founded in 1980, GA manages approximately $13 billion in capital and has more than 75 investment professionals based inGreenwich, New York, Palo Alto,London, Dusseldorf,Hong Kong,Mumbai andSao Paulo. For further information and a listing of GA's public and private portfolio companies, see www.generalatlantic.com.

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