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OFFICE: GEO: Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

GEOOP LIMITED (NZX: GEO)
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Friday, 30 January 2015

Ben Foote has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of GeoOp Limited

The Board of GeoOp is pleased to advise that it has appointed Sydney based
New Zealander, Ben Foote as Chief Executive Officer, effective the end of
quarter one, 2015.

Ben has over fourteen years experience in the technology sector and brings to
the role strong marketing and general management capability.

Chair of GeoOp, Mark Weldon said "after an extensive local and international
search which attracted a significant number of high calibre applicants, the
Board is excited to have appointed a tremendous individual in Ben."

"Ben's commercial experience, strategic management background and proven
performance while at Singtel Optus and CareerOne, with demonstrated success
in product vision and execution, means that he is ideally equipped to lead
the next stage of GeoOp's product strategy and execution.  Our business is
well poised to take it to the next level - and Ben is the right leader to do
that."

Ben said "the SaaS market for SMEs is experiencing dynamic growth and GeoOp
is extremely well positioned to grow quickly.  I'm looking forward to leading
the team with a major focus on aligning product and sales to what has been
identified as a sizable global opportunity."

"It's a great opportunity to lead a New Zealand business that is experiencing
strong growth overseas.  With over 50% of customers coming out of Australia
and 10% from North America, the opportunities to grow through international
markets, including a heightened push into Australia, are very exciting."

"I have a track record of innovating across business units to drive growth,
and I am excited about doing this in a company where innovation is a core
part of its DNA."

After completing Law and Commerce degrees at Canterbury University in New
Zealand, Ben started his career at New Zealand internet provider 'ihug'.  He
moved from New Zealand to Sydney in 2000 to help set up and grow the
Australian arm of ihug, playing a significant role in the growth of the
Australian business that led to its sale in 2004.  After completing an MBA at
the Barcelona Business School he was employed by Singtel Optus where he was
the Product Marketing Manager of Prepaid Mobile, later General Manager of
Strategy and Insights and then Managing Director of a fully owned Singtel
Optus subsidiary, PPS.  In 2011 Ben moved to News Corporation and Monster
Worldwide joint venture CareerOne, holding the role of Director Marketing &
Communications before becoming Chief Operating Officer.

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For more information please contact:
Stewart Reynolds
Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Email: [email protected]

Bryony Hampton
Content & Communications Manager
Email: [email protected]

About GeoOp Limited www.geoop.com
GeoOp Limited is a New Zealand-based software company that offers complete
job management to businesses all over the world and it's neatly wrapped into
a low cost, easy to use service with premium support.

GeoOp supports businesses in their journey to find more time for the
important things; providing intuitive software for devices that are already
in the hands of field workers.
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