Acer appoints Oliver Ahrens to head China operations
Appointment effective April 1, 2009

TAIPEI, TAIWAN (March 9, 2009) -- Acer Inc. announces the appointment of Oliver Ahrens as the corporate vice president and president of Acer China, effective April 1, 2009. Ahrens is presently serving as the business director of Peripheral Business Unit, Acer EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

T.Y. Lay, the current serving corporate vice president and president of Acer China, has tendered his resignation. Recognized for establishing a solid base for Acer in China, Lay shall remain in position until the end of March. Ahrens shall succeed Lay with the task of continuing to expand market share of the Acer Group's multi-brand products in China.

Ahrens has been one of the key contributors to the company's success in the past several years, hence, Acer has the assured confidence that he will be able to capitalize on his leadership and carry Acer China's business onto the next stage for growth and excellence.

Born in 1965 and a German national, Ahrens graduated from the Universitaet Oldenburg with a Diploma in Economics. He served as the sales and marketing director of Acer Germany from 2000, and as the country manager from 2003~2006. In parallel, Ahrens has held his current position of business director of Peripheral Business Unit, Acer EMEA, since 2004

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Since its founding in 1976, Acer has constantly pursued the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Focused on marketing its brand-name IT products around the globe, Acer ranks as the world's No. 3  vendor for total PCs and No. 2 for notebooks, with the fastest growth among the top-five players. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to Acer's continued growth, while the successful mergers of Gateway and Packard Bell complete the company's global footprint by strengthening its presence in the U.S., and enhancing its strong position in Europe. Acer Inc. employs 5,000 people worldwide. 2007 revenues reached US$14.07 billion.

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