INTUIT APPOINTS NEW UK HEAD OF SALES Intuit, the world’s leading small business financial software company, has recruited a new UK sales manager. Richard Child joins the company from Apple Computer UK Limited where he was responsible for managing national retail and other strategic accounts. Richard brings to Intuit a 15 year track record of success in selling to consumers and businesses in both the IT and fast moving consumer goods sectors. Prior to working in IT sales for the last seven years, he held senior sales and management positions at Manor Bakeries (Mr Kipling Cakes) and United Norwest Co-op retail stores. He will be responsible for managing and developing Intuit’s sales channels including high street and online retail as well as a two tier IT distribution and reseller channel. Susan Lazareff, UK country manager, said: “Richard is a superb sales professional with the right skills and experience to build on the successful launch of the latest 2005 edition of our QuickBooks software. Over the next few months he will review our channel strategy in close liaison with our partners, seeing how together we can serve the needs of even more small business customers for easy to use, powerful financial management software”. About Intuit UK The UK subsidiary of Intuit Inc., Intuit UK specialises in providing small businesses with its QuickBooks financial management software and services that make business life easier and more profitable. Intuit has teamed up with more than 1,700 professional advisers including accountants, in addition to high street banks, retailers, resellers and other service providers to help small businesses at every stage of their life. For further information contact Helen Ablett or Daniel Couzens at GBC on 0208 322 1922 email: intuit@gbc.co.uk