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To: mact who wrote (5237)	12/16/1999 12:17:00 PM
From: Frederick Langford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5529

XPDR Wednesday December 15, 8:02 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Xpedior Announces Vice Chairman of The Chase Manhattan Corporation Will Join Board of Directors CHICAGO, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Xpedior Incorporated, a leading provider of eBusiness solutions, announced today that Marc J. Shapiro, vice chairman for finance, risk management and administration of The Chase Manhattan Corporation, will join its board of directors upon the initial public offering of the company. Shapiro is a member of Chase's Executive Committee. Prior to assuming his current role as vice chairman in September 1997, Shapiro served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Texas Commerce Bank (subsequently renamed Chase Bank of Texas), a subsidiary of The Chase Manhattan Corporation. James W. Crownover, Xpedior chairman of the board, said, ''Xpedior will greatly benefit from Marc's depth of knowledge in the financial services industry and his senior executive leadership skills and judgment. His appointment adds to the growing strength of our board of directors.' Shapiro earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Harvard University and received his master of business administration from Stanford University. In 1972, he began his career at Texas Commerce Bank in Houston where he served as chief financial officer beginning in 1977 and chief executive officer of its Houston bank beginning in 1987. In 1989, he was named chief executive officer of the statewide organization. During his tenure, the bank regained its position as one of the most profitable regional banks in the country. Shapiro serves as a director of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation and Weingarten Realty Investors. He also serves on the boards of the Cornell University Medical College, United Way of New York City, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Baylor College of Medicine and is a member of the Board of Visitors of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. He is currently co-chairman of the Houston Music Hall Foundation and previously served as chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership. David N. Campbell, president and chief executive officer of Xpedior, said, ''Xpedior is thrilled to welcome Marc to our board of directors. His appointment is a tremendous reflection of the quality and potential we have created at Xpedior. It also demonstrates our commitment to building a world class board of directors.' Shapiro commented, ''This is an exciting time to be a part of the dynamic Xpedior organization. I am honored to serve as a member of its board and look forward to contributing to the future direction and success of the company.' About Xpedior Xpedior Incorporated provides innovative, comprehensive eBusiness solutions for Global 2000 companies and emerging digital businesses. Xpedior helps its clients imagine new eBusiness capabilities, then delivers the reliable, scaleable end-to-end solutions needed to bring them rapidly to market. The company, headquartered in Chicago, is a subsidiary of Metamor Worldwide (Nasdaq: MMWW -news). Xpedior has approximately 1,100 employees located in 16 offices in the United States, Toronto, London and Perth, Australia. Visit Xpedior at xpedior.com or call us at 1-877-XPEDIOR. About Metamor Worldwide Metamor Worldwide offers customers a broad range of information technology solutions including eBusiness, ERP implementation, application maintenance and support, business process outsourcing, application development and hosting, network integration, training and technical documentation. With offices across the U.S. and abroad, Metamor's flexible delivery of value-added services is provided through a combination of geographic presence, industry focus and specialized technology practices. NOTE: Xpedior is a trademark of Xpedior Incorporated. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies