Deffinity appoints Head of Legal and Corporate Governance

Khatija Tootla will oversee global contract and commercial affairs

London, 23^rd September 2011 – Deffinity MSA Limited (www.deffinity.com), a leading UK software company providing premium (SaaS) Project and Programme Delivery solutions to IT Vendors, Integrators, Architects, Media Companies, Consulting firms, Local Government and the global Financial Services sector, today announced the appointment of Khatija Tootla as Director of Corporate Governance.

Khatija has been a practising Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer and Arbitrator for 16 years, and has more than five years in corporate governance work in South Africa, providing training in King III, the new Companies Act 2008 and JSE Listings Requirements. She specialises in various fields of corporate and commercial law, company secretarial, corporate governance, regulatory, compliance and risk management. Khatija holds a B.A., LLB, LLM (Corporate Law) (Unisa), Post-grad. Cert. (Advanced Taxation), Cert. in Labour Law, MBA – Certificate in Management (U.K), Cert. in Intellectual Property Law (WIPO and UNISA). Khatija was a Group Company Secretary and Legal Counsel (Manager) for a listed company and for a state owned enterprise and is also Moderator for the CIS board exam for Institute of Company Secretaries (ICSA).

Deffinity is a premium web-based Project and Programme Management solution that is taking the market by storm. Deffinity creates a simple, intuitive, collaborative “live” project environment through a web portal, giving Project Managers, Finance Directors, Vendors and Clients an instant snapshot and total visibility of project portfolios in real-time. Unlike conventional project tools, Deffinity is the only cloud service to provide true PPM (Programme and Project Management) capabilities, whilst offering a unique customer service environment that differentiates and adds real value to working relationships.

Steve Pinkney, Global Director of Sales & Marketing said, “Following on from our summer announcement of the fourth international Deffinity office to be opened in 2011 (Houston, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Istanbul), we are delighted to announce Khatija’s appointment at a critical time in our growth. As we engage upon ever larger global contracts and implementations, Khatija’s experience and wise counsel will ensure that our growth is measured and compliant”.

Khatija Tootla commented, “I have been impressed with the Deffinity team’s vision and professionalism, and understand their ambitious plans for global expansion. I was, therefore, delighted to accept their offer and look forward to guiding the company through the legalities inherent to a rapidly expanding organisation”.

Nadeem Mohammed, Managing Director and CTO said, “I would like to extend a warm welcome to Khatija in joining the Deffinity family. She possesses an incredible amount of experience and qualifications that will help us in the years ahead. Her disciplined approach and personable nature will only serve to improve the professional service that we strive to impart to our partners, customers and prospects alike”.

For further details go to www.deffinity.com or email info@deffinity.com.