Blackbaud Announces Brad Holman as President of its International Business Unit

Holman brings extensive technology and broad international experience to leading global supplier of software and services to the nonprofit industry

CHARLESTON, SC – September 20, 2010 – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB)today announced that it has hired Brad Holman as president of itsInternational Business Unit. Based in Sydney, he will lead Blackbaud’sinternational operations including Blackbaud’s England, Hong Kong,Australia, and Netherlands offices, as well as all internationalbusiness development activities.

“Brad’s broad range of skills and leadership abilities combined with hisextensive international experience will be invaluable as we expand ourrange of product and services offerings around the globe,” said MarcChardon, Blackbaud’s chief executive officer.

Holman has led a number of mergers and acquisition opportunities in bothEurope and Asia and established many distribution partners acrossinternational markets.
 
Before joining Blackbaud, he worked in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong,and Australia and managed operations in the Middle East and India.

“I am excited to join Blackbaud at such a pivotal time in the company’sinternational expansion,” said Holman. “Blackbaud has a clear marketleadership position in the nonprofit industry. With eight globaloffices, I believe the company is well-positioned to support theevolving needs of nonprofit professionals around the world, and I lookforward to leading the team that will bring the industry’s leadingsoftware and services to a global audience.”

Holman was most recently a partner and chief commercial officer atSydney-based ATI Business Group, a company that provides outsourcing andtechnical services to the aviation and travel sectors. In this role, hewas tasked with growing the business through brand development andestablishing a global network of resellers.

He previously served as president of Travelport’s Asia Pacificoperations, which provides travel distribution technology services on aglobal platform. At Travelport, Brad led the development and delivery ofbusiness for the $300-million Asia Pacific operation, leading a staffof 300, growing top line revenue and gaining four percentage points ofmarket share making Travelport the number one global distribution systemwithin the region. Holman also served as Travelport’s senior vicepresident of airline services in Asia Pacific and managing director ofoperations in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Prior to Travelport, he held executive roles as chief commercial officerat UMP, a professional indemnity insurance company and as managingdirector of Southern Cross Galileo, a technology services company.Holman holds a bachelor of commerce from University of WesternAustralia.

About Blackbaud

Blackbaud is the leading global provider of software and servicesdesigned specifically for nonprofit organizations, enabling them toimprove operational efficiency, build strong relationships, and raisemore money to support their missions. Approximately 22,000 organizations— including University of Arizona Foundation, American Red Cross,Cancer Research UK, The Taft School, Lincoln Center, In TouchMinistries, Tulsa Community Foundation, Ursinus  College, Earthjustice,International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the WGBH EducationalFoundation — use one or more Blackbaud products and services forfundraising, constituent relationship management, financial management,  website management, direct marketing, education administration,ticketing, business intelligence, prospect research, consulting, andanalytics. Since 1981, Blackbaud’s sole focus and expertise has beenpartnering with nonprofits and providing them the solutions they need tomake a difference in their local communities and worldwide.Headquartered in the United States, Blackbaud also has operations inAustralia, Canada, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com.