ESI GROUP (EPA:ESI) Strengthening of the board

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Strengthening of the Board of Directors Appointment of Eric d'Hotelans

Paris, 27th January 2009: ESI Group (ISIN FR0004110310), a pioneer and
world-leading solution provider in virtual prototyping and manufacturing
processes, announced today the strengthening of its Board of Directors, with the
appointment of Eric d'Hotelans as an independent director.

A graduate in economic sciences, Eric d'Hotelans began his career with Olivetti,
spent nine years with Matra Informatique and ten with Tandem, where he was the
director of the Emea Finance Business Unit. In 1998, he decided to join CMG, one
of the oldest European IT Services companies, as a member of the executive
committee, where he created CMG France, the group's French subsidiary, of which
he became the chairman. Eric d'Hotelans left the CMG group in 2003, following
its acquisition by UK group Logica. He then participated in the development of
an investment fund based in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), specialising in the research
and analysis of IT- related activities.

Since November 2003, Eric d'Hotelans has been Deputy Chairman of M6 group's
board of Directors, in charge of management.

The appointment of Eric d'Hotelans as an independent director on the ESI Group's
Board is subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting of 25th
June 2009.

Alain de Rouvray, ESI Group's Chairman and CEO, concludes: "We are very pleased
and proud that Eric d'Hotelans has chosen to join our Board. His expertise,
which is based on both his knowledge of IT business lines and his experience in
management and administrative support activities, will be a valuable asset for
us in pursuing our development. This appointment fulfils our desire to
strengthen our good governance practices and to cover, thanks to the expertise
of our directors, the main management fields of an international company. ESI
Group's Board now has five independent directors who are perfectly qualified to
help our management team profit from their vast experience."

About ESI Group

ESI Group is a world-leading supplier and pioneer of digital simulation software
for prototyping and manufacturing processes that take into account the physics
of materials. ESI Group has developed an extensive suite of coherent,
industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product's behavior
during testing, to fine-tune manufacturing processes in accordance with desired
product performance, and to evaluate the environment's impact on product
performance. ESI Group's products represent a unique collaborative and open
environment for Simulation-Based Design, enabling virtual prototypes to be
improved in a continuous and collaborative manner while eliminating the need for
physical prototypes during product development. The company employs over 700
high-level specialists worldwide covering more than 30 countries. ESI Group is
listed in compartment C of NYSE Euronext Paris. For further information, visit
www.esi-group.com.

Listed in Eurolist compartment C of NYSE Euronext Paris
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ESI GROUP has been qualified as "an innovative company" since January 20th 2000
by the OSEO and is eligible for inclusion in "FCPI" (venture capital trusts
dedicated to innovation).

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