Calian Press Release 2000

CALIAN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF
NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Kanata, Ontario, July 7th, 2000: Calian (TSE: CTY) is very pleased to announce that effective July 20th, 2000, Brian Aitken will be joining Calian as its new Vice President & Chief Financial Officer replacing Shaun McEwan who was recently promoted to President & CEO. Brian joins Calian from Domtar, a large Canadian pulp and paper/forest products company headquartered in Montreal where he has been Vice-President, Treasury since 1998.

Prior to joining Domtar, Brian worked in Ottawa as Vice-President, Finance/Chief Financial Officer of E.B. Eddy Limited between 1995 and 1998 and from 1980 to 1994, Brian worked for Alcan Aluminum, both in Montreal and Toronto, where he held a series of senior financial positions. Brian is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of McGill University.

Shaun McEwan, President & CEO stated "I am extremely pleased that Brian has decided to join Team Calian. As we embark on the most exciting time in our corporate history, making Calian the leader in the Business to Employee market, I am confident that we will benefit from Brian’s wealth of experience and leadership."

Calian is a leading professional and technical services company helping customers become more successful through three strategic offerings: e-Business solutions, Human Asset Management solutions, and Systems Engineering solutions.

Calian's e-Business solutions focus on helping clients take advantage of new e-business technologies to leverage their knowledge capital, and make their workforces more productive and better informed. Human Asset Management solutions give our clients the ability to exercise critical workforce control. Systems Engineering provides leading-edge communications infrastructures to the telecommunications and government sectors.

Ranking among the top professional services organizations in Canada, Calian has annual revenues of more than $100 Million and a staff base of more than 2,200. Investing in new markets and new opportunities, Calian now serves customers in over 14 countries on six continents.

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