Ellis becomes president and chief executive officer of Agilysys after serving five years with the company. He has been a member of Agilysys’ senior management team since July 2003, most recently serving as executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Agilysys, Ellis was senior vice president and principal at Stern Stewart & Co., a global financial consulting firm, where he managed the Corporate Financial Advisory and Middle Market EVA® practice. Ellis and Kolerus will work closely in transitioning through the management restructuring and initial cost-reduction process. Kossin, who will report to Ellis, has been with Agilysys since 2004. As controller, he has been responsible for the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting, technical accounting compliance, Sarbanes Oxley documentation and compliance, internal and external financial reporting and the quarterly and annual auditing process. Prior to joining Agilysys, Kossin was director, general accounting, at Roadway Express, Inc. and corporate controller at Lesco, Inc. Stout, who also will report to Ellis, has been with Agilysys since 2000. Since joining Agilysys, he has had significant involvement in company acquisitions and divestitures and increasing levels of responsibility in strategically repositioning the company. Stout was promoted to vice president of business planning and corporate development in April, 2007. Prior to joining Agilysys, he spent several years with KeyBank and Cummins Engine Company.