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EXHIBIT 99.3
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ILOG APPOINTS TELECOM INDUSTRY VETERAN TO ITS BOARD
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PARIS, France and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., November 9, 2000 - ILOG S.A. (NASDAQ:
ILOG; EURO.NM) today announced it has named telecommunications industry veteran
Richard Liebhaber to its board of directors, replacing Fredric Harman of Oak
Investments, who is stepping down after serving on the ILOG Board for six years.
Liebhaber's experience spans more than 45 years and includes pioneering
companies in the areas of telecommunications and the internet. Liebhaber began
his technology career at IBM rising through the ranks to head up IBM's new
business development activities. In 1984, Liebhaber represented IBM in the
establishment of a joint venture company with CBS and Sears for developing
consumer home information services, a venture that became the first internet
service provider, Prodigy. He served on the board of directors of Prodigy from
the company's inception until 1993.
Liebhaber joined MCI Communications in 1985 where he served as a board member
and management committee member. During his 10-year MCI tenure, Liebhaber
spearheaded the acquisition of Telecom USA and also had responsibility for
architecting, constructing and maintaining MCI's network. He is also a former
board member of Qwest Communications, where he was involved in the creation of
the Qwest Network. He is currently a member of the supervisory board of KPNQwest
(NASDAQ: KQIP), a joint venture between Dutch telecommunications provider, KPN
and Qwest Communications.
Liebhaber currently serves on the boards of Advanced Radio Telecom (NASDAQ:
ARTT), Avici Systems (NASDAQ: AVCI); Internet Communications Corporation
(NASDAQ: INCC); and Rare Medium Group (NASDAQ: RRRR). He previously served on
the boards of Alcatel USA, Transmedia, which was acquired by Cisco, and
Promatory Communications, recently acquired by Nortel Networks. "Dick's vast
industry knowledge and insight will be very valuable to ILOG as we enter our
next phase of growth and build upon our successful ISV business model," said
ILOG President and CEO Pierre Haren. "He will be an able successor to Fred
Harman who guided us in establishing our presence in the U.S. marketplace during
our pre- and post-IPO period."
Liebhaber's appointment will become effective following his election by
shareholders at ILOG's annual general meeting being held in Paris on December
18, 2000.
About ILOG
Dually headquartered in Paris and Mountain View, Calif., ILOG is the world's
leading supplier of C++ and Java software components. ILOG's embeddable
optimization, visualization and business rules software components dramatically
shorten development times for enterprise software applications in the supply
chain, telecommunications, transportation and financial services industries. In
addition to optimization applications where ILOG enjoys significant market
share, the company is taking an active role in the e-business software-
components market. Visit http://www.ilog.com for additional information. ILOG is
a registered trademark of ILOG. All other trademarks are the properties of their
respective owners.
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