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EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen
A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ LAWRENCE J. FOX
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Lawrence J. Fox
Chairman of the Board and Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ STEPHEN A. SASSER
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Stephen A. Sasser
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox, Stephen A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ JAMES A. RUTHERFORD
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James A. Rutherford
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox, Stephen A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ DUKE THOMAS
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Duke Thomas
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox, Stephen A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ LARRY LIEBERT
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Larry Liebert
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox, Stephen A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ JOHN TAIT
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John Tait
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox, Stephen A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ GUY L. DE CHAZAL
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Guy L. de Chazal
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox, Stephen A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ ROGER D. BLACKWELL
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Roger D. Blackwell
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox, Stephen A. Sasser and Lawrence W. DeLeon, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ BARRY GOLDSMITH
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Barry Goldsmith
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of certain of its common shares for
resale by shareholders of the Company, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence
J. Fox and Stephen A. Sasser, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign said Registration Statement and any or all amendments or
documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
20th day of June, 2000.
/s/ LAWRENCE W. DELEON
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Lawrence W. DeLeon
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
