Dennis Wolf Joins MySQL AB as Chief Financial Officer

Industry Veteran to Help Manage Growth of Open Source Database Leader

CUPERTINO, Calif. - MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the appointment of Dennis P. Wolf as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Based in the company's Silicon Valley headquarters and reporting to CEO Marten Mickos, Wolf is responsible for MySQL's worldwide finance, internal IT, accounting, HR, legal, and administrative operations.

Wolf has over 25 years of experience managing finance and operations for high-growth technology companies. Prior to joining MySQL AB, he was managing director and CFO of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a provider of debt and equity growth capital to technology and life sciences companies. While there, he took the company public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Previously, Wolf held CFO and senior executive positions at Omnicell, Redback Networks and Credence Systems Corporation. He has also served in executive management roles at Sun Microsystems and Apple Computer. He currently sits on the board of directors of Vitria Technology and Komag, Incorporated.

Wolf earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver.

"MySQL is proud to welcome Dennis to our company," said Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL AB. "His enterprise technology experience, leadership and foresight will be extremely valuable for us in the future, allowing us to manage and prepare for strong financial growth."

Dennis Wolf said, "I am delighted to be joining MySQL at this time. Our company is at the forefront of the growing adoption of open source computing -- allowing modern enterprises to solve their IT problems, compete and succeed in today's marketplace."

About MySQL

MySQL AB develops and supports a family of high performance, affordable database products — including MySQL Network, a comprehensive set of certified software and premium support services. The company's flagship product is MySQL, the world's most popular open source database, with more than 6 million active installations. Many of the world's largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Sabre Holdings, The Associated Press, Suzuki and NASA are realizing significant cost savings by using MySQL to power high-volume Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software.

With headquarters in Sweden and the United States — and operations around the world — MySQL AB supports both open source values and corporate customers' needs in a profitable, sustainable business. For more information about MySQL, please visit www.mysql.com.

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