Phillip G. Norton

PHILLIP G. NORTON is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
ePlus inc., since March 1993. Mr. Norton focuses on company
strategy, e-commerce execution, partnerships, and overseeing the
sales and marketing arm of the business. An entrepreneur who has
successfully managed large companies, he started Systems Leasing
Corporation in 1978 and sold it to PacifiCorp in 1985. At the
time of his departure in 1990, PacifiCorp held assets of over
$800 million and was one of the largest third-party lessors in
the country. Mr. Norton is a 1966 graduate of the U.S. Naval
Academy.