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PLUNKETT’S CONSULTING INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2017 CONTENTS Introduction How to Use This Book

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Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Consulting Industry 1) Introduction to the Consulting Industry 2) Consulting in Emerging Nations/The Offshoring of Consulting Projects 3) Management Consulting and Consulting to Major Corporations 4) Consulting to Governments/U.S. Federal and State Consulting Contracts 5) Federal Government Consulting May Grow as Many U.S. Agencies Seek Cost-Efficiencies 6) IT Consulting/Software Consulting/Computer Operations Consulting 7) Trends in Manufacturing, such as Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), Lead to Collaboration and Consulting-Like Services 8) Consulting Firms Accept Assignments with Contingency Fees 9) Accounting Firms Taking Large Market Share of Consulting Contracts 10) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies 11) Major Corporations and Organizations Develop Internal Consultants and Seek Outside Clients 12) Corporate Clients Want Solid Returns on IT Investments 13) Consultancies Position Themselves to Serve Global Markets and Multinational Corporations 14) Offshoring to India Drives Changes in Global Consulting 15) BPO and KPO: White-Collar and Professional Tasks Are such as Law and Accounting Are Outsourced/Call Centers Become More Sophisticated 16) New MBAs Desire Consulting and Accounting Jobs Chapter 2: Consulting Industry Statistics Consulting Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview Consulting Industry Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2010-2016 Management Consulting Companies: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2011-2015 Environmental Consulting Services Revenue, U.S.: 2008-2015 Consulting Industry Employment, U.S.: 2011-2017 Chapter 3: Important Consulting Industry Contacts

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Chapter 4: THE CONSULTING 250: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen Index of Companies Within Industry Groups Alphabetical Index Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE CONSULTING 250

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Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations A Short Consulting Industry Glossary

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INTRODUCTION

PLUNKETT’S CONSULTING INDUSTRY ALMANAC is designed as a general source for researchers of all types.

CONSULTING 250, by geography, industry, sales, brand names, subsidiary names and many other topics. (See Chapter 4.)

The data and areas of interest covered are intentionally broad, ranging from branding trends to emerging technologies, to an in-depth look at the major firms (which we call “THE CONSULTING 250”) within the many segments that make up the consulting industry.

Especially helpful is the way in which PLUNKETT’S CONSULTING INDUSTRY ALMANAC enables readers who have no consulting or financial background to readily compare the strategies, financial records and growth plans of consulting companies and major industry groups. You’ll see the mid-term financial record of each firm, along with the impact of earnings, sales and strategic plans on each company’s potential to fuel growth and provide investment and employment opportunities.

This reference book is designed to be a general source for researchers. It is especially intended to assist with market research, strategic planning, employment searches, contact or prospect list creation and financial research, and as a data resource for executives and students of all types. PLUNKETT’S CONSULTING INDUSTRY ALMANAC takes a rounded approach for the general reader. This book presents a complete overview of the consulting field (see “How To Use This Book”).

No other source provides this book’s easy-tounderstand comparisons of growth, expenditures, technologies, corporations, research and many other items of great importance. The information within is crucial to people of all types who may be studying this, one of the most exciting industries in the world today.

THE CONSULTING 250 is our grouping of the biggest, most successful corporations in all segments of the consulting industry. Tens of thousands of pieces of information, gathered from a wide variety of sources, have been researched and are presented in a unique form that can be easily understood. This section includes thorough indexes to THE

By scanning the data groups and the unique indexes, you can find the best information to fit your personal research needs. The major companies are profiled and then ranked using several different groups of specific criteria. Which firms are the biggest employers? Which companies earn the most profits? These things and much more are easy to find.

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In addition to individual company profiles, an analysis of consulting trends is provided. This book’s job is to help you sort through clear summaries of today’s trends in a quick and effective manner. Whatever your purpose for researching the consulting field, you’ll find this book to be a valuable guide. Nonetheless, as is true with all resources, this volume has limitations that the reader should be aware of: •

Financial data and other corporate information can change quickly. A book of this type can be no more current than the data that was available as of the time of editing. Consequently, the financial picture, management and ownership of the firm(s) you are studying may have changed since the date of this book. For example, this almanac includes the most up-to-date sales figures and profits available to the editors as of early 2017. That means that we have typically used corporate financial data as of late-2016.

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Corporate mergers, acquisitions and downsizing are occurring at a very rapid rate. Such events may have created significant change, subsequent to the publishing of this book, within a company you are studying.

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Some of the companies in THE CONSULTING 250 are so large in scope and in variety of business endeavors conducted within a parent organization, that we have been unable to completely list all subsidiaries, affiliations, divisions and activities within a firm’s corporate structure.

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This volume is intended to be a general guide to a rapidly changing industry. That means that researchers should look to this book for an overview and, when conducting in-depth research, should contact the specific corporations or industry associations in question for the very latest changes and data. Where possible, we have listed contact names, toll-free telephone numbers and Internet site addresses for the companies, government agencies and industry associations involved so that the reader may get further details without unnecessary delay.

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Tables of industry data and statistics used in this book include the latest numbers available at the time of printing, generally through late 2016. In a

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few cases, the only complete data available was for earlier years. •

We have used exhaustive efforts to locate and fairly present accurate and complete data. However, when using this book or any other source for business and industry information, the reader should use caution and diligence by conducting further research where it seems appropriate. We wish you success in your endeavors, and we trust that your experience with this book will be both satisfactory and productive.

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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

The two primary sections of this book are devoted first to the consulting industry as a whole and then to the “Individual Data Listings” for THE CONSULTING 250. If time permits, you should begin your research in the front chapters of this book. Also, you will find lengthy indexes in Chapter 4 and in the back of the book.

› Video Tip For our brief video introduction to the consulting industry, see www.plunkettresearch.com/video/consulting. THE CONSULTING INDUSTRY Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Consulting Industry. This chapter presents an encapsulated view of the major trends that are creating rapid changes in the consulting industry today. Chapter 2: Consulting Industry Statistics. This chapter contains an extensive set of industry statistics. Chapter 3: Important Consulting Industry Contacts – Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites. This chapter covers contacts

for important government agencies and trade groups. Included are numerous important Internet sites. THE CONSULTING 250 Chapter 4: THE CONSULTING 250: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen. The companies compared in this book were carefully selected from the consulting industry, largely in the United States. A number of the firms are based outside the U.S. as well. For a complete description, see THE CONSULTING 250 indexes in this chapter. Individual Data Listings: Look at one of the companies in THE CONSULTING 250’s Individual Data Listings. You’ll find the following information fields: Company Name: The company profiles are in alphabetical order by company name. If you don’t find the company you are seeking, it may be a subsidiary or division of one of the firms covered in this book. Try looking it up in the Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations in the back of the book. Industry Code: Industry Group Code: An NAIC code used to group companies within like segments. Types of Business: A listing of the primary types of business specialties conducted by the firm.

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Brands/Divisions/Affiliations: Major brand names, operating divisions or subsidiaries of the firm, as well as major corporate affiliations—such as another firm that owns a significant portion of the company’s stock. A complete Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations is in the back of the book. Contacts: The names and titles up to 27 top officers of the company are listed, including human resources contacts. Growth Plans/ Special Features: Listed here are observations regarding the firm’s strategy, hiring plans, plans for growth and product development, along with general information regarding a company’s business and prospects. Financial Data: Revenue (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure represents consolidated worldwide sales from all operations. These numbers may be estimates. R&D Expense (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure represents expenses associated with the research and development of a company’s goods or services. These numbers may be estimates. Operating Income (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure represents the amount of profit realized from annual operations after deducting operating expenses including costs of goods sold, wages and depreciation. These numbers may be estimates. Operating Margin % (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure is a ratio derived by dividing operating income by net revenues. It is a measurement of a firm’s pricing strategy and operating efficiency. These numbers may be estimates. SGA Expense (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure represents the sum of selling, general and administrative expenses of a company, including costs such as warranty, advertising, interest, personnel, utilities, office space rent, etc. These numbers may be estimates. Net Income (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure represents consolidated, after-tax net profit from all operations. These numbers may be estimates. Operating Cash Flow (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous

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years): This figure is a measure of the amount of cash generated by a firm’s normal business operations. It is calculated as net income before depreciation and after income taxes, adjusted for working capital. It is a prime indicator of a company’s ability to generate enough cash to pay its bills. These numbers may be estimates. Capital Expenditure (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure represents funds used for investment in or improvement of physical assets such as offices, equipment or factories and the purchase or creation of new facilities and/or equipment. These numbers may be estimates. EBITDA (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure is an acronym for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. It represents a company's financial performance calculated as revenue minus expenses (excluding taxes, depreciation and interest), and is a prime indicator of profitability. These numbers may be estimates. Return on Assets % (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure is an indicator of the profitability of a company relative to its total assets. It is calculated by dividing annual net earnings by total assets. These numbers may be estimates. Return on Equity % (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): This figure is a measurement of net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. It is also called the rate of return on the ownership interest. It is a vital indicator of the quality of a company’s operations. These numbers may be estimates. Debt to Equity (2016 or the latest fiscal year available to the editors, plus up to five previous years): A ratio of the company’s long-term debt to its shareholders’ equity. This is an indicator of the overall financial leverage of the firm. These numbers may be estimates. Address: The firm’s full headquarters address, the headquarters telephone, plus toll-free and fax numbers where available. Also provided is the World Wide Web site address. Stock Ticker, Exchange: When available, the unique stock market symbol used to identify this firm’s common stock for trading and tracking purposes is indicated. Where appropriate, this field may contain “private” or “subsidiary” rather than a ticker symbol. If the firm is a publicly-held company

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headquartered outside of the U.S., its international ticker and exchange are given. Total Number of Employees: The approximate total number of employees, worldwide, as of the end of 2016 (or the latest data available to the editors). Parent Company: If the firm is a subsidiary, its parent company is listed. Salaries/Bonuses: (The following descriptions generally apply to U.S. employers only.) Highest Executive Salary: The highest executive salary paid, typically a 2016 amount (or the latest year available to the editors) and typically paid to the Chief Executive Officer. Highest Executive Bonus: The apparent bonus, if any, paid to the above person. Second Highest Executive Salary: The nexthighest executive salary paid, typically a 2016 amount (or the latest year available to the editors) and typically paid to the President or Chief Operating Officer. Second Highest Executive Bonus: The apparent bonus, if any, paid to the above person. Other Thoughts: Estimated Female Officers or Directors: It is difficult to obtain this information on an exact basis, and employers generally do not disclose the data in a public way. However, we have indicated what our best efforts reveal to be the apparent number of women who either are in the posts of corporate officers or sit on the board of directors. There is a wide variance from company to company. Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: A “Y” in appropriate fields indicates “Yes.” These are firms that appear either to have posted a substantial number of women and/or minorities to high posts or that appear to have a good record of going out of their way to recruit, train, promote and retain women or minorities. (See the Index of Hot Spots For Women and Minorities in the back of the book.) This information may change frequently and can be difficult to obtain and verify. Consequently, the reader should use caution and conduct further investigation where appropriate. Glossary: A short list of consulting industry terms.

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Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE CONSULTING INDUSTRY Major Trends Affecting the Consulting Industry: 1) Introduction to the Consulting Industry 2) Consulting in Emerging Nations/The Offshoring of Consulting Projects 3) Management Consulting and Consulting to Major Corporations 4) Consulting to Governments/U.S. Federal and State Consulting Contracts 5) Federal Government Consulting May Grow as Many U.S. Agencies Seek CostEfficiencies 6) IT Consulting/Software Consulting/Computer Operations Consulting 7) Trends in Manufacturing, such as Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), Lead to Collaboration and Consulting-Like Services 8) Consulting Firms Accept Assignments with Contingency Fees 9) Accounting Firms Taking Large Market Share of Consulting Contracts 10) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies 11) Major Corporations and Organizations Develop Internal Consultants and Seek Outside Clients 12) Corporate Clients Want Solid Returns on IT Investments

13) Consultancies Position Themselves to Serve Global Markets and Multinational Corporations 14) Offshoring to India Drives Changes in Global Consulting 15) BPO and KPO: White-Collar and Professional Tasks Are such as Law and Accounting Are Outsourced/Call Centers Become More Sophisticated 16) New MBAs Desire Consulting and Accounting Jobs 1)

Introduction to the Consulting Industry

› Video Tip For our brief video introduction to the consulting industry, see www.plunkettresearch.com/video/consulting. Global consulting industry revenues (including HR, IT, strategy, operations, management and business advisory services) will be about $488 billion in 2017, according to Plunkett Research estimates. This represents reasonable growth from $470 billion during the previous year. In the U.S., consulting of all types, including management, scientific and technical, generated $254.8 billion during 2016, up from $242.1 billion the previous year. Accounting and related services

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(such as tax return preparation) generated an additional $171.2 billion in 2016, up from about $156.0 billion during 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census. In recent years, corporate profits in general have grown dramatically, meaning that executives are reasonably willing to authorize new consulting projects, as long as they see the potential for a good return on the cost. For example, India’s leading consultancies have recently enjoyed substantial growth in employee count and revenues, as have most of the global consulting firms based in the U.S. and EU. While corporate profits have been growing, government budgets in the U.S. and much of Europe have been under tremendous pressure at the national, state and local levels. While recent years have seen a general rebound in state and local tax collections, sharp increases in government employee pension and health care costs are having a devastating effect on finances. Spending and debt have been called in question, and in some cases curtailed. This has been particularly hard on some consulting firms, since governmental agencies are prime clients for consultancies. Positive factors for the consulting industry over the mid-term: 1) Continued growth in health care expenditures and significant changes in health care coverage are creating demand for consulting projects. This includes a focus on greater operating efficiencies and cost controls, creating a perfect environment for consulting. 2) In nearly all business sectors, consultancies that focus on projects that clearly reduce business costs and enhance operating profits in a reasonably short period of time will find a ripe corporate market (such as consultants who focus on cash flow enhancement, supply chain efficiency and manufacturing efficiency). 3) Vast labyrinths of government regulation in the U.S. and in the UK/EU, for example in the banking and investment industries, are creating numerous opportunities for consultants who can show companies how to navigate rapidly changing relationships between government and industries, or deal with government oversight, particularly in financial services, environmental matters and health care.

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4) Consultants who assist firms in lowering employee benefits costs are in high demand, as are those who specialize in change management, employee retention and employee productivity enhancement. 5) Consultants and advisors in information technology and mergers and acquisitions will be in high demand. Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd. The top specialties in the consulting field are led by management consulting and technology consulting. Management consultants assist companies with restructuring or strategy development, in order to enhance operating efficiencies, increase productivity and increase return on assets, as well as significant assistance in identifying and merging with other firms that are targeted for acquisitions. Technology consultancies offer skilled services across the full spectrum of technology needs. This includes consulting in telecommunications, software development, supply chain enhancement, factory automation, systems implementation and enterpriselevel databases. In recent years, much of this work has shifted to projects involving cloud computing, data analytics, mobile apps and mobile tools for workers in the field. Machine learning and artificial intelligence work will be among the fastest-growing specialties for the long-term. Consulting firms based in India have carved out a very significant market share in this field. Other significant sectors within consulting include human resources and employee benefits consulting; risk management; and environmental and regulatory compliance. 2)

Consulting in Emerging Nations/The Offshoring of Consulting Projects In emerging and mid-tier nations, the consulting industry has generally enjoyed good long-term growth, riding the economic ups and downs of important markets such as Brazil. This is not to say that business is steady. Recent, very low market prices for oil and natural gas have hurt government and corporate budgets in oil-producing nations in the Middle East, Russia, Africa, Canada and Australia. Some new projects will be delayed, or proposed fees will be further negotiated as a result. Consultancies that do well in this global economic environment will be those that emphasize their ability to create cost-savings, enhance efficiencies and deal effectively with government austerity programs or other dramatic changes in governmental goals and programs.

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In recent years, many types of consulting and accounting projects have been offshored to a growing extent. Initially, this was due to efforts by firms in North America and Europe that wanted to take advantage of the lower hourly fees charged by professionals in emerging nations. More recently, however, offshoring of such tasks has become necessary in order to conduct consulting projects in the growing nations where business practices must be applied. As multinational companies headquartered in the U.S. and elsewhere continued to open offices, factories and research facilities in nations such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia and China, consultants had to follow. At the same time, China and India are investing heavily in their own upper-level education systems, and they are now graduating large numbers of MBAs, scientists, researchers and engineers from their own universities. Many Asian nations have already achieved excellent success in this regard, including China, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan. This means that a growing global cadre of young people with graduate degrees and high ambitions are seeking entry-level work in consulting of all types. 3)

Management Consulting and Consulting to Major Corporations The consulting industry is a multifaceted, global business sector that is facing many challenges and evolving quickly. At the highest level of the business is “management consulting,” the segment that advises top executives and boards of directors at Fortune 1000 firms on strategy and organization. McKinsey & Company, Inc., Bain & Company, Inc., Boston Consulting Group, Inc. and a handful of other companies are the most elite. Such firms may charge their clients anywhere from $300,000 to $1 million in monthly fees, with top consultants billing as much as $5,000 daily plus expenses, and associates at $2,000 or so. These consultants’ engagements for a multinational corporation may include analysis of multiple divisions and involve travel to several continents. Their suggestions often result in sweeping organizational changes, with the hoped-for result of creating significant efficiencies and adding tens of millions of dollars to the client’s yearly operating profit. Management consultants may take assignments involving many aspects of a client’s business, including marketing, acquisitions, finance, taxation, information technology, manufacturing, distribution, human resources, divestitures, government relations, facilities, telecommunications, environmental matters and more.

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The growing globalization of business and industry in general led inevitably to the globalization of the leading consulting companies. Major consultancies operate offices in the most important business centers in Europe and Asia-Pacific as well as in North and South America. Africa is the next consulting frontier, as rapid economic growth has been enjoyed by a handful of African nations in spite of problems ranging from lack of infrastructure to social turmoil and terrorism. Many consultancies operate worldwide and have multiethnic, multilingual employee bases. In particular, major consulting firms have opened large numbers of offices in Brazil, India and China in recent years. Annual revenues at top, global consulting firms run in the billions of dollars, and top consultants may each earn $200,000 to $500,000 or more yearly in return for grueling hours, high stress and many, many days spent traveling far from home. Despite these drawbacks, considering the high pay and the prestige, the best students at the best business schools frequently pine for posts in consulting. (An interesting exception to the grinding work and travel required of employees at many consultancies is found at Atlanta-based North Highland, www.northhighland.com). At this innovative midsized firm, consultants find that, per company policy, their assignments are largely in the cities where they live, negating the need for extensive travel, and work/life balance is encouraged by the firm’s business practices.) In contrast to the size and infrastructure of the leading management consulting companies, a large portion of the industry is comprised of very small companies—in many cases these are one-person shops, perhaps operating from a spare bedroom at home. This part of the business has grown rapidly, as legions of well educated, highly qualified and thoroughly experienced executives and professionals have been laid-off during corporate downsizing or took early retirement in exchange for an opportunity to work for themselves. These professionals have turned to self-employment as consultants, focusing on their specialties and combing their contacts for leads. Also in recent years, consultancies, large and small, have become more virtual, cutting back on the need for personal time spent in the office and/or on the road. High speed internet connections combined with online collaboration tools and video conferencing are making it easier for consultants to work effectively no matter where they may be. This trend was fostered by globalization, as the need to

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collaborate with team members in the global offices of a consultancy, as well as communicate with the global offices of clients, has created high demand for the latest in online tools. Despite recent superb levels of profitability throughout many corporate sectors, the days of unrestrained corporate spending are long gone. Corporate clients are now much more demanding when negotiating consulting contracts. Their demands are likely to include specific caps on overall cost, tight controls on travel and other expenses related to a consulting project, a demand for lower hourly rates and sometimes a penalty if desired goals are not met. In an effort to control costs, some corporations that were formerly desirable clients have built their own internal consulting staffs. One interesting offshoot of this trend is that the internal consulting units at a few companies have begun offering consulting services to outside clients. This is increasingly found in industries such as hospitality that are focused on high levels of customer service. At the Walt Disney Company, long famous for customer satisfaction and innovative employment practices, a consulting unit called The Disney Institute is now teaching other firms how to better engage their customers. Likewise, The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center, a unit of Ritz-Carlton Hotels (itself a luxury property subsidiary of hotel giant Marriott), is teaching client firms how to provide high levels of service to picky customers. Going forward, consulting firms will be forced to compete fiercely for their engagements, and the engagements they receive may be relatively shortterm or less profitable than assignments of the past. Corporate clients will be focused on a provable return on investment for consulting dollars spent. Specific goals will be set early in the process, and consultants will be under intense pressure to meet those goals. Large, multifaceted consulting companies will face fierce competition from smaller, niche companies. In particular, consultancies that can quickly improve their clients’ profits may have the best competitive advantage over the mid-term. Corporate clients may lean toward hiring consultancies with a proven ability not only to point out a corporation’s problems and strategic deficiencies, but also to implement solutions that cut debt, restore health to balance sheets and stabilize profits.

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Consulting to Governments/U.S. Federal and State Consulting Contracts Historically, U.S. governments at local, state and federal levels have provided lucrative major consulting contracts. Government at all levels has large needs for consulting in IT, security, human resources and other areas. For example, the latest Washington Technology (www.washingtontechnology.com) list of Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors, based on the value of contracts granted during the U.S. federal government’s 2016 fiscal year, ranks Lockheed Martin ($11.7 billion, roughly even with 2015’s $11.7 billion) first, Northrop Grumman ($6.5 billion, down slightly from $6.9 billion in 2015) second and Boeing ($5.0 billion , down from 2015’s $5.2 billion) third. CSRA jumped from tenth place in 2015 to fourth in 2016 with $4.6 billion. While the scope of consulting opportunities with the federal government is obviously immense, budget constraints can clearly reduce the size of consulting funds available from time to time. Such contracts are generally for consulting and services in information technology (including cybersecurity), defense (including anti-terrorism), telecommunications, professional services and engineering. Note that the largest awards each year go to firms that are predominantly defense or aerospace contractors. The Trump administration is keen to increase military spending overall, which may create significant growth in related consulting projects. 5)

Federal Government Consulting May Grow as Many U.S. Agencies Seek Cost-Efficiencies The U.S. federal government’s spending priorities changed rapidly under the Obama administration. After federal spending initially soared to levels never even dreamed of in the past, thanks to economic stimulus programs, profound concerns about the federal deficit prompted tighter budgets in some agencies starting in 2012 and extended into 2017 budgets. With regard to IT spending, the federal budget saw growth at a 7.1% annual rate from 2001 through 2009. However, from 2009-16, growth slowed to 1.5% annually. In the 2017 budget, total IT spending was set at $89.9 billion, up from $86.4 billion in the 2016 budget. Overall, federal budgets are under intense pressure. The Pentagon is facing at least $450 billion

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and possibly as much as $1 trillion in total spending reductions between 2012 and 2021. (However, final spending plans are always subject to changes in the mood and composition of members of Congress.) The recently elected Trump administration is intent on cutting spending at many government agencies, while increasing military spending. At the same time, it wants to cut Pentagon waste and increase efficiency. Numerous proposals are under consideration for spending cuts. Since one of the prime goals of consulting is often the creation of cost-efficiencies, some of these projects could lead to big consulting contracts. For example, the military seeks significant reductions in health care costs for retirees and salary and benefit costs for current employees. These are areas that often lead to lengthy, expensive consulting agreements. The military also seeks large cost cuts in its commissaries and stores, in Defense Department training and schools, and in procurement. All of these efforts could potentially benefit from outside consultants. In fact, one of the primary ways for the Pentagon to cut internal costs and inefficiency may well be to outsource many more tasks than it has in the past. Spending on consulting projects that may increase efficiency, enable implementation of new health care and financial industry regulations, and combat threats to cybersecurity may grow. 6)

IT Consulting/Software Consulting/ Computer Operations Consulting One of the fastest-growing segments of consulting has been information technology (IT). This segment includes consultants focused on ecommerce; telecommunications; intranet and internet strategies and functionality; hardware systems design and implementation; software design, acquisition and implementation; and web site design and operation. More recently, a great deal of IT consulting has been focused on cloud computing, cybersecurity, mobile app development, and the mobile environment in general, including tools for the mobile workforce. Historically: During the tech boom of the 1990s through early 2001, IT consultancies like the now defunct marchFIRST appeared out of nowhere and quickly attained annual revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars. That era, through the widespread commercialization of the internet and fiber optics, as well as the rapid spread of networked computing, brought a tidal wave of technology opportunities to light. Managers everywhere wanted to quickly ramp up new systems, from web sites to private data networks to advanced e-commerce systems. A

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concern over potential software problems when the new millennium turned in year 2000 (“Y2K”) also lead to massive consulting projects. Corporate clients turned to consultants, and the IT consulting companies boomed. These consultancies created marketing partnerships with leading hardware and software manufacturers so that they could quickly recommend, purchase and install technology system packages—at high profits to both the consultancies and the system manufacturers. Enterprise-level systems, which were supposed to seamlessly deliver real-time information from subsidiaries around the globe to top managers, became the standard at Global 1000 companies. In the end, corporate clients invested massive sums but didn’t always get the results they desired. Now, corporations have new IT needs thanks to the rapidly expanding fields of social networking, mobile computing, online employee collaboration and cloud computing and data storage. An increased need for consulting relating to the security of networks and data is likewise creating vast consulting opportunities. Currently: Today’s largest IT consulting firms typically provide outsourced IT services of many types. In fact, successful consultancies with IT hardware roots have evolved into full-service companies. In many cases, they are now integral departments within larger technology-based firms. Computer giant IBM best illustrates this trend, as services now bring in more revenues for IBM than the sale of computer hardware and software. In 2016, IBM restructured its business segments to reflect changes in the IT environment, and it now reports revenues for Cognitive Solutions (such as analytics, supercomputing by Watson and artificial intelligence), and Global Business Services, as well as Technology Services & Cloud Platforms. At such tech firms, a large portion of income is derived from outsourcing. That is, once these IT services firms have determined a client’s needs during a consulting or analysis phase, they may deliver turnkey services that include actual day-today operation of the client’s computer department and/or other departments. Not all of IBM’s competitors have been as successful as IBM in this regard. Meanwhile, many companies outside of the computer hardware and software field have successfully blended consulting and outsourcing into their offerings, developing dependable additional revenue sources by offering a complete line of services to their clients. A major development in IT consulting has been the extremely rapid growth of large companies that

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are based in India but compete globally, such as Wipro, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). These companies quickly grew multi-billiondollar revenue bases as major contenders in the global IT sector. Additional hot competition for IT consulting budgets comes from software companies, such as Oracle, that have quickly built up large consulting units of their own. For the mid-term, the biggest opportunities for IT consulting growth will lie in these areas: 1) Big data, data mining and predictive analytics 2) Cloud-based IT infrastructure 3) Mobile apps and data services 4) Data and network security and reliability Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd. 7)

Trends in Manufacturing, such as Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), Lead to Collaboration and Consulting-Like Services In an interesting development, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) of a wide range of products and components, from computers to hard drives to automobile components, now consult intensely with their clients in the product development phase, prior to providing the actual manufacturing. This has led to the evolution of some OEMs into ODMs (original design manufacturers). These ODMs consult with, design for and then manufacture for their clients. For example, an ODM might determine the needs for an in-dash stereo/radio system of an automaker client, design the system and finally manufacture the system. The automobile industry has become an environment in which major manufacturers, such as GM, rely heavily on a handful of component and systems manufacturers, such as Delphi, to consult in the design and engineering phase of new car planning. The newest generations of aircraft at Airbus and Boeing are designed and manufactured to a large extent by ODM partners scattered around the globe. The consumer electronics and personal computer sectors are heading in the same direction. Contract electronics manufacturers such as Flextronics consult heavily with their clients in the design of new products such as computers, stereos or telecommunications equipment. As technology has advanced rapidly and microchips have become integral components of many everyday items, consulting on design and implementation has become necessary to many types

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of manufacturers. Likewise, many types of service providers, such as those in telecommunications, must consult to a large extent with customers regarding their systems’ needs. Consulting in these types of situations may or may not result in additional fees, but can be vital pieces of the complete sales cycle. In many cases, the consulting functions at manufacturing and services firms have been developed into true profit centers with specific fee structures. 8)

Consulting Firms Accept Assignments with Contingency Fees With the understanding that today, more than ever, corporate clients want fast results and a high return on their investments in consulting, many consulting firms are accepting contingency payment for part of their fees. This practice, sometimes called variable pricing, recognizes the fact that client companies are frequently taking big risks and facing large fees when hiring consultants. Results matter, and contingency fees reward consultants when goals are met, while protecting the client when consulting projects fail. Some consultancies now bid from 30% to 75% (occasionally even 100%) of their jobs with contingency pricing. Under such a plan, a base fee is typically paid regardless of results, but a considerable increase in the fee is paid when goals are met, such as cost savings, increased efficiencies, increased sales or higher customer satisfaction levels. In rare cases, consultancies may take part of their fees in shares of stock in a deal such as a leveraged buyout. Another way of describing this type of contract would be a retainer (or base pay) plus a success fee (or bonus). Bain & Company was an early proponent of contingency pricing which is now commonplace among many consultancies. Similarly, many outsourcing agreements now call for “gain-sharing.” This is a practice in which the outsourced service provider receives much higher fees if cost-cutting and quality goals are met. The most important thing in pricing is for consultants to make their fees understandable and justifiable. Consequently, the number of pricing plans used varies widely, depending on the nature of the client and the business practices of the consulting firm. Additional fee plans may include fixed total price, hourly price (with or without a cap on maximum cost) or a base retainer plus variable costs. Contingency pricing puts pressure on consulting firms that make substantial investments up front in facilities, equipment and staff in order to facilitate their assignments. Additional pressure is coming

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from competitors in countries that work under lower cost structures, such as those in India, often driving consulting prices downward. 9)

Accounting Firms Taking Large Market Share of Consulting Contracts Accounting firms and CFOs in the U.S. are now saddled with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (often called “Sarbox”) placed an immense financial reporting compliance burden on CFOs and CEOs of publicly held corporations that list their stock on American exchanges. The burden was staggering as corporations and their accountants and consultants scrambled to comply. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reworked Section 404 of the Act (which stipulates the requirement for publicly traded companies to ensure reliable and accurate financial reporting) so that firms and their auditors are less likely to be overburdened by compliance, yet are still likely to minimize the potential for fraud. A 2012 survey conducted by business consulting and audit firm Protiviti found 41% of respondents noting increases of 20% or more in compliance costs, partly due to the introduction of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission’s (COSO’s) 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework, which took the place of the first such set of regulation standards set in 1992. Protiviti’s 2016 survey found 54% of large company respondents (meaning companies with revenues of $20 billion or more) spent in excess of $2 million on compliance in their most recent fiscal year, while 86% of small companies spent less than $500,000. Nonetheless, Sarbanes-Oxley (Sarbox) has been a major revenue booster for big accounting and consulting firms, especially when conducting work for clients that are new to the reporting process. Many people argue that Sarbox has restrained the ability of young companies to go public in the United States, and is driving firms to list their stocks on exchanges in other nations. Significant changes to Sarbox may occur during the Trump administration. Newly appointed officials are interested in reducing the regulatory burden and making it reasonably easy for firms to obtain needed financing. Next came a vast array of daunting compliance problems for banks, investment firms, credit card issuers and insurance companies, as the governments of the U.S. and UK along with EU regulators issued a flurry of new regulations aimed at the financial industry. These include the Dodd-Frank Act in the

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U.S., along with a stringent new global rules covering risk capital at banks and investment firms. Another recent regulatory labyrinth in the U.S. was caused by the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to oversee and regulate the issuance of things like mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and retirement plans. Both CFPB and Dodd-Frank are likely to see changes under the Trump administration. Consulting work is a vital component of the overall business strategy of accounting firms. In fact, each of the big accounting firms generate more revenue from consulting services than the total revenues at the largest management consulting firms, such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Bain & Company. SPOTLIGHT: Bank Consulting Starting in 2011, the Federal Reserve requires mandatory “stress tests” for banking firms. Those that do not pass these tests can be limited in raising dividends or repurchasing shares. Citigroup, Inc. failed to pass the annual test in 2014, and subsequently hired multiple consultancies, for a cost of $180 million, to enable it to pass the test in late 2015. On a global basis, banks spent approximately $29 billion on consultants in 2015, largely for stress tests (compared to only $16.35 billion in 2007), according to ALM Intelligence. In 2016, Chartist Research forecasted $4 billion in spending by financial firms on stress test related information technology. Since the demise of accounting giant Arthur Andersen, LLP, the global accounting industry has been reduced from the Big Five firms to the Big Four, which together account for the vast majority of the audits at publicly held companies worldwide. These accounting giants are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, EY and KPMG. Divestiture of accounting firm consulting units: During the early 2000s, regulators and financial leaders became concerned that a lack of accounting objectivity could occur when a firm bills a client as much for consulting services as it does for financial auditing. All major accounting firms except Deloitte divested themselves of their general consulting units in an effort to stave off any possible conflicts of interest. The fact that there was a rash of accounting scandals, including the infamous 2001 failure of the energy company Enron, added fuel to the fire. PricewaterhouseCoopers sold its consulting business, PwC Consulting, to IBM for $3.5 billion in

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2002. It was then incorporated into IBM Global Services, one of the firm’s fastest-growing and most important units. KPMG Consulting was spun off from its accounting firm parent as a freestanding company, which acquired the new name of BearingPoint. With 15,200 employees and 2008 revenues of $3.19 billion, BearingPoint was one of the world’s largest consultancies. However, the firm elected to take Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2009. The company was a victim of both the global economic slowdown and a heavy debt load (around $1 billion) made unmanageable during the global credit crunch. Accounting problems had also taken their toll on the company, which is ironic considering it was an offspring of an accounting company many years ago. In 2009, BearingPoint sold the majority of its North American public services business to Deloitte for $350 million, its commercial services business to PricewaterhouseCoopers for $44 million and its Europe, Middle East and Africa practice to its European management team for $69 million. BearingPoint also sold its BearingPoint China Consulting unit to Perot Systems Corporation in 2009. Ernst & Young, in early 2000, agreed to merge Ernst & Young Consulting with Cap Gemini, a wellestablished global firm noted for IT consulting, among other practices. The merged company changed its name to Capgemini. (Global accounting firm Ernst & Young Global Limited changed its name in 2013 to EY.) Deloitte Consulting LLP, a unit of the global giant Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (generally referred to as simply “Deloitte”), is a different story. Deloitte announced in February 2002 that it would divest itself of its consulting business which would change its name to Braxton, but the firm later reconsidered. It has remained part of Deloitte. Accounting firms are once again operating giant consulting practices. At first, the focus was specialized consulting relating to Sarbanes-Oxley and other compliance needs. More recently, however, accounting firms have been willing to expand their consulting operations. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) acquired management consulting firm Booz & Company in 2014, changing the acquired firm’s name to Strategy&. During 2000, Andersen Consulting had the good fortune to be spun off from the now defunct Arthur Anderson accounting firm (Enron’s accountants) to become the free-standing Accenture. Today, Accenture is a 358,000-employee consultancy

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operating in 55 countries. Fortunately, Accenture was already well distanced from its former parent company, Arthur Andersen, before its demise. Today, Accenture remains one of the world’s most successful consulting firms. Second-tier accounting firms, such as BDO USA, LLP (formerly BDO Seidman LLP), Grant Thornton International and RSM McGladrey, have historically served smaller clients since they do not have the employee counts or prestige often needed to serve companies with more than $1 or $2 billion in revenues. However, with the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, tier-two firms are successfully bidding on audits for major corporations, since the Big Four initially had a limited number of auditors available to handle the increase in hours necessary for compliance. The shift opened doors for smaller accounting firms, especially for BDO USA (a member of the BDO International group of firms). The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 was a landmark piece of legislation in the U.S. Dodd-Frank is having a profound impact on investment and banking firms which must provide regulators with staggering amounts of data regarding their practices and overall stability. Accounting firms, law firms and a host of technology firms suddenly have enormous business opportunities to assist these institutions in meeting Dodd-Frank requirements. For example, bank consultancy Invictus Consulting Group advises banking institutions as to how to comply with the need for annual stress tests. Technology consultants are participating as well, by designing software systems to automate data collection, compliance and reporting. A ruling regarding commercial property was issued in late May 2014, which is creating new consulting and accounting projects. The ruling is the result of the joint efforts of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the U.S. and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) elsewhere. Working together, the two boards have created a new generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) standard. It requires companies to include property leases as assets and liabilities on their balance sheets. Rent owed for the remaining term of a lease must be logged as a liability while the right to use leased space must be recorded as an asset. It is estimated that the new standard could result in public companies putting as much as $1.3 trillion in leases on their balance sheets, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Private companies could push the estimate as high as $2

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trillion. The result will be considerable additional work for accounting firms, as large balance sheet adjustments must be made. There is a consulting opportunity here as well, as consultants may be required to determine whether it is better to lease or own property. It may be that some companies will choose to buy office or other commercial space, seeking tax advantages or improved financial ratios. The new ruling may also encourage tenants to shorten lease lengths. SPOTLIGHT: U.S. GAAP Standards May End The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed in late 2008 a shift in accounting standards away from traditional rules known as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In an effort to simplify the process by which companies are valued, the SEC proposed to adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) used by approximately 12,000 companies in 100 countries. PricewaterhouseCoopers reported that GAAP standards cover 25,000 pages, compared to 2,500 pages for IFRS rules. Where GAAP contains upwards of 200 rules for recording revenue, IFRS only has two requirements. Under the proposal, the switch would occur in two stages. The first stage calls for U.S.-based multinational corporations of significant size to report earnings according to IFRS rules. The second stage would see all public U.S. companies make the switch. On the positive side, adopting an international standard would allow the comparison of the financial performance of a software company in the U.S. with one, say, in Japan. On the negative side, some of the proposal’s detractors are concerned that the IFRS’ relaxed standards leave too much room for variances in profit reporting among other requirements. Should the proposal find acceptance, there will likely be a number of improvements made to IFRS rules, and steps will need to be taken to standardize the rules from country to country.

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In May 2014, the IFRS and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the U.S. released a final draft of the new rules, which began to take effect in early 2017. Officials at FASB had received thousands of letters from U.S. companies who were having to invest millions in software, contract updates and recalculations of financial earnings. A group of software companies including Adobe Systems, Symantec Corp and VMware requested additional guidelines and a two year delay. Should the U.S. fail to adopt the international rules, the adoption process in other countries such as Japan could be slowed. 10) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies While the leading firms in the consulting industry were busy in past years with their own restructuring and acquisitions, aggressive competitors surfaced that created significant challenges. That is, leading manufacturers and service companies of many types determined that they might achieve significant growth by offering consulting services. These consulting services are frequently offered in conjunction with complementary business offerings. For example, manufacturers of complex machinery or components may offer consulting services to enable clients to best determine what to order and how or where to use the products. Engineering firms often provide consulting services that enable clients to determine the feasibility of proposed projects—far in advance of actual engineering services. At the same time, a great deal of new competition emerged in the information technology (IT) consulting field. Manufacturers of computer hardware and software watched enviously as upstart IT consultancies grew at soaring rates during the boom of the 1990s. While new firms were growing and charging top rates for their services, many computer industry manufacturers saw their prices per unit sold dropping rapidly due to intense global competition among hardware and software makers. Adding consulting and/or outsourcing services to their offerings gave hardware and software firms an opportunity to build stable repeat revenue on top of their manufacturing revenue bases, and they already had a built-in base of existing customers that were potential consulting clients. These new consulting practices take many forms. In the IT field, they are frequently packaged with the provision of outsourcing services—that is, contract management of a corporation’s entire computing

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department. In some cases, consulting may consist primarily of pre-purchase design of a new computer facility, followed by installation, ramp-up, training and continuing support. This is big business, and it’s a huge change in the consulting industry. For example, value-added services, including consulting and outsourcing, account for the majority of IBM’s revenues. IBM Global Services (comprised of the Global Technology Services segment and the Global Business Services segment) grew at a rapid clip by targeting small- and medium-sized businesses through regional resellers, in addition to supplying consulting services directly to many of the world’s largest organizations. Oracle, SAP and the many other major hardware and software firms all compete for services revenues, including consulting—either through wholly-owned subsidiaries or through partnerships with consulting firms. Xerox was among the latest to join the business services competition with its February 2010 acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services. The acquisition allowed Xerox to expand its services offerings to the extent that the new sector accounts for more than one-half of its total revenue. Xerox’s Services segment (which includes Business Process Outsourcing, Information Technology Outsourcing and Document Outsourcing) generates more than one-half of the firm's total revenues. In early 2017, Xerox completed the spin-off of its services business into a free-standing firm called Conduent. 11) Major Corporations and Organizations Develop Internal Consultants and Seek Outside Clients Leading corporations such as Pfizer, UPS and USAA have built internal management consulting staffs. The goals of such moves vary, but they include maintaining better control over the consulting process, improving internal communications, enhancing the understanding between staff and consultants and creating a consulting staff that has first-hand experience and knowledge of company culture and procedures. However, the top goal on the list must inevitably include cutting consulting costs, which can run thousands of dollars per day for highly experienced management consultants provided by major outside firms. In some cases, internal consultants may hire external consultants on an as-needed basis. The internal consultant trend has grown to the point that a professional association has been created, the Association of Internal Management Consultants,

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Inc., www.aimc.org. The group has an annual spring conference and an impressive membership roster that includes people from blue-ribbon firms. On an organization chart, some firms may classify their internal consultants as part of “planning” or “strategy” departments. One interesting offshoot of this trend is that the internal consulting units at a few companies have begun offering consulting services to outside clients. This not only creates a new profit center for the company, it also promotes the brand reputation of the parent company. This is increasingly common in industries such as hospitality that are focused on high levels of customer service. At the Walt Disney Company, long famous for customer satisfaction and innovative employment practices, a consulting unit called The Disney Institute (disneyinstitute.com) is now teaching other firms how to better engage their customers. Clients in a wide variety of industries are calling on consultants from The Disney Institute to show their executives how to implement more effective practices or to train employees in higher levels of service, teamwork, the creation of brand loyalty and innovation. Likewise, The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center, a unit of Ritz-Carlton Hotels (itself a luxury property subsidiary of hotel giant Marriott), is teaching client firms how to provide superior service. The RitzCarlton Advisory Services unit teaches leaders at client firms how to benchmark their own practices against the proven theories in practice at RitzCarlton. In addition to pure consulting, the firm schedules classes for employees and executives of outside firms. Courses offered by Ritz-Carlton include “The Ritz Carlton Experience.” Billed as a class for non-managerial staff, it focuses on the vital steps in delivering excellent customer service. The program takes place at selected Ritz-Carlton hotels and includes a two hour “Service Excellence Culture” presentation and another two-hour session called “Memorable Customer Service.” At the federal government level, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) runs its own IT consulting arm. It’s called Federal Acquisition Service or FAS (formerly the Federal Technology Service (FTS)), and it provides consulting, systems integration, design and purchasing services to federal agencies. 12) Corporate Clients Want Solid Returns on IT Investments ROI (return on investment) has become the mantra of the chief information officers (CIOs) at the

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corporations served by consultancies. Only if a solid return on new dollars invested in computer and telecommunications projects can be forecast will new projects be assigned to consultants. At the same time, IT system managers have become much shrewder bargainers. They demand better prices as well as free extras—and they often get them. This trend sets the tone for IT consulting projects today. In contrast, during past booms, IT consulting/implementation projects were often bid on an estimated basis that allowed for significant growth of the total fee if the project took longer than originally thought. Today, however, many IT consulting projects are bid on a “fixed cap” basis, whereby a pre-agreed fee is guaranteed to see the project through to successful completion. The relatively new trend of contingency pricing, that is, the final amount paid for a consulting assignment being dependent upon the actual results of the work, has also dampened final profits at many consultancies. Meanwhile, intense competition from IT consultancies based in India, such as Tata, that have lower operating costs than their peers in Europe and North America, held down bids and increased the buying power of corporate clients. Recently, the IT industry has gained strong momentum, riding a new wave of IT investment. This is due to several factors, including a) pent-up demand thanks to reduced spending during the recent recession; b) a rapidly increasing need for better network and data security; c) growth in network and internet traffic; d) a growing interest in cloud computing; and e) continuing adoption of mobile devices for business, consumer and industrial uses. 13) Consultancies Position Themselves to Serve Global Markets and Multinational Corporations Major consultancies operate offices in the most important business centers in Europe and AsiaPacific as well as in North and South America. Many operate worldwide and have multiethnic, multilingual employee bases. New overseas offices may be opened directly by a consulting firm, but local offices are often acquired. These acquisitions offer some advantages, including built-in client and employee bases. Many of the largest consultancies get 50% or more of their revenues from overseas. The newest frontier in global consulting is Africa, where rapid economic growth is being enjoyed by a handful of nations.

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The increase in offshoring is adding fuel to this trend. Technology consulting firms in particular are competing fiercely with companies based in lowercost nations, such as Wipro, based in India. As a result, global consulting companies based in the U.S. and Europe have no choice but to open offices in lower-cost nations. Major Management Consulting Firms With Significant Offices in China A.T. Kearney Bain & Co. Boston Consulting Group McKinsey & Company Mercer Management consulting firms are building their presence in emerging markets, especially in India and China. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, for example, spent $1 billion between 2010 and 2015 on new hires and development in India and China, in addition to Southeast Asia, Russia, Brazil and the Middle East. Meanwhile, EY retains a major presence in China with thousands of employees. EY has also been beefing up its recruiting in India, Africa, Russia, Brazil and the Middle East. Having staff working in countries where local competition is growing (such as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. in India) helps western firms to better compete in global markets. In China, rapid growth in recent years at industrial, financial and services companies created superb opportunities for U.S. and European consulting firms. Chinese executives are eager to adopt effective strategies and styles needed to become truly global player within their fields. Consulting contracts cover such areas as human resources, IT, corporate strategy, operations, marketing and manufacturing. As China matures, however, U.S. and European consulting firms are beginning to see some of their most talented people jump ship and set up independent practices in Hong Kong, Shanghai or Beijing. Meanwhile, Chinese economic growth has been slowing. An interesting development in India has occurred as well. Former consultants at top firms such as McKinsey are becoming entrepreneurs, setting up their own research and consulting shops, taking advantage of the low payroll costs of local MBAs, engineers, CPAs and Ph.D.s.

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SPOTLIGHT: Infosys Technologies Limited Infosys Technologies, Ltd., headquartered in Bangalore, India, provides IT and consulting services to clients globally, and is the second-largest software exporter in India. It offers a range of customized software applications and systems including development, maintenance and reengineering, as well as e-commerce consulting through offices in more than 30 countries. Infosys provides consulting services in the U.S. through its American subsidiary Infosys Consulting. In addition to consulting and IT services, the company provides business process outsourcing for the banking, securities and brokerage, insurance, telecommunications, finance and health care industries through Infosys BPO (formerly Progeon, Ltd.). Infosys also sets up dedicated offshore software development centers for large clients. The firm’s clients include Vivendi Water Systems, Airbus, Boeing, ING Group, Credit Suisse Group, LexisNexis Group, Cisco Systems, Lucent Technologies, Gap, Reebok International and FritoLay. More than one-half of the firm’s revenue came from clients in North America. In 2015, the firm acquired Panaya, Inc., a provider of automation technology for large-scale enterprise software management; Kallidus, Inc. (dba Skava), a provider of digital experience solutions; and Noah Consulting LLC, a provider of advanced information management consulting services. 14) Offshoring to India Drives Changes in the Global Consulting Industry The largest American and European technology consulting companies have created tens of thousands of jobs in foreign countries including India, China, the Philippines, Canada, the Czech Republic and Mexico, among others. Nations with large populations of well-educated, English-speaking people are seeing tremendous job growth in IT and other business services. The savings to employers can be impressive. However, due to intense demand for quality employees, white-collar wages have been rising rapidly in India, China and elsewhere. Major technology and consulting firms in India have continually instigated significant pay raises. Nonetheless, turnover is high, and it is not unheard of for an employee to jump ship twice in one year, in search of higher pay. Top Indian consultancies, including Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services, posted significant revenue growth in recent years. Many of these firms continue to hire and expand

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aggressively. NASSCOM (India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies) projected that the nation’s outsourcing and consulting industry revenues grew from $86.4 billion in 2014 to $98.0 billion in 2015 and $108 billion in 2016. Offshoring is having a tremendous impact on all facets of the consulting industry. In some cases, the industry has seen consulting and outsourcing companies from such nations as India making acquisitions in the U.S. or in Europe. For example, Wipro, a massive India-based IT outsourcing company that is enjoying soaring success, acquired NerveWire, a Boston-based e-commerce and internet consulting company. Wipro is also expanding globally, opening a global development center in Mexico and a business process outsourcing center in the Philippines. In March 2016, Wipro completed its acquisition of HealthPlan Services from Water Street Healthcare Partners for $460 million. Aggressively managed IT consultancies based in India, such as Wipro, have operating costs that are low enough that they are able to significantly undercut the prices of U.S.-based work, and they gained market share at a rapid rate. The top Indian firms enjoyed booming revenue growth in the past several years. Many even posted growth during the worst of the economic recession since ailing companies in the U.S. and elsewhere increasingly outsourced business needs to cut costs. The relatively low operating costs of India have led foreign-based firms to open large offices of their own within India, with tens of thousands of local employees. Other offshore employees work in highly skilled technical areas such as research and development and engineering. Research and analysis of all types are rapidly being offshored also, particularly to India, as are professional services. A great deal of market research and market analysis work has moved to India, where former employees of consultancies such as McKinsey have set up large shops that provide services at very competitive rates. Other offshore workers support U.S. and Europebased management consultants by doing basic research, preparing reports and building PowerPoint presentations. While some of these tasks can be offshored, it is next to impossible that the jobs of lead management consultants or managing directors will be fully offshored—clients want face time with lead consultants, and most projects require that consultants spend considerable time on-site in clients’ facilities. In IT consulting, large numbers of jobs will continue to be offshored. With intense management

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supervision onsite and proper lines of communication and control, many types of programming can be accomplished from anywhere. Adding to this trend is the fact that collaboration software and systems have advanced steadily, including such tools as online meetings featuring video and web-based whiteboards. SPOTLIGHT: Tata Consultancy Services Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is India’s largest consulting services company and one of Asia’s largest independent software and services organizations, with a presence in 45 countries totaling more than 319,000 employees. The firm is a subsidiary of Tata Sons, Ltd., which is itself a subsidiary of the TATA Group, one of Asia’s largest conglomerates with interests in energy, telecommunications, financial services, chemicals, engineering and materials. TCS focuses on software engineering practices and standards, software quality assurance, software project management, software processes, along with research and development in software technology. It operates the Tata Research, Design and Development Centre (TRDDC) and the Advanced Technology Centre, both located in India. TCS has formed alliances with some of the world’s leading technology companies, academic institutions and consulting firms, so that it can provide its customers with expertise in technology fields in which it does not specialize. Development of new strategies and technologies occurs in the firm's global centers of excellence, located in several nations. The firm has offices throughout North America, with a regional headquarters in New York City, a performance-engineering center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and an RFID lab in Chicago, Illinois. A few of the company’s 61 subsidiaries include Tata America International Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific Pte Limited in Singapore, Diligenta Limited in the UK and TCS e-Serve Limited in India. 15) BPO and KPO: White-Collar and Professional Tasks Such as Law and Accounting Are Outsourced/Call Centers Become More Sophisticated Offshoring was once thought of as the process of sending only less-skilled, low-paying jobs overseas. This is no longer the case, and the reality of whitecollar jobs moving offshore is causing alarm within many professional associations and dislocating workers in America and elsewhere. Today’s offshoring includes much more than the replacement of call center operators or textile mill workers with

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lower-paid workers in Asia. In fact, Indian outsourcing companies such as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. have scaled back their call-center services in favor of better paying, higher profit margin white-collar services. BPO, or business process outsourcing, has been one of the fastest-growing segments in the offshoring sector. It has evolved far beyond its initial focus on call centers. Today, BPO services include human resources management, clerical tasks such as billing and purchasing, as well as many types of customer service or marketing activities, depending on the industry involved. KPO, or knowledge process outsourcing, refers to the use of outsourced and/or offshore workers to perform business tasks that require judgment and analysis. Examples include such professional tasks as patent research, legal research, architecture, design, engineering, web site design, market research, scientific research, accounting and tax return preparation. Today, offshoring includes the use of foreign workers to handle routine white-collar and professional tasks. For example, accountants in India are now preparing hundreds of thousands of American income tax returns yearly—a potential loss to professional accountants based in mature economies. The eternal question regarding offshoring looms large here—does offshoring of professional tasks increase productivity and net economic activity in nations such as the U.S., or does it lower American wages and create a net loss of professional jobs? Offshoring is clearly affecting a wide variety of white-collar and professional sectors in the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, Australia and Japan. In particular, offshoring is being used to a growing degree for the more mundane tasks in legal services, architecture, design, engineering, health diagnostics, accounting and marketing. This is in addition to the already immense offshore business in software and hardware design and engineering. High-security, internet-based data environments have been implemented to make it possible for very sensitive personal data to be worked on in offshore facilities. Nonetheless, firms that are responsible for sensitive, personal data are increasingly anxious about the potential of having that data hacked and are therefore forced to invest very heavily in security systems and software. For example, accountants in India who are preparing income tax returns for Americans may log into specialized sites containing clients’ data, such as

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previous years’ tax returns and scanned copies of W2s as well as income or expense documents. However, they may not be able to see the clients’ personal information, such as complete name, address and social security number. In addition, financial account numbers may have been concealed. The offshore accountant can do the basic tax return work within the secure system. Later, the final return is compiled and printed out by the client’s personal accountant back home. Additional white-collar and professional tasks moving offshore include jobs in financial services such as banking and insurance. Vast numbers of U.S. back-office financial services jobs have moved overseas. Hundreds of thousands of workers in the Philippines, India and elsewhere are employed in call centers, answering the questions of U.S. bank and investment customers regarding their accounts. The Philippines has emerged as what some consider to be a more effective destination for U.S. outsourced call center jobs, because of its cultural affinity with America and the large population that grew up speaking excellent English, with a clear, Americanstyle accent. This is due to the fact that the Philippines was an American territory for many decades. As of 2016, the Philippines had about 1.3 million people employed in outsourcing, generating about $22 billion in annual revenue for this island nation. Recently, the Philippines has been facing growing competition from outsourcing companies in low-cost nations like Vietnam and Indonesia. Meanwhile, insurance application processing, claims processing and employee benefits administration are all ripe for offshoring. More and more accounting and bookkeeping tasks have moved offshore, in addition to the tax return preparation noted above. Also, the jobs of certain types of financial analysts are moving offshore to MBAs trained in Indian universities. U.S. banks have been outsourcing a growing portion of mortgage processing to India. Another industry rapidly adopting offshoring is publishing. Offshore centers are offering highly trained workers who perform page layout, advertising design, prepress services, text conversion to digital ebook format, index creation, content creation, highlevel editing and many other tasks. Lawyers are facing the offshore trend as well. For example, some U.S. law firms are using services in India for basic patent and trademark research. Inexpensive, outsourced legal services are on the rise, especially in India. While associates at U.S. legal firms typically bill more than $200 an hour,

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experienced attorneys in India bill at much lower rates. Pangea3 LLC, a legal process outsourcing (LPO) firm in India (which was acquired by Thomson Reuters Corporation in 2010), has reportedly enjoyed remarkable growth in revenue since its founding. Its services include contract drafting, research regarding mergers and acquisitions, litigation support and corporate document preparation. (Pangea3 is not to be confused with a San Francisco-based firm called Pangea Legal Services.) Elsewhere, one major Chicago-based law firm has hundreds of workers in the Philippines, working at such vital tasks as billing, accounting and marketing. An interesting twist has been occurring in legal outsourcing. Legal services firms outside the U.S. such as Pangea3 are opening offices in American cities. In Pangea3’s case, it has an office with hundreds of employees in a suburb of Dallas, Texas in addition to its New York headquarters and its Mumbai operations. The firm, along with a number of its competitors, is finding that some jobs, such as military contracts or patent law, are better done by attorneys within the U.S. The company’s annual pay scale per attorney is far less than attorneys typically make at top U.S. firms. However, the legal market in America has been one of too many new law school grads applying for too few jobs. Another benefit on the American side is that, thanks to low pay scales, the prices are somewhat competitive with what would be spent by outsourcing the work to India or elsewhere. Yet another business sector that is seeing outsourcing activity is architecture. For example, Cadforce, Inc. is a California-based architectural firm that employs designers, architects and computer technicians in ten global cities, including locations in the U.S. and India. The company utilizes proprietary online collaboration computer-aided design (CAD) systems to allow both clients and offshored workers to view and markup the same drawings during the design process. Cadforce is a subsidiary of engineering services company Neilsoft. As for which countries are benefiting the most from business process and IT outsourcing activity, a 2016 ranking of destinations by Tholons had six cities in India in the top 10, along with two in the Philippines, one in Ireland and one in Poland. Outsourcing industry executives are keeping a close watch on how automation is changing the call center, BPO and related sectors, and plotting their future business strategies accordingly. For example, sophisticated telephone answering software can ask

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specific questions of the caller, and then route the call to exactly the right person, or perhaps to an automated response. Overall, this can save from seconds to minutes per call. Likewise, many other functions are becoming automated, utilizing, for example, software that can listen to a caller’s questions and provide computer-generated answers about account balances, or provide detailed instructions about how to complete a business form or set up a basic computer device such as a router. At the same time, automation and sophisticated monitoring devices means it requires fewer people in an offshore facility to monitor a client’s computer network or web site. 16) New MBAs Desire Consulting and Accounting Jobs During the tech-driven business boom of the late 1990s, vast numbers of highly qualified graduating students were snapped up by the consulting industry. Perhaps as many as 35% to 40% of newly minted MBAs went into consulting at one point (while many of the rest of their peers jumped into internet, telecommunications and e-commerce companies). When the tech boom became a tech bust, MBAs found that consulting jobs were scarce due to economic trends and the slow job market, and few of them landed the consulting jobs they were seeking. As an alternative to consulting, some MBAs turned to employment in basic industries such as automotive and consumer goods. A large number turned to lucrative jobs in the investment and finance industry. In the U.S., new MBAs have consistently listed consulting and accounting jobs in the top ranks of their desired careers. The 2016 Universum Survey of business students from top universities found that Google was in the number one spot as a desired employer, followed by Apple and accounting/consulting firm EY. Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, and accounting/consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers were both high on the list as well.

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Internet Research Tips-Management Consulting: The Institute of Management Consultants www.imcusa.org/ Provides professional certification of management consultants. On the site, you’ll find information regarding issues in management consulting, including ethics, professional development and certification. The Association of Management Consulting Firms www.amcf.org Offers a full range of services aimed at assisting consulting companies and their professional employees. The site provides information about annual conferences, local chapters, job openings and much more. SPOTLIGHT: McKinsey & Company For most of its history, McKinsey & Company, founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926, has led the traditional management consulting pack. Marvin Bower, who served as Managing Director for most of the 1950s and 1960s, is considered by many to be the father of modern management consulting. McKinsey & Company still reigns supreme, maintaining the most elite client roster and culling the brightest and best business school students as associates and partners. The firm has seen significant changes in the last decade. Under the auspices of former Managing Partner Rajat Gupta, McKinsey rapidly expanded from 58 offices around the world to today’s 100 offices in over 50 nations. The list of employees included more than 12,000 consultants and almost 2,000 research and information personnel in 2016. Today’s Managing Director is Dominic Barton, formerly head of the firm's Shanghai office. Realizing the potential of the developing world long before most of its competition, McKinsey has completed hundreds of assignments in China in recent years and has established an Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Shanghai. McKinsey publishes a highly regarded quarterly magazine, The McKinsey Quarterly—required reading for those who aspire to be at the top of the consulting game.

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SPOTLIGHT: Boston Consulting Group Another top gun in consulting is Boston Consulting Group (BCG). BCG began in the early 60s under the leadership of former General Electric executive Bruce Henderson. The firm grew steadily under his leadership. A current president and CEO, Rich Lesser, assumed the top office in January 2013. Today’s staff totals about 14,000. BCG takes an apprenticeship approach to new hires. With more than 80 offices in 48 countries, the firm is one of the world’s largest consulting organizations. Most of BCG’s offices are located in Europe and Asia Pacific, though the firm has a respectable North American presence as well. Areas of consulting expertise include branding, consumers, corporate development, deconstruction, e-commerce, energy, financial services, globalization, health care, industrial goods, information technology, operations, organization, pricing, retail, strategy, technology, communications, travel and tourism. BCG also publishes extensive reports on many aspects of multiple industries and is constantly developing new ideas on business structure and efficiency. This written material is stored on the company’s web site and can be searched in multiple ways. BCG has long seen the potential in Asian markets. It has significant clients in countries from Japan to China to South Korea. SPOTLIGHT: Bain & Company Bain & Company began in 1973 when former BCG partner William Bain formed a company with the idea of working closely with only one client from each industry sector. The concept initially worked well, but it fell by the wayside once the firm grew significantly and searched for more clients. The current employee count at Bain totals around 6,000. Bain & Company provides business consulting services on a global level. From 53 offices in 34 countries (as of 2017), the firm’s consultants work with top management executives from thousands of companies to help them outperform market competitors and create sustained financial growth and stability. Most of the company’s offices are located in the heavily industrialized economies of the U.S. and Europe, but offices in Brazil, South Africa, China and Australia are also key parts of the firm’s business. The firm continues its customary hiring of new MBAs and assigning them heavy client work from the start, believing that young strategists bring valuable business school skills such as spreadsheet analysis and basic accounting expertise to clients’ needs.

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SPOTLIGHT: IBM Global Business Services The parent IBM company has undergone tremendous changes in the past few years. Its evolution from a hardware and software manufacturer to a comprehensive IT services company has brought the corporate giant firmly into the consulting sector. During late 2016, IBM reorganized its primary operating segments to better reflect the dominant themes in information technologies today, such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Subsidiary IBM Global Business Services is a business consulting, software management and computer systems management powerhouse on a worldwide basis. It traces its roots back to a combination of the firm’s own massive service business and its acquisition of PwC Consulting (a division of PricewaterhouseCoopers) in 2002. Clients benefit from the company’s long history of cutting-edge technology and continuing commitment to research and development (R&D). An important concept at IBM is the depth of customer involvement. Researchers and consultants spend a significant amount of their time working with customers, seeking opinions and ideas while offering solutions and services. Clients’ feedback fuels R&D efforts for future products and technologies. SPOTLIGHT: Accenture Formerly Andersen Consulting, Accenture is the largest combined management and technology consulting firm in the world. Unlike traditional consulting firms such as McKinsey and BCG, Accenture offers technical outsourcing in addition to corporate strategy. With a staff of 358,000 in 55 countries, Accenture is truly a global consulting giant. The company was created in 1989 when a group of consultants at Arthur Andersen, LLP (the now defunct major accounting firm) banded together to form a consulting entity with a focus on technology services for large-scale systems integration. By 2000, the company had expanded into management consulting and outsourcing. In 2001, the firm officially severed contractual ties with Andersen and changed its name to Accenture, in accordance with an arbitration ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce. The negotiations weren’t pretty, but Accenture emerged the winner, especially in light of Andersen’s subsequent scandal-ridden demise. Accenture went public in July 2001, ending more than a decade of operation via locally owned independent partnerships.

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Accenture appears to be weathering the world’s economic challenges well. Accenture is focusing on outsourcing services for growth, with plans to make outsourcing account for 50% of total revenues over the mid-term. About 30% of Accenture’s assignments are now taken on a contingency basis, whereby the firm’s fees increase significantly if the clients’ goals are met. During 2015, the company acquired S3 TV Technology, Cloud Sherpas, as well as Agilex Technologies Inc. It agreed to sell Navitaire LLC. It also launched Accenture Consulting, a provider of technology, business and management consulting. SPOTLIGHT: Deloitte Consulting After investing $20 million to plan a spin off and rebranding of Deloitte Consulting (with the plan to name it Braxton), parent Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu decided to hang on to the company instead, in August 2003. The decision was surprising, to say the least, since most audit companies were racing to distance themselves from consulting operations due to potential conflicts of interest between consulting and auditing units. Deloitte Consulting now operates as one of the largest units of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. It offers a wide range of consulting services including strategy, human resources, enterprise applications, outsourcing and technology integration from offices in countries around the globe, totaling about 18,000 employees. Internet Research Tip-Interviewing: Interviewing for a job with a leading management consulting firm is an experience of legendary proportions. Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Company both offer extensive online tools to assist you in preparing for an interview. Even if you aren’t considering applying for a job, these sites will give you some unique insights into the management consulting industry. Boston Consulting Group Practice Case Interviews: www.bcg.com/careers/path/consulting/practiceinterview-cases.aspx McKinsey & Co. Interview Prep: www.mckinsey.com/careers/join_us/interview_prep

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Chapter 2 CONSULTING INDUSTRY STATISTICS CONTENTS: Consulting Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview Consulting Industry Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2010-2016 Management Consulting Companies: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2011-2015 Environmental Consulting Services Revenue, U.S.: 2008-2015 Consulting Industry Employment, U.S.: 2011-2017

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Unit

Year

Source

Global Consulting Industry Revenues1

Statistic

488

Bil. US$

2017

PRE

India's Outsourcing & Consulting Industry

154

Bil. US$

2017

NASSCOM

U.S. Management, Scientific & Technical Consulting Industry Revenues, 2016

254.8

Bil. US$

2016

Census

U.S. Management, Scientific & Technical Consulting Industry Revenues, 2015

242.1

Bil. US$

2015

Census

199.9

Bil. US$

2015

Census

Strategic Management Consulting

50.8

Bil. US$

2015

Census

Marketing Management Consulting

23.6

Bil. US$

2015

Census

Human Resources Management Consulting

20.7

Bil. US$

2015

Census

Operations and Supply Chain Management Consulting

11.7

Bil. US$

2015

Census

IT Technical Design, Development and Consulting

15.4

Bil. US$

2015

Census

U.S. Environmental Consulting Services Revenues

12.8

Bil. US$

2015

Census

U.S. Accounting Industry Revenues, 2016

171.2

Bil. US$

2016

Census

U.S. Accounting Industry Revenues, 2015

156.0

Bil. US$

2015

Census

Employment in U.S. Accounting & Bookkeeping Services*

996.9

Thous.

Feb-17

BLS

1,413.6

Thous.

Feb-17

BLS

Management Consulting Companies Revenues

Employment in U.S. Management & Technical Consulting Services* * Seasonally-adjusted preliminary estimate. 1

Includes HR, IT, strategy, operations management & business advisory services.

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Consulting Industry Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2010-2016 (In Millions of US$; Latest Year Available) NAICS Code

Kind of business

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Estimated Revenue for Taxable Employer Firms 5416

242,066

234,129

219,769

207,289

188,357

170,288

54161

Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Management consulting services

199,868

193,290

180,646

170,213

154,155

138,955

54162

Environmental consulting services

12,789

13,018

13,409

13,477

13,266

12,554

54169

Other scientific & technical consulting services

29,409

27,821

25,714

23,599

20,936

18,779

15/14

14/13

13/12

12/11

11/10

10/09

6.0%

10.1%

10.6%

7.8% 7.7%

NAICS code

Kind of business

254,833

16/15

Estimated Year-to-Year Percent Change in Revenue for Taxable Employer Firms 5416

Management, scientific, & technical consulting services

5.3%

3.4%

6.5%

54161

Management consulting services

3.4%

7.0%

6.1%

10.4%

10.9%

54162

Environmental consulting services

-1.8%

-2.9%

-0.5%

1.6%

5.7%

2.2%

54169

Other scientific & technical consulting services

5.7%

8.2%

9.0%

12.7%

11.5%

12.7%

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

NAICS code

Kind of business

2016*

Estimated Total Expenses for Employer Firms 5416

192,960

185,493

175,065

164,755

150,985

136,938

54161

Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Management consulting services

161,469

154,871

146,171

137,814

125,868

113,548

54162

Environmental consulting services

9796

9,899

9,766

9,948

9,945

9,546

54169

Other scientific & technical consulting services

21695

20,723

19,128

16,993

15,172

13,844

NAICS Code

201,318

Kind of Business

Revenue 4Q 16**

3Q 16

2Q 16

1Q 16

Estimated Quarterly Revenue for Employer Firms by Class of Customer 5416

Management, scientific & technical consulting services

65,785

64,391

63,865

60,792

Government

15,041

14,733

14,476

13,985

Business

47,733

S

46,776

44,248

S

S

S

S

Household consumers & individual users

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Management Consulting Companies: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2011-2015 (In Millions of US$; Latest Year Available) 2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

% Chg. 15/14

199,868

193,290

180,646

170,213

154,155

3.4%

S

158,231

150,718

145,131

130,990

NA

Strategic management consulting*

50,825

49,528

48,514

46,593

40,532

2.6%

Financial management consulting*

S

8,828

8,909

9,180

9,486

NA

Marketing management consulting*

23,554

23,046

21,490

20,686

18,099

2.2%

Human resources management consulting*

20,681

20,179

18,961

17,415

16,565

2.5%

Operations & supply chain management consulting*

11,666

11,704

12,082

11,843

11,185

-0.3%

Actuarial consulting (except for employee pensions & other benefits)

1,973

1,898

2,060

1,814

1,952

4.0%

IT technical design, consulting & development services

15,378

13,922

11,792

11,437

10,110

10.5%

All other consulting revenue

29,759

29,126

26,910

26,163

23,061

2.2%

37,452

35,059

29,928

S

23,165

6.8%

Kind of business Operating Revenue: Management Consulting Companies (NAICS 54161) Management consulting services

All other operating revenue

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Environmental Consulting Services Revenue, U.S.: 2008-2015 (In Millions of US$; Latest Year Available) Kind of business

2015*

2014*

2013*

2012*

2011*

2010

2009

2008

12,789

13,018

13,409

13,477

13,266

12,554

11,791

11,555

9,443

9,135

9,299

2,462

2,467

2,569

Natural resource management consulting**

918

887

1,007

Waste management consulting**

768

787

619

Environmental policy development consulting**

408

476

416

S

580

709

1,985

1,903

1,906

S

349

357

1,864

1,686

1,716

1,652

1,721

1,826

Operating Revenue: Environmental Consulting Companies (NAICS 54162) Environmental consulting services Environmental assessment consulting**

Environmental audits consulting** Site remediation planning consulting** Evaluation of environmental studies consulting** All other environmental consulting All other operating revenue

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Consulting Industry Employment, U.S.: 2011-2017 (In Thousands of Employed Workers) NAICS 5416 54161

Industry Type Management and technical consulting services Management consulting services

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017*

1,065.2

1,118.1

1,180.3

813.9

852.1

898.3

1,232.2

1,282.4

1,372.5

1,387.2

941.9

1,000.0

1,094.3

1,120.8

541611

Administrative management consulting services

398.1

415.2

443.5

474.2

506.1

569.0

582.0

541612

Human resource consulting services

72.8

77.0

77.7

75.4

77.9

79.4

82.9

541613

Marketing consulting services

159.3

172.3

186.7

199.3

212.7

230.1

236.2

541614

Process and logistics consulting services

95.4

97.2

100.8

103.3

110.1

118.4

120.5

541618

Other management consulting services

88.3

90.3

89.6

89.7

93.2

97.5

99.2

54162

Environmental consulting services

79.6

80.1

81.7

83.5

83.6

84.5

84.1

54169

Other technical consulting services

171.7

186.0

200.3

206.8

198.8

193.7

182.3

2,942.1

3,134.1

3,268.5

3,406.9

3,527.2

3,566.5

3,473.3

263.6

272.5

283.7

291.8

292.1

294.6

287.8

231.9

237.2

246.0

253.0

253.0

253.4

247.8

5613 56131 561311 561312

Employment services Employment placement agencies and executive search services Employment placement agencies Executive search services

56132

Temporary help services

56133

Professional employer organizations

31.7

35.3

37.6

38.8

39.1

41.2

40.0

2,313.0

2,495.3

2,616.8

2,760.1

2,876.9

2,916.3

2,835.0

365.5

366.3

368.0

355.0

358.1

355.6

350.5

(Average Hourly Earnings**, in US$) NAICS 5416 54161

Industry Type Management and technical consulting services Management consulting services

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017*

35.85

36.40

37.08

38.13

38.65

39.3

40.5

36.20

37.57

37.90

38.20

39.27

40.2

41.3

38.30

40.52

40.23

40.96

42.89

43.7

44.3

541611

Administrative management consulting services

541613

Marketing consulting services

36.25

36.03

34.80

35.37

36.56

38.2

40.8

541614

Process and logistics consulting services

29.69

30.91

31.61

29.32

27.13

29.8

32.6

Employment services

17.50

16.77

16.91

17.46

17.76

18.0

18.6

Employment placement agencies and executive search services

24.04

23.12

23.91

25.36

25.82

25.7

26.5

5613 56131 56132

Temporary help services

15.83

15.65

15.84

16.34

16.70

16.9

17.4

56133

Professional employer organizations

23.47

19.75

19.10

19.60

19.53

20.8

22.3

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Chapter 3 IMPORTANT CONSULTING INDUSTRY CONTACTS Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Contents: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23)

Accountants & CPAs Associations Advertising/Marketing Associations Banks/Banking-Global Broadcasting, Cable, Radio & TV Associations Business Model Resources Canadian Government Agencies-Finance Canadian Government Agencies-General Canadian Government Agencies-Health Care Careers-First Time Jobs/New Grads Careers-General Job Listings Careers-Interview Tips for Consulting Jobs Careers-Job Reference Tools Chinese Government Agencies-General Computer & Electronics Industry Associations Computer & Electronics Industry Resources Conference Calls with Corporate Management Consulting Industry Associations Consulting Industry Directories Consulting Industry Resources Corporate Information Resources Economic Data & Research Electronic Health Records/Continuity of Care Records Engineering Industry Associations

24) Engineering, Research & Scientific Associations 25) Financial Industry Resources 26) Financial Planners & Advisors Associations 27) Health Care Business & Professional Associations 28) Health Care Costs 29) Health Facts-Global 30) Human Resources Industry Associations 31) Industry Research/Market Research 32) Internet Industry Associations 33) Internet Industry Resources 34) Internet Usage Statistics 35) Investment Industry Associations 36) Investment Industry Resources 37) Logistics & Supply Chain Resources 38) Magazines, Business & Financial 39) Management Resources 40) Manufacturing Associations-General 41) MBA Resources 42) Middle Market Resources 43) Outsourcing Industry Associations 44) Outsourcing Industry Resources 45) Patent Organizations 46) Payment, E-Commerce and Data Interchange Technology 47) Private Equity Resources 48) Real Estate Industry Associations 49) Research & Development, Laboratories

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RFID Industry Associations Securities Industry Associations Software Industry Associations Stocks & Financial Markets Data Telecommunications Industry Associations Temporary Staffing Firms Trade Associations-General Trade Associations-Global Travel Business & Professional Associations U.S. Government Agencies

1)

Accountants & CPAs Associations

American Accounting Association (AAA) 5717 Bessie Dr. Sarasota, FL 34233-2399 US Phone: 941-921-7747 Fax: 941-923-4093 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: aaahq.org The American Accounting Association (AAA) promotes worldwide excellence in accounting education, research and practice. American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) 1211 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10036-8775 USA Phone: 212-596-6200 Fax: 800-362-5066 Toll Free: 888-777-7077 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.aicpa.org American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) represents nearly 400,000 members in 128 countries involved in the accounting profession. Its web site provides information and news for CPAs, news from the organization and a search for accounting firms. Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (The) (CICA) 277 Wellington St. W Toronto, Ontario M5V 3H2 Canada Phone: 416-977-3222 Fax: 416-977-8585 Toll Free: 800-268-3793 Web Address: www.cica.ca The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) provides additional training and job placement for its member accountants in Canada.

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National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) 22 Jericho Turnpike, Ste. 110 Mineola, NY 11501 USA Phone: 516-333-8282 Fax: 516-333-4099 Toll Free: 888-488-5400 Web Address: www.nccpap.org The National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) is an association of member firms in public practice owned by CPAs. It is dedicated to maintaining high ethical standards and best professional practices, as well as promoting peer networking and professional interests. 2)

Advertising/Marketing Associations

4A's (American Association of Advertising Agencies) 1065 Ave. of the Americas, Fl. 16 New York, NY 10018 USA Phone: 212-682-2500 Web Address: www.aaaa.org The 4A's (American Association of Advertising Agencies) is the national trade association representing the advertising agency industry in the U.S. Advertising Club of New York (The) 989 Ave. of the Americas, Fl. 7 New York, NY 10018 USA Phone: 212-533-8080 Web Address: www.theadvertisingclub.org The Advertising Club of New York strives to elevate the understanding of marketing and advertising communications in New York by providing a forum for members of the industry to address common interests. Advertising Self-Regulatory Council (ASRC) 112 Madison Ave., Fl. 3 New York, NY 10016 USA Phone: 212-705-0104 Fax: 212-705-0134 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.asrcreviews.org The Advertising Self-Regulatory Council (ASRC), formerly the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc., provides the advertising community with a system of selfregulation, minimizes government intervention and fosters public confidence in the credibility of advertising.

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American Advertising Federation, Inc. (AAF) 1101 Vermont Ave. NW, Ste. 500 Washington, DC 20005-6306 USA Phone: 202-898-0089 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.aaf.org The American Advertising Federation, Inc. (AAF) protects and promotes the well-being of advertising through a nationally coordinated network of advertisers, agencies, media companies, local advertising clubs and college chapters. American Marketing Association (AMA) 130 E. Randolph St., Fl. 22 Chicago, IL 60601 USA Phone: 312-542-9000 Fax: 312-542-9001 Toll Free: 800-262-1150 Web Address: www.ama.org The American Marketing Association (AMA) serves marketing professionals in both business and education and serves all levels of marketing practitioners, educators and students. Association of Accredited Advertising Agents, Singapore 38A N. Canal Rd. Singapore, 059294 Singapore Phone: 65-6836-0600 Fax: 65-6836-0700 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.4as.org.sg The Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore, better known as the 4As, represents advertising and marketing communications practitioners, agencies and related businesses in Singapore. It works in close co-operation with other related trade associations, schools and government bodies. Business Marketing Association (BMA) 708 Third Ave. New York, NY 10017 USA Phone: 212-697-5950 Fax: 212-687-7310 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.marketing.org The Business Marketing Association (BMA), a division of Association of National Advertisers (ANA) serves the professional, educational and career development needs of business-to-business marketers and their partner suppliers.

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Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) 1 Concorde Gate, Ste. 607 Don Mills, ON M3C 3N6 Canada Phone: 416-391-2362 Fax: 416-441-4062 Toll Free: 800-267-8805 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.the-cma.org The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) is one of Canada's largest marketing associations representing corporate members from a variety of different sectors of the marketing industry. Direct Marketing Association (DMA) 1120 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10036-6700 USA Phone: 212-768-7277 Web Address: thedma.org The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is the oldest and largest trade association for users and suppliers in the direct, database and interactive marketing fields. Insights Association 1156 15th St. NW, Ste. 302 Washington, DC 20005 USA Phone: 202-800-2545 Web Address: www.insightsassociation.org The Insights Association is an industry trade organization that promotes accuracy in opinion and marketing research. It offers educational webinars, resources as well as national networking opportunities to its members. It is the result of the 2017 merger of CASRO and Marketing Research Association. Institute of Advertising, Singapore (IAS) 60 Paya Lebar Rd. #05-15 Paya Lebar Square Singapore, 409501 Singapore Phone: 65-6220-8382 Fax: 65-6221-1106 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ias.org.sg The Institute of Advertising (IAS) is a professional organization catering to the interests of individual advertising and marketing communications practitioners in Singapore. Search Engine Marketing Association (SEMPO) 401 Edgewater Pl., Ste. 600 Wakefield, MA 01880 USA Phone: 781-876-8866

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Banks/Banking-Global

International Monetary Fund (IMF) 700 19th St. NW Washington, DC 20431 USA Phone: 202-623-7000 Fax: 202-623-4661 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.imf.org The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty. 4)

Broadcasting, Cable, Radio & TV Associations

Media Financial Management Association (MFM) 550 W. Frontage Rd., Ste. 3600 Northfield, IL 60093 USA Phone: 847-716-7000 Fax: 847-716-7004 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.bcfm.com The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) formerly Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association (BCFM) is a not-for profit professional association dedicated to the unique interests and needs of business and finance executives in the media industry. Founded in 1961, MFM membership is open to all industry business professionals. In addition, MFM welcomes associate members from allied fields including: accounting; auditing; brokerage; law; tax; and other related disciplines. 5)

Business Model Resources

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering & Organization Nobelstrasse 12 Stuttgart, 70569 DEU

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Canadian Government AgenciesFinance

Bank of Canada (The) 234 Laurier Ave. W. Ottawa, ON K1A 0G9 Canada Phone: 613-782-8111 Fax: 613-782-7713 Toll Free: 800-303-1282 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.bankofcanada.ca The Bank of Canada is the national bank belonging to the Canadian government. Its responsibilities include Canada's monetary policy, designing and issuing currency, providing liquidity to financial systems and federal funds management. Department of Finance Canada (DFC) 90 Elgin St. Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5 Canada Phone: 613-369-3710 Fax: 613-369-4065 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.fin.gc.ca The Department of Finance Canada (DFC) governs federal financial institutions; insurance companies and credit unions; and manages the debt and reserves of the Canadian government. 7)

Canadian Government AgenciesGeneral

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) 160 Elgin St., Place Bell, Fl. 22 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Canada Phone: 613-957-0700 Fax: 613-957-0862 Toll Free: 866-582-1884 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA), or, in French, Agence Canadienne

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d'Evaluation Environnementale (ACEE), is the federal agency responsible for administering the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. It provides assessments designed to help integrate the country's environmental goals with its economic, social and cultural development. Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Place du Portage, 50 Victoria St., Rm. C-229 Gatineau, QC K1A 0C9 Canada Phone: 819-934-0544 Fax: 819-953-2476 Toll Free: 866-997-1936 Web Address: www.cipo.ic.gc.ca The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is the agency responsible for the administration and processing of intellectual property in Canada, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs and integrated circuit topographies. 8)

Canadian Government AgenciesHealth Care

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) 130 Colonnade Rd., A.L. 6501H Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 Canada Toll Free: 844-280-5020 Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is the government agency responsible for the management of the public health care system in Canada. 9)

Careers-First Time Jobs/New Grads

CollegeGrad.com, Inc. 950 Tower Ln., Fl. 6 Foster City, CA 94404 USA E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.collegegrad.com CollegeGrad.com, Inc. offers in-depth resources for college students and recent grads seeking entry-level jobs. MonsterCollege 444 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 600 Chicago, IL 60611 USA E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.college.monster.com MonsterCollege provides information about internships and entry-level jobs, as well as career advice and resume tips, to recent college graduates.

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National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 62 Highland Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18017-9085 USA Phone: 610-868-1421 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.naceweb.org The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is a premier U.S. organization representing college placement offices and corporate recruiters who focus on hiring new grads. 10) Careers-General Job Listings CareerBuilder, Inc. 200 N La Salle St., Ste. 1100 Chicago, IL 60601 USA Phone: 773-527-3600 Fax: 773-353-2452 Toll Free: 800-891-8880 Web Address: www.careerbuilder.com CareerBuilder, Inc. focuses on the needs of companies and also provides a database of job openings. The site has over 1 million jobs posted by 300,000 employers, and receives an average 23 million unique visitors monthly. The company also operates online career centers for 140 newspapers and 9,000 online partners. Resumes are sent directly to the company, and applicants can set up a special email account for job-seeking purposes. CareerBuilder is primarily a joint venture between three newspaper giants: The McClatchy Company, Gannett Co., Inc. and Tribune Company. CareerOneStop Toll Free: 877-872-5627 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.careeronestop.org CareerOneStop is operated by the employment commissions of various state agencies. It contains job listings in both the private and government sectors, as well as a wide variety of useful career resources and workforce information. CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. LaborMarketInfo (LMI) Employment Development Dept. P.O. Box 826880, MIC 57 Sacramento, CA 94280-0001 USA Phone: 916-262-2162 Fax: 916-262-2352 Web Address: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

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LaborMarketInfo (LMI) provides job seekers and employers a wide range of resources, namely the ability to find, access and use labor market information and services. It provides statistics for employment demographics on both a local and regional level, as well as career searching tools for California residents. The web site is sponsored by California's Employment Development Office. Recruiters Online Network E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.recruitersonline.com The Recruiters Online Network provides job postings from thousands of recruiters, Careers Online Magazine, a resume database, as well as other career resources. USAJOBS USAJOBS Program Office 1900 E St. NW, Ste. 6500 Washington, DC 20415-0001 USA Phone: 818-934-6600 Web Address: www.usajobs.gov USAJOBS, a program of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, is the official job site for the U.S. Federal Government. It provides a comprehensive list of U.S. government jobs, allowing users to search for employment by location; agency; type of work; or by senior executive positions. It also has special employment sections for individuals with disabilities, veterans and recent college graduates; an information center, offering resume and interview tips and other information; and allows users to create a profile and post a resume. 11) Careers-Interview Tips for Consulting Jobs Boston Consulting Group Interview Prep Exchange Place Boston, MA 02109 USA Web Address: http://www.bcg.com/careers/path/rolesconsulting/practice-interview-cases.aspx The Boston Consulting Group Interview Prep page offers a description of the interview process, an interactive consulting case, interview tips and practice cases.

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12) Careers-Job Reference Tools Vault.com, Inc. 132 W. 31st St., Fl. 17 New York, NY 10001 USA Fax: 212-366-6117 Toll Free: 800-535-2074 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.vault.com Vault.com, Inc. is a comprehensive career web site for employers and employees, with job postings and valuable information on a wide variety of industries. Its features and content are largely geared toward MBA degree holders. 13) Chinese Government AgenciesGeneral Business Information from The Central People's Government Phone: 8610-88050813 Fax: 8610-63070900 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: http://english.gov.cn/ This is part of the office web site of The Central People's Government of The People's Republic of China. On the Business section, the site publishes a wealth of data, news and reference help regarding all aspects of business in China. Topics include laws & regulations, foreign trade & investment, services, intellectual property, taxation, banking, environmental controls, finance and taxation. 14) Computer & Electronics Industry Associations Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) 3500 Lacey Rd., Ste. 100 Downers Grove, IL 60515 USA Phone: 630-678-8300 Toll Free: 866-835-8020 Web Address: www.comptia.org The Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the leading association representing the international technology community. Its goal is to provide a unified voice, global advocacy and leadership, and to advance industry growth through standards, professional competence, education and business solutions.

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Korea Association of Information and Telecommunications (KAIT) NO. 1678-2, 2nd Fl. Dong-Ah Villat 2 Town Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu Seoul, 137-070 Korea Phone: 82-2-580-0582 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.kait.or.kr/eng The Korea Association of Information and Telecommunications (KAIT) was created to develop and promote the InfoTech, computer, consumer electronics, wireless, software and telecommunications sectors in Korea. 15) Computer & Electronics Industry Resources Department of Electronics and Information Technology (India) Electronics Niketan 6 CGO Complex, Lodhi Rd. New Delhi, 110003 India Phone: 91-11-2430-1851 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: deity.gov.in The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, a part of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MIT) of the Government of India, is charged with promoting the information technology and communications industries. 16) Conference Calls with Corporate Management Vcall, Inc. 9011 Arboretum Pkwy., Ste. 295 c/o PrecisionIR Group Richmond, VA 23236 USA Fax: 804-327-3400 Toll Free: 804-327-3400 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.investorcalendar.com/vcall/index.aspx Vcall, Inc. provides live and archived web casts, special events and conference broadcasts of investor relations events. Vcall is part of the PrecisionIR Group.

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17) Consulting Industry Associations American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) 330 N. Wabash Ave., Ste. 2000 Chicago, IL 60611 USA Fax: 312-673-6655 Toll Free: 877-402-2562 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.aalnc.org The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the professional enhancement of registered nurses practicing in a consulting capacity in the legal field. American Society For Quality (ASQ) 600 N. Plankinton Ave. Milwaukee, IL 53203 USA Phone: 414-272-8575 Fax: 414-272-1734 Toll Free: 800-248-1946 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.asq.org The American Society For Quality (ASQ) is a professional association that works to advance organizational management techniques in order to improve business results and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. Association for Consulting Expertise (ACE) 110 Marginal Way, Ste. 142 Portland, ME 04101 USA Toll Free: 800-464-5043 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.consultexpertise.com Association for Consulting Expertise (ACE), formerly the Maine Association of Professional Consultants, is an association for all kinds of consultants living and doing business in Maine. Association of Internal Management Consultants (AIMC) 720 North Collier Blvd., Ste. 201 Marco Island, FL 34145 USA Phone: 239-642-0580 Web Address: www.aimc.org The Association of Internal Management Consultants (AIMC) is a professional association representing inhouse management consultants. Members work in for-profit corporations, government agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.

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Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) 370 Lexington Ave., Ste. 2209 New York, NY 10017 USA Phone: 212-262-3055 Fax: 212-262-3054 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.amcf.org The Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) is a recognized leader in promoting the management consulting industry. AMCF represents a diverse list of international members, from large, multinational companies to small, regional firms. Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC) 701-372 Bay St Toronto, ON M5H 2W9 Canada Phone: 416-860-1515 Toll Free: 800-268-1148 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.cmc-canada.ca CMC-Canada administers; and its provincial Institutes confer, the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation in Canada. The Association and its members advocate for the CMC designation and are dedicated to advancing the profession and delivering the benefits of those efforts to the client community. CMC-Canada is a founding member of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). Chemical & Industrial Consultants Association (CICA) Phone: 44-1933-356-422 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.chemical-consultants.co.uk The Chemical & Industrial Consultants Association (CICA) is a U.K.-based network of independent consultants specializing in the application of chemistry in industry. Computer Consultants of St. Louis (CCSL) 6630 Delmar Blvd. University City, MO 63130 USA Phone: 314-454-0348 Web Address: www.ccsl.org Computer Consultants of St. Louis (CCSL) is a nonprofit association for computer consultants based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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European Federation of Management Consultancies Associations (FEACO) Kunstlaan / Ave. des Arts 3-5 Brussels, 1210 Belgium E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.feaco.org The European Federation of Management Consultancies Associations, or, in French, the Federation Europeenne des Associations de Conseils en Organisation (FEACO), assists in promoting and developing the profession of management consultancy in Europe. Independent Computer Consultants Association (ICCA) Web Address: www.icca.org The Independent Computer Consultants Association (ICCA) is a national not-for-profit association that provides professional development opportunities and business support programs for independent computer consultants. Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants (ICECC) Web Address: www.icecc.com The Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants (ICECC) is a global association for the accreditation of e-commerce professionals. Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) (Northern California) P.O. Box 390221 Mountain View, CA 94039 USA Phone: 650-206-9201 Web Address: www.imcusa.org/members/group.asp?id=38619 The Northern California chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) is a not-for-profit professional association founded to promote excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education and professional resources. Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC) 631 U.S. Highway One, Ste. 400 North Palm Beach, FL 33408 USA Phone: 561-472-0833 Toll Free: 800-837-7321 Web Address: www.imcusa.org The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC) certifies management consultants in accordance with the strict international standards of

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E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.mca.org.uk The Management Consultancies Association (MCA) was formed to represent leading U.K. consulting firms in industry issues. It supports its member firms through events, publications, interest groups and public relations. National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC) 12100 Sunset Hills Rd., Ste. 130 Reston, VA 20190 USA Phone: 703-234-4099 Fax: 703-435-4390 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.nschbc.org The National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants was founded by the membership of the Institute of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants, the National Association of Healthcare Consultants and the Society of Medical Dental Management Consultants on July 1, 2006. It offers an active platform for sharing best practices, networking and understanding healthcare environment. Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA) P.O. Box 2261 Santa Clara, CA 95055 USA Phone: 408-971-5902 Toll Free: 800-747-2822 Web Address: www.patca.org The Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA) is a national association for independent professional and technical consultants, primarily working in small firms from a range of technical and non-technical fields. SCORE Association 409 3rd St. SW, Ste. 100A Washington, DC 20024 USA Phone: 202-619-1000 Toll Free: 800-634-0245 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.score.org SCORE Association is a nonprofit association dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with free, confidential face-to-face and e-mail business counseling. Counseling and workshops are offered at 320 chapter offices across the country.

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TechServe Alliance 1420 King St., Ste. 610 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA Phone: 703-838-2050 Web Address: www.techservealliance.org The TechServe Alliance, is an association that aims to advance excellence and ethics within the IT & engineering staffing and solutions industry. Its membership offers collaborative networking and knowledge sharing, updated operational and market trends and commitment to fair business practices and ethical code of conducts. 18) Consulting Industry Directories Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory 27500 Drake Rd., Gale Farmington Hills, MI 48331 USA Fax: 877-363-4253 Toll Free: 800-877-4253 Web Address: http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do ?N=197&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=12329095381408424192 5044985392071865951&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpart ial The Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory, now in its 39th Edition, is a print resource containing more than 26,000 individuals and firms arranged in 14 different fields, such as marketing consultants. The book includes more than 400 types of consultants, including those offering financial or computer consultations. The Directory is published by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. Kennedy Information, Inc. 24 Railroad St. Keene, NH 03431-3744 USA Phone: 603-357-8100 Toll Free: 800-531-0140 Web Address: www.kennedyinfo.com Kennedy Information, Inc. publishes several consulting magazines and newsletters and is a comprehensive online resource for finding information on consulting firms. It's a business division of Bloomberg BNA. 19) Consulting Industry Resources Academy of Management (AOM) 235 Elm Rd. P.O. Box 3020

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Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510-8020 USA Phone: 914-923-2607 Fax: 914-923-2615 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: aom.org The Academy of Management (AOM) is a professional association for scholarly management. Its offices and web site are hosted by the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. CEB Finance Leadership Council 1919 N. Lynn St. Arlington, VA 22209 USA Phone: 571-303-3000 Fax: 571-303-3100 Toll Free: 866-913-2632 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.cebglobal.com The CEB Finance Leadership Council is a research organization that shares solution driven proven practices with senior leaders from world's largest corporation to enhance business knowledge and achieve business objectives in challenging situations. Consulting Magazine 120 Broadway, Fl.5 New York, NY 10271 USA Phone: 877-256-2472 Web Address: www.consultingmag.com Consulting Magazine is a leading online publication for the consulting industry, and features information on consulting careers, thought leadership and corporate strategies. The web site is owned and operated by ALM Media, LLC. 20) Corporate Information Resources bizjournals.com 120 W. Morehead St., Ste. 400 Charlotte, NC 28202 USA Toll Free: 866-853-3661 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.bizjournals.com Bizjournals.com is the online media division of American City Business Journals, the publisher of dozens of leading city business journals nationwide. It provides access to research into the latest news regarding companies both small and large. The organization maintains 42 websites and 64 print publications and sponsors over 700 annual industry events.

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Business Wire 101 California St., Fl. 20 San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Phone: 415-986-4422 Fax: 415-788-5335 Toll Free: 800-227-0845 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.businesswire.com Business Wire offers news releases, industry- and company-specific news, top headlines, conference calls, IPOs on the Internet, media services and access to tradeshownews.com and BW Connect On-line through its informative and continuously updated web site. Edgar Online, Inc. 11200 Rockville Pike, Ste. 310 Rockville, MD 20852 USA Phone: 301-287-0300 Fax: 301-287-0390 Toll Free: 888-870-2316 Web Address: www.edgar-online.com Edgar Online, Inc. is a gateway and search tool for viewing corporate documents, such as annual reports on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. PR Newswire Association LLC 350 Hudson St., Ste. 300 New York, NY 10014-4504 USA Fax: 800-793-9313 Toll Free: 800-776-8090 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.prnewswire.com PR Newswire Association LLC provides comprehensive communications services for public relations and investor relations professionals, ranging from information distribution and market intelligence to the creation of online multimedia content and investor relations web sites. Users can also view recent corporate press releases from companies across the globe. The Association is owned by United Business Media plc. Silicon Investor E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.siliconinvestor.com Silicon Investor is focused on providing information about technology companies. Its web site serves as a financial discussion forum and offers quotes, profiles and charts.

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21) Economic Data & Research Centre for European Economic Research (The, ZEW) L 7, 1 Mannheim, 68161 Germany Phone: 49-621-1235-01 Fax: 49-621-1235-224 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.zew.de/en Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung, The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), distinguishes itself in the analysis of internationally comparative data in a European context and in the creation of databases that serve as a basis for scientific research. The institute maintains a special library relevant to economic research and provides external parties with selected data for the purpose of scientific research. ZEW also offers public events and seminars concentrating on banking, business and other economic-political topics. Dismal Scientist Moody's Analytics 121 North Walnut St. West Chester, PA 19380-3166 USA Phone: 610-235-5299 Fax: 610-235-5414 Toll Free: 866-275-3266 Web Address: www.economy.com/dismal Dismal Scientist, geared towards small business owners and students, is a site that offers economic data and analysis (written by economists) at the metro, state and national level. It is run by Economy.com, which is owned by Moody's Analytics, Inc. EconData.Net 3133 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 317 Washington, DC 20009 USA Phone: 202-797-3498 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.econdata.net EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. The web site is owned and operated by two firms: Andrew Reamer & Associates; and Impresa, Inc. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Polaris House North Star Ave.

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Swindon, SN2 1UJ UK Phone: 44-01793 413000 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.esrc.ac.uk The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research and training in social and economic issues. It is an independent organization, established by Royal Charter. Current research areas include the global economy; social diversity; environment and energy; human behavior; and health and well-being. Eurostat 5 Rue Alphonse Weicker Joseph Bech Bldg. Luxembourg, L-2721 Luxembourg Phone: 352-4301-1 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: ec.europa.eu/eurostat Eurostat is the European Union's service that publishes a wide variety of comprehensive statistics on European industries, populations, trade, agriculture, technology, environment and other matters. Federal Statistical Office of Germany Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 Wiesbaden, D-65189 Germany Phone: 49-611-75-2405 Fax: 49-611-72-4000 Web Address: www.destatis.de Federal Statistical Office of Germany publishes a wide variety of nation and regional economic data of interest to anyone who is studying Germany, one of the world's leading economies. Data available includes population, consumer prices, labor markets, health care, industries and output. India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) Fl. 20, Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan Tolstoy Marg New Deli, 110001 India Phone: 91-11-43845500 Fax: 91-11-23701235 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ibef.org India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) is a publicprivate partnership between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry. The foundation's primary objective is to build positive economic perceptions of India globally. It aims to effectively present the India business perspective and

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leverage business partnerships in a globalizing marketplace. National Bureau of Statistics (China) 57, Yuetan Nanjie, Sanlihe Xicheng District Beijing, 100826 China Fax: 86-10-6878-2000 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.stats.gov.cn/english The National Bureau of Statistics (China) provides statistics and economic data regarding China's economy and society. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2 rue Andre Pascal, Cedex 16 Paris, 75775 France Phone: 33-1-45-24-82-00 Fax: 33-1-45-24-85-00 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.oecd.org The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes detailed economic, government, population, social and trade statistics on a country-by-country basis for over 30 nations representing the world's largest economies. Sectors covered range from industry, labor, technology and patents, to health care, environment and globalization. Statistics Bureau, Director-General for Policy Planning (Japan) 19-1 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 162-8668 Japan Phone: 81-3-5273-2020 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.stat.go.jp/english The Statistics Bureau, Director-General for Policy Planning (Japan) and Statistical Research and Training Institute, a part of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, plays the central role of producing and disseminating basic official statistics and coordinating statistical work under the Statistics Act and other legislation. Statistics Canada 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6 Canada Phone: 514-283-8300 Fax: 514-283-9350 Toll Free: 800-263-1136

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E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.statcan.gc.ca Statistics Canada provides a complete portal to Canadian economic data and statistics. Its conducts Canada's official census every five years, as well as hundreds of surveys covering numerous aspects of Canadian life. 22) Electronic Health Records/Continuity of Care Records American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) 233 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 21 Chicago, IL 60601-5809 USA Phone: 312-233-1100 Fax: 312-233-1090 Toll Free: 800-335-5535 Web Address: www.ahima.org The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is a professional association that consists health information management professionals who work throughout the health care industry. 23) Engineering Industry Associations National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) 1420 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314-2794 USA Fax: 703-836-4875 Toll Free: 888-285-6773 Web Address: www.nspe.org The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) represents individual engineering professionals and licensed engineers across all disciplines. NSPE serves approximately 45,000 members and has more than 500 chapters. 24) Engineering, Research & Scientific Associations American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 120 Wall St., Fl. 23 New York, NY 10005-4020 USA Phone: 203-702-7660 Fax: 203-775-5177 Toll Free: 800-242-4363 Web Address: www.aiche.org

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The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) provides leadership in advancing the chemical engineering profession. The organization, which is comprised of more than 50,000 members from over 100 countries, provides informational resources to chemical engineers. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 1899 L St. NW, Fl. 11 Washington, DC 20036 USA Phone: 202-293-8020 Fax: 202-293-9287 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ansi.org The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, nonprofit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and safeguarding their integrity. American Nuclear Society (ANS) 555 N. Kensington Ave. La Grange Park, IL 60526 USA Phone: 708-352-6611 Fax: 708-352-0499 Toll Free: 800-323-3044 Web Address: www.ans.org The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is a nonprofit organization unifying professional activities within the nuclear science and technology fields. ANS seeks to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology. American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) 155 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 400 Chicago, IL 60606 USA Phone: 312-422-3800 Fax: 312-422-4571 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ashe.org The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) is the advocate and resource for continuous improvement in the health care engineering and facilities management professions. It is devoted to professionals who design, build, maintain and operate hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 1801 Alexander Bell Dr. Reston, VA 20191-4400 USA Phone: 703-295-6300 Toll Free: 800-548-2723 Web Address: www.asce.org The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a leading professional organization serving civil engineers. It ensures safer buildings, water systems and other civil engineering works by developing technical codes and standards.

20/F Tung Wai Commercial Bldg. Wanchai, Hong Kong Hong Kong Phone: 852-3922-9845 Fax: 852-2691-2649 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.acehk.org.hk The Association of Consulting Engineers of Hong Kong promotes the professional consulting engineers, their business interests and rights, as well as sets standards of professional conduct and ethics for the consulting engineering profession.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) 520 N. Northwest Hwy Park Ridge, IL 60068 USA Phone: 847-699-2929 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.asse.org The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. It manages, supervises and consults on safety, health and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education.

Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES) Thomson Rd. Post Office P.O. Box 034 Singapore, 915702 Singapore Phone: 65-63242682 Fax: 65-63242581 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.aces.org.sg The Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES) is a nonprofit association representing the independent consulting engineering profession in Singapore.

Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Alliance House 12 Caxton St. London, SW1H 0QL UK Phone: 44-20-7222-6557 Fax: 44-20-7990-9202 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.acenet.co.uk The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) represents the business interests of the consultancy and engineering industry in the U.K. Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers (ACC&CE) P.O. Box 902 Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0902 USA Phone: 908-464-3182 Fax: 908-464-3182 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.chemconsult.org The Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers (ACC&CE) was established to advance the practices of consulting chemists and chemical engineers. Association of Consulting Engineers of Hong Kong 109-111 Gloucester Rd.

Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE) P.O. Box 19333 Washington, DC 20036 USA Web Address: www.afcce.org The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE) is a professional organization of individuals who regularly assist clients on technical issues before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Industrial Research Institute (IRI) 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Ste. 400 Arlington, VA 22201 USA Phone: 703-647-2580 Fax: 703-647-2581 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.iriweb.org The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) is a nonprofit organization of over 200 leading industrial companies, representing industries such as aerospace, automotive, chemical, computers and electronics, which carry out industrial research efforts in the U.S. manufacturing sector. IRI helps members improve research and development capabilities.

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E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.nationalacademies.org/nrc/ The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology and health policy advice under a congressional charter. Its membership consists of world's most distinguished scientists, physicians and researchers; and activities include consensus studies, journals and periodicals, education and outreach and acknowledging exemplary professional achievement. Royal Society (The) 6-9 Carlton House Ter. London, SW1Y 5AG UK Phone: 44-20-7451-2500 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: royalsociety.org The Royal Society, originally founded in 1660, is the UK's leading scientific organization and the oldest scientific community in continuous existence. It operates as a national academy of science, supporting scientists, engineers, technologists and researchers. Its web site contains a wealth of data about the research and development initiatives of its fellows and foreign members. 25) Financial Industry Resources SNL Financial 1 SNL Plz. 212 7th St. NE Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA Phone: 434-977-1600 Fax: 434-977-4466 Toll Free: 866-296-3743 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.snl.com SNL Financial provides industry-specific research and statistics in the banking, financial services, insurance, real estate and energy sectors. 26) Financial Planners & Advisors Associations Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. 1425 K. St. NW, Ste. 800 Washington, DC 20005 USA Phone: 202-379-2200 Fax: 202-379-2299 Toll Free: 800-487-1497

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Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 1800 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314 USA Phone: 703-548-3440 Fax: 703-535-6490 Toll Free: 800-283-7476 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.shrm.org The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) addresses the interests and needs of HR professionals through advocacy, publications, research and other resource materials. The organization has 575 affiliate chapters, both in the U.S. and internationally, serving over 5,000 members in approximately 160 countries. 31) Industry Research/Market Research Forrester Research 60 Acorn Park Dr. Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Phone: 617-613-5730 Toll Free: 866-367-7378 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.forrester.com Forrester Research is a publicly traded company that identifies and analyzes emerging trends in technology and their impact on business. Among the firm's specialties are the financial services, retail, health care, entertainment, automotive and information technology industries. Gartner, Inc. 56 Top Gallant Rd. Stamford, CT 06902 USA Phone: 203-964-0096 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.gartner.com Gartner, Inc. is a publicly traded IT company that provides competitive intelligence and strategic consulting and advisory services to numerous clients worldwide. MarketResearch.com 11200 Rockville Pike, Ste. 504 Rockville, MD 20852 USA Phone: 240-747-3093 Fax: 240-747-3004 Toll Free: 800-298-5699 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.marketresearch.com

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MarketResearch.com is a leading broker for professional market research and industry analysis. Users are able to search the company's database of research publications including data on global industries, companies, products and trends. Plunkett Research, Ltd. P.O. Drawer 541737 Houston, TX 77254-1737 USA Phone: 713-932-0000 Fax: 713-932-7080 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.plunkettresearch.com Plunkett Research, Ltd. is a leading provider of market research, industry trends analysis and business statistics. Since 1985, it has served clients worldwide, including corporations, universities, libraries, consultants and government agencies. At the firm's web site, visitors can view product information and pricing and access a large amount of basic market information on industries such as financial services, InfoTech, e-commerce, health care and biotech. 32) Internet Industry Associations Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) 950 Charter St. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Phone: 650-423-1300 Fax: 650-423-1355 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.isc.org The Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) is a nonprofit organization with extensive expertise in the development, management, maintenance and implementation of Internet technologies. 33) Internet Industry Resources CommerceNet 955A Alma St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Phone: 650-289-4040 Fax: 650-289-4041 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.commerce.net CommerceNet, an entrepreneurial research institute, is also an industry consortium for companies using, promoting and building electronic commerce solutions on the Internet.

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Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) 1401 K St. NW, Ste. 200 Washington, DC 20008 USA Phone: 202-638-4370 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.netcaucus.org The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) works to educate the public, as well as a bipartisan group from the U.S. House and Senate about Internet-related policy issues. InformationWeek 303 Second St., S. Tower, Fl. 9, Ste. 900 San Francisco, CA 94107-1243 USA Phone: 415-947-6000 Web Address: www.informationweek.com InformationWeek is an online community comprising of a diverse range of IT professionals who offer insights and share their experiences with technologies, products and technology trends. It mainly consists of nine technology and vertical communities: strategic CIO, software, cloud, big data, mobile, government, security, healthcare and infrastructure. 34) Internet Usage Statistics ClickZ Network 55 Broad St., Fl. 22 New York, NY 10004 USA Phone: 646-736-1842 Fax: 212-732-3857 Toll Free: 800-955-2719 Web Address: www.clickz.com The ClickZ Network is a resource for interactive marketing news, information, commentary, advice and opinions. The web site seeks to provide valuable tools for marketers. comScore, Inc. 11950 Democracy Dr., Ste. 600 Reston, VA 20190 USA Phone: 703-438-2000 Fax: 703-438-2051 Toll Free: 866-276-6972 Web Address: www.comscore.com comScore, Inc. provides excellent data on consumer behavior and audiences, particularly in terms of how consumers access and use online sites and digital data and entertainment. They are global leaders in Internet usage data.

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eMarketer 11 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA Toll Free: 800-405-0844 Web Address: www.emarketer.com eMarketer is a comprehensive, objective and easy-touse resource for any person or business interested in online marketing and emerging media. The firm offers news articles, market projections and analytical commentaries.

Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA Phone: 434-977-1450 Fax: 434-979-9962 Toll Free: 800-446-2810 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.mmdaccess.com The Money Market Directories (MMD) provides information, often in the form of comprehensive databases, on the pension and financial services industries.

Nielsen 85 Broad St. New York, NY 10004 USA Toll Free: 800-864-1224 Web Address: www.nielsen.com Nielsen offers detailed, real-time Internet, retail and media research and analysis.

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Pew Internet & American Life Project 1615 L St. NW, Ste. 800 Washington, DC 20036 USA Phone: 202-419-4300 Fax: 202-419-4349 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.pewinternet.org The Pew Internet & American Life Project, an initiative of the Pew Research Center, produces reports that explore the impact of the Internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care and civic and political life. 35) Investment Industry Associations Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) 11 King St. W., Ste. 1600 Toronto, Ontario M5H 4C7 Canada Phone: 416-364-2754 Fax: 416-364-4861 E-mail Address: P Web Address: www.iiac.ca The Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) is the trade organization for the Canadian investment industry, representing around 189 investment and investment-related firms. 36) Investment Industry Resources Money Market Directories (MMD) 401 E. Market St. P.O. Box 1608

Supply Chain Management Resources 492 Old Connecticut Path P.O. Box 9208 Framingham, MA 01701-9208 USA Phone: 508-472-0080 Web Address: www.cio.com/topic/3207/Supply_Chain_Manageme nt Supply Chain Management Resources, offered by CIO.com, provides news, research, analysis, how-toopinions and videos for the supply chain industry. The CIO.com is produced by CXO Media, a business unit of IDG Enterprises. 38) Magazines, Business & Financial Economist (The) 25 St. James's St. London, SW1A 1HG UK Phone: 44-20-7830-7000 Fax: 44-20-7839-2968 Web Address: www.economist.com The Economist, operating in print and online, tracks global and domestic economic, political and technological trends, and is full of informative articles and commentary. Financial Times 1 Southwark Bridge London, SE1 9HL UK Phone: 44-207-775-6248 Toll Free: 800-0705-6477 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ft.com Financial Times covers news and stock information, allows users to maintain a profile and provides specific company information. The company offers a newspaper, FT.com, alerts and news feeds.

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Forbes Online 60 5th Ave. New York, NY 10011 USA Phone: 212-620-2200 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.forbes.com Forbes Online offers varied stock information, news and commentary on business, technology and personal finance, as well as financial calculators and advice. Fortune 1271 Ave. of the Americas Rockefeller Ctr. New York, NY 10020-1393 USA Phone: 212-522-8528 Web Address: http://fortune.com/ Fortune, one of the world's premiere business magazines, contains news, business profiles and information on investing, careers, small business, technology and other details of U.S. and international business. Fortune is a publication of Cable News Network (CNN), a Time Warner company. Investor's Business Daily (IBD) 12655 Beatrice St. Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA Phone: 310-448-6000 Toll Free: 800-831-2525 Web Address: www.investors.com Investor's Business Daily (IBD) offers subscribers information and articles on the stock market, educational resources, advice from analyst William O'Neil, personal portfolios and updates on events and workshops. Research Magazine 120 Broadway, Fl. 5 New York, NY 10271 USA Phone: 212-457-9400 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: http://www.thinkadvisor.com/research-magazine Research Magazine provides information concerning international markets, REITs, utilities and global markets. It is focused on information for investment advisors. Research Magazine is part of ThinkAdvisor network, which is managed by ALM Media, LLC. Wall Street Journal Online (The) 1211 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10036 USA Phone: 609-514-0870

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Toll Free: 800-568-7625 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.wsj.com The outstanding resources of The Wall Street Journal are available online for a nominal fee. 39) Management Resources Conference Board, Inc. (The) 845 3rd Ave. New York, NY 10022-6679 USA Phone: 212-759-0900 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.conference-board.org The Conference Board, Inc. links executives from different companies, industries and countries. It has become a leader in helping business executives build strong professional relationships, expand business knowledge and find solutions to a wide range of business problems. 40) Manufacturing Associations-General MAPI/Manufacturers Alliance 1600 Wilson Blvd., Fl. 11, Ste. 1100 Arlington, VA 22209-2594 USA Phone: 703-841-9000 Web Address: www.mapi.net Established in 1933, MAPI/Manufacturers Alliance was once known as the Machinery and Allied Products Institute. Today, it represents manufacturers of all types. The organization publishes extensive research on manufacturing in America; and offers webinars, live meeting opportunities, surveys and email discussion forums, education programs, economic forecasts and policy analyses to its members. 41) MBA Resources Association of MBAs 25 Hosier Ln. London, EC1A 9LQ UK Phone: 44-20-7246-2686 Fax: 44-20-7246-2687 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.mbaworld.com The Association of MBAs is an independent accreditation body that assesses the quality of MBA programs in the U.K. and Europe. The organization

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accredit programs at more than 200 business schools in roughly 70 countries.

GE Capital and The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business.

MBA Depot Web Address: www.mbadepot.com MBA Depot is an online community and information portal for MBAs, potential MBA program applicants and business professionals.

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MBA GlobalNet LLC 504 E. 79th St., Ste. 1H New York, NY 10075 USA Phone: 646-202-9599 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.mbaglobalnet.com MBA GlobalNet LLC is an organization serving and engaging more than 18,000 experienced MBAs, whose collective diversity and profile are unmatched in professional associations or services. MBA ZoNe Web Address: www.mbazone.com MBA ZoNe is an online resource for prospective, current and alumnus MBA students that provides discussion forums and school, career and alumni information. It was founded by Brenda Mizgorski in the late 1990's. MBA.com P.O. Box 2969 Reston, VA 20195 USA Phone: 703-668-9600 Fax: 703-668-9601 Toll Free: 800-717-4628 Web Address: www.mba.com MBA.com, sponsored by the Graduate Management Assistance Council, the organization behind the GMAT, is a web site designed to help potential students through the MBA process. 42) Middle Market Resources National Center for the Middle Market 2100 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210 USA Phone: 614-292-7770 Web Address: www.middlemarketcenter.org The National Center for the Middle Market was designed to serve as a leading resource on the U.S. middle market economy. The center provides critical insights and analyses that drive growth, increase competitiveness and create jobs for the middle market. The center is a multiyear partnership between

Outsourcing Institute (OI) 6800 Jericho Turnpike, Ste. 120W Syosset, NY 11791 USA Phone: 516-279-6850 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.outsourcing.com The Outsourcing Institute (OI) is an association devoted to assisting outsourcing professionals. Its web site features news, industry links, webinars and information on upcoming events in the outsourcing industry. Sourcing Interests Group 221 N Hogan St., Ste. 389 Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA Phone: 904-310-9560 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.sig.org The Sourcing Interests Group provides forums and supporting services to assist its members in learning from other's sourcing experiences, including outsourcing, strategic sourcing, eBusiness, alliances, and shared services applied to information technology, business processes and corporate support services. 44) Outsourcing Industry Resources CIO Outsourcing Center 492 Old Connecticut Path P.O. Box 9208 Framingham, MA 01701-9208 USA Phone: 508-872-0080 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.cio.com/topic/3195/Outsourcing CIO Outsourcing Center, a feature on CIO.com, provides data for chief information officers about technology outsourcing. CIO.com and the Outsourcing Center are products of CXO Media Inc., which is itself a division of International Data Group. NetworkWorld Data Center Research Center 492 Old Connecticut Path P.O. Box 9208 Framingham, MA 01701 USA E-mail Address: [email protected]

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Web Address: www.networkworld.com/topics/datacenter.html The NetworkWorld Data Center Research Center, a part of Network World, Inc., provides news and information about the IT and data center industry. Network World, Inc. is a part of International Data Group. 45) Patent Organizations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 34 chemin des Colombettes Geneva, CH-1211 Switzerland Phone: 41-22-338-9111 Fax: 41-22-733-5428 Web Address: www.wipo.int The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has a United Nations mandate to assist organizations and companies in filing patents and other intellectual property data on a global basis. At its web site, users can download free copies of its WIPO magazine and search its international patent applications. 46) Payment, E-Commerce and Data Interchange Technology Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) 8300 Greensboro Dr., Ste. 800 McLean, VA 22102 USA Phone: 703-970-4480 Fax: 703-970-4488 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: http://www.disa.org/about.cfm The Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) is a leading nonprofit organization that supports the development and use of electronic business interchange standards in e-commerce. 47) Private Equity Resources Deal, LLC (The) 14 Wall St. New York, NY 10005 USA Phone: 212-313-9251 Toll Free: 888-667-3325 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.thedeal.com The Deal, LLC publishes news and information regarding business acquisitions, financings and mergers through print, electronic media and events.

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48) Real Estate Industry Associations International Facility Management Association (IFMA) 800 Gessner Rd., Ste. 900 Houston, TX 77034-4257 USA Phone: 713-623-4362 Fax: 713-623-6124 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ifma.org The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is a trade association of facilities managers. IFMA certifies facility managers, provides educational programs, conducts research, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces research reports and white papers. 49) Research & Development, Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute 505 King Ave. Columbus, OH 43201-2693 USA Phone: 614-424-6424 Toll Free: 800-201-2011 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.battelle.org Battelle Memorial Institute serves commercial and governmental customers in developing new technologies and products. The institute adds technology to systems and processes for manufacturers; pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries; trade associations; and government agencies supporting energy, the environment, health, national security and transportation. 50) RFID Industry Associations Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) 20399 Rte. 19, Ste. 203 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 USA Phone: 724-742-4470 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.aimglobal.org The Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) is a global trade organization dedicated to accelerating the growth and use of RFID and other automated identification and data capture/collection (AIDC) technologies and services. Its more than 900 members are manufacturers or

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service providers of RFID, bar code, card, biometrics and electronic article surveillance technologies. EPCglobal Inc. 1009 Lenox Dr., Ste. 202 Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 U.S. Phone: 609-620-0200 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.gs1.org/epcglobal EPCglobal Inc. is a global standards organization for the Electronic Product Code (EPC), which supports the use of RFID. It was initially developed by the Auto-ID Center, an academic research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Today, offices and affiliates of EPCglobal are based in nearly every nation of the world. The nonprofit organization is a joint venture between GS1, formerly known as EAN International, and GS1 US, formerly known as the Uniform Code Council. 51) Securities Industry Associations Investment Company Institute (ICI) 1401 H St. NW, Ste. 1200 Washington, DC 20005 USA Phone: 202-326-5800 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ici.org The Investment Company Institute (ICI) is a national association of U.S. investment companies. It represents its members in matters of legislation, regulation, taxation, public information, economic and policy research, business operations and statistics. Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) 120 Broadway, Fl. 35 New York, NY 10271-0080 USA Phone: 212-313-1200 Fax: 212-313-1301 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.sifma.org The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), formed by the merger of the Securities Industry Association (SIA) and the Bond Market Association, brings together the shared interests of more than 650 securities and bond industry firms to accomplish common goals.

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52) Software Industry Associations Apache Software Foundation 1901 Munsey Dr. Forest Hill, MD 21050-2747 USA Fax: 919-573-9199 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.apache.org Apache Software Foundation is one of the largest open software successes. Apache is used by about two-thirds of all web sites worldwide. Its software manages the interaction between a web site and the viewer's browser. Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) 12100 Sunset Hills Rd., Ste. 130 Reston, VA 20190 USA Phone: 703-234-4077 Fax: 703-435-4390 Toll Free: 866-349-5818 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.issa.org The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is an international nonprofit organization of information security professionals. It offers educational forums, publishes resources and networking opportunities to its members. Korea Software Industry Association (KOSA) Donghwa Bldg. 3F 206 Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu Seoul, Korea Phone: 82-2-2188-6900 Fax: 82-2-2188-6901 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.sw.or.kr The Korea Software Industry Association (KOSA) is Korea's nonprofit trade organization representing more than 1,200 member companies in the software industry. Linux Foundation (The) 1 Letterman Dr. Building D, Ste. D4700 San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Phone: 415-723-9709 Fax: 415-723-9709 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.linuxfoundation.org The Linux Foundation, founded in 2007 by the merger of Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and the Free Standards Group, is a nonprofit organization that standardizes, protects and promotes

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the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds. It provides necessary services and resources to make and keep open source software competitive with closed platforms. The foundation is supported by a global consortium of global open source IT industry leaders, with facilities in the U.S. and Japan. National Association of Software and Service Companies of India (NASSCOM) International Youth Ctr. Teen Murti Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi, 110 021 India Phone: 91-11-4767-0100 Fax: 91-11-2301-5452 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.nasscom.org The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) is the trade body and chamber of commerce for the IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in India. The association's 1,400 members consist of corporations located around the world involved in software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. Object Management Group (OMG) 109 Highland Ave. Needham, MA 02494 USA Phone: 781-444-0404 Fax: 781-444-0320 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.omg.org The Object Management Group (OMG) is a not-forprofit organization devoted to the interoperability of enterprise software. It acts as a technology standard consortium, wherein standards are driven by endusers, vendors, academic institutions and government agencies. Software Contractors' Guild 7151 E US Hwy 60, Ste. 704 Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 USA E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.scguild.com The Software Contractors' Guild is a collection of U.S. and international databases regarding available software contractors and organizations seeking to place contract work. Membership requires a small annual fee.

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53) Stocks & Financial Markets Data Bloomberg LP 731 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10022 USA Phone: 212-318-2000 Web Address: www.bloomberg.com Bloomberg LP is a provider of financial information and business news. Briefing.com 401 N. Michigan, Ste. 2950 Chicago, IL 60611 USA Phone: 312-670-4463 Toll Free: 800-752-3013 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.briefing.com Briefing.com is a membership web site that delivers the latest information to the U.S. stock and bond investor. In addition to offering intra-daily commentary, stock quotes and charting, briefing.com enables the user to build a portfolio and receive the latest economic information. Upgrades, downgrades, stock splits, tech stock coverage, earnings news and analysis are available. DowJones.com 1211 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10036 USA Toll Free: 800-369-5663 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.dowjones.com DowJones.com provides online access to Dow Jones stock quotes. Subscribers may view article archives, personalized news, market and portfolio information and utilize search functions. The web site is operated by Dow Jones & Company, which is itself a subsidiary of News Corp. Reuters.com 3 Times Sq. New York, NY 10036 USA Phone: 646-223-6890 Web Address: www.reuters.com Reuters.com, a service of Thomson Reuters, offers information on business and world markets, political and international news and company-specific stock information. SiliconValley.com Phone: 408-920-5615 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.siliconvalley.com

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SiliconValley.com, run by San Jose Mercury News and owned by MediaNews Group, offers a summary of current financial news and information regarding the field of technology. TheStreet.com 14 Wall St. New York, NY 10005 USA Phone: 212-321-5067 Toll Free: 866-321-8726 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.thestreet.com TheStreet.com is an online portal covering the world of finance. It provides users with news, financial reporting and current analysis. Visitors can subscribe to premium services such as RealMoney for even more in-depth articles by financial analysts. Yahoo! Finance 701 1st Ave. Yahoo! Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Phone: 408-349-3300 Web Address: finance.yahoo.com Yahoo! Finance provides a wealth of links and a supreme search guide. Users can find just about any financial information concerning both U.S. and world markets. Tax, insurance information, financial news and community research can be conducted through this site, as can searches for other aspects of the financial world. Zacks Investment Research, Inc. 10 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1600 Chicago, IL 60606 USA Phone: 312-630-9880 Fax: 312-630-9898 Toll Free: 800-767-3771 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.zacks.com Zacks Investment Research, Inc. reviews the stock recommendations of analysts employed by U.S. brokerage firms to provide their users with comprehensive stock profiles. The site organizes brokerage recommendations and other conclusions into a number of subscription and free services. 54) Telecommunications Industry Associations International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Hofstrasse 3

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Laxenburg, A-2361 Austria Phone: 43-2236-73616 Fax: 43-2236-73616-9 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ifip.org The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a multinational, apolitical organization in information & communications technologies and sciences recognized by the United Nations and other world bodies. It represents information technology societies from 56 countries or regions, with over 500,000 members in total. Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) 914 Coolidge St. Honolulu, HI 96826-3085 USA Phone: 808-941-3789 Fax: 808-944-4874 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.ptc.org The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), through its member network, promotes the development and use of telecommunications and information and communications technologies to enhance the lives of people living in the Pacific hemisphere. TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum) 240 Headquarters Plz., E. Twr., Fl. 10 Morristown, NJ 07960-6628 USA Phone: 973-944-5100 Fax: 973-944-5110 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.tmforum.org The TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum) is a nonprofit global organization that provides leadership, strategic guidance and practical solutions to improve the management and operation of information and communications services. 55) Temporary Staffing Firms Hudson Highland Group, Inc. 1325 Avenue of the Americas, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10019 USA Phone: 212-351-7400 Fax: 212-351-7401 Web Address: www.hudson.com Hudson Highland Group, Inc. provides permanent recruitment, contract and human resources consulting and inclusion solutions. Services range from single placements to total outsourced solutions. The

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members from all over India. It works with domestic and international government agencies to advocate for India's industry and trade activities. Brazilian Foreign Trade Association 335 Avenida General Justo, FL. 4 Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20021-130 Brazil Phone: 55-21-2544-0048 Fax: 55-21-2544-0577 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.aeb.org.br The Brazilian Foreign Trade Association (Associacao de Comercio Exterior do Brasil, or AEB) is a private, non-profit organization working to serve the needs of companies with import and/or export activities in Brazil. The AEB conducts and publishes statistical surveys related to foreign trade, works to enhance communications between trade partners, advocates on behalf of legislation supporting trade activities and offers legal advice to member firms, among other activities. BUSINESSEUROPE 168 Ave. de Cortenbergh 168 Brussels, 1000 Belgium Phone: 32-2-237-65-11 Fax: 32-2-231-14-45 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.businesseurope.eu BUSINESSEUROPE is a major European trade federation that operates in a manner similar to a chamber of commerce. Its members are the central national business federations of the 34 countries throughout Europe from which they come. Companies cannot become direct members of BUSINESSEUROPE, though there is a support group which offers the opportunity for firms to encourage BUSINESSEUROPE objectives in various ways. Canadian Chamber of Commerce 360 Albert St., Ste. 420 Ottawa, ON K1R 7X7 Canada Phone: 613-238-4000 Fax: 613-238-7643 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.chamber.ca The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the liaison to the government representing businesses of all types in Canada. Coalition of Service Industries (CSI) 1707 L St. NW, Ste. 1000 Washington, DC 20036 USA

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New York, NY 10036 USA Phone: 212-354-4480 Fax: 212-575-0327 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.uscib.org The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) promotes an open system of world trade and investment through its global network. Standard USCIB members include corporations, law firms, consulting firms and industry associations. Limited membership options are available for chambers of commerce and sole legal practitioners. 57) Trade Associations-Global Organization for International Investment (OFII) 1225 19th St. NW, Ste. 501 Washington, DC 20036 USA Phone: 202-659-1903 Fax: 202-659-2293 Web Address: www.ofii.org The Organization for International Investment (OFII) represents the unique issues of U.S. subsidiaries of firms with foreign headquarters. OFII's member companies range from medium-sized enterprises to some of the largest firms in the United States. The group publishes numerous studies. World Trade Organization (WTO) Centre William Rappard Rue de Lausanne 154 Geneva 21, CH-1211 Switzerland Phone: 41-22-739-51-11 Fax: 41-22-731-42-06 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.wto.org The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. To become a member, nations must agree to abide by certain guidelines. Membership increases a nation's ability to import and export efficiently. 58) Travel Business & Professional Associations Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) 11709 Boulder Ln., Ste. 110 Austin, TX 78726 USA Phone: 512-249-5333 Fax: 512-249-1533 Toll Free: 800-646-4387

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National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Herbert C. Hoover Bldg. Washington, DC 20230 USA Phone: 202-482-2000 Web Address: www.ntia.doc.gov The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the Executive Branch's principal voice on domestic and international telecommunications and information technology issues.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585 USA Phone: 202-586-5000 Fax: 202-586-4403 E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Address: www.energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) web site is the best way to gain information from the U.S. Government regarding its many agencies, bureaus and operations in energy. Through the site, users can gain access to government agencies such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, the strategic oil reserves and the agencies that regulate nuclear, geothermal and other types of power.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 USA Toll Free: 800-321-6742 Web Address: www.osha.gov The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), regulates safety within the workplace. Its web site provides information on laws and regulations, safety and health, statistics, compliance

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 USA Phone: 202-693-4676 Toll Free: 866-487-2365 Web Address: www.dol.gov The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is the government agency responsible for labor regulations.

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Chapter 4 THE CONSULTING 250: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN Includes Indexes by Company Name, Industry & Location The companies chosen to be listed in PLUNKETT’S CONSULTING INDUSTRY ALMANAC are not the same as the “Fortune 500” or any other list of corporations. THE CONSULTING 250 were chosen specifically for their dominance in the many facets of the consulting industry in which they operate. Complete information about each firm can be found in the “Individual Profiles,” beginning later in this chapter. These profiles are in alphabetical order by company name. THE CONSULTING 250 includes companies from all parts of the United States, Latin America, Canada, Europe and Asia, and from all advertising industry segments. Essentially, THE CONSULTING 250 includes companies that are deeply involved in advertising, branding, public relations, mass media and marketing services as well as companies that provide consulting or technologies that are enabling companies in this industry to prosper. Simply stated, the list contains the most important firms in advertising, mass media, public relations and related industries. To be included in our list, the firms had to meet the following criteria: 1) Generally, the organizations profiled are U.S.based, for-profit corporations, subsidiaries or joint ventures. (We have also added many nonU.S.-based companies in order to better list leading firms in certain industry sectors.)

2) Prominence, or a significant presence, in consulting and supporting fields. (See the following Industry Codes section for a complete list of types of businesses that are covered). 3) The companies in THE CONSULTING 250 do not have to be exclusively in the consulting field. 4) Vital statistics must have been available to the editors of this book, either directly from the company being written about or from outside sources deemed reliable and accurate by the editors. A small number of companies that we would like to have included are not listed because of a lack of sufficient, objective data. INDEXES TO THE CONSULTING 250, AS FOUND IN THIS CHAPTER AND IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK: Index of Companies Within Industry Groups Alphabetical Index Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country Index of Firms Noted as “Hot Spots for Advancement” for Women/Minorities Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations

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INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS The industry codes shown below are based on the 2012 NAIC code system (NAIC is used by many analysts as a replacement for older SIC codes because NAIC is more specific to today’s industry sectors, see www.census.gov/NAICS). Companies are given a primary NAIC code, reflecting the main line of business of each firm.

Industry Group/Company Advertising Agencies and Marketing Services Interpublic Group of Companies Inc Omnicom Group Inc Publicis Groupe SA WPP plc Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing Services TeleTech Holdings Inc Advertising/Marketing - Online CDK Global Inc Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing Honeywell International Inc Rolls-Royce plc United Technologies Corporation Aircraft Manufacturing (Aerospace), including Passenger Airliners and Military Aircraft, Bombardier Inc General Dynamics Corporation Lockheed Martin Corp Northrop Grumman Corporation Airlines, Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation Air France Architectural Services Gensler Stantec Inc Claims Adjusting Crawford & Company Computer and Data Systems Design, Consulting and Integration Services Accenture LLP Accenture plc Altran Technologies SA Atos Origin SA Avanade Inc CACI International Inc Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) Capco CapTech Ventures Inc Centric Consulting LLC CGI Group Inc CIBER Inc Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)

Industry Code

2015 Sales

2015 Profits

541810 541810 541810 541810

7,613,799,936 15,134,400,512 10,300,618,752 15,715,570,688

454,600,000 1,093,900,032 966,655,232 1,490,225,280

541800

1,286,754,944

61,666,000

541810E

2,063,500,032

178,400,000

336412 336412 336412

38,580,998,144 17,629,151,232 56,098,000,896

4,768,000,000 106,609,808 7,608,000,000

336411 336411 336411 336411

18,172,000,256 31,469,000,704 46,131,998,720 23,526,000,640

-5,346,999,808 2,964,999,936 3,604,999,936 1,990,000,000

481111

29,638,203,650

134,207,300

541310 541310

1,075,000,000 2,150,069,760

116,856,104

524291

1,241,520,000

-45,488,000

541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512 541512

14,209,387,000 32,914,423,808 2,150,180,352 11,464,144,896 2,000,000,000 3,313,452,032 12,783,237,120

126,195,000 1,205,905,152

7,687,205,888 786,955,008 12,416,000,000 12,172,999,680

730,495,232 3,302,000 1,623,600,000 -8,000,000

3,053,581,056 107,815,856 435,799,520

Plunkett Research, Ltd. Industry Group/Company CSRA Inc Cumberland Consulting Group LLC Getronics NV HCL Technologies Ltd Helios And Matheson Analytics Inc Hitachi Consulting Corporation Impact Advisors LLC Infinite Group Inc Infosys Ltd Interactive Broadband Consulting Group LLC Keynote Systems Inc LCC International Inc MAXIMUS Inc NCI Inc NTT DATA Corporation Perficient Inc Plus Consulting Inc Sapient Corporation Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) SCSK Corporation Slalom LLC Sykes Enterprises Inc Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Tech Mahindra Limited Unisys Corp Wipro Ltd Computer Disks (Discs) and Drives, including Magnetic and Optical Storage Media Manufacturing Dell EMC Computer Manufacturing, Including PCs, Laptops, Mainframes and Tablets Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Computer Networking & Related Equipment Manufacturing Cisco Systems Inc Computer Programming and Custom Software Development and Consulting Argon ST Inc Lionbridge Technologies Inc Computer Software (Business and Consumer), Packaged Software and Software as a Service (Saas) Industry Acorn Energy Inc Computer Software, Accounting, Banking & Financial Ariba Inc Computer Software, Business Management & ERP Infor Inc SAP SE Computer Software, Data Base & File Management Oracle Corporation Reis Inc

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2015 Sales 1,395,000,000 40,500,000 3,450,000,000 5,683,942,912 9,736,541 1,300,000,000 47,007,017 7,945,921 8,437,014,528

2015 Profits

-811,082 1,949,685,504

145,000,000 436,000,000 2,099,821,056 333,095,008 13,929,256,960 473,620,992

157,772,000 12,172,000 309,384,032 23,007,000

1,133,199,616 -2,110,117

1,562,781,000 3,884,999,936 2,712,165,830 720,000,000 1,286,339,968 14,658,264,064 3,503,376,128 3,015,099,904 7,271,875,584

68,597,000 3,074,520,576 406,953,696 -109,900,000 1,340,065,024

334112

24,704,000,000

1,990,000,000

334111

52,107,001,856

2,460,999,936

334210A

49,160,998,912

8,981,000,192

541511 541511

559,984,000

14,237,000

511210

19,055,000

-10,599,000

511210Q

630,000,000

511210H 511210H

2,300,000,000 22,308,171,776

3,287,271,424

511210J 511210J

38,226,001,920 50,890,440

9,937,999,872 10,304,983

141,000,000 142,489,431

Plunkett Research, Ltd. Industry Group/Company Computer Software, Healthcare & Biotechnology Cegedim SA Computer Software, Network Management, System Testing, & Storage Novell Inc Computer Software, Sales & Customer Relationship Management US Interactive Inc Computer Software, Supply Chain & Logistics Manhattan Associates Inc Computers, Peripherals, Software and Accessories Distribution Nexant Inc Construction of Railways, Marine Facilities and Subways Balfour Beatty plc Construction, Industrial Building Hill International Inc Consulting Services, Administrative and General Management ABeam Consulting Ltd Ruffalo Noel Levitz LLC Consulting Services, Environmental Bureau Veritas Consulting Services, Human Resources Abelica Global Ltd Aon Hewitt Capita PLC Edenred SA Hay Group Heidrick & Struggles International Inc Mercer LLC People Corporation Resources Connection Inc Segal Group Inc (The) Willis Towers Watson plc Consulting Services, Marketing Aimia Inc comScore Inc Gallup Organization (The) Health Advances LLC inVentiv Health Inc SM&A ZS Associates Consulting Services: Process, Physical Distribution and Logistics WSP Global Inc Contract Electronics Manufacturing Services (CEM) and Printed Circuits Assembly United American Healthcare Corp

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2015 Sales

511210D

482,140,410

511210B

233,100,000

2015 Profits 75,827,250

511210K 511210A

556,371,008

423430

218,000,000

237990

8,933,388,288

-264,597,840

236210

720,604,992

6,931,000

541611 541611

553,976,116

541620

4,972,534,784

541612 541612 541612 541612 541612 541612 541612 541612 541612 541612 541612 541613 541613 541613 541613 541613 541613 541613

541614

334418

4,820,000,000 6,212,782,592 1,146,897,280 775,400,000 548,310,976 4,313,000,000 36,835,220 590,588,992

103,475,000

273,903,520

67,690,808 189,897,872 136,664,552 17,132,000 1,042,002 27,508,000

3,828,999,936

373,000,000

1,838,724,992 368,817,000 312,208,700

74,727 6,762,000

2,200,000,000

85,000,000

553,000,000

4,531,426,304

141,083,984

Plunkett Research, Ltd. Industry Group/Company CPA Firms (Certified Public Accountants), Accounting BDO International Limited BDO USA LLP Deloitte LLP Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited EY EY LLP Grant Thornton International Ltd Grant Thornton LLP KPMG International KPMG LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Credit Bureaus and Credit Rating Agencies Fair Isaac Corporation Credit Card Processing, Online Payment Processing, EFT, ACH and Clearinghouses Fidelity National Information Services Inc Data Processing, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Internet Content Hosting Services Genpact Limited KEYW Holding Corp Serco Group plc Sitel Corporation SourceHOV LLC Syntel Inc Electricity Control Panels, Circuit Breakers and Power Switches Equipment (Switchgear) Manufacturing ABB Ltd Energy Conservation, Industrial Safety, Economics, Energy Efficiency and Technical Consulting Intertek Group plc Lime Energy Co Engineering Services, Including Civil, Mechanical, Electronic, Computer and Environmental Engineering Ameresco Inc Amey plc Arcadis NV Baran Telecom Inc CH2M HILL Companies Ltd Chiyoda Corporation ENGlobal Corp Exponent Inc McDermott International Inc Ricardo plc Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP STV Group Inc Tetra Tech Inc Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) VSE Corp

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2015 Sales

2015 Profits

541211 541211 541211 541211 541211 541211 541211 541211 541211 541211 541211

7,929,090,000 995,000,000 16,147,000,000 35,200,000,000 28,655,000,000 12,701,000,000 4,600,000,000 1,450,000,000 24,440,000,000 9,340,000,000 35,400,000,000

561450

838,780,992

86,502,000

522320

6,595,200,000

631,500,032

518210 518210 518210 518210 518210 518210

2,461,043,968 311,809,984 4,080,715,264 1,394,000,000 680,000,000 968,611,968

239,816,992 -58,622,000 -196,007,920 -14,200,000

335313

35,481,001,984

1,932,999,936

541690 541690

2,782,515,968 112,623,000

-463,046,208 -3,155,000

541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330 541330

630,832,000 2,895,262,700 3,668,456,704 8,650,000 5,361,500,000 4,431,556,096 79,605,000 312,832,000 3,070,275,072 330,747,296 356,070,000 450,000,000 2,299,321,088 1,390,395,776 533,982,016

2,977,000 101,954,725 105,935,112

38,825,946

252,526,000

80,400,000 101,616,984 10,536,000 43,599,000 -17,983,000 23,890,874

39,074,000 -123,580,600 24,918,000

Plunkett Research, Ltd. Industry Group/Company Facilities Support Services GEO Group Inc (The) Factory Automation, Industrial Process, Thermostat, Flow Meter and Environmental Quality Monitoring and Control Manufacturing Siemens AG Heavy Construction, Including Civil EngineeringConstruction, Major Construction Projects, Land Subdivision, Infrastructure, Utilities, Highways and Bridges Bechtel Group Inc CDM Smith Inc Fluor Corp Jacobs Engineering Group Inc KBR Inc Highway, Street, Tunnel & Bridge Construction ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Vinci SA Legal Services (including Trial & Jury Consulting and Paralegal Services) Cornerstone Research Management Consulting and General Business Consulting (including Human Resources) Acquis Consulting Group Advisory Board Company (The) Agility Solutions LLC AlixPartners LLP Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd Altus Group Ltd Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC Analysis Group Inc Arthur D Little AT Kearney Inc Bain & Company Inc Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) Brooker Group PCL (The) Cambridge Group (The) Cartesian Inc CFI Group Corporate Directions Inc CRA International Inc (Charles River Associates) Crowe Horwath International Dean & Company Disney Institute (The) First Annapolis Consulting Inc First Manhattan Consulting Group Frost & Sullivan Inc FTI Consulting Inc Greenwich Associates

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2015 Sales

2015 Profits

561210

1,843,307,008

139,438,000

334513

81,147,543,552

7,812,634,112

237000 237000 237000 237000 237000

32,300,000,000 1,260,000,000 18,114,048,000 12,114,832,384 5,096,000,000

412,512,000 302,971,008 203,000,000

237310 237310

37,469,597,696 42,014,633,984

778,175,680 2,195,090,688

541199

250,000,000

541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610

17,000,000 768,348,032

-119,014,000

41,420,000 311,171,648

7,790,246 6,911,472

315,000,000 395,000,000 1,150,000,000 2,300,000,000 5,274,769,920 5,000,000,000 31,351,604

232,568,992 1,698,787

78,344,000

-7,691,000

303,559,008 3,500,000,000

7,657,000

700,000,000 1,779,149,056

66,053,000

Plunkett Research, Ltd. Industry Group/Company Hackett Group Inc (The) Huron Consulting Group Inc ICF International Inc Infinitive Information Services Group Inc Invictus Consulting Group LLC Kurt Salmon Associates LEK Consulting LLC Management Consulting Group PLC Marakon Associates Mars & Co McKinsey & Company Inc Milliman Inc Mitchell Madison Group MorganFranklin Consulting LLC Navigant Consulting Inc NERA Economic Consulting North Highland Company (The) OC&C Strategy Consultants Oliver Wyman Group PA Consulting Group Parthenon-EY Plaut AG Point B Inc Protiviti Inc Putnam Associates PwC Consulting LLC Quantum Associates Inc Roland Berger GmbH RSM US LLP SAI Global Limited Stern Stewart & Company Strategic Decisions Group International LLC Strategy& Stroud Consulting LLC Tata Strategic Management Group Value Partners Management Consulting SpA West Monroe Partners LLC Wood Mackenzie Market Research, Business Intelligence and Opinion Polling Abt Associates Inc Forrester Research Inc Gartner Inc Information Resources Inc (IRI) Ipsos SA Nielsen Holdings plc ORC International Inc TNS UK Ltd

plunkettreserach.com Industry Code 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610 541610

541910 541910 541910 541910 541910 541910 541910 541910

2015 Sales 260,940,000 769,022,976 1,132,231,936

2015 Profits 13,809,000 59,052,000 39,369,000

209,240,000

4,841,000

129,568,080 440,000,000 178,446,832

-84,193,488

8,300,000,000 838,000,000 45,780,000 919,486,016

60,345,000

474,150,000 196,200,000 1,751,000,000 672,286,167 41,420,000 130,000,000 742,700,000 11,200,000,000 1,306,910,000 2,636,900,000 391,231,360

28,406,886

1,147,000,000

109,000,000 400,000,000

510,000,000 313,726,016 2,163,056,128 825,000,000 1,915,366,784 6,172,000,256

11,996,000 175,635,008 99,769,336 570,000,000

Plunkett Research, Ltd. Industry Group/Company Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing Siemens Healthineers Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing ITT Inc Missile (Aerospace Defense) and Space Vehicle Manufacturing Raytheon Company Outsourced Computer Facilities Management and Operations Services Fujitsu America IBM Global Business Services International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd Professional Employer Organizations Computer Task Group Inc Hays plc Judge Group Inc (The) SkillStorm Inc Scientific Research and Development (R&D) in Life Sciences, Medical Devices, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals (Drugs) Charles River Laboratories International Inc Security Guard, Security Patrol, Armored Car, Security System, Locksmith and Other Security Services Brink's Company (The) G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc Kroll Inc Securitas AB Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers Atento Brasil SA Convergys Corporation Telephone, Internet Access, Broadband, Data Networks, Server Facilities and Telecommunications Services Industry BT Global Services plc Temporary Staffing, Help and Employment Agencies Adecco Group AG Analysts International Corporation Kelly Services Inc ManpowerGroup Inc Randstad Holding NV Robert Half International Inc Staffmark Testing Laboratories, Safety and Compliance Services Mistras Group Inc

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2015 Sales

2015 Profits

339100

14,608,637,250

2,468,149,320

333131

2,485,600,000

351,800,000

336414

23,246,999,552

2,074,000,000

541513 541513 541513 541513 541513

52,308,000,000 81,740,996,608 758,000,000

7,636,000,000 13,189,999,616

561330 561330 561330 561330

369,478,016 4,935,905,792

6,510,000 135,638,512

541711

1,363,302,016

149,312,992

561600 561600 561600 561600

3,061,400,064 1,207,128,000

-11,900,000

9,023,900,672

271,910,784

561422 561422

1,930,200,000 2,950,599,936

169,000,000

517110

9,755,997,850

759,876,480

561320 561320 561320 561320 561320 561320 561320

23,613,851,648 130,000,000 5,518,199,808 19,329,900,544 20,619,689,984 5,094,932,992 1,321,080,000

8,582,954

541380

711,251,968

53,800,000 419,200,000 556,604,608 357,796,000

16,081,000

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX ABB Ltd ABeam Consulting Ltd Abelica Global Ltd Abt Associates Inc Accenture LLP Accenture plc Acorn Energy Inc Acquis Consulting Group ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Adecco Group AG Advisory Board Company (The) Agility Solutions LLC Aimia Inc Air France AlixPartners LLP Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd Altran Technologies SA Altus Group Ltd Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC Ameresco Inc Amey plc Analysis Group Inc Analysts International Corporation Aon Hewitt Arcadis NV Argon ST Inc Ariba Inc Arthur D Little AT Kearney Inc Atento Brasil SA Atos Origin SA Avanade Inc Bain & Company Inc Balfour Beatty plc Baran Telecom Inc BDO International Limited BDO USA LLP Bechtel Group Inc Bombardier Inc Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) Brink's Company (The) Brooker Group PCL (The) BT Global Services plc Bureau Veritas CACI International Inc Cambridge Group (The) Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) Capco Capita PLC CapTech Ventures Inc Cartesian Inc CDK Global Inc CDM Smith Inc Cegedim SA Centric Consulting LLC

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INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE CALIFORNIA Ariba Inc; Palo Alto Bechtel Group Inc; San Francisco Cisco Systems Inc; San Jose Cornerstone Research; Menlo Park Exponent Inc; Menlo Park Fair Isaac Corporation; San Jose Fujitsu America; Sunnyvale Gensler; San Francisco Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company; Palo Alto Jacobs Engineering Group Inc; Dallas Keynote Systems Inc; San Mateo Nexant Inc; San Francisco Oracle Corporation; Redwood City Protiviti Inc; Menlo Park Resources Connection Inc; Irvine Robert Half International Inc; Menlo Park SM&A; Irvine Strategic Decisions Group International LLC; Palo Alto Tetra Tech Inc; Pasadena US Interactive Inc; Sunnyvale

COLORADO Agility Solutions LLC; Denver CH2M HILL Companies Ltd; Englewood CIBER Inc; Greenwood Village TeleTech Holdings Inc; Englewood

CONNECTICUT Gartner Inc; Stamford Greenwich Associates; Stamford Information Services Group Inc; Stamford Mars & Co; Greenwich United Technologies Corporation; Hartford

DELAWARE Acorn Energy Inc; Wilmington

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Advisory Board Company (The); Washington Gallup Organization (The); Washington

FLORIDA Disney Institute (The); Lake Buena Vista Fidelity National Information Services Inc; Jacksonville G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc; Jupiter GEO Group Inc (The); Boca Raton Hackett Group Inc (The); Miami SkillStorm Inc; Fort Lauderdale Sykes Enterprises Inc; Tampa

GEORGIA Baran Telecom Inc; Alpharetta

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ILLINOIS Accenture LLP; Chicago Aon Hewitt; Chicago AT Kearney Inc; Chicago BDO USA LLP; Chicago Cambridge Group (The); Chicago CDK Global Inc; Hoffman Estates Grant Thornton LLP; Chicago Heidrick & Struggles International Inc; Chicago Huron Consulting Group Inc; Chicago Impact Advisors LLC; Naperville Information Resources Inc (IRI); Chicago Navigant Consulting Inc; Chicago Quantum Associates Inc; Highland Park RSM US LLP; Chicago Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP; Chicago United American Healthcare Corp; Chicago West Monroe Partners LLC; Chicago ZS Associates; Evanston

IOWA Ruffalo Noel Levitz LLC; Cedar Rapids

KANSAS Cartesian Inc; Overland Park

KENTUCKY Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc; Hebron

MARYLAND First Annapolis Consulting Inc; Annapolis FTI Consulting Inc; Washington D.C. KEYW Holding Corp; Hanover Lockheed Martin Corp; Bethesda

MASSACHUSETTS Abt Associates Inc; Cambridge Ameresco Inc; Framingham Analysis Group Inc; Boston Bain & Company Inc; Boston Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG); Boston CDM Smith Inc; Boston Charles River Laboratories International Inc; Wilmington CRA International Inc (Charles River Associates); Boston Dell EMC; Hopkinton Forrester Research Inc; Cambridge Health Advances LLC; Weston inVentiv Health Inc; Boston LEK Consulting LLC; Boston Lionbridge Technologies Inc; Waltham Parthenon-EY; Boston Putnam Associates; Boston Raytheon Company; Waltham

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MICHIGAN AlixPartners LLP; Southfield CFI Group; Ann Arbor Kelly Services Inc; Troy Syntel Inc; Troy

MINNESOTA Analysts International Corporation; Minneapolis

MISSOURI Perficient Inc; Saint Louis

NEW JERSEY Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Teaneck Honeywell International Inc; Morris Plains Lime Energy Co; Woodbridge Mistras Group Inc; Princeton Junction ORC International Inc; Princeton

NEW YORK Acquis Consulting Group; New York Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC; New York Capco; New York Computer Task Group Inc; Buffalo Crowe Horwath International; New York Deloitte LLP; New York Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited; New York EY LLP; New York First Manhattan Consulting Group; New York Helios And Matheson Analytics Inc; New York IBM Global Business Services; Armonk Infinite Group Inc; Pittsford Infor Inc; New York International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); Armonk Interpublic Group of Companies Inc; New York Invictus Consulting Group LLC; New York ITT Inc; White Plains KPMG LLP; New York Kroll Inc; New York Kurt Salmon Associates; New York Marakon Associates; New York McKinsey & Company Inc; New York Mercer LLC; New York NERA Economic Consulting; New York Nielsen Holdings plc; New York Oliver Wyman Group; New York Omnicom Group Inc; New York PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); New York Reis Inc; New York Segal Group Inc (The); New York Strategy&; New York

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Centric Consulting LLC; Dayton Convergys Corporation; Cincinnati Staffmark; Cincinnati

ManpowerGroup Inc; Milwaukee

WYOMING Mitchell Madison Group; Jackson

PENNSYLVANIA Hay Group; Philadelphia Hill International Inc; Philadelphia Interactive Broadband Consulting Group LLC; Philadelphia Judge Group Inc (The); West Conshohocken Plus Consulting Inc; Carnegie STV Group Inc; Douglassville Unisys Corp; Blue Bell

TENNESSEE Cumberland Consulting Group LLC; Franklin Sitel Corporation; Nashville

TEXAS ENGlobal Corp; Houston Fluor Corp; Irving Frost & Sullivan Inc; San Antonio Hitachi Consulting Corporation; Dallas KBR Inc; Houston McDermott International Inc; Houston SourceHOV LLC; Irving

UTAH Novell Inc; Provo

VIRGINIA Argon ST Inc; Fairfax Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp; McLean Brink's Company (The); Richmond CACI International Inc; Arlington CapTech Ventures Inc; Richmond Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC); Falls Church comScore Inc; Reston CSRA Inc; Falls Church Dean & Company; Vienna General Dynamics Corporation; Falls Church ICF International Inc; Fairfax Infinitive; Ashburn LCC International Inc; Herndon MAXIMUS Inc; Reston MorganFranklin Consulting LLC; McLean NCI Inc; Reston Northrop Grumman Corporation; Falls Church Science Applications International Corp (SAIC); McLean VSE Corp; Alexandria

WASHINGTON Avanade Inc; Seattle Milliman Inc; Seattle Point B Inc; Seattle Slalom LLC; Seattle

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INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY AUSTRALIA SAI Global Limited; Sydney

AUSTRIA Plaut AG; Vienna

BELGIUM Arthur D Little; Brussels BDO International Limited; Brussels

BERMUDA Genpact Limited; Hamilton

BRAZIL Atento Brasil SA; Sao Paulo

CANADA Aimia Inc; Montreal Altus Group Ltd; Toronto Bombardier Inc; Montreal CGI Group Inc; Montreal People Corporation; Winnipeg Stantec Inc; Edmonton WSP Global Inc; Montreal

FRANCE Air France; Paris Altran Technologies SA; Neuilly-sur-Seine Atos Origin SA; Bezons Cedex Bureau Veritas; Neuilly-sur-Seine Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini); Paris Cegedim SA; Boulogne billancourt Edenred SA; Malakoff Ipsos SA; Paris Publicis Groupe SA; Paris Vinci SA; Cedex

GERMANY Roland Berger GmbH; Munich SAP SE; Walldorf Siemens AG; Munich Siemens Healthineers; Erlangen Stern Stewart & Company; Munich

GUERNSEY Abelica Global Ltd; St. Peter Port

INDIA HCL Technologies Ltd; Uttar Pradesh Infosys Ltd; Bangalore Tata Consultancy Services (TCS); Fort Mumbai Tata Strategic Management Group; Mumbai

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IRELAND Accenture plc; Dublin

ITALY Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group); Cesena Value Partners Management Consulting SpA; Milan

JAPAN ABeam Consulting Ltd; Tokyo Chiyoda Corporation; Yokohama Corporate Directions Inc; Tokyo NTT DATA Corporation; Tokyo PwC Consulting LLC; Tokyo SCSK Corporation; Tokyo

SPAIN ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA; Madrid

SWEDEN Securitas AB; Stockholm

SWITZERLAND ABB Ltd; Zurich Adecco Group AG; Glattbrugg

THAILAND Brooker Group PCL (The); Bangkok Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd; Bangkok

THE NETHERLANDS Arcadis NV; Amsterdam Getronics NV; Zoetermeer KPMG International; Amstelveen Randstad Holding NV; Diemen

UNITED KINGDOM Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd; London Amey plc; Oxford Balfour Beatty plc; London BT Global Services plc; London Capita PLC; London EY; London Grant Thornton International Ltd; London Hays plc; London Intertek Group plc; London Management Consulting Group PLC; London OC&C Strategy Consultants; London PA Consulting Group; London Ricardo plc; West Sussex Rolls-Royce plc; London Serco Group plc; Hook TNS UK Ltd; London Willis Towers Watson plc; London

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ABB Ltd

www.abb.com

NAIC Code: 335313

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Diversified Engineering Services Power Transmission & Distribution Systems Control & Automation Technology Products Industrial Robotics Energy Trading Software

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: SVIA

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Ulrich Spiesshofer, CEO Eric Elzvik, CFO Jean-Christophe Deslarzes, Head-Human Resources Diane de Saint Victor, General Counsel Brice Koch, Head-Power Systems Div. Bernhard Jucker, Head-Power Prod. Div. Veli-Matti Reinikkala, Head-Process Automation Div. Tarak Mehta, Head-Low Voltage Prod. Div. Peter Voser, Chmn. Frank Duggan, Head-Global Markets

ABB Ltd. is a global leader in power and automation technologies for utility and industrial companies. The firm provides a broad range of products, systems and services that improve power grid reliability, increase industrial productivity and enhance energy efficiency. ABB operates in approximately 100 countries and divides its business into four divisions: power grids, electrification products, discrete automation & motion and process automation. The power grids division focuses on the changing needs of utility customers with ABB's complete power & automation offering for transmission and distribution delivered from a single source: power & automation for the grid. The electrification products division combines ABB's low- and medium-voltage businesses. Its products help customers improve productivity, use energy efficiently and increase safety. Products and systems in this division provide protection, control & measurement for electrical installations, enclosures, switchboards, electronics and electromechanical devices for industrial machines and plants. The discrete automation & motion division, as well as the process automation division, address customer needs and operational efficiency. Discrete automation & motion products and services include drive products and systems for industrial, commercial and residential applications. Drives provide speed, torque and motion control for equipment such as fans, pumps, compressors, conveyors, centrifuges, mixers, hoists, cranes, extruders, printing and textile machines. Process automation provides engineered solutions, products and services for process control, safety, instrumentation, plant electrification and energy management for the key process industry sectors of chemical, oil & gas, marine, mining, minerals, metals, cement and pulp & paper. In May 2016, the firm acquired SVIA, a provider of robot automation cells for machine tending.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 33,828,000,000 1,300,000,000 2,987,000,000 8.82% 5,349,000,000 1,899,000,000 3,843,000,000 831,000,000 4,195,000,000 4.69% 13.62% 0.43

2015 35,481,000,000 1,406,000,000 3,049,000,000 8.59% 5,574,000,000 1,933,000,000 3,818,000,000 876,000,000 4,286,000,000 4.48% 12.57% 0.41

2014 39,830,000,000 1,499,000,000 4,178,000,000 10.48% 6,067,000,000 2,594,000,000 3,845,000,000 1,026,000,000 5,563,000,000 5.58% 14.84% 0.45

2013 41,848,000,000 1,470,000,000 4,387,000,000 10.48% 6,094,000,000 2,787,000,000 3,653,000,000 1,106,000,000 5,774,000,000 5.73% 15.66% 0.40

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 41-43-317-7111 Fax: 41-43-317-4420 Toll-Free: Address: Affolternstrasse 44, Zurich, CH-8050 Switzerland

Stock Ticker: ABB Employees: 132,300 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,605,882 Second Exec. Salary: $990,129

Bonus: $2,553,345 Bonus: $1,060,210

2012 39,336,000,000 1,464,000,000 4,058,000,000 10.31% 5,756,000,000 2,704,000,000 3,779,000,000 1,293,000,000 5,313,000,000 6.09% 16.54% 0.44

2011 37,990,000,000 1,371,000,000 4,667,000,000 12.28% 5,373,000,000 3,168,000,000 3,612,000,000 1,021,000,000 5,752,000,000 8.34% 20.66% 0.20

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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ABeam Consulting Ltd

www.abeam.com

NAIC Code: 541611

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services Human Resources Consulting Services Environmental Consulting Services Customer Relationship Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Toshinori Iwasawa, CEO Toshinori Iwasawa, Pres.

ABeam Consulting Ltd. is a consulting services firm based in Japan. The company was formed from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's Japanese consulting practice, and in less than five years, more than doubled in size with over 4,000 professionals serving over 700 clients throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe. ABeam operates its business through three divisions: management consulting, which provides management consultation services, strategy planning, marketing and advertising solutions and alliance solutions; IT consulting, which includes information technology strategy, planning, system development, package introductions and maintenance services; and outsourcing, which works with information systems departments to support corporate growth and transformative change. Moreover, ABeam provides business intelligence, business transformation, customer relationship management, financial management and control, human capital management, environmental solutions, ABeam cloud, supply chain management, enterprise mobile and SAP consulting services. Industries the firm serves include leasing/non-bank, payment services, banking/securities, insurance, automotive, consumer packaged goods, energy, food and beverage, high technology, life sciences, process, public, retail and service, telecom/media, trading, transportation, utilities and real estate. ABeam maintains 19 offices in 10 countries and territories.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 603,492,222

2015 553,976,116

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 522,717,930

2013 501,731,374

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 4,717 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: Fax: Toll-Free: 81 3 5521 5555 Address: Marunouchi Eiraku Bldg., 1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005 Japan Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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Abelica Global Ltd

www.abelicaglobal.com

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Financial Services Consulting Actuarial Work Insurance Consulting

Abelica Global Ltd. is an international network of independent consulting and actuarial firms located throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Abelica does not offer consultancy directly, but instead assigns contracts to its member firms. The group's customer base consists primarily of multinational corporations and governments who need expertise on international and local issues. The company's member consulting firms have core competencies in employee benefits, investments, insurance and financial services. Its member firms assist clients in developing pension plan design, pension administration, other benefit planning, compliance and reporting, employee communications, consulting services, reviewing benefit plans in the context of international mergers and acquisitions, funding and financing of benefit plans and design and implementation of benefit policies for internationally mobile employees. Investment services include investment manager examination and comparison and strategic asset allocation as well as investment consulting related to pension plans, endowment funds, insurance companies and other financial institutions. Member firms provide insurance and financial services such as initial consulting, covering feasibility studies for insurance companies; actuarial services, including pension scheme funding and loss reserving; insurance, trust and company management services; health insurance consulting; and insurance product development and pricing. Abelica is managed by the Abelica Global Representative Council, comprised of member firm representatives who regularly meet in various locations around the world.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Abelica Global Representative Council

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Carl Hansen, Exec. Dir. Paul Harrietha, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-1481-728432 Fax: 44-1481-724082 Toll-Free: Address: Albert House, S. Esplanade, St. Peter Port, Guernsey

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES: Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

GY1 3BY

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Abt Associates Inc

www.abtassoc.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Market Research Business Research Economic Policy Consulting Clinical Trials Government Consulting Biotechnology Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Abt JTA Abt SRBI Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Kathleen L. Flanagan, CEO Jay L. Knott, Chief Bus. Officer Kathleen L. Flanagan, Pres. Noel N. Samuel, CFO Scott Hefter, Chief Mktg. & Bus. Dev. Officer Clarissa A. Peterson, Chief Human Resource Officer Jorge Elguera, CIO Bran Roemer, VP Lisa Ashcraft, VP-Contract Oper. Janet Rosenbaum, VP-Global Bus. Dev. Mary F. Maguire, Chief Communications Officer Ai Victory, VP-Finance Jay L. Knott, Chief Bus. Officer Kevin O'Reilly, VP Theodore Hammett, VP-Int'l Health Policy & Systems Carol M. Adoum, VP-Int'l Economic Growth Gary L. Perlin, Chmn. Constantin Abarbieritei, VP-Int'l Economic Growth

Abt Associates, Inc. is one of the largest government and business research and consulting firms in the world, operating out of corporate offices in the U.S. and project sites in 40 countries. The firm works with international organizations, governments, foundations, nonprofit associations, institutions, businesses and industry clients in the U.S., Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Abt specializes in research and evaluation; strategy, planning & policy; and consulting, implementation & technical assistance. Clients are engaged in sectors such as agriculture, biotechnology, criminal justice, education, financial services, mental health, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and workforce development. Completed projects include agricultural improvements in Africa, rebuilding health systems in the former Soviet Union and counseling HIV/AIDS health alliances as well as housing, health and employment initiatives in the U.S. Subsidiary Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas, Inc. is a research firm based in New York City. Abt JTA is an international health and social sector consulting firm operating in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for clients in international development and extractive industries; and Abt SRBI is a full-service global strategy and research organization in New York City, specializing in public policy and opinion surveys in the areas of health care, transportation and regional planning, banking and finance, insurance, media, utilities and marketing strategy. The company offers employees medical and dental coverage, life and AD&D insurance, reimbursement accounts, discounted auto and homeowners/renters insurance, maternity and paternity leave, adoption leave, tuition assistance, a public transportation subsidy, an employee assistance plan, a 401(k) plan, an employee stock ownership plan and discounts on employee services.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 501,000,000

2015 510,000,000

2014 565,000,000

2013 552,529,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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Phone: 617-492-7100 Fax: 617-492-5219 Toll-Free: Address: 55 Wheeler St., Cambridge, MA 02138 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 2,535 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 470,031,000

2011 383,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 22 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Accenture LLP

www.accenture.com/us-en

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Computer Operations Outsourcing Supply Chain Technologies Technology Research Software Development Human Resources Consulting Management Consulting Research and Development

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Accenture plc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Pierre Nanterme, CEO Jo Deblaere, COO David P. Rowland, CFO Roxanne Taylor, CMO Ellyn J. Shook, Human Resources Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology Officer

Accenture LLP, the U.S. subsidiary of Accenture plc, is a leading provider of management consulting, technology and outsourcing services, with operations in over 30 American cities. The firm delivers services through five operating groups: communications, media & technology; financial services; health & public service; products; and resources. Accenture's communications, media & technology group offers technology, consulting and systems integration to the electronics, communications and media industries. Its financial services group provides consulting and outsourcing strategies to the insurance, capital markets and banking industries. The firm's health & public service group works with local, state, provincial and national governments to deliver better social, economic and health outcomes to the people they serve. Its products group serves the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, industrial equipment, retail and transportation and travel services industries. The company's resources group works with the chemicals, energy, natural resources and utilities industries. Additionally, Accenture offers management consulting services in finance & enterprise performance, operations, technology, IT security consulting/outsourcing, cloud computing, business, risk management, sales & growth customer services, strategy, sustainability and talent & organization. Accenture offers its employees medical, dental, long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage; nurselines; legal coverage; a profit sharing plan; a 401(k) savings plan; and adoption assistance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 15,653,000,000

2015 14,209,387,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 12,796,847,000

2013 12,035,847,000

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 160,000 Parent Company: Accenture plc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 9,500,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-693-0161 Fax: 312-693-0507 Toll-Free: 877-889-9009 Address: 161 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60601 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 10,200,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 08/31

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Accenture plc

www.accenture.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Computer Operations Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Technology Research Software Development Human Resources Consulting Management Consulting Research & Development

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Accenture Consulting

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Pierre Nanterme, CEO Jo Deblaere, COO David P. Rowland, CFO Roxanne Taylor, Chief Mktg. & Comm. Officer Ellyn J. Shook, Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer Robert E. Sell, Chief Comm., Media & Technology Officer Martin I. Cole, Group CEO-Tech. Sander vant Noordende, Group CEO-Prod. Richard Lumb, Group CEO-Financial Services Stephen J Rohleder, Group CEO-Health & Public Service Michael J Salvino, Group CEO-Business Process Outsourcing Julie Spellman Sweet, General Counsel David C. Thomlinson, Chief Oper. & Geographic Strategy Officer Shawn Collinson, Chief Strategy Officer Michael R. Sutcliff, Group CEO-Accenture Digital Robert E. Sell, Group CEO-Comm., Media & Tech. Mark A. Knickrehm, Group CEO-Accenture Strategy Gianfranco Casati, Group CEO-Growth Markets Adrian Lajtha, Chief Leadership Officer Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Group CEO-Resources Pierre Nanterme, Chmn.

Accenture plc is a leading provider of management consulting, technology and outsourcing services, with operations in over 200 cities in 55 countries. The firm operates through five groups: communications, media & technology; financial services; health & public service; products; and resources. Communications, media & technology serves the communications, electronics, high technology, media and entertainment industries. These industries include most of the world's leading wireline, wireless, cable and satellite communications and service providers. Its financial services group serves the banking, capital markets and insurance industries. Professionals within these industries work with clients to address growth, cost & profitability, pressures, consolidation, regulatory changes and the need to continually adapt to new, digital technologies. The health & public service group serves health care payers & providers, as well as government departments & agencies, public service organizations, educational institutions and non-profit organizations around the world. The products group serves interconnected consumer-relevant industries such as consumer goods, retail, travel services, industrial manufacturers & suppliers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Product offerings help clients transform their organizations and increase relevance in the digital world. The resources group serves the chemicals, energy, forest products, metals & mining, utilities and related industries. It works with clients to develop & execute innovative strategies, improve operations, manage complex change initiatives and integrate digital technologies designed to help differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Recently, the firm launched Accenture Consulting, a provider of technology, business and management consulting. Accenture offers its employees medical, dental, long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage; legal coverage; profit sharing; 401(k); and adoption assistance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 34,797,660,000

2015 32,914,420,000

2014 31,874,680,000

2013 30,394,280,000

2012 29,777,990,000

2011 27,352,910,000

4,810,445,000 13.82% 5,466,982,000 4,111,892,000 4,575,115,000 496,566,000 6,348,882,000 21.15% 60.07%

4,435,869,000 13.47% 5,373,370,000 3,053,581,000 4,092,137,000 395,017,000 5,071,031,000 16.87% 51.46%

4,300,512,000 13.49% 5,401,969,000 2,941,498,000 3,486,085,000 321,870,000 4,936,065,000 16.90% 55.02%

4,338,680,000 14.27% 5,317,537,000 3,281,878,000 3,303,128,000 369,593,000 4,946,357,000 19.57% 72.08%

3,871,548,000 13.00% 5,114,462,000 2,553,510,000 4,256,852,000 371,974,000 4,512,780,000 15.76% 63.64%

3,470,457,000 12.68% 4,914,742,000 2,277,677,000 3,441,739,000 403,714,000 4,040,278,000 15.94% 67.84%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 353-1-646-2000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 1 Grand Canal Sq., Dublin, 2 Ireland

Stock Ticker: ACN Employees: 358,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $957,585 Second Exec. Salary: $1,136,125

Bonus: $1,000,000 Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 08/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 6 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Acorn Energy Inc

www.acornenergy.com

NAIC Code: 511210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Investments in Energy Software and Technologies Clean Energy Consulting Systems Integration Services Sonar Components IT & Real Time Systems Monitoring & Control Systems For Electric Grids Fiber Optic Sensing Systems

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: GridSense Systems Inc OmniMetrix LLC DSIT Solutions Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Joseph Musanti, CEO, Subsidiary Benny Sela, CEO, Subsidiary Walter Czarnecki, CEO, Subsidiary Jan Loeb, CEO Michael Barth, CFO Christopher Clouser, Chairman of the Board

Acorn Energy, Inc. is a holding company with interests in energy infrastructure and project management. The company operates through a primary subsidiary and one joint venture: OmniMetrix, LLC and DSIT Solutions, Ltd. OmniMetrix develops and markets wireless remote monitoring systems and services for stand-by power generators and cathodic protection for the gas pipeline industry. OmniMetrix manages the customer data via remotely installed devices in its data center. DSIT, a software consulting and development firm, provides sonar and acoustic related solutions for energy, defense and commercial markets, with a focus on underwater site security for strategic energy installations and other real time solutions. DSIT operates in three divisions: energy & security sonar solutions, which offers general sonar and specialized homeland security products, including the AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar, which provides critical coastal and offshore protection of sites through long-range detection, tracking, classification and warning of unauthorized divers and Swimmer Delivery Vehicles; fiber optic solutions, offering a sensor based on advanced fiber-optic technology for maritime and landbased security applications; and real time & embedded solutions, which covers numerous electronic communications systems, including signal acquisition and processing, voice and data telecommunications, sonar components, military command and control systems and computerized optical inspection equipment for semiconductor wafer manufacturing. In July 2016, the company divested its subsidiary, GridSense, to Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 8,659,000 927,000 -3,053,000 -35.25% 5,651,000 145,000 -4,519,000 33,000 668,000 .86% 17.07%

2015 19,055,000 2,205,000 -9,088,000 -47.69% 11,508,000 -10,599,000 -981,000 164,000 -8,436,000 -39.34% -211.00%

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2014 19,560,000 2,714,000 -10,166,000 -51.97% 12,023,000 -27,145,000 -18,217,000 393,000 -9,451,000 -67.44% -129.01%

2013 21,756,000 8,175,000 -30,955,000 -142.28% 19,816,000 -29,714,000 -17,803,000 3,466,000 -29,269,000 -50.23% -70.69%

Stock Ticker: ACFN Employees: 82 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 18,928,000 2,995,000 -8,034,000 -42.44% 11,952,000 35,409,000 -9,859,000 502,000 -6,691,000 48.64% 68.73%

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 302 656-1707 Fax: 201 529-3163 Toll-Free: Address: 3844 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807 United States Top Exec. Salary: $318,750 Second Exec. Salary: $275,000

2012 19,419,000 6,590,000 -20,748,000 -106.84% 19,361,000 -16,711,000 -22,243,000 834,000 -19,181,000 -21.82% -27.55%

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Acquis Consulting Group

www.acquisconsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Consulting Management and Operations Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Acquis Technology Solutions SSI Strategy Concur Technologies

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. David Kaufman, CEO Adam Schwartz, Managing Dir. Doug Locke, Managing Partner Eric Baum, Managing Dir. Tina Fan, Managing Dir.

Acquis Consulting Group is an operations management consulting firm headquartered in New York City. The company assists start-up companies as well as small and medium businesses in the health science, nonprofit and financial services industries with the development of uniquely tailored implementation and management strategies. Its services are conducted through two business entities: Acquis Technology Solutions and SSI Strategy. Acquis Technology Solutions is dedicated to ensuring the success and growth of its technology partners by leveraging technology and streamlining project implementation to generate efficient business operations. Within this division, with the help of initial implementation partner Concur Technologies, the company provide their experience in travel and expense (T&E) management, handling both premium and professional T&E implementations globally. SSI Strategy is a boutique management consultancy focused on pharmacovigilance and medical affairs. It combines business acumen and consulting discipline to develop solutions for life science companies. Acquis has offices in San Francisco, California, Parsippany, New Jersey and London, U.K.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 24,000,000

2015 17,000,000

2014 10,000,000

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-609-2700 Fax: 212-609-2727 Toll-Free: Address: 229 Broadway, 12th Fl., New York, NY 10007 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 95 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

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ACS Actividades de Construccion Y Servicios SA www.grupoacs.com NAIC Code: 237310

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Heavy Construction Engineering Services Civic Construction & Infrastructure Industrial Services Facility Maintenance Passenger Transportation Transportation Concessions Water Treatment & Desalination Plants

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Grupo Dragados SA Vias Y Construcciones SA Tecsa Empresa Constructora SA Pulice Construction Inc John P Picone Inc Geocisa SA Clece SA ACS Servicios Y Concesiones SL

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Florentino Perez Rodriguez, CEO Antonio Garcia Ferrer, Co-Vice Chmn. Pablo Vallhona Vadell, Co-Vice Chmn. Antonio Garcia Ferrer, Exec. Vice Chmn.

ACS Actividades de Construccion Y Servicios SA (ACS) is a leading Spanish construction and engineering group that services a wide variety of sectors, including transportation infrastructure, real estate, offshore activities, public facilities, energy and environment. The group is present in over 60 countries, operating through numerous subsidiaries, the most significant being Grupo Dragados SA, a leading Spanish construction company. ACS operates primarily in three major areas: construction, environmental services and industrial services. The construction business builds a variety of civil works projects as well as commercial and residential structures. In addition to Dragados, this segment includes Vias Y Construcciones SA, a general contractor in railway projects; Drace Infraestructuras, which specializes in water treatment and desalination plants; Tecsa Empresa Constructora SA, a leading contractor in railway projects; Geocisa SA, involved in land engineering and structural inspection activities; Pulice Construction, Inc., an Arizona-based construction and engineering firm; and John P. Picone, Inc., a New York-based firm active in civil construction projects. The environmental services segment specializes in waste management and recycling and treatment. This segment operates through Clece SA, which manages solid urban waste treatment plants in Spain, and ACS Servicios Y Concesiones, SL. The industrial services division serves the energy and communications sectors through its applied design, installation and maintenance of industrial infrastructure projects. Its operations are carried out through several subsidiaries managed by two parent companies: Cobra Gestion de Infrastructuras SA (Grupo Cobra) and Dragados Offshore, SA. In December 2016, the firm sold Urbaser SA, an urban waste treatment plant manager, to Firion Investments S.L.U.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 34,305,220,000

2015 37,469,600,000

2014 37,422,600,000

2013 41,168,700,000

2012 41,194,080,000

2011 30,546,610,000

1,327,601,000 3.86%

1,310,293,000 3.49%

1,029,569,000 2.75%

1,764,509,000 4.28%

1,707,468,000 4.14%

1,474,284,000 4.82%

805,742,000 1,505,109,000 630,368,600 1,878,985,000 2.18% 21.44% 1.36

778,175,700 2,155,778,000 774,635,300 2,155,715,000 1.94% 22.47% 2.11

769,343,800 884,068,900 904,438,500 1,913,619,000 1.81% 22.75% 1.95

752,661,800 1,085,543,000 1,372,503,000 3,060,436,000 1.72% 23.68% 2.20

-2,066,816,000 1,394,247,000 1,876,687,000 3,283,376,000 -4.30% -64.47% 2.16

1,032,036,000 1,380,406,000 2,486,251,000 2,497,750,000 2.34% 25.65% 1.08

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 34 913439200 Fax: 34 913439456 Toll-Free: Address: Avda. Pio XII, No. 102, Madrid, 28036 Spain

Stock Ticker: ACSAF Employees: 210,345 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Adecco Group AG

www.adeccogroup.com

NAIC Code: 561320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Outsourced Staffing Human Resources Consulting Outsourcing Project Management Executive Search Leadership Development

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Lee Hecht Harrison Adecco Industrial Adecco Office Modis Badenoch & Clark Spring Professional Pontoon Penna Consulting Plc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Alain Dehaze, CEO Hans Ploos van Amstel, CFO Stephan Howeg, CMO Shanthi Flynn, Chief Human Resources Officer Alain Dehaze, Head-France Martin Alonso, Head-Northern Europe Robert P. (Bob) Crouch, Head-North America Federico Vione, Head-Italy, Eastern Europe & India Rolf Dorig, Chmn. Christophe Duchatellier, Head-Japan & Asia

Adecco Group AG is a one of the largest human resources firms in the world, offering temporary staffing and permanent placement, specialist and professional staffing and career services consulting and outplacement. The company has over 5,000 offices in more than 60 countries. Adecco operates in three primary segments: general staffing, professional staffing and human resources solutions. The general staffing business consists of two categories: office and industrial staffing. The office staffing unit, Adecco Office, seeks to fill administrative/clerical, customer service, human resources, import/export, project management, purchasing and secretarial positions. The industrial staffing unit, Adecco Industrial, seeks to fill needs in assembly, production, machine operation, mechanics, warehousing, packaging, shipping/receiving, bindery and fulfillment. Adecco Industrial offers specialized staffing for industries such as aerospace, automotive, construction, transport, logistics and more. The professional staffing segment offers employee placement and consulting services to businesses in sales, marketing and event planning; medicine and science; information technology; engineering and technical; and finance and legal fields. The Lee Hecht Harrison brand offers both restructuring and talent services. The human resources solutions segment consists of workforce management solutions (helping to manage a client's contingent workforce) and career transition solutions (helping employees move into new positions with professional development programs). Other subsidiaries within the group include Modis, Badenoch & Clark, Spring Professional and Pontoon. In May 2016, the acquired Penna Consulting Plc for approximately $149 million to expand in the U.K. market for services linked to human resources. In October 2016, the company acquired D4 LLC, an expert in designing customized eDiscovery and managed services solutions.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 23,613,850,000

2014 21,457,390,000

2013 20,924,170,000

2012 22,032,450,000

2011 22,042,100,000

321,860,800 1.36% 3,323,749,000 8,582,954 857,222,600 104,068,300 1,274,569,000 .08% .22% 0.54

955,926,500 4.45% 2,977,212,000 684,490,600 842,202,400 85,829,540 1,099,691,000 6.79% 17.27% 0.41

835,765,200 3.99% 2,938,589,000 597,588,200 557,892,000 86,902,420 987,039,700 5.88% 15.36% 0.44

722,041,000 3.27% 3,163,891,000 404,471,700 621,191,300 94,412,500 874,388,500 3.97% 10.04% 0.41

818,599,300 3.71% 2,952,536,000 556,819,100 562,183,500 116,942,800 966,655,200 5.69% 14.07% 0.31

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 41 448788989 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: Sagereistrasse 10, Glattbrugg, 8152 Switzerland

Stock Ticker: AHEXY Employees: 31,576 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Advisory Board Company (The)

www.advisoryboardcompany.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Best Management Practices Executive Conferences & Seminars Research Reports & Databases Health Care Sector Consulting Education Sector Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Robert Musslewhite, CEO Michael Kirshbaum, CFO Evan Farber, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Richard Schwartz, COO, Divisional David Felsenthal, Director Mary Van Hoose, Other Executive Officer Cormac Miller, Other Executive Officer

The Advisory Board Company (ABC) is a provider of research and advisory services to the health care and education sectors. Its services include best practices research & analysis, executive education, leadership development, business intelligence & software tools, installation support and advisory services management. The firm serves over 5,600 members, including hospitals, health systems, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, health care insurers, medical device companies, universities and other educational institutions. In total, ABC's programs reach more than 136,000 institutions. Examples of ABC's membership programs include the heath care advisory board, which monitors, reports and provides support services to members on issues affecting hospitals and health systems; the health care industry committee, which researches clinical, financial, operational and policy changes likely to affect the industry; and the nursing leadership academy, which offers courses on leadership, business and operations skills specific to roles in nursing. Other programs are aimed at maximizing overall hospital profitability and efficiency. Sales to the health care market currently represent the bulk of ABC's sales, while its education clients generate about 8% of its revenues. ABC has domestic offices in Washington, D.C.; Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Nashville, Tennessee; San Francisco, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Internationally, the firm maintains an office in London, England and Chennai, India. In March 2016, Brown Advisory, Inc. acquired a 6.1% stake in ABC, for an approximate ownership total of 7.5%. The firm offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; life, AD&D and disability coverage; 401(k); employee stock plan; and employee assistance & flexible spending accounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 803,424,000

2015 768,348,000

2014 520,596,000

2013 450,837,000

2012 370,345,000

76,538,000 9.52% 256,662,000 91,238,000 112,559,000 48,523,000 151,017,000 4.54% 18.88% 1.03

-54,400,000 -7.08% 249,627,000 -119,014,000 161,934,000 56,690,000 -5,163,000 -6.01% -26.50% 1.16

47,186,000 9.06% 170,467,000 24,752,000 76,702,000 49,129,000 77,606,000 2.57% 8.00%

43,466,000 9.64% 147,449,000 22,163,000 81,827,000 38,938,000 63,351,000 2.79% 8.89%

36,358,000 9.81% 121,767,000 25,293,000 92,844,000 32,019,000 51,014,000 4.22% 13.83%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 202 266-5600 Fax: 202 266-5700 Toll-Free: Address: 2445 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20037 United States

Stock Ticker: ABCO Employees: 3,800 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $650,000 Second Exec. Salary: $475,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

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Agility Solutions LLC

www.agility-solutions.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business & IT Consulting Regulatory Compliance Internal Auditing IT, general margin and telecom margin assurance

Agility Solutions LLC provides companies with a range of consulting services, primarily focusing on profit assurance services. Profit assurance services are split into two categories: profit capture and profit protection. Profit capture services help clients identify and increase profits through data analytics and expertise regarding organizational or data silos, mergers & acquisitions, system conversions & upgrades, rapid growth, complex or dynamic pricing & billing, rapid product innovation, complex contractual arrangements, third-party dependences, complex ordering processes, record keeping, automated transaction flows and high transaction volumes. Profit protection services help clients improve financial processes through internal auditing and compliance services.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Sami Ibrahim, CEO Amy Welsbender, Sr. Mgr. Operations Laura Papao, Human Resources Cody Sudmeier, Principal-Comm. Suzanna Straub, Managing Dir.-Compliance & Consulting Svcs. Jamie Regehr, Associate Dir. Eric Martin, Sr. Manager Aaron Hunt, Sr. Manager

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 303-357-2385 Fax: 720-836-4205 Toll-Free: Address: 1050 17th Street, Ste. A375, Denver, CO 80265 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 64 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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Aimia Inc

www.aimia.com

NAIC Code: 541613

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Customer Loyalty Programs Data Analytics

Aimia, Inc. is a global data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company. The firm offers a full suite of capabilities including analytics and insight, employee engagement and event management. Aimia's business segments are regionally structured: Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) and Canada, the U.S. and Asia-Pacific (US & APAC). In 2016, the firm restructured its line of business segments into three: Americas Coalitions, International Coalitions and Global Loyalty Solutions. In the Americas Coalitions segment, programs include: Aeroplan, Cardlytics and Club Premier. Aeroplan is Canada's premier coalition loyalty program and represents more than 150 brands in the financial, retail and travel sectors. U.S.-based Cardlytics is a private company that operates in transaction-driven marketing for electronic banking, in which Aimia owns a minority stake. Club Premier is the first frequent flyer program in Latin America and is a joint venture in which the firm owns a 49% share. In the International Coalitions segment, programs include: Air Miles Middle East, China Rewards, Insights 2 Communications LLP and Nectar. Air Miles Middle East, a leading coalition loyalty program in the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain, is operated by Rewards Management Middle East FZ LLC, which is 60% owned by Aimia. China Rewards is the first coalition program in China that enables members to earn and redeem a common currency across all participating merchants. Insights 2 Communication LLP (i2c) offers multi-channel marketing solutions, messages and offerings in Sainsbury's stores. Nectar U.K. is the leading coalition loyalty program in the U.K. The Global Loyalty Solutions segment brings together its strategy and solutions business for individual clients, with products such as Smart Button. Smart Button is a web-based loyalty technology provider that aims at the retail market and the large SaaS market in North America. As of March 2016, Nectar Italia, a loyalty coalition program, ceased its operations.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Aeroplan Air Miles Middle East Cardlytics Club Premier Insights 2 Communication LLP Nectar UK Smart Button China Rewards

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Rupert Duchesne, CEO Tor Lonnum, CFO Robert Brown, Chairman of the Board David Johnston, COO Liz Graham, Executive VP, Divisional Sandy Walker, Other Corporate Officer Marc Allsop, Other Corporate Officer Shailesh Baidwan, President, Divisional Vincent Timpano, President, Divisional

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,709,821,000

2015 1,838,725,000

2014 1,844,852,000

2013 1,250,587,000

2012 1,680,542,000

2011 1,581,146,000

-64,563,860 -3.77% 492,673,000 -49,543,800 225,525,200 50,963,600 106,933,900 -1.70% -27.26% 3.88

-896,720 - .04% 487,218,000 74,727 221,116,300 69,944,180 181,511,100 - .33% -2.81% 1.30

-6,949,582 - .37% 513,970,200 -30,114,860 275,367,800 60,902,250 134,283,900 -1.12% -7.85% 0.83

-496,966,900 -39.73% 664,893,400 -372,348,900 112,090,000 40,638,620 -381,591,800 -9.62% -48.38% 0.83

190,917,000 11.36% 423,586,000 123,423,800 267,105,300 45,006,390 297,298,600 3.24% 12.49% 0.59

30,620,010 1.93% 417,458,400 -44,595,390 181,242,800 33,566,480 131,748,400 -1.18% -3.86% 0.29

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 514-205-7042 Fax: 514-205-7578 Toll-Free: 800-361-5373 Address: 5100 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, QC H4A 3T2 Canada

Stock Ticker: AIM Employees: 4,300 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: TSE Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Air France

www.airfrance.com

NAIC Code: 481111

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Airline-Global Airlines-Regional Air Freight Air Transportation Consulting Airline Catering & Cleaning Aircraft Maintenance

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Air France-KLM SA HOP! Transavia France

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Franck Terner, CEO Alain-Herve Bernard, COO Marc Verspyck, CFO Franck Terner, Exec. VP-Eng. & Maintenance Adeline Challon-Kemoun, Sr. VP-Comm. Alain Malka, Exec. VP-Air France Cargo Christian Boireau, Exec. VP-Commercial France Bruno Matheu, Chief Officer-Long-Haul Passenger Activity Eric Schramm, Exec. VP-Flight Oper. Jean-Marc Janaillac, Chmn.

Air France, a subsidiary of Air France-KLM SA, is one of the world's largest airlines in terms of international passenger traffic. Air France created Air France-KLM as a holding company after it acquired KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM); KLM and Air France continue to operate independently. Air France, with a fleet of 331 planes, offers flights to destinations around the world. The firm's core segments include passenger transport, cargo and aircraft maintenance. Passenger transport is comprised of the firm's core activity in terms of revenue, transporting over 93 million passengers to 118 countries annually. The cargo segment transports 1 million tons of cargo to 255 destinations, via 6 freighters on a yearly basis. Aircraft maintenance strives to ensure flight safety, manage aircraft operations and keep costs down. Under the Air France brand, this division provides maintenance services and solutions to 150 customer airlines throughout the world, representing over 1,500 aircraft. The firm's primary maintenance sites include Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly, Toulouse Blagnac, Le Bourget and Villeneuve-le-Roi. HOP! is a regional subsidiary between regional airline subsidiaries Brit Air, Regional and Airlinair, which offers daily flights to 50 French and European destinations. Subsidiary Transavia France is a regional airline that offers charter flights to various countries around the Mediterranean basin. Air France is also a founding member of global airline alliance, SkyTeam. In January 2017, Air France received its first Boeing 787-9. From November 2017, former partner CityJet will no longer operate Air France flights; the affected destinations will be served by Air France and HOP! From then on.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 37,390,929,217

2015 29,638,203,650

2014 26,733,244,044

2013 28,924,401,664

2012 29,070,610,432

2011 27,657,256,960

134,207,300

-202,796,430

-2,070,724,224

-1,351,014,272

-916,921,600

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 141567800 Fax: 33 141567029 Toll-Free: 800-237-2747 Address: 45 rue de Paris, Paris, 95747 France

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 106,933 Parent Company: Air France-KLM SA

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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AlixPartners LLP

www.alixpartners.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Operational & Financial Consulting Services Acquisitions Consulting Chapter 11 Consulting Healthcare Advisory Services Information Management Services

AlixPartners LLP is a global business consulting firm focused on urgent, high-impact business event consulting services. The firm operates in five service segments: performance improvement; turnaround & restructuring; digital; investigations, disputes and risk (IDR); and transformative leadership. Performance improvement services includes business strategy and transformation; operational performance improvement; go to market and revenue growth; workforce and overhead optimization; due diligence, merger integration and carve-outs; and working capital optimization. Turnaround & restructuring includes cash management and liquidity generation; restructuring advisory services; interim management; contingency planning; lender negotiations and debt restructuring services; asset rationalization; and Chapter 11 reorganization services, such as crisis management and valuation and litigation consulting. Digital services include digital strategy, customer and product analytics, cybersecurity and digital implantation. IDR services include arbitration and litigation, economics consulting and valuation, investigations and compliance, legal analytics and EDiscovery and specialized solutions. Transformative leadership deploys behavioral scientists and management experts to help companies meet the talent, organizational and cultural challenges via a data-driven approach. AlixPartners services are designed for corporate executives, private equity investors, creditors, lenders and lawyers in a variety of industries.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Simon V. Freakley, CEO Steve Deedy, Chief Admin. Officer Ted Bililies, Chief Talent Officer Steve Deedy, Chief Admin. Officer John Collins, General Counsel Carl Hanson, Head-Enterprise Improvement Jay Marshall, Chief Growth Officer Harvey Kelly, Head-Financial Advisory Svcs. Stefano Aversa, Head-EMEA Bus. Unit Lisa Donahue, Head-Turnaround & Restructuring Louis Dudney, Co-Head-Americas John Hoffecker, Co-Head-Americas C.V. Ramachandran, Head-Asia Bus. Unit

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 248-358-4420 Fax: 248-358-1969 Toll-Free: Address: 2000 Town Ctr., Ste. 2400, Southfield, MI 48075 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 1,700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd

www.alphafmc.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting to Financial Institutions

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Omega Contracts Dunedin

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Euan Fraser, Global CEO Nick Baker, Chief Commercial Officer Nick Kent, Vice Chmn. Nicolas Xanthopoulos, CEO-Luxembourg Neil Curham, Exec. Dir.-U.K. Jane Conway, Exec. VP-U.S. Luc Baque, CEO-France

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd. (Alpha FMC) is a London-based global provider of benchmarking, consulting and implementation services to financial institutions in the U.S. and Europe. The firm has a particular focus on wealth and asset management companies and those companies that serve them. In addition to its London office, Alpha FMC has offices in Luxembourg, The Hague, New York City and Paris. The company offers clients services in four distinct segments: consulting, benchmarking, implementation and contracting. Consulting services includes strategy & operation models, merger & acquisition management and integration, sales, client services & distribution, portfolio management & research, operations, outsourcing and support functions. Benchmarking undertakes in-depth analysis of all areas of business and is used by clients for a variety of reasons, from an annual healthcheck to a baseline for major change. Benchmarking products offered by the company cover areas such as investment operations & IT, transfer agency, distribution, property, fund of hedge funds, outsourcing, client services, front office and product development. The implementation segment typically operates in such areas as post-merger integration and system selection and implementation. The type of work done by this segment includes private client operations re-configuration and implementation, program management and investment risk strategy. The contracting segment is conducted by Omega Contracts, which offers asset and wealth management services primarily to financial services institutions in the U.K., Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 49,336,338

2015 41,420,000

2014 38,000,000

2013 35,500,000

10,386,662

7,790,246

3,894,989

2,986,158

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 184 Parent Company: Dunedin

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-207-796-9300 Fax: 44-207-796-9307 Toll-Free: Address: 60 Gresham St., London, EC2V 7BB United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 32,809,949

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Altran Technologies SA

www.altran.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Technology & Engineering Research Management Consulting Automotive Consulting Motor Sports Consulting

Altran Technologies SA, based in France, is a leader in global technology consulting and is structured around five business segments and 10 industries. The five business segments are innovative product development, intelligent systems, lifecycle experience, mechanical engineering and information systems. The 10 primary industries include automotive; aeronautics; space, defense and naval (SDN); rail, infrastructure and transportation (RIT); energy; industrials and electronics; life sciences; telecom and media; financial services; and government. Automotive focuses on autonomous driving and connectivity, powertrain and electro-mobility, and complete vehicle development; aeronautics develops complex and safe multidisciplinary aircraft; SDN offers a combination of methodologies in order to accelerate production time to market, innovative digital services such as VueForge and utilizing big data technologies to provide high-technology security systems; RIT offers train control systems, train designs, operator and passenger systems and infrastructure project engineering; energy provides industrial engineering energy digitization and energy transition; industrials and electronics offers IoT (internet of things) solutions, manufacturing 4.0 capabilities such as automation, robotics and 3D printing, model-based system engineering and silicon, platform and product design for electronics; life sciences offers patient-centric product development, industrial performance and regulatory compliance and life sciences digitization; telecom and media accomplish connectivity needs such as network excellence, Telco Cloud, virtualization, product engineering, OTT, internet services and IoT and analytics services; financial services offer risk and compliance management, information systems and process optimization; and government offers customized solutions for the sector, such as enterprise content management, business intelligence and IT governance and security. Other than France, the firm has operations in over 25 countries. The company operates research laboratories in Cambridge, U.K. and Boston, Massachusetts. In 2016, the company made several acquisitions: Synapse, a product development consultancy; Lohika, a software development firm; and Pricol Technologies Ltd., a provider of global engineering solutions.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Apax Partners Inc Synapse Lohika Pricol Technologies Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Phillippe Salle, CEO Olivier Aldrin, Exec. VP Pascal Brier, Sr. VP-Industries & Solutions Bus. Dev. Cyril Roger, Sr, VP-Southern Europe Michel Bailly, Exec. VP-Programs & Innovation Phillippe Salle, Chmn. Michael Blickle, Sr. VP-Northern Europe

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,274,585,000

2015 2,150,180,000

2014 1,884,241,000

2013 1,751,757,000

2012 1,561,946,000

2011 1,522,939,000

204,245,300 8.97%

166,292,600 7.73% 107,815,900 122,384,300 36,065,580 191,544,700 5.08% 13.35% 0.42

112,744,600 6.43% 338,521,400 70,592,660 65,655,310 29,747,450 130,095,100 4.88% 11.65% 0.39

119,107,800 7.62%

131,408,200 115,188,600 50,233,890 241,197,100 5.55% 14.79% 0.31

141,627,300 7.51% 351,429,100 88,561,070 144,799,800 31,049,910 175,340,100 5.07% 12.09% 0.51

54,459,920 3.57% 2,893,529 -48,467,940 44,785,860 19,641,020 81,150,760 -3.67% -10.70% 0.34

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33-1-46-41-70-00 Fax: 33-1-46-41-70-01 Toll-Free: Address: 96, Ave. Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92200 France

Stock Ticker: ALTKY Employees: 22,709 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

69,264,440 61,831,600 26,378,640 129,527,500 5.33% 14.66% 0.24

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Altus Group Ltd

www.altusgroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Bay Partnership Pty Ltd R2G Limited RatesRecovery Axiom Cost Consulting Inc EstateMaster Group Holdings Pty Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Robert Courteau, CEO Angelo Bartolini, CFO Raymond Mikulich, Chairman of the Board Liana Turrin, General Counsel Jim Derbyshire, President, Divisional Dave Gurnsey, President, Divisional Colin Johnston, President, Divisional Alex Probyn, President, Subsidiary Michael Commons, Senior Executive VP, Divisional Richard Kalvoda, Senior Executive VP, Divisional

Altus Group, Ltd. is a multidisciplinary provider of independent real estate consulting and advisory services worldwide. The company advises investors, lenders, developers, owners/managers and professionals within the following industries: agriculture, automotive, commercial, cultural, energy & renewables, hospitality, legal community, mining, notfor-profit, public sector, residential and senior housing. Services include appraisal, cost segregation, debt valuation, due diligence, expropriation/right of way, infrastructure advisory, litigation support, location & incentive strategies, personal property tax, purchase price allocation, real property tax, state income tax, transaction/sales use tax, unclaimed property services and valuation process administration. Altus has a total of 72 offices located in every Canadian province, as well as in the U.S., Australia, the U.K., China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam and Europe. In 2016, the company acquired Bay Partnership Pty Ltd, a quantity surveying practice in Sydney, Australia; and R2G Limited (RatesRecovery), a specialist chartered surveyors firm with a focus on business rates services. In 2017, the firm acquired Axiom Cost Consulting Inc., a construction cost consulting and project loan monitoring service provider; and EstateMaster Group Holdings Pty Ltd, a property development and management software provider.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 330,957,800

2015 311,171,600

2014 276,639,700

2013 242,450,000

2012 241,067,600

2011 225,045,400

19,150,960 5.78% 279,456,200 10,662,000 50,243,240 5,101,591 44,754,560 2.40% 4.12% 0.34

15,954,150 5.12% 245,086,400 6,911,472 35,971,190 10,505,830 44,759,790 1.61% 2.96% 0.38

26,968,110 9.74% 205,437,900 9,842,252 36,956,080 8,045,076 43,576,870 2.65% 5.54% 0.15

30,885,290 12.73% 180,228,800 13,904,400 32,112,300 3,435,186 42,243,740 4.32% 11.39% 0.76

-1,028,239 - .42% 173,969,000 -9,455,915 16,389,060 5,153,900 18,937,240 -2.86% -9.18% 1.65

-6,397,352 -2.84% 174,841,800 -13,682,460 16,159,650 9,195,866 11,454,110 -4.32% -11.24% 1.42

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 416 641-9500 Fax: 416 641-9501 Toll-Free: Address: 33 Yonge Street, Ste 500, Toronto, ON M5E 1G4 Canada

Stock Ticker: AIF Employees: 2,300 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: TSE Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC

www.alvarezandmarsal.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Management Consulting Tax Advisory Turnaround & Restructuring Legal Analysis & Forensics

Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC (A&M), an independent professional services consulting firm, specializes in providing businesses with advisory, turnaround, interim management and performance improvement solutions. The company offers consulting services to the energy, financial services, health care, public, social and real estate industries across the world through seven segments: corporate performance improvement, restructuring and turnaround, private equity services, A&M taxand, disputes and investigations, valuation and regulatory and risk advisory. The corporate performance improvement segment stimulates operational growth through a renewal process that maximizes revenues, increases cash flow and improves loss recovery. The restructuring and turnaround division helps underperforming and in-crisis companies stabilize operations. The private equity services are to maximize every transaction's value through advising, divestiture services, integration and performance improvement. The A&M taxand division assists with maximizing tax benefits while minimizing risk. Disputes and investigations services focus on providing regulatory, criminal, civil and other proceeding findings through accounting and investigation services. Valuation provides fair value computation services, useful for routine business transaction and strategic investments. The regulatory and risk advisory segment assists multinational corporations, sovereign institutions and foundations with tracking, tracing, quantifying and recovering donations and investments lost due to fraud; humanitarian and disaster relief; and international military assistance.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Alvarez & Marsal Global Asset Risk Services

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Bryan Marsal, CEO John Sucow, COO Steven Cohn, CFO Linda Orton, CMO Maria Coccaro, CHRO Carlos Garcia, CIO Bryan Marsal, Co-CEO Charles B. Lowrey II, Managing Dir.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-159-4433 Fax: 212-328-8757 Toll-Free: Address: 600 Madison Ave., 8th Fl., New York, NY 10022 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 2,906 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

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Ameresco Inc

www.ameresco.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Energy Engineering and Consulting Services Landfill Gas-to-Energy Generation Solar Power Technology Cogeneration

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ameresco Canada Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

George Sakellaris, CEO John Granara, CFO David Anderson, Director David Corrsin, Director Joseph DeManche, Executive VP, Divisional Louis Maltezos, Executive VP Nicole Bulgarino, General Manager, Divisional Michael Bakas, Senior VP, Divisional

Ameresco, Inc. develops, designs, engineers and installs projects that reduce the energy and operations and maintenance costs of customer facilities. The firm's comprehensive services include energy efficiency projects, infrastructure upgrades, asset sustainability and renewable energy solutions for businesses and organizations throughout North America and Europe. From more than 55 offices throughout the U.S. states, the U.K. and five Canadian provinces, Ameresco works with corporate customers to reduce energy consumption, lower operating costs and realize environmental benefits. The company's services address almost all aspects of purchasing and using energy within a facility, including upgrades to a facility's energy infrastructure and the construction and operation of small-scale renewable energy plants. These small-scale plants are typically located near landfills and use landfill gases (LFG) to generate energy. In addition, the company sells and installs photovoltaic (PV) panels and integrated PV systems. It generally retains ownership of these plants and then sells the generated power to its clients or sells the entire facility to the customer. Ameresco's primary customers include governmental, educational, utility, health care and other institutional, commercial and industrial clients. Subsidiary Ameresco Canada, Inc. serves institutional, commercial and industrial energy users in Canada. In early-2017, Ameresco and the City of Phoenix broke ground on a multi-million-dollar wastewater treatment biogas utilization project at the 91st Ave. Wastewater Treatment Plant, and expected to be the largest wastewater treatment biogas-to-renewable natural gas facility of its kind in the U.S.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 651,227,000

2015 630,832,000

2014 593,241,000

2013 574,171,300

23,776,000 3.65% 110,568,000 12,032,000 -58,073,000 76,041,000 47,632,000 1.57% 4.12% 0.47

7,057,000 1.11% 110,007,000 2,977,000 -49,538,000 52,683,000 28,350,000 .43% 1.03% 0.36

13,151,000 2.21% 103,781,000 10,383,000 254,000 28,424,000 35,019,000 1.68% 3.68% 0.31

6,631,511 1.15% 96,693,020 2,414,187 -60,609,210 26,871,880 27,833,390 .37% .89% 0.37

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Stock Ticker: AMRC Employees: 1,038 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $75,000

2011 728,200,300 18,281,730 50,685,820 6.96% 66,078,590 34,726,520 30,146,320 51,907,850 62,495,680 5.65% 16.09% 0.83

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 508 661-2200 Fax: Toll-Free: 866-263-7372 Address: 111 Speen Street, Ste. 410, Framingham, MA 01701 United States Top Exec. Salary: $564,667 Second Exec. Salary: $245,004

2012 631,170,600 16,625,100 28,657,000 4.54% 81,848,850 18,360,130 87,528,380 52,251,350 47,442,760 2.77% 7.37% 0.77

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Amey plc

www.amey.co.uk

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Services Facilities Management Design Services Consulting Services Asset Management Infrastructure Services Highway Design Services IT Services

Amey plc, a subsidiary operating in the service division of the Spanish company Grupo Ferrovial SA, provides business and infrastructure support services through more than 150 locations across the U.K. Amey works with public and regulated sector customers, operating more than 320 contracts. These services involve industries such as consulting, water, gas, power, metering services, strategic highways, rail, local highways, environmental and waste, social housing, defense, total facilities management, social justice and transportation. In addition to the above services, Amey and VTOL Technologies Ltd. have formed a joint venture, AmeyVTOL, for creating precision, long-range drone for asset management inspection. The firm offers its employees life, dental, travel and personal accident insurance; parental leave; paid time off; and a pension plan.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Grupo Ferrovial SA AmeyVTOL

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Andy Milner, CEO Andrew Nelson, CFO Wayne Robertson, Head-Legal John Faulkner, Dir.-Strategy & Development Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth, Dir.-Communications Andy Milner, Managing Dir.-Consulting, Rail & Strategic Highway Gillian Duggan, Managing Dir.-Built Environment Dan Holland, Managing Dir.-Utilities & Defense Nick Gregg, Managing Dir.-Gov't Richard Mottram, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,650,000,000

2015 2,895,262,700

2014 3,501,722,776

2013 3,189,383,510

132,408,735

101,954,725

138,775,832

101,431,558

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-1865-713-100 Fax: 44-1865-713-357 Toll-Free: Address: Edmund Halley Rd., The Sherard Bldg., Oxford, OX4 4DQ United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 21,000 Parent Company: Grupo Ferrovial SA

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 1,879,789,127

2011 1,801,696,276

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Analysis Group Inc

www.analysisgroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Strategy Consulting Legal Consulting Financial Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Martha Samuelson, CEO Martha Samuelson, Pres. Patrick Lefebvre, VP-Outcomes Research Elaine Fleming, VP-Antitrust & Commercial Litigation Na Dawson, VP-Litigation Ajay Jyoti, VP-Finance & Strategy Mark Gustafson, VP Stephen Schurman, VP-Menlo Park Carla Mulhern, Managing Principal Bruce Stromborn, Managing Principal Bruce E. Stangle, Chmn. Lisa Pinheiro, VP-Montreal

Analysis Group, Inc. provides economic, financial and business strategy consulting to law firms, corporations and government agencies. Operating out of nine offices in major cities around the U.S., one in Canada and one in China, Analysis provides services in a wide range of specialties, including accounting litigation services; antitrust; commercial litigation and damages; energy; entertainment and media; environmental economics; financial institutions; health care consulting services; innovation management; intellectual property; labor and employment; securities and financial instruments; strategy and analytics; telecommunications; transfer pricing and tax; and valuation. For law firms, the company provides advice on pretrial discovery, development of economic and financial models, testimony preparation and critiques of opposing litigants. For corporations and governments, Analysis brings a broad base of financial and economic data and delivers financial planning, tax and transfer pricing issue services, company and asset valuations, cost-effectiveness analyses, market analyses and evaluation of mergers and acquisitions. Analysis assists various types of organizations, including some Fortune 500 companies, in forming plans for growth through market and organizational capabilities analyses, enhancing innovation in existing products and services and identifying new market opportunities. The company is in a constant state of upgrading its services and knowledge through its extensive academic connections, through which it obtains new studies and scholarly expert opinions.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 320,000,000

2015 315,000,000

2014 310,000,000

2013 281,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617-425-8000 Fax: 617-425-8001 Toll-Free: Address: 111 Huntington Ave., 14/Fl, Boston, MA 02199 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 728 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 260,000,000

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 10 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Analysts International Corporation

www.analysts.com

NAIC Code: 561320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Technology Staffing Project Managers Staffing Staffing Services-IT & Software Engineering Outsourcing Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: American CyberSystems Inc Lawson Solutions

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Rajiv Sardana, CEO Pankaj (Nick) Goel, CFO Paul Cmiel, VP-Sales Promod Vohra, VP-Human Resources Sanjeev Sardana, Sr. VP-Corp. Dev. Joe Thiel, Regional VP-Western Region Mike Brown, Regional VP-Eastern Region Allison Gross, Regional VP-Central Region Rajiv Sardana, Chmn.

Analysts International Corporation (AIC) is a diversified information technology (IT) consulting and services firm. The vast majority of AIC's revenues come from clients in the U.S., mostly Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies. The firm also has a small presence in Canada. Its services can be divided into three primary areas: IT staffing, managed teams and project & application solutions. The company's IT staffing operations are supported through a network of consultants, consisting of full-time and temporary employees and contract professionals. AIC supplies on-demand IT professionals across a number of technology disciplines to companies in diversified industries, including manufacturing, retail, finance, energy, health care, utilities and communications. The company's managed teams provide IT talent sourcing and project team building. While clients maintain overall project management and direction, the firm's project managers maintain leadership responsibilities. Its project & application solutions are primarily delivered through two practice areas: a government solutions practice that serves various government agencies and aids in the connecting of information, data, applications and systems across justice, public safety and homeland security domains; and Lawson Solutions, which provides a full suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP) enhancement, implementation and management services. Some of AIC's largest clients are Chevron and IBM. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American CyberSystems, Inc. AIC offers its employees medical, dental and vision coverage; life and AD&D insurance; flexible spending accounts; a 401(k) plan; an employee stock purchase plan; auto and home insurance; and a legal plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 140,000,000

2015 130,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 125,000,000

2013 122,000,000

2012 105,790,000

2011 109,118,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 952-838-3000 Fax: 952-897-4555 Toll-Free: 800-800-5044 Address: 7700 France Ave. S., Ste. 200, Minneapolis, MN 55435 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 871 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: American CyberSystems Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Aon Hewitt

www.aon.com/human-capital-consulting

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Human Resources Outsourcing Employee Benefits Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Aon Corporation Kloud Modern Survey

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Kristi Savacool, CEO Katie Rooney, CFO

Aon Hewitt is the human capital consulting and outsourcing division of Aon Corporation. The company's primary goal is to reduce people-related management issues through assessment, succession planning and organizational design. With operations in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Europe, South Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific, Aon Hewitt provides companies with consulting services, benefit administration and human resource business process outsourcing (BPO). Through its consulting services, Aon Hewitt advises large multinational and mid-size companies on developing strategies to attract and retain talent, such as incentive programs, health insurance and compensation packages; manages personal risk, such as investment initiatives; and implements effective organizational structures. The benefits administration segment advises employers regarding the structure, funding and administration of employee benefit programs, which attract, retain and motivate employees. Human resource BPO services provides clients with assistance in process improvement and design, leadership, organization and human capital development and change management. The firm matches the specific workforce and business needs of a given company with an appropriate business strategy in order to make the most efficient and effective working environment possible. The firm handles client companies of all types and needs, from global corporations and organizations to small businesses operating in a single county. In March 2017, the company launched Fruition, a new investment and governance solution aimed at small pension schemes.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,845,000,000

2015 4,820,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 4,264,000,000

2013 4,057,000,000

485,000,000

318,000,000

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 29,000 Parent Company: Aon Corporation

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 3,501,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 847-295-5000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 4 Overlook Point, Chicago, IL 60069-4302 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 3,925,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Arcadis NV

www.arcadis.com/index.aspx

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Services Consulting Services Project Management Environmental Services Infrastructure Construction Management Power Generation Facilities Industrial & Residential Development

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Malcolm Pirnie Inc Burj Khalifa Environmental Strategies

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Neil McArthur, CEO Renier Vree, CFO Lia Belilos, Dir.-Human Resources Bartheke Weerstra, General Counsel Roland van Dijk, Global Dir.-Corp. Dev. Rob Mooren, Global Dir.-Infrastructure Solutions Stephanie Hottenhuis, Dir.-Europe Eleanor Allen, Global Dir.-Water Solutions Manoel Antonio Amarante Avelino da Silva, CEO-ARCADIS Latin America Gary Coates, CEO-Arcadis U.S.

Arcadis NV, based in the Netherlands, is an international provider of consulting, engineering and project management services for the infrastructure, environment and facilities sector in over 70 countries. The company develops, designs, implements, maintains and operates projects for private and public sector clients through four divisions: environment, infrastructure, water and buildings. The environment division, accounting for 21% of its revenue, provides consulting on environmental policy for companies and governments, conducts environmental impact assessments and supports environmental management and environmentally conscious engineering practices. The division provides soil and groundwater contamination testing and develops cost-effective solutions for the remediation of contaminated soil and water. The infrastructure division (26%) consults, designs and manages the construction of infrastructure projects, including railroads, highways, harbors, waterways, dikes and retention ponds. The company also develops utilities for rail signaling, safety, communications and energy supply; constructs bridges and tunnels; and develops small power plants, wind farms and hydroelectric facilities. The water division (14%) oversees projects through the entire water cycle, from the supply of clean drinking water to wastewater treatment and water management services. It operates primarily through Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Lastly, the buildings division (39%) develops and maintains buildings, including offices, stores, commercial properties, schools, museums, prisons, stadiums and railway stations. The firm oversaw the 160-story project development of the famous Burj Khalifa project, which is now the world's tallest man-made structure. To carry out the activities of these divisions, Arcadis works from offices in Europe, the U.S. and South America. The firm conducts international business through its Multinational Client Program. In October 2016, the firm acquired Environmental Strategies, an Australian environmental remediation business. Arcadis offers its U.S. employees medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; an employee assistance program; 401(k); and a discount stock purchase plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,571,327,000

2015 3,668,457,000

2014 2,826,922,000

2013 2,699,253,000

2012 2,729,875,000

2011 2,164,369,000

121,924,100 3.41% 76,741,270 68,828,860 149,421,700 69,487,600 206,408,200 2.25% 6.39% 0.70

173,228,700 4.72%

161,263,000 5.70%

162,518,200 5.95%

135,008,800 6.23%

105,935,100 183,325,500 57,256,890 270,542,200 3.63% 10.39% 0.68

98,256,590 149,633,100 40,859,160 221,776,000 4.27% 12.32% 0.56

162,099,800 6.00% 300,152,400 103,642,400 150,298,300 34,586,090 216,999,600 5.59% 17.09% 0.54

95,457,470 169,548,800 37,336,920 213,427,000 5.34% 17.95% 0.56

85,300,620 85,429,360 37,836,880 189,331,400 5.32% 18.74% 0.81

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 31 202011011 Fax: 31 202011002 Toll-Free: Address: Gustav Mahlerplein 97-103, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Stock Ticker: ARCVF Employees: 25,612 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES: Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

1082 MS

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Argon ST Inc

www.argonst.com

NAIC Code: 541511

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Defense & Intelligence Systems Sensor Networks Defense Simulation Tools Imaging Systems Communications Technology Consulting Engineering

Argon ST, Inc., of The Boeing Company's network and space systems division, is a systems engineering, development and services company. The firm provides full-service C5ISR systems (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) and combat systems, which address several markets, including maritime defense, ground systems, airborne reconnaissance, network systems and security and tactical communications. Argon serves a wide range of defense and intelligence customers as well as commercial enterprises. The company develops and services hardware and software in four areas: sensors, systems, networks and services. Argon designs and produces signals intelligence (SIGINT) sensors that seek, exploit, identify and locate radio frequency (RF) energy, underwater sound, light, heat and complex phenomena. Its systems support a range of different applications, including reconnaissance, communications, navigation, geo-location and threat warning. Argon's network capabilities include system-of-systems and network-of-networks engineering that support wireless networks, mobile ad hoc networks, interference-resistant technologies and satellite communications. Through services such as information analysis and fusion, integration, engineering and manufacturing, the firm helps clients complete various tasks. In late-2016, parent Boeing announced plans to merge Argon's electronic and information solutions division with Boeing's strategic missile and defense systems division, and Argon's electronic and sensor solutions business with Boeing's intelligence and analytics division. The firm offers employees medical, dental, AD&D, life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; a discount stock purchase plan; education assistance; an employee assistance program; an adoption program; and paid time off.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Boeing Company (The)

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Terry L. Collins, CEO Kerry M. Rowe, COO Kerry M. Rowe, Pres. Aaron N. Daniels, CFO Terry L. Collins, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703-322-0881 Fax: 703-322-0885 Toll-Free: Address: 12701 Fair Lakes Cir., Ste. 800, Fairfax, VA 22033 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 1,063 Parent Company: Boeing Company (The)

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Ariba Inc

www.ariba.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Software, Accounting, Banking & Financial Procurement & Logistics Solutions Business Process Software Consulting Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: SAP SE SAP Ariba Ariba Network

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Bill McDermott, CEO-SAP Kevin S. Costello, Pres. Matthew Zack, Sr. VP-Corp. Dev. Charles Jackson, Exec. VP Michael J. Arenth, Sr. VP-Global Customer Mgmt.

Ariba, Inc. provides cloud procurement solutions for buyers and suppliers. Ariba is a subsidiary of SAP SE, and is therefore branded under the SAP Ariba label. The company's cloudbased Ariba Network is a business network where customers can collaborate with any company, anytime, anywhere. There are more than 2 million businesses to discover and collaborate with on the Ariba Network, covering 190 countries worldwide. This collaborative business community provides potential buying or selling opportunities. Within a 24-hour period, more than $2.5 billion in business commerce transact, more than 71,000 purchase orders and 224,000 invoices are exchanged, $82 million is saved in supply costs, and collaborations on early-payment discounts will involve more than $30 million worth of invoices. Solutions offered by the firm include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, sourcing, discovery for buyers, contract management, procurement, supply chain collaboration, supplier management, financial supply chain management, invoice management and strategic payables. Ariba's website offers resources, demos and explanations about its network, solutions and capabilities. The firm is headquartered in California, USA.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 640,000,000

2015 630,000,000

2014 615,000,000

2013 600,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650-849-4000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 3420 Hillview Ave., Bldg 3, Palo Alto, CA 94304 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 2,432 Parent Company: SAP SE

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 532,800,000

2011 443,845,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Arthur D Little

www.adlittle.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business & IT Consulting Management Consulting Environmental Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Prism

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Arthur D. Little, founded in 1886, specializes in strategy and operations management with an emphasis on technology and serves major public- and private-sector clients, including a majority of Fortune 100 companies. The firm serves a wide range of industries, including automotive; chemicals; consumer goods; private equity; energy and utilities; health care; manufacturing; telecommunications, media and electronics; travel and transportation; and public services. Arthur offers consulting services in areas such as corporate finance, information management, operations management, strategy and organization, sustainability and risk and technology and innovation management. As part of its sustainability and risk division, the company offers a global carbon advisory service that includes risk assessments, strategy design, energy sourcing, measurement and reporting. Most offices are outside the U.S., with three domestic locations in Boston, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California; and Houston, Texas. The firm publishes Prism, a journal of emerging industry trends and strategy, with two editions each year.

Ignacio Garcia Alves, CEO Francois Valraud, COO Karim Taga, Head-Telecomm., Info., Media & Electronics Giancarlo Agresti, Head-Automotive Martijn Eikelenboom, Head-Sustainability Thomas Kuruvilla, Managing Partner-Middle East Yusuke Harada, Managing Partner-Japan

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 389,000,000

2015 395,000,000

2014 383,000,000

2013 365,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 32 2 761 7200 Fax: 32 2 762 0758 Toll-Free: Address: Avenue du Bourgetlaan 42, Brussels, 1130 Belgium

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 866 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 354,000,000

2011 325,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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AT Kearney Inc

www.atkearney.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Technology Consulting Retail Consulting Government Consulting Manufacturing Consulting Transportation Consulting Supply Chain Consulting Industry Research & Publications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Global Retail Development Index Global Business Policy Council Executive Agenda AT Kearney Procurement & Analytic Solutions

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Johan Aurik, Managing Officer Daniel Mahler, Head-The Americas Luca Rossi, Head-EMEA Laura Gurski, Head-Global Practices Johan Aurik, Chmn. John Kurtz, Head-Asia Pacific

A.T. Kearney, Inc. is a global consulting firm involved in a wide variety of industries. It maintains 58 offices in major business centers in over 40 countries. The company specializes in CEOagenda concerns and provides assistance in analytics, marketing & sales, mergers & acquisitions, operations, organization & transformation, procurement, strategic IT, strategy and sustainability. The industries served by the firm include aerospace & defense, automotive, communications/media/technology, consumer products & retail, chemicals, health care, metals & mining, private equity, public sector, financial institutions, transportation/travel/infrastructure and utilities. The company produces research in its various areas of interest, with products including business issue papers, the Global Retail Development Index publications and the Executive Agenda biannual publication. A.T. Kearney created and manages the Global Business Policy Council, designed to give a select group of company's prescient information on global market trends. Subsidiary A.T. Kearney Procurement & Analytic Solutions works with clients to assess their current enterprisewide supply management capabilities, determine the critical gaps in relation to best practices and build a roadmap for improvement. In April 2016, the company announced a partnership with technology investor, Berlin Technologie Holding to facilitate strategic networking with start-ups.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,120,000,000

2015 1,150,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 1,100,000,000

2013 1,135,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,600 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 969,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-648-0111 Fax: 312-223-6200 Toll-Free: Address: 222 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL 60606 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 1,050,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Atento Brasil SA

www.atento.com.br

NAIC Code: 561422

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Process Outsourcing Call Centers

Atento Brasil SA is a leading Brazilian provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and Spanish- and Portugueselanguage call center services. The firm operates contact call centers throughout 12 countries around the world, including the U.S., Argentina, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. Atento has created integrated solutions for financial services companies seeking to outsource their mortgage and real estate credit operations as well as managing policy sales, customer management, collections, call center and back office operations for insurance providers. The firm offers vertical solutions as well as complaints prevention and management, insurance, mortgage credit and business to business (B2B) sales. Additionally, Atento provides consulting and implementation services for companies looking to establish in-house contact centers. Atento serves more than 400 clients from different industries worldwide, including sectors such as telecommunications, banking and finance, media and technology, health, retail and public administrations. In September 2016, the company completed the sale of its operations in Morocco to Intelcia Group and acquired a majority stake in R Brasil Solucoes, expanding its collections capabilities. In March 2017, the firm acquired a majority stake in Interfile, expanding its credit organization capabilities.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: R Brasil Solucoes Interfile

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Alejandro Reynal Ample, CEO Michael L. Flodin, COO Agnaldo Calbucci, Pres. Mauricio Montilha, CFO Inaki Cebollero, Chief People Officer Ana Lucia Pikunas, Chief Legal Officer Pilar Villarino, Head-Comm.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,757,500,000

2015 1,930,200,000

2014 1,184,800,000

2013 1,206,100,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: Fax: Toll-Free: 800-565-565 Address: Ave. Das Nacoes Unidas 14171, 3/Fl, Ebony Tower, Sao Paulo, CEP 04794-000 Brazil

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 95,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 3,250,000,000

2011 2,845,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Atos Origin SA

www.atosorigin.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Business Process Outsourcing Payment Solutions e-Commerce Consulting Supply Chain Management Customer Relationship Management Product Lifecycle Management Web Design

Atos Origin SA is a leading digital services firm. The company is a European leader in big data, cybersecurity, cloud services, infrastructure and data management, business and platform solutions, as well as transactional services. Atos is divided into seven business divisions which comprise its brands and services. Atos Codex is a solution brand that combines advanced technologies for connectivity, data analytics and cyber security. Atos Consulting is an Atos subsidiary with consultants that develop strategic approaches to technology for clients, from innovation to implementation. Atos Worldgrid is a subsidiary that delivers integration projects and real-time smart energy solutions to energy and utilities companies across the power, water, oil and gas value chains. Bull Atos Technologies offers technology products that assist clients in their digital transformation, especially in the areas of big data and cybersecurity. Canopy Atos Cloud is the company's brand for cloud integration, which enables customers to drive business transformation through open, orchestrated cloud services. Unify Atos Collaboration Solutions is a brand for unified communication and real-time capabilities that enhance social collaboration, digital transformation and business performance for company clients. Last, Worldline Atos ePayment Services is a subsidiary and European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Atos employs more than 100,000 people in 72 countries, serving a global client base. In early 2016, the firm acquired Unify, an integrated communications provider. In January 2017, it acquired Engage ESM, a provider in the enterprise service management sector. Atos offers employees share purchase plans, competitive base pay, eLearning programs, performance rewards and insurance plans.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Atos Codex Atos Consulting Atos Worldgrid Bull Atos Technologies Canopy Atos Cloud Unify Atos Collaboration Solutions Worldline Atos e-Payment Services Engage ESM

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Thierry Breton, CEO Charles Dehelly, Pres. Elie Girard, CFO Marc Meyer, Head-Communications Philippe Mareine, Head-Human Resources Robert Goegele, Head-Mfg., Retail & Svcs Philippe Mareine, Gen. Sec. Charles Dehelly, Sr. Exec. VP-Global Oper. Marc Meyer, Head-Talent & Comm. Michel-Alain Proch, Head-Finance Francis Meston, Head-System Integration Eric Grall, Head-Managed Svcs. Ingo Juraske, Head-Public Sector, Health Care & Transport Jeremy Hore, Head-Siemens Account Gilles Grapinet, Sr. Exec. VP-Global Functions

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 12,571,350,000

2015 11,464,140,000

2014 9,710,754,000

2013 9,242,339,000

2012 9,488,778,000

2011 7,308,922,000

872,350,100 6.93% 1,110,205,000 620,976,800 1,064,072,000 451,785,200 1,351,923,000 4.81% 14.18% 0.34

632,241,900 5.51% 300,725,300 435,799,500 858,402,700 473,135,400 1,098,082,000 4.11% 11.54% 0.31

472,384,400 4.86% 946,485,300 284,524,900 700,798,200 379,903,000 862,586,900 3.26% 8.69% 0.15

447,064,600 4.83% 466,698,100 280,662,600 657,776,200 364,775,600 800,145,900 3.57% 9.95% 0.09

409,192,400 4.31% 100,957,000 240,108,100 613,037,500 348,789,800 806,368,600 3.02% 9.58% 0.32

373,036,600 5.10% 877,499,800 196,120,500 531,284,900 271,757,800 773,753,300 3.06% 9.19% 0.31

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 173260000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: River Ouest 80, Quai Voltaire, Bezons Cedex, 95877 France

Stock Ticker: AEXAF Employees: 91,322 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Avanade Inc

www.avanade.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Application Development IT Solutions & Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Dynamics AX Avande Connected Architectures for .NET KCS.net CloudTalent Microsoft Gold

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Adam Warby, CEO Dave Seybold, COO Ken Guthrie, CFO Stella Goulet, CMO Stephen Kelly, Chief Human Resources & Leadership Officer Chris Miller, CTO David Oskandy, General Counsel Ashish Kumar, Chief Growth Officer Howard Kilman, Chief Leadership Officer Pamela Maynard, Pres., Europe, Africa & Latin America Mick Slattery, Exec. VP-Global Svcs. Line Aziz Virani, Pres., North America Ian Jordan, Pres., Asia Pacific

Avanade, Inc. is a business technology consulting firm providing clients with management and technology solutions focused on the Microsoft platform, with over 24,000 certifications and 23 Microsoft Gold competencies. Avanade specializes in helping businesses maximize profits through innovative technologies and investments. Its services include application development, business intelligence, collaboration, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), outsourcing and technology infrastructure. In application developments, the firm lowers ownership costs with the Avanade Connected Architectures for .NET (ACA.NET) application, which creates consistency, increases flexibility and decreases time-to-implementation for development projects. With expertise in banking, health care, insurance, manufacturing, retail and telecommunications, the business intelligence segment helps companies organize and aggregate information through integrated data sharing platforms. CRM developments are based on the Microsoft Dynamics platform. These solutions are used to increase sales management, enhance marketing campaigns and improve customer service. ERP applications operate through Microsoft Dynamics AX, connecting partners, employees and customers through integrated platforms specifically designed to address the unique management needs of organizations, government institutions and businesses. Avanade optimizes operations by allowing a company to outsource the management of certain segments of its IT infrastructure through service-basedagreements. Additional infrastructure solutions include private cloud applications, desktop and workplace IT solutions as well as datacenter optimization and virtualization. Long-term Avanade clients include Cable & Wireless (UK), Federal Home Loan Bank (US), Hannover Re (Germany/Switzerland), L'Oreal (France), Monte dei Paschi (Italy), MediaCorp (Singapore), Pepsi (Spain) and Sara Lee (Netherlands). The firm has more than 85 offices in 26 countries and serves over 30,000 customers worldwide. In February 2017, Avanade acquired Infusion, a global software engineering, design and digital strategy firm with strong Microsoft technology expertise.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,700,000,000

2015 2,000,000,000

2014 1,325,000,000

2013 1,055,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 206-239-5600 Fax: 206-239-5605 Toll-Free: Address: 818 Stewart St., Ste 400, Seattle, WA 98101 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 27,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 1,000,000,000

2011 868,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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Bain & Company Inc

www.bain.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Technology Consulting Merger & Acquisition Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Bob Bechek, Worldwide Managing Dir. Dave Johnson, Managing Dir.-The Americas Dale Cottrell, Managing Dir.-Asia Pacific Orit Gadiesh, Chmn. Paul Meehan, Managing Dir.-EMEA

Bain & Company, Inc. provides business consulting services on a global level. From 53 offices in 34 countries, the firm's consultants work with top management executives from thousands of companies to help them outperform market competitors and create sustained financial growth and stability. Most of the company's offices are in the heavily industrialized economies of the U.S. and Europe, but offices in locations such as Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, India, China, Japan, Singapore and Australia are also key parts of the firm's business. Consultants typically help executives make important decisions in areas such as corporate strategy, change management, company organization, operations, performance improvement, marketing and sale of a company's unprofitable businesses; develop strategies to create profitable ones; penetrate new product segments; seize new business opportunities; and identify flawed business strategies. Services are provided to clients in industries such as technology, telecom, financial services, retail, media, consumer products, transportation, nonprofit and public sector, energy and utilities, private equity and health care. In appropriate situations, Bain consultants assist clients in implementing the changes they decide to make to their business structures or processes. The firm tends to hire college graduates with either liberal arts degrees, MBA degrees or both. Positions often involve extensive travel and sometimes major relocation, the costs of which are reimbursed by Bain.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,500,000,000

2015 2,300,000,000

2014 2,100,000,000

2013 2,086,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617-572-2000 Fax: 617-572-2427 Toll-Free: Address: 131 Dartmouth St., Boston, MA 02116 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 6,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 2,010,000,000

2011 1,863,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Balfour Beatty plc

www.balfourbeatty.com

NAIC Code: 237990

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Subway Construction Engineering Services Railway Services Property Management Utility & Roadway Infrastructure Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Omnicom Engineering

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Leo Quinn, CEO Philip Harrison, CFO Paul Raby, Dir.-Human Resources Chris Vaughan, General Counsel Peter Zinkin, Dir.-Planning & Dev. Mark Layman, CEO-Construction George Pierson, CEO-Professional Services Ian Rylatt, CEO-Infrastructure Investments Kevin Craven, CEO-Services Philip Aiken, Chmn.

Balfour Beatty plc provides engineering, construction and financial services for rail, road, power and building projects worldwide. It is one of the largest fixed rail infrastructure contracting companies in the world. Balfour Beatty divides its business into three categories: construction services, support services and infrastructure investments. Construction services include building design, civil and ground engineering, rail engineering, refurbishment and fit-out and mechanical and electrical services. The firm has an established presence in the U.K. and U.S. through its subsidiaries and is expanding its business into Hong Kong and the Middle East. Balfour Beatty provides ongoing operation and maintenance of assets after construction and offers business services outsourcing through its support services division. The division encompasses the company's utilities, facilities management, rail renewals and highway management activities. The infrastructure investments segment is a leader in the public private partnership (PPP) contracts sector. It maintains concessions in the U.K., primarily in the education, health and roads/street lighting sectors; in the U.S., primarily involved in the military housing market; and in Singapore. In 2016, the firm acquired Omnicom Engineering, a company specializing in the development of vehicle borne software and hardware platforms. Additionally, the company exited from Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LLP, an independently managed infrastructure business, and divested its entities to investment management firm Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 8,892,286,000

2015 8,933,388,000

2014 9,330,285,000

2013 11,232,560,000

2012 12,180,490,000

19,266,830 .21%

-233,770,900 -2.61%

-360,932,000 -3.86%

61,653,860 .54%

95,049,710 .78%

30,826,930 -174,686,000 66,791,690 127,161,100 .51% 3.03% 0.95

-264,597,800 -165,694,800 106,609,800 -165,694,800 -4.18% -20.06% 1.02

-77,067,340 -477,817,500 165,694,800 -280,011,300 -1.09% -5.30% 0.76

-44,955,940 -224,779,700 154,134,700 199,090,600 - .60% -2.99% 0.81

56,516,040 -305,700,400 95,049,710 290,286,900 .76% 3.47%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44 2072166800 Fax: 44 2072166950 Toll-Free: Address: 130 Wilton Rd., London, SW1V 1LQ United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: BAFBF Employees: 21,829 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,027,564 Second Exec. Salary: $513,782

Bonus: $292,856 Bonus: $145,133

2011 12,194,620,000 7,706,733 312,122,700 2.55% 238,908,700 -48,809,310 123,307,700 534,333,500 3.33% 15.83% 0.27

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Baran Telecom Inc

www.barantelecom.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Network Design & Implementation Wireless Network Engineering Software Business & Strategy Consulting Market Analysis IS/IT Infrastructure Services Homeland Security/Border Control

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Baran Group Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Giora Gutman, CEO Sasson Shilo, CFO Haim Assael, General Counsel Arik Shaked, Mgr.-Bus. Dev. Dan Shenbach, CEO-Baran Israel Issac Friedman, Gen. Mgr.-Infrastructure & Construction Meir Dor, Chmn. Steven Senter, CEO-Baran Int'l

Baran Telecom, Inc., a subsidiary of Israeli firm Baran Group Ltd., is a leading provider of outsourced network solutions to the wireless telecommunications industry. It provides a wide range of services allowing customers to plan, design, deploy and maintain their wireless telecommunications networks. The company has developed a strict policy of technology and vendor independence, enabling it to provide clients with unbiased evaluations and recommendations. The firm provides services across four channels: wireless networks, fiber optic and copper networks, satellite TV networks and homeland security. For wireless operators on GSM, CDMA, UMTS, WiMax and GSM-R networks, the firm offers program and project management; site acquisition and leasing; civil engineering and site layout design; tower and shelter manufacturing; civil construction; RF (radio frequency) equipment installation, commissioning and integration; transport, logistics and inventory management; site maintenance; and spare-parts management. Its fiber optic and copper network services cover development, design and installation; cable pulling; site analysis and controlling; and maintenance. For satellite TV network operators, Baran Telecom offers system design and antenna equipment installation, training, consultation, site acquisition, civil engineering, equipment procurement, quality and safety management and program and project management. Its homeland security services cover sea and land border control and include security protection systems; border design; camera and radar installation; communication equipment installation, commissioning and integration; construction of Command & Control centers, electronic fences and roads; site maintenance; and upgrades and modification. The firm's ability to provide clients with a single source to build and manage entire telecommunications systems improves time-to-market benefits and reduces overall costs. Baran Telecom operates from offices in the U.S., most of which have warehousing facilities and in-house civil and tower crews.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 9,000,000

2015 8,650,000

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2014 8,400,000

2013 8,100,000

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 475 Parent Company: Baran Group Ltd

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 6,095,329

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 678-455-1181 Fax: 678-455-1153 Toll-Free: Address: 70 Technology Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30005 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 7,668,111

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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BDO International Limited

www.bdointernational.com

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Financial Consulting Business Consulting Tax Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Martin van Roekel, Global CEO Allan Evans, Head-Bus. Mktg. Alette Ducro, Head-Human Resources Belinda Thompson, Head-IT Richard Payette, CEO-Americas

BDO International Limited is a collection of independent firms that offer public accountancy, professional and consulting services. Its abbreviation stands for Binder, Dijker and Otte. BDO's network consists of numerous public accounting firms, referred to as BDO member firms, from more than 1,400 offices in 158 countries. Each BDO member firm is an independent legal entity in its own country. BDO International offers services in four primary categories: audit and assurance, advisory, tax and business services and outsourcing. The firm's audit and assurance services include audit reform, international financial reports and reporting, and standards compliance. Advisory services encompass corporate finance, global forensics, family business, risk advisory and technology advisory. Tax services, focused on multinational businesses, include corporate and business tax, international tax, tax effective value chain management, transfer pricing, expatriate tax, indirect tax, private client tax services and tax dispute resolution. Business services and outsourcing include bookkeeping and international accounting, company secretarial, global compliance reporting, information technology consulting, IT outsourcing, payroll services and statutory financial reporting. Sectors the company primarily serves include technology, life sciences, media/entertainment, telecommunications, natural resources, real estate, construction, financial services, public sector, consumer business, healthcare, manufacturing, professional services and not-for-profit.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 7,600,000,000

2015 7,929,090,000

2014 7,020,000,000

2013 6,450,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 32-2-778-01-30 Fax: 32-2-778-01-43 Toll-Free: Address: Boulevard de la Woluwe 60, Brussels, 1200 Belgium

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 60,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 6,015,000,000

2011 5,672,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

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BDO USA LLP

www.bdo.com

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Services Financial Regulatory Assurance Tax Services Financial Consulting Business Consulting Insurance & Insurance Consulting Securities Brokerage Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: BDO Consulting BDO PHA Finance BDO USA BDO Capital Advisors LLC BDO International

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Wayne Berson, CEO Stephen Ferrara, COO Catherine M. Moy, Chief People Officer Matthew K. Becker, Chmn.

BDO USA, LLP is a financial, tax advisory, assurance, consulting and accounting firm. Its main service branches cover assurance, taxes, transaction advisory, BDO Consulting services and corporate real estate. Assurance services cover regulatory compliance, financial statement audits and access to capital markets, among others. Tax consulting services include income and international tax, mergers and acquisitions and non-profit taxation. Transaction advisory services works with financial buyers, sellers and lenders to create a due diligence strategy for merger and acquisition engagements. BDO Consulting provides consultation services including litigation, investigation, restructuring and risk advisory to major corporations, insurance companies, financial service firms, law firms and government agencies. Corporate real estate services include lease audits, lease consulting and analysis and consultations regarding utilities fees. Executive and HR services include employee benefit plan audit, expatriate tax services, background checks and more. BDO Capital Advisors, LLC is a middle market investment bank with expertise in corporate finance capital raising as well as mergers and acquisitions. Industries primarily served by the firm include consumer business, financial services, gaming, hospitality & leisure, government contracting, health care, manufacturing & distribution, natural resources, non-profit, education, private equity, public sector, real estate & construction, restaurants, technology and life sciences. The firm has 59 offices of its own in the U.S., and through its alliances, maintains an additional 1,401 independent locations nationwide. It is the U.S. member of BDO International, which has firm offices in 158 countries. The company is able to offer its clients the varied services offered by BDO International's global network. BDO offers employees medical, dental and vision coverage; employee assistance; 401(k); life and AD&D insurance; shortand long-term disability; long-term care insurance; flexible spending accounts; and education reimbursements.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,222,855,000

2015 995,000,000

2014 833,000,000

2013 658,500,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-240-1236 Fax: 312-240-3311 Toll-Free: Address: 130 E. Randolph, Ste. 2800, Chicago, IL 60601 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 4,000 Parent Company: BDO International

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 618,000,000

2011 572,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

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Bechtel Group Inc

www.bechtel.com

NAIC Code: 237000

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Heavy Construction Civic Engineering Outsourcing Financial Services Atomic Propulsion Systems Engineering Airport Construction Electric Power Plant Construction Nuclear Power Plant Construction

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Brendan Bechtel, CEO Jack Futcher, COO Peter Dawson, CFO Jim Hayes, Head-Human Resources Carol Zierhoffer, Head-Information Systems & Technology Michael Bailey, General Counsel Charlene Wheeless, Head-Corp. Affairs Anette Sparks, Controller Steve Katzman, Pres., Asia Jose Ivo, Pres., Americas Charlene Wheeless, Head-Sustainability Svcs. Michael Wilkinson, Head-Risk Mgmt. Riley P. Bechtel, Chmn. David Welch, Pres., EMEA

Bechtel Group, Inc. is one of the world's largest engineering companies. The privately-owned firm offers engineering, construction and project management services, with a broad project portfolio including road and rail systems, airports and seaports, nuclear power plants, petrochemical facilities, mines, defense and aerospace facilities, environmental cleanup projects, telecommunication networks, pipelines and oil fields development. Bechtel has four main business units, infrastructure; nuclear, security & environmental; oil, gas & chemicals; and mining & metals. The infrastructure segment oversees projects pertaining to hydroelectric power plants, ports, harbors, bridges, airports and airport systems, commercial and light-industrial buildings, wireless sites, railroads, rapid-transit and rail systems. The nuclear, security & environmental includes missile defense infrastructure, scientific and national security facility operations, environmental restoration and recovery, commercial and U.S. navy nuclear reactor services and chemical weapons dematerialization projects. The oil, gas & chemicals segment offers integrated design, procurement, construction and project management of oil, gas and natural gas facilities. The mining and metal segment encompasses mining and metal projects across six continents including procurement, construction, engineering and solutions for mining of coal, ferrous, industrial and nonferrous metals. The firm has participated in such notable endeavors as the construction of the Hoover Dam, the creation of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in San Francisco, the massive James Bay Hydroelectric Project in Quebec and the quelling of oil field fires in Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War. Bechtel also constructed the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline, covering 800 miles between the Prudhoe Bay oil field and Valdez. Bechtel has also been contracted to develop the New Doha International Airport in Qatar. The firm offers employees benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage; short- and long-term disability; flexible spending accounts; an employee assistance program; life insurance; and a 401(k) plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 34,000,000,000

2015 32,300,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 37,200,000,000

2013 39,400,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 58,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 32,900,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 415-768-1234 Fax: 415-768-9038 Toll-Free: Address: 50 Beale St., San Francisco, CA 94105-1895 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 37,900,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Bombardier Inc

www.bombardier.com

NAIC Code: 336411

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Aircraft Manufacturing Railway Vehicles & Equipment Business, Passenger & Civil Aircraft Jet Leasing & Charters Railroad Car Leasing & Management Amphibious Aircraft

Bombardier, Inc. is a diversified manufacturer with operations in commercial aircraft, business jets and rail transportation equipment, systems and services. The company operates in two divisions: aerospace and transportation. Through its aerospace division, Bombardier Aerospace, the company is one of the largest producers of commercial aircraft, specialty aircraft and business jets in the world. Its business aircraft include the Learjet, Challenger and Global models. Bombardier also offers business jet leases and charter services, in part through SkyJet. In addition, the aerospace division provides defense services, including fleet management and aviation training management. The firm also makes multi-role amphibious aircraft, suitable for tasks such as forest-fire fighting, maritime surveillance, search and rescue and utility transport. Through the Flexjet program, Bombardier offers whole aircraft ownership and management, fractional jet ownership, jet cards and charter brokerage services. The company's transportation division, Bombardier Transportation, is one of the world's largest producers of railway vehicles and equipment, with approximately 60 production and engineering sites in 28 countries. It covers a full range of products and services, which the firm divides into six categories: propulsion and controls, including products for applications such as trolley buses and freight locomotives; bogies, which includes all products for application on rail vehicles; rail vehicles, which includes monorails, advanced rapid transit and commuter trains; transportation systems, which provide customized transportation system solutions; general fleet servicing; and rail control solutions.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Learjet Challenger Global Flexjet Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Transportation

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Alain Bellemare, CEO Jianwei Zhang, President, Geographical John Di Bert, CFO Laurent Beaudoin, Chairman Emeritus Pierre Beaudoin, Chairman of the Board J. R. Bombardier, Director Jean-Louis Fontaine, Director Dimitrios Vounassis, Other Executive Officer FranCois Caza, Other Executive Officer Frederick Cromer, President, Divisional Jean Seguin, President, Divisional Laurent Troger, President, Divisional David Coleal, President, Divisional Daniel Brennan, Senior VP, Divisional Nico Buchholz, Senior VP, Divisional Daniel Desjardins, Senior VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 16,339,000,000 287,000,000 297,000,000 1.81% 1,133,000,000 -1,022,000,000 137,000,000 1,255,000,000 -61,000,000 -4.60%

2015 18,172,000,000 355,000,000 405,000,000 2.22% 1,213,000,000 -5,347,000,000 20,000,000 1,879,000,000 -4,591,000,000 -21.26%

2014 20,111,000,000 347,000,000 872,000,000 4.33% 1,358,000,000 -1,260,000,000 847,000,000 1,982,000,000 -286,000,000 -4.42% -142.05%

2013 18,151,000,000 293,000,000 923,000,000 5.08% 1,417,000,000 564,000,000 1,380,000,000 2,357,000,000 1,433,000,000 2.04% 36.82% 3.36

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 514 861-9481 Fax: 514 861-7053 Toll-Free: Address: 800 Rene-Levesque Blvd. W., Montreal, QC H3B 1Y8 Canada

Stock Ticker: BBD.A Employees: 61,900 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 16,768,000,000 299,000,000 757,000,000 4.51% 1,443,000,000 588,000,000 1,348,000,000 2,140,000,000 1,142,000,000 2.36% 92.16% 5.44

2011 18,347,000,000 271,000,000 1,202,000,000 1,439,000,000 837,000,000 243,000,000 1,500,000,000 2,054,000,000

Exchange: TSE Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp

www.boozallen.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Strategy Consulting Engineering & IT Consulting Supply Chain Management Industry Research & Publications War Gaming & Strategic Simulation

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Carlyle Group (The) eGov Holdings Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Horacio Rozanski, CEO Lloyd Howell, CFO Ralph Shrader, Chairman of the Board Karen Dahut, Executive VP Susan Penfield, Executive VP Joseph Logue, Executive VP John Mayer, Executive VP Elizabeth Thompson, Executive VP Joseph Mahaffee, Executive VP Nancy Laben, Secretary

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (BAH), founded in 1914, is a strategy and technology consulting firm, providing services to the U.S. government in the defense, intelligence and civil sectors. BAH's major areas of expertise include business analytics, information technology, cyber security, operations and logistics, organization and change, service innovation, public sector mission effectiveness, strategy and leadership and systems engineering and integration. It derives substantially all of its revenue from services provided under contracts and task orders with the U.S. government. The company's work with national governments around the world has included projects to enhance national security, economic well-being and the health and safety of citizens. Some of BAH's largest clients have included the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps; the U.S. Intelligence Community & civil agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Treasury. The company's international clients are primarily in the Middle East, as well as in south-east Asia. The company also publishes books, reports and studies on industry subjects ranging from information technology to leadership. The firm maintains offices across the U.S. as well as strategic locations overseas. Investment firm, The Carlyle Group, maintains a majority interest in the company. In January 2017, the company acquired eGov Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of .gov solutions for the Federal Government. The company offers employees dental, medical and vision insurance; life insurance; medical flexible spending accounts; tuition assistance; an employee assistance program; and health and wellness programs.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,405,738,000

2015 5,274,770,000

2014 5,478,693,000

2013 5,758,059,000

2012 5,859,218,000

2011 5,591,296,000

444,584,000 8.22% 2,319,592,000 294,094,000 249,234,000 66,635,000 511,813,000 9.99% 98.85% 3.63

458,822,000 8.69% 2,159,439,000 232,569,000 309,958,000 36,041,000 520,410,000 7.87% 127.93% 8.41

460,611,000 8.40% 2,229,642,000 232,188,000 332,718,000 20,905,000 531,144,000 7.58% 116.55% 9.23

446,234,000 7.74% 2,366,576,000 219,058,000 464,654,000 33,113,000 512,604,000 6.74% 31.02% 7.31

387,432,000 6.61% 2,446,543,000 239,955,000 360,046,000 76,925,000 467,157,000 7.57% 22.93% 0.77

319,444,000 5.71% 2,354,294,000 84,694,000 296,339,000 88,784,000 340,559,000 2.78% 11.95% 1.06

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 902-5000 Fax: 703 902-3333 Toll-Free: Address: 8283 Greensboro Dr., McLean, VA 22102 United States

Stock Ticker: BAH Employees: 22,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,437,500 Second Exec. Salary: $1,250,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG)

www.bcg.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Marketing Consulting Corporate Strategy Research

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) provides international strategy and general management consulting services with the aim of helping businesses create and sustain competitive advantages. With more than 80 offices in 48 countries, BCG is one of the world's largest consulting organizations. Most of its offices are in Europe and Asia, though the firm does have a significant North American presence. Areas of consulting expertise include automotive, consumer markets, corporate development, the energy industry, e-commerce, financial services, globalization, health care, industrial goods, information technology, operations, organization, pricing, retail, strategy, technology, communications, travel and tourism. BCG also publishes extensive reports on many aspects of multiple industries and is constantly developing new ideas on business structure and efficiency. This written material is stored on the company's web site and can be searched from multiple angles. The company also operates the Center for Health Care Value, which collects data to establish fair health care prices in response to the trend of rising costs; include the BCG Henderson Institute (BHI), which attempts to shape business strategy; the Center for Customer Insight, which collects data to determine how to best access the consumer landscape; the Center for Energy Impact, which collects data about the future availability, economics and sustainability of the world's energy sources and the implications for energy companies and their portfolios; the Digital Transformation Accelerator, which helps top management prepare to make fundamental changes in order to remain competitive in the digital age; and the ValueScience Center, which develops and provides advanced valuation techniques for M&A and corporate strategy applications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Center for Health Care Value BCG Henderson Institute Center for Customer Insight Center for Energy Impact Digital Transformation Accelerator ValueScience Center

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Rich Lesser, CEO Paul Tranter, Chief of Staff Debbie Simpson, CFO Miki Tsusaka, CMO Jeremy Barton, General Counsel Miki Tsusaka, Sr. Partner Sharon Marcil, Sr. Partner Matthew Krentz, Sr. Partner Hans-Paul Burkner, Chmn. Vaishali Rastogi, Partner

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,600,000,000

2015 5,000,000,000

2014 4,200,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 3,710,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 14,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 3,550,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617-973-1200 Fax: 617-973-1399 Toll-Free: Address: 1 Exchange Place, 30th & 31st Fl., Boston, MA 02109 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 3,625,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Brink's Company (The)

www.brinkscompany.com

NAIC Code: 561600

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Security Services Armored Car Transport Document Shredding Services ATM Servicing Safe Services Currency & Deposit Processing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: CompuSafe

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Douglas Pertz, CEO Ronald Domanico, CFO Thomas Colan, Chief Accounting Officer Rohan Pal, Chief Information Officer Michael Herling, Director Michael Beech, Executive VP Amit Zukerman, Executive VP McAlister Marshall, General Counsel

The Brink's Company, operating through its subsidiaries, provides armored truck and security services. The company provides armored-car transportation; automated teller machine (ATM) services; currency and deposit processing; coin sorting; check and cash processing services; guarding services, including airport security; and secure air transportation of valuable property, including precious metals, currency, hightech devices, pharmaceuticals and diamonds. The firm's cash logistics offerings are performed using its proprietary CompuSafe system and is utilized by a number of the company's cash-intensive retail customers, including convenience stores, gas stations and restaurants. The service includes installing a specialized safe in the retail establishment that holds safeguarded cassettes. The customer's employees deposit currency into the cassettes, which can only be removed by Brink's armored car personnel. The firm offers commercial security system services in the form of design and installation of motion detectors, alarms, digital video recorders, closedcircuit televisions, electronic locks, access control systems and optical turnstiles. The company has over 1,000 facilities and 11,900 vehicles in operation in over 100 countries. The firm's five largest markets, the U.S., France, Mexico, Brazil and Canada, account for 63% of the company's revenue; Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Asia and Venezuela derive the remaining percentage. Brinks offers U.S. employees medical, dental, vision and life insurance; preferred auto/homeowners insurance; a flexible spending account; college scholarships; product discounts; 401(k) plan with company match; relocation assistance; profit sharing; credit union membership; a matching gift program; and product discounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,020,600,000

2015 3,061,400,000

2014 3,562,300,000

2013 3,942,200,000

2012 3,842,100,000

2011 3,885,500,000

144,200,000

56,600,000 1.84% 463,800,000 -11,900,000 208,800,000 101,100,000 199,900,000 - .57% -3.16% 1.12

-27,500,000 - .77% 560,600,000 -83,900,000 141,300,000 136,100,000 136,300,000 -3.57% -14.87% 0.86

171,700,000 4.35% 564,000,000 56,800,000 201,500,000 177,700,000 346,900,000 2.24% 9.50% 0.47

171,200,000 4.45% 561,700,000 88,900,000 250,500,000 184,500,000 343,800,000 3.58% 19.54% 0.66

171,300,000 4.40% 543,100,000 74,500,000 247,000,000 196,200,000 342,800,000 3.18% 16.12% 0.82

431,500,000 34,500,000 167,500,000 112,200,000 277,000,000 1.75% 10.53% 0.73

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 804 289-9600 Fax: 804 289-9770 Toll-Free: Address: 1801 Bayberry Ct., Richmond, VA 23226 United States

Stock Ticker: BCO Employees: 60,700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $571,943 Second Exec. Salary: $520,313

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Brooker Group PCL (The)

www.brookergroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business, Finance & Accounting Consulting Real Estate Consulting and Brokerage Services Venture Capital Business Research and Surveys

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Binswanger Brooker (Thailand) Ltd Binswanger Group USA

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Chan Bulakul, CEO Adrian Dunn, Mgr.-Equity Investment Fund Anake Kamolnate, Exec. VP Amornsakdi Ketcharoon, Sr. VP-Investment Banking Chan Bulakul, Chmn.

The Brooker Group PCL is a business consulting firm based in Thailand. The company groups its services into six primary segments: financial consulting, venture capital, business research, real estate consultancy, small medium enterprises (SME) business solutions and capital management. The financial consulting segment provides investment banking and related financial consulting services to a range of Thai companies to assist them in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, loan refinancing, corporate fund raising, restructuring, business rehabilitation and general strategy and planning. The venture capital segment provides capital for growing companies as well as funds for mezzanine financing and leveraged buyouts. The business research segment offers a range of services, including industrial market research, business to business (B2B) market surveys, customer satisfaction assessment, industry and trade surveys, market feasibility surveys, research related to potential mergers and acquisitions, customized in-depth market analysis and product development research. Clients of this segment have included Ford, General Electric, the Tata Group, DuPont, BP, Siemens, AT&T and ExxonMobil. The real estate consultancy segment operates through an alliance with Binswanger Group USA to provide specialized industrial and commercial real estate expertise. These services, offered through subsidiary Binswanger Brooker (Thailand) Ltd., primarily assist major multi-national corporations in making intelligent and informed real estate decisions when relocating or establishing manufacturing facilities in Thailand. The segment also serves as a real estate brokerage dealing in both residential and commercial properties. The SME business solutions segment works with small and medium-sized enterprises in areas such as company structure, financing, feasibility studies, management consultancy and overall business strategy. The firm's capital management segment manages various strategic investments on behalf of the Brooker Group as well as institutional and private clients.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 21,917,983

2015 31,351,604

2014 6,845,829

1,698,787

1,511,632

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 19,572,000

Stock Ticker: BOK Employees: 12,810 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 4,411,781

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 66-2168-7100 Fax: 66-2168-7111-2 Toll-Free: Address: Sukhumvit Rd., 10/190-193 Soi Sukhumvit 13, 26/F, Bangkok, 10110 Thailand Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 16,594,007

Exchange: LSE Fiscal Year Ends: 05/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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BT Global Services plc

www.globalservices.bt.com

NAIC Code: 517110

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Telecommunications Equipment-Networking Network Software Managed Network Services Consulting Services Broadcast Transmission Products

BT Global Services plc is the international business services and information technology division of BT Group plc, one of the leading telecommunications carriers in the U.K. The firm provides networked IT services and support to over 17,000 commercial and government clients across 180 countries. These services include unified communications, mobility, customer relationship management (CRM) and customer contact centers, data center services, IT sustainability, managed security and teleconferencing. BT Global Services offers a wide variety of products and services such as BT One, an IP telephony and data convergence platform; and BT Connect, a connectivity and hosting system. Client industries include financial services, construction, consumer packaged goods, logistics, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, retail, transport and utilities. BT Global Services' Asian operations are primarily conducted by BT Frontline, a Singapore-based subsidiary that provides IT consulting and implementation, IT security, enterprise software and outsourcing services and platforms. Industries served include automotive, energy and resources, financial, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, media and business, public sectors, retail and consumer goods and technology as well as travel, transport and logistics. In February 2017, the company acquired IP Trade SA, a provider of unified communications and collaboration solutions for trading floor environments. Employees of BT Group receive benefits including retirement plans, employee discounts and flexible work hours.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: BT Group plc BT Global Services BT One BT Connect BT Frontline IP Trade SA

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Luis Alvarez, CEO Bas Burger, Pres. Richard Cameron, CFO Maria Grazia Pecorari, President of Marketing Rebecca Markovits, CHRO Chris Cochrane, CIO

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 9,055,510,521

2015 9,755,997,850

2014 10,461,544,800

2013 11,274,000,000

2012 12,512,000,000

2011 12,347,389,000

687,547,439

759,876,480

961,700,000

767,355,000

777,586,400

909,829,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-20-7356-5000 Fax: 44-20-7356-5520 Toll-Free: Address: 81 Newgate St., BT Centre, London, EC1A 7AJ United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 18,500 Parent Company: BT Group plc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Bureau Veritas

www.bureauveritas.com

NAIC Code: 541620

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Environmental Consulting Services Quality Control & Compliance Services Testing & Analysis Environmental, Health & Safety Management Consulting Services Product Testing Conformity Assessment Training & Certifications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Summit Inspection Services My VeriSTAR SIEMIC Schutter Groep BV

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Didier Michaud-Daniel, CEO Tony Mouawad, COO Sami Badarani, CFO Xavier Savigny, Human Resources Olivier Butler, Head-Consumer Prod. Andrew Hibbert, General Counsel Philippe Lanternier, Head-Corp. Dev. Arnaud Andre, Dir.-Comm. Andrew Hibbert, Head-Risks & Compliance Juliano Cardoso, Head-Metals & Minerals Romain Petit, Head-Industry & Facilities, North Asia Neil Hopkins, Head-Commodities Frederic Lemoine, Chmn. Eduardo Camargo, Head-Industry & Facilities Div., Latin America

Bureau Veritas (BV) is a global leader in testing, inspection and certification to help clients meet quality, safety and environmental standards and requirements. Its services include auditing, certification, classification, consulting, inspection, outsourcing, testing and analysis, quality assurance, quality control, and training. BV serves the following industries: aerospace, agriculture and food, automotive, chemicals and petrochemicals, construction and real estate, electrical and electronics, governments and public organizations, industrial and manufacturing, marine and offshore, mining, oil and gas, power generation, retail and consumer goods, services, supply chain and transport and infrastructures. The company operates through a network of more than 1,400 offices and laboratories in more than 140 countries. BV is majority-owned (50.8%) by the Wendel group; 46.1% free float-owned, 1.9% owned by its managers & employees and 1.2%-owned via treasure shares. In June 2016, the company acquired Summit Inspection Services, a U.S.based company specializing in fugitive emissions inspection services. Later that month, the company launched the My VeriSTAR mobile application, which will allow professionals to accomplish their tasks more efficiently and on the go. In 2017, the firm acquired SIEMIC, a specialist in telecom electronic equipment; and Schutter Groep B.V., a leading provider of inspection, testing, certification and logistical support services to the global agricultural markets.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,880,697,000

2015 4,972,535,000

2014 4,475,474,000

2013 4,219,702,000

2012 4,186,658,000

2011 3,603,339,000

654,128,400 13.40%

618,938,200 12.44%

604,132,700 13.49%

632,563,700 14.99%

556,068,200 13.28%

515,299,100 14.30%

342,674,500 637,713,500 168,011,300 878,894,500 5.67% 27.86% 2.08

273,903,500 757,553,000 181,744,100 931,143,300 5.13% 23.17% 2.10

316,067,300 650,802,500 158,570,100 836,623,500 6.93% 28.54% 1.75

370,247,200 566,367,700 158,033,600 792,850,400 9.17% 32.85% 1.47

319,285,900 541,262,600 164,041,700 736,202,900 8.17% 26.93% 1.12

319,285,900 431,722,600 124,238,300 638,357,200 8.81% 31.16% 0.93

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 142915477 Fax: 33 142915488 Toll-Free: Address: 67-71 Blvd. Du Chateau, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92200 France

Stock Ticker: BVRDF Employees: 65,995 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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CACI International Inc

www.caci.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-InfoTech Related Engineering Simulation Software Custom Software Engineering Managed Network Services Information Management Tools Knowledge Management Systems Integration Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: CACI Limited CACI BV

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Gregory Bradford, CEO, Subsidiary Kenneth Asbury, CEO Thomas Mutryn, CFO J. London, Chairman of the Board Gregory Buckis, Chief Accounting Officer John Mengucci, COO, Divisional J. Koegel, Executive VP

CACI International, Inc. is a technology development company that provides IT and network services to defense, intelligence and other government departments. Contracts with the U.S. government make up approximately 93.5% of the company's annual revenue. CACI's domestic operations provide business solutions that combine federal domain expertise with technology solutions; command and control (C2) solutions, consisting of hardware, software and interfaces for seamless C2 capabilities; communications solutions for soldier systems, mobile platforms, fixed facilities and the enterprise; cyber security solutions; enterprise IT solutions; health delivery systems, integrating electronic health records, sharpening emergency responsiveness and improving costs; intelligence services that converts data collected into knowledge for decision-making; investigation and litigation support; logistics and material readiness solutions for the secure global flow and storage of goods, services and information in support of U.S. government agencies; and the integration of surveillance and reconnaissance technologies into platforms that enhance soldier and unit situational awareness, mobility, lethality, interoperability and survivability. International operations are conducted primarily through the firm's European subsidiaries, CACI Limited and CACI BV, which provide a diverse mix of IT services and proprietary data and software products. This division serves commercial and government customers throughout the U.K., continental Europe and around the world. The company offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts; health club discounts; a 401(k); a discount stock purchase plan; credit union membership; tuition reimbursement; a group legal plan; an employee assistance program; a commuter benefit program; pet care discounts; and merchandise discounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,744,053,000

2015 3,313,452,000

2014 3,564,562,000

2013 3,681,990,000

2012 3,774,473,000

2011 3,577,780,000

264,750,000 7.07%

236,381,000 7.13%

257,403,000 7.22%

270,841,000 7.35%

299,849,000 7.94%

251,401,000 7.02%

142,799,000 242,577,000 20,835,000 329,502,000 3.94% 9.25% 0.87

126,195,000 223,215,000 17,444,000 302,464,000 3.81% 8.89% 0.69

135,316,000 198,643,000 15,279,000 322,584,000 4.61% 10.56% 0.91

151,689,000 249,331,000 15,439,000 324,919,000 6.19% 12.81% 0.24

167,454,000 266,688,000 18,284,000 355,811,000 7.10% 13.56% 0.45

144,218,000 225,964,000 14,388,000 307,468,000 6.31% 11.64% 0.30

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 841-7800 Fax: 703 841-7882 Toll-Free: Address: 1100 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22201 United States

Stock Ticker: CACI Employees: 16,600 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $862,750 Second Exec. Salary: $609,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Cambridge Group (The)

www.thecambridgegroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Strategic Consulting Research & Analytics Brand Consulting

The Cambridge Group (TCG), a subsidiary of The Nielsen Company, which is itself a subsidiary of Nielsen Holdings NV, is a strategic consulting firm, serving leading companies in the healthcare, media, consumer packaged goods, retail/leisure, telecommunications, financial services and business-tobusiness (B2B) industries. Its basic philosophy is that successful companies focus on meeting consumers' hidden, unsatisfied and emerging demands and create products to meet those demands. The firm's approach in assisting companies' transitions into a demand-driven business include identify, segment, optimize, simplify and execute. Identify includes assessing all forces and factors in order to identify and capitalize on current, emerging and latent demand. Current demand reflects expressed needs and wants, emerging demand reflects needs that are just beginning to be articulated and latent demand comprises unrealized needs that have yet to be articulated by consumers, yet are potentially disruptive and highly transformational. Segment involves segmenting consumers via profitable demand. It analyzes the who, what, why and how of customer behavior in order to understand consumer demand, needs and preferences. Optimize involves gathering feedback from a firm's most profitable customers in order to build and diversify product offerings for maximum profit. Simplify involves reaching the right viewers and customers with the right message at the right time. This unit collaborates with manufacturers in order to understand their consumers, with retailers in order to understand their shoppers and with the media in order to understand their viewers. Execute involves establishing and providing a seamless execution for clients that will bring them maximum return on investment. This unit enables a level of precision in aligning a company's pricing, sales, marketing and advertising to meet profitable demand.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Nielsen Company (The) Nielsen Holdings NV

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Jason Green, CEO Gloria Cox, Managing Dir. Venkatesh Bala, Dir.-Economic Center of Excellence Ellen Turner, Principal Jason Green, Principal Katie Clemency, Principal Rick Kash, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 72 Parent Company: Nielsen Holdings NV

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-425-3600 Fax: 312-425-3601 Toll-Free: Address: 222 W. Adams, Ste 300, Chicago, IL 60606 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini)

www.capgemini.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Management Consulting Outsourcing Services Professional Staffing Services Design & Development Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: VWA Rightshore RApid INnovation (RAIN) Sogeti Tmap

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Paul Hermelin, CEO Pierre-Yves Cros, Head-Strategy & Dev. Aiman Ezzat, CFO Virginie Regis, Head-Mktg. & Comm. Lanny Cohen, CTO Jean-Baptiste Massignon, Gen. Sec. Pierre-Yves Cros, Chief Dev. Officer Philippe Grangeon, Head-Comm. John Brahim, Deputy CEO Francois Hucher, Dir.-Delivery Christopher Stancombe, Head-Bus. Process Outsourcing Paul Nannetti, Global Sales & Portfolio Paul Hermelin, Chmn. Aruna Jayanthi, Head-India

Cap Gemini S.A. (Capgemini) is one of the world's largest international management consulting and information technology (IT) services firms. Based in Paris, with offices in over 40 countries, the firm's services are organized into four main divisions: outsourcing, technology services, consulting and local professional services. The outsourcing division offers applications management, infrastructure management and business process outsourcing (BPO). Following the firm's acquisition of VWA, Capgemini increased its presence in the order to cash (OTC) market by adding eight OTC onshore delivery centers to the firm's proprietary Rightshore global delivery network. The technology services division provides application development, systems architecture design, systems integration and infrastructure services by implementing the company's RApid INnovation (RAIN) methodology. The company's consulting division, through subsidiary Capgemini Consulting, specializes in customer relationship management (CRM), finance, employee transformation, supply chain and organizational transformation. The local professional services division, managed by subsidiary Sogeti, connects local professionals to companies in need of help in the areas of infrastructure management, applications management, high tech engineering and testing solutions. The firm's testing solutions include its TMap brand of onshore and offshore cost-effective testing applications. Capgemini provides services to the manufacturing, retail, consumer products, life sciences, distribution and transportation, high tech energy, utilities, chemicals, aerospace and defense, financial services, telecommunications, media and entertainment and public sectors. Capgemini maintains alliances with top technology companies to provide accelerated systems development and integration services to its clients. The company has held technological partnerships with firms such as Oracle, Microsoft, Sun Systems, IBM, Intel, Cisco Systems and HP. In April 2017, the firm entered an agreement to acquire the North American operations of Ciber, Inc. for $50 million.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 13,452,710,000

2015 12,783,240,000

2014 11,343,450,000

2013 10,827,400,000

2012 11,011,930,000

2011 10,399,320,000

1,231,654,000 9.15%

1,096,472,000 8.57% 1,947,258,000 1,205,905,000 1,077,161,000 212,428,100 1,329,285,000 8.11% 18.82% 0.45

915,157,500 8.06% 1,762,724,000 622,264,200 874,388,500 160,930,400 1,134,023,000 5.36% 12.19% 0.18

772,465,900 7.13% 1,715,518,000 474,208,200 418,419,000 153,420,300 995,622,700 4.24% 9.87% 0.20

644,794,400 5.85% 1,709,081,000 396,961,600 760,664,300 196,335,100 840,056,600 3.41% 8.45% 0.25

638,357,200 6.13% 1,668,312,000 417,346,100 374,431,400 169,513,300 933,396,300 3.85% 9.42% 0.26

988,112,600 1,415,115,000 211,355,200 1,534,203,000 5.63% 13.00% 0.45

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 147545000 Fax: 33 142273210 Toll-Free: Address: 11 rue de Tilsitt, Place de l'Etoile, Paris, 75017 France

Stock Ticker: CAPMF Employees: 193,077 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Capco

www.capco.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business & Technology Consulting

Capco, a subsidiary of Fidelity National Information Services, is a global business and technology consulting firm with a dedicated energy division. Capco, which stands for capital markets company, offers solutions to the banking, capital markets, finance, risk & compliance, insurance, payments, wealth & investment management and energy industries. Its services include digital solutions, business change and cost transformation, data and technology solutions, finance, risk and compliance solutions, and technology delivery. Based in New York, the firm also operates through more than 2,000 financial services specialists in approximately 22 offices in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The Capco Institute offers various journals, blogs, research and opinions from experts in the industry.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Capco Institute (The) Fidelity National Information Services

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Lance Levy, CEO Steve Vinnicombe, CEO-U.K.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 32-3-740-1000 Fax: 32-3-740-1001 Toll-Free: Address: 77 Water St, 10/Fl, New York, NY 10005 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 3,094 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: Fidelity National Information Services

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Capita PLC

www.capita.co.uk

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Health Analytics Ltd Trustmarque Solutions Ltd Westpoint Limited Amity Communications

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Andy Parker, CEO Vic Gysin, Group Oper. & Performance Director Nick Greatorex, Group Finance Director Chris Sellers, Group Bus. Admin. Director Maggi Bell, Dir.-Bus. Dev. Gordon Hurst, Dir.-Finance Dawn Marriott-Sims, Co-COO Ian Powell, Chmn.

Capita PLC provides business process management and integrated professional support service solutions. The company is comprised of 75,000 staff across the U.K., Europe, South Africa and India. Capita uses technology, insight and analytics to underpin everything it does, and works across the private and public sectors to deliver modern services efficiently and effectively. The company utilizes information technology (IT) and software platforms, along with its deep understanding and expertise, to help clients grow, become more profitable and deliver unmatched customer experience. Capita clients include local government, central government, education, transport, health, life insurance, pensions, insurance and other private sector organizations. Services of the firm include business process management, consultancy and change management, corporate and administration services, customer management, debt solutions, digital and software solutions, financial services, human resources and recruitment, IT, legal services, property and infrastructure, as well as travel and events. In 2016, Capita acquired Health Analytics Ltd., a software application provider; Trustmarque Solutions Ltd., a software resale, licensing and technology services firm; Westpoint Limited, a specialist in the supply of cyber security testing services; and Amity Communications, a language service provider specializing in financial and legal services.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 6,305,649,000

2015 6,212,783,000

2014 5,623,475,000

2013 5,004,495,000

2012 4,305,238,000

2011 3,763,712,000

190,484,800 3.02% 938,551,700 47,396,410 723,405,400 198,576,800 480,001,000 .65% 6.78% 5.92

265,368,500 4.27% 1,462,738,000 67,690,810 644,539,800 261,515,200 534,847,300 1.02% 6.89% 2.74

499,524,800 8.88% 1,050,042,000 303,003,100 627,841,900 194,338,100 719,680,400 4.95% 28.00% 1.76

401,263,900 8.01% 971,305,300 227,605,500 574,151,600 186,374,500 580,830,800 4.18% 20.69% 1.81

437,870,900 10.17% 770,544,900 303,131,500 528,810,300 130,115,300 658,797,200 6.37% 33.66% 1.66

456,623,900 12.13%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44 2077991525 Fax: 44 2077991526 Toll-Free: Address: 71 Victoria Street, London, SW1H OXA United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: CPI N Employees: 73,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $770,673 Second Exec. Salary: $526,627

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

305,700,400 297,351,500 141,675,400 606,134,600 7.55% 46.68% 2.68

Exchange: MEX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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CapTech Ventures Inc

www.captechconsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Systems Design Services

CapTech Ventures, Inc. is a technology consulting company serving the government, health care and financial services sectors. The company's methodology is non-technology specific and based on industry best practices, aiming to provide continuity between programs such as project management, systems architecture and software development. The firm offers its services in four categories: technology solutions, customer engagement, data and analytics and transformation. Technology solutions leverages the firm's expertise in mobile and devices services, web content and collaboration, cloud, services and APIs and DevOps, a digital strategy system. Customer engagement provides seamless customer experience via 24-hour up-time, safe and secure systems, apps and automation. This division helps senior executives to digitally transform their operations and business models as well as their customer's experience through UX research and design. It also offers integrated marketing management tools to measure ad and marketing performance across omnichannels to ensure that the right message and experience reaches the right audience at the optimal time. Data and analytics allows companies to capture and stream massive amounts of information all in one place via CapTech's consulting, systems architecture, data integration, governance and systems security consulting services. Transformation involves a scaled agile framework platform that empowers firms to produce with speed while injecting creativity through CapTech's agile coaching, transition consulting, scrum master or product owner support, full-service agile delivery team and team training. Services include organizational change management, business process management, process engineering and IT service management. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, CapTech has nine additional offices in Georgia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Colorado, Florida and Pennsylvania. CapTech offers its employees medical, dental, disability and life insurance; 401K; and paid time off.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Kevin McQueen, CEO Steve Holdych, COO Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, CFO Joanna Bergeron, Chief Talent Officer Vinnie Schoenfelder, Chief Technology Officer Kevin McQueen, Principal-Bus. Dev. Steve Holdych, Principal-Financial Svcs. Andy Sofish, Principal-Philadelphia Office Jason Ruth, Principal-System Integration Practice Peter Carr, Principal-Data Mgmt. & Bus. Intelligence Sandy WillIamson, Chmn.

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2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 607 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 804-545-1570 Fax: 804-282-0502 Toll-Free: Address: 7100 Forest Avenue, 2/Fl, Richmond, VA 23236 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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Cartesian Inc

www.cartesian.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting Services Management Consulting Strategic Consulting Technology Consulting Marketing Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. John Ferrara, Chief Accounting Officer Peter Woodward, Director Robert Currey, Director William Hill, President

Cartesian, Inc. is a consulting firm that provides strategy, management, marketing, operational and technology consulting to communications service providers, technology companies, digital media enterprises and financial services firms. The company is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, with offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Somerset, New Jersey; and McLean, Virginia in the U.S., and London, England and Paris, France internationally. The firm divides its operations into three reportable segments: the North America segment, the EMEA segment and the Strategic Alliances segment. The North America and EMEA segments are both single reportable, operating segments that encompass the company's operational, technology and software consulting services inside of North America and outside of North America, respectively. Both reportable segments offer management consulting, custom developed software and technical services. The Strategic Alliances reportable segment is a single, reportable segment that includes the company's world-wide commercial activities undertaken with third-party service or solutions providers. Cartesian provides a portfolio of consulting services and managed solutions to clients in the communications, media and technology industries worldwide. Services include technical consultancy, strategy and business case development, marketing strategy, program management, business and operations process redesign and reengineering, revenue and cost management, technology solutions and investment advisory services.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 71,739,000

2015 78,344,000

2014 71,675,000

2013 55,371,000

2012 53,009,000

2011 63,088,000

-13,826,000 -19.27% 27,629,000 -13,883,000 -2,355,000 716,000 -12,531,000 -43.34% -104.87%

-6,206,000 -7.92% 31,923,000 -7,691,000 -2,658,000 1,006,000 -5,046,000 -18.39% -32.00%

-881,000 -1.22% 27,468,000 -1,411,000 -4,687,000 866,000 -253,000 -3.56% -5.29%

-1,942,000 -3.50% 22,784,000 -2,052,000 2,051,000 525,000 -1,272,000 -5.68% -7.75%

-1,097,000 -2.06% 21,155,000 -1,187,000 -898,000 289,000 -314,000 -3.36% -4.32%

-4,231,000 -6.70% 27,067,000 -4,416,000 1,271,000 708,000 -3,122,000 -11.56%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 913 345-9315 Fax: Toll-Free: 888-480-8664 Address: 7300 College Blvd., Ste. 302, Overland Park, KS 66210 United States

Stock Ticker: CRTN Employees: 298 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $232,203 Second Exec. Salary: $242,308

Bonus: $372,827 Bonus: $110,000

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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CDK Global Inc

www.cdkglobal.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Advertising-Automotive Dealerships & Manufacturers Web-Based Software & CRM Tools Training & Consulting Services Media Services Automotive Data Collection & Reporting e-Commerce Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Alfred Nietzel, CFO Leslie Brun, Chairman of the Board Dean Crutchfield, Chief Information Officer Rajiv Amar, Chief Technology Officer Brian MacDonald, Director Daniel Flynn, Executive VP, Divisional Scott Mathews, Executive VP, Divisional Lee Brunz, Executive VP Malcolm Thorne, Executive VP Yvonne Surowiec, Other Executive Officer Robert Karp, President, Divisional Andrew Dean, President, Divisional

CDK Global, Inc. provides integrated information technology and digital marketing solutions to the automotive retail and related industries. The firm operates in three business segments: retail solutions North America, Advertising North America and CDK international. Retail solutions North America provides technology-based solutions, including automotive web site platforms, that help automotive retailers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other industry participants manage the acquisition, sale, financing, insuring, parts supply, repair and maintenance of vehicles. Its solutions help customers streamline operations, better target and serve customers and enhance financial performance of their retail operations. In addition to providing solutions to the automobile industry, this division also provides products and services to retailers and manufacturers of heavy trucks, construction equipment, agricultural equipment, motorcycles, boats and other marine and recreational vehicles. Advertising North America provides advertising solutions such as management of digital advertising spend, for OEMs and automotive retailers. These solutions work across multiple marketing channels. Last, CDK international provides technology-based solutions similar to the company's retail solutions in approximately 100 countries outside the U.S. and Canada. The firm offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; tuition reimbursement; relocation assistance; and a 401(k) plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,114,600,000

2015 2,063,500,000

2014 1,973,600,000

2013 1,839,200,000

2012 1,696,300,000

2011 1,563,600,000

402,500,000 19.03% 448,500,000 239,300,000 320,100,000 64,300,000 473,300,000 9.80% 42.35% 3.30

322,200,000 15.61% 431,100,000 178,400,000 267,900,000 63,900,000 405,200,000 6.98% 13.93% 1.26

343,400,000 17.39% 419,400,000 226,900,000 258,300,000 64,500,000 412,500,000 9.05% 13.64%

313,700,000 17.05% 422,900,000 199,400,000 263,300,000 47,700,000 378,900,000 8.37% 13.30%

251,000,000 14.79% 423,700,000 160,800,000 227,800,000 43,300,000 313,500,000 6.87% 11.00%

224,300,000 14.34% 396,000,000 135,000,000 233,600,000 46,800,000 285,500,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 847-397-1700 Fax: 206-269-6350 Toll-Free: 800-909-8244 Address: 1950 Hassell Rd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 United States

Stock Ticker: CDK Employees: 8,900 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $733,333 Second Exec. Salary: $432,500

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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CDM Smith Inc

www.cdm.com

NAIC Code: 237000

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction Water Management Environmental Services Design Services Information Management & Technology Consulting Facilities Design Geotechnical Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Stephen J. Hickox, CEO Timothy B. Wall, COO Timothy B. Wall, Pres. Thierry Desmaris, Exec. VP-Finance Stephen J. Hickox, Chmn.

CDM Smith, Inc. is a full-service engineering and construction firm. The company partners with related professionals and clients to navigate, discuss and understand challenges, and to develop and provide solutions. CDM's solutions are divided into the following groups: water, environment, transportation, energy and facilities. CDM's water solutions include planning, consulting and engineering for water and resource management. The company takes a holistic approach concerning the environment with innovative technology and broad knowledge of regulations and compliance strategies. This solutions division is committed to protecting air, water and wildlife, whether by designing remediation systems, restoring fragile ecosystems or managing greenhouse gasses for cities. Transportation solutions include funding, building and/or rebuilding transportation infrastructure, for the improvement of transportation-related mobility. Energy solutions include the development and management of energy across every industry sector. CDM's energy solutions take an approach that is efficient, economical and environmentally responsible, and include solutions for urban systems, combined heat and power, minimizing energy use and utilizing renewable sources. Solutions related to facilities involve planning, developing and implementing innovative, sustainable and cost-efficient facilities for clients, their employees and their communities. This division's portfolio has engineered and constructed LEEDcertified recycling centers, water reclamation facilities and earthquake-resistant hospitals, and has also rehabilitated schools and more. Based in the U.S., the firm has global offices across Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The firm offers its employees medical, dental and vision coverage; short- and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance; commuter benefits; flexible spending accounts; a 401(k) program; profit sharing; an employee assistance program; tuition assistance; and business travel insurance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,280,000,000

2015 1,260,000,000

2014 1,100,000,000

2013 1,000,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617-452-6000 Fax: 617-345-3901 Toll-Free: Address: 75 State Street, Ste. 701, Boston, MA 02109 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 5,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 912,700,000

2011 960,800,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Cegedim SA

www.cegedim.com/Pages/default.aspx

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Software, Healthcare & Biotechnology Databases Pharmaceuticals Marketing & Tracking Software Compliance Services Market Research Sales Force Optimization Services Consulting

Cegedim S.A. is a developer of databases and software solutions for pharmaceutical companies, health care professionals, health insurance providers and France-based companies in virtually any market sector. The company's solutions and services are divided into three categories: healthcare companies, healthcare professionals and all sectors. Solutions and services for healthcare companies include insurer solutions, promotional information, e-detailing and e-collaboration and digital promotion. The healthcare professionals division includes solutions for doctors, solutions for pharmacists, solutions for paramedics, as well as a medication database. Solutions and services for all other sectors include e-business solutions, human resource solutions, payroll solutions, hosting solutions and medical financial leasing solutions. Cegedim employs more than 4,000 people in 11 countries.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Jean-Claude Labrune, CEO Pierre Marucchi, Managing Dir. Laurent Labrune, Managing Dir. Bruno Sarfati, CEO-Cegedim Strategic Data Arnaud Guyon, Dir.-e-bus. Daniel Flis, Dir.-Comm. Pierre Marucchi, Managing Dir. Laurent Labrune, CEO-Cegedim Relationship Mgmt. Jean-Louis Lompre, Dir.-Customer Info. Alain Missoffe, Dir.-Health Care Software Jean-Claude Labrune, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 481,916,862

2015 482,140,410

2014 571,000,000

2013 564,200,000

2012 1,232,646,400

2011 1,192,700,000

-27,987,912

75,827,250

-231,100,000

-67,800,000

-114,136,136

42,600,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33-1-49-09-22-00 Fax: 33-1-46-03-45-95 Toll-Free: Address: 127 rue d'Aguesseau, Boulogne billancourt, 92100 France

Stock Ticker: CGM Employees: 8,120 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Paris Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Centric Consulting LLC

www.centricconsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Technology Consulting ERP/Oracle Implementation

Centric Consulting, LLC is an Ohio-based technology and management consulting firm, collecting its consultants from Tier 1 consulting firms to service both mid-sized and large organizations. The company provides its service offerings to clients in the government, health care, financial, insurance, retail, travel, energy, manufacturing, utility and logistics/supply chain industries. The firm primarily focuses on addressing its clients' business performance needs pertaining to strategy and technology. Centric's strategy offerings include business analysis and value targeting, strategy formulation, operational turnarounds and business transformation and new venture planning and development. Centric offers its client's customized technology applications to best service the client's organizations and technology needs. Technology services include IT strategy development, cloud computing, application development, software quality assurance and enterprise content management. Additionally, the company offers enterprise resource planning (ERP)/Oracle implementation services and is an Oracle Platinum Partner, with consultants averaging more than ten years of experience in Oracle implementation and support servicing. Other partners of the firm include, but are not limited to, AgilePOint, Amazon Web Services, Hortonworks, IBM, Intersoft, Jive, Microsoft, Oracle and Sitecore.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Dave Rosevelt, CEO Eric Van Luven, COO Larry English, Pres. Mike Brannan, VP-Tech. Solutions Svcs. Jason Pohl, Nat'l Partner-Oper. Jeff Lloyd, Nat'l Partner-Strategic Growth & Oper. Andy Rahman, VP-Tampa Practice Lead Chad Caldwell, VP-Insurance Greg Klem, VP-Business Consulting

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2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 888-781-7567 Fax: 888-294-9006 Toll-Free: Address: 1215 Lyons Rd., Bldg F, Dayton, OH 45458-1828 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 564 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

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CFI Group

www.cfigroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Employee/Customer Satisfaction Consulting Customer Asset Management Software

CFI Group is an international consulting firm that provides corporate and government clients with a systematic approach to improving financial returns through developments in customer and employee satisfaction. The company draws its strategies from the analysis of statistics, a method sometimes labeled as customer asset management (CAM). This method has been thoroughly incorporated into the company's chief tool, a proprietary software solution called American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). This system quantifies and diagnoses customer relationships as definite economic assets, thereby providing a means to create scientific procedures and controls to maximize those assets. The system was designed in 1994 by University of Michigan's Professor Claes Fornell, after whom the company (Claes Fornell International Group) is named. The firm believes that ACSI accurately demonstrates viable national/worldwide relationships between employee satisfaction and customer spending as well as between corporate earnings and shareholder value. CFI's technology platform includes tools, functions and capabilities that transform customer experience analytics into management solutions. This technology platform consists of three integrated suites, CF Monitor, CF Analyze and CF Workflow, and a supporting toolset, CF Workbench. The integrated system measures the customer experience across multiple channels, benchmarks performance and prioritizes improvements for maximum impact. CFI has done consulting for companies within many business sectors, including financial services, health care, hospitality/restaurant, consumer services, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, utilities and warehousing. Additionally, the firm provides services for government bureaus and universities. CFI's partners include STRATMOR Group, Baker Strategy Group, The Federal Consulting Group, Cobalt Community Research and R-Gon Customer Insights.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) CF Monitor CF Analyze CF Workflow CF Workbench

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Sheri Petras, CEO John Cattier, CFO Chuck Shaver, VP-Tech. Terry Redding, Dir.-Prod. Dev. Heather Reed, VP-Oper. Claes Fornell, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 110 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: Fax: 734-930-0911 Toll-Free: 800-930-0933 Address: 625 Avis Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48108 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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CGI Group Inc

www.cgi.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Systems Management Services Systems Development & Integration Business Process Outsourcing

CGI Group, Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology (IT) services companies in the world, with delivery centers located on five continents. The firm offers its services to clients in a variety of sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, government, healthcare, utilities, retail, distribution and manufacturing. Its services are divided into four primary categories: systems integration and consulting, infrastructure services, application management and business process services. CGI's systems integration and consulting segment provides a full range of IT management, consulting and implementation services that cover the entire enterprise environment. The company's infrastructure services offer clients focused technologies as well as industry and domain expertise designed to improve operations and drive innovation. CGI's application management services provide day-to-day maintenance and updating of a client's business applications. The firm's business process services help streamline client operations through management of back-office business processes and transactions. CGI's outsourcing contracts include services such as the following: development and integration of new projects and applications; application maintenance and support; technology management, including enterprise and end-user computing and network services; and business processing, including payroll services, document management and finance and administration services. The company has technology alliances with firms such as Bell, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, TIBCO and IBM. The firm maintains nine wholly-owned subsidiaries, most of which manage company activities in various world regions; subsidiary CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. oversees CGI's U.S. operations, while CGI Federal, Inc. offers IT services to the civilian, defense and intelligence sectors of the U.S. federal government. CGI provides its employees with various benefits, including wellness programs, counseling services, a savings plan, a share purchase plan and a profit participation plan.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc CGI Federal Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

George Schindler, CEO Francois Boulanger, CFO Julie Godin, Chief Administrative Officer Stuart Forman, Chief Information Officer Serge Godin, Co-Founder Lorne Gorber, Executive VP, Divisional Timothy Gregory, Executive VP, Divisional Luc Pinard, Executive VP, Divisional Daniel Rocheleau, Executive VP Benoit Dube, Executive VP Claude Seguin, Other Corporate Officer Heikki Nikku, President, Divisional David Henderson, President, Divisional Doug Mccuaig, President, Divisional Mark Boyajian, President, Geographical Colin Holgate, President, Geographical Jean-Michel Baticle, President, Geographical Kevin Linder, Senior VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 7,983,249,000

2015 7,687,206,000

2014 7,846,072,000

2013 7,535,906,000

2012 3,566,297,000

2011 3,230,612,000

1,085,618,000 13.59% 5,603,052,000 798,616,100 996,162,100 199,130,900 1,441,731,000 9.10% 17.03% 0.26

992,779,900 12.91% 912,408,400 730,495,200 963,458,600 144,856,900 1,379,007,000 8.49% 17.65% 0.31

844,598,400 10.76% 942,270,000 642,233,300 877,915,300 193,689,300 1,250,116,000 7.77% 19.00% 0.52

469,001,200 6.22% 979,908,300 340,619,200 501,608,200 159,475,700 872,858,500 4.27% 12.19% 0.57

196,475,900 5.50% 442,661,500 98,287,260 458,270,400 80,863,990 400,551,500 1.73% 4.56% 0.93

408,424,700 12.64%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 514 841-3200 Fax: 514 841-3299 Toll-Free: Address: 1350 Rene-Levesque Blvd. W., 15/Fl, Montreal, QC H3G 1T4 Canada

Stock Ticker: GIB Employees: 72,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,333,000 Second Exec. Salary: $1,333,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

324,918,400 426,850,000 90,597,140 594,733,300 9.35% 19.32% 0.25

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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CH2M HILL Companies Ltd

www.ch2m.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Services-Consultation Environmental Engineering & Consulting Nuclear Management Services Water & Electrical Utility Services Decommissioning & Decontamination Facilities Design & Construction Project Financing & Procurement Nanotechnology Research

CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. provides engineering, consulting, design, construction, procurement, operations, maintenance and program and project management services to clients in the public and private sectors. The firm conducts business in more than 50 countries worldwide, serving 5,000 clients. CH2M partners with governments, cities and businesses in order to meet their biggest engineering challenges, including transportation, water, environment, nuclear, oil and gas, industry and urban environments. The company's design division focuses on sustainable, economical and smart technologies for designing infrastructure, campuses, buildings, labs, plants and infrastructure. The consulting division helps clients to make decisions concerning sustainable plans, management practices, investments in infrastructure, resources and operations. The construction management division focuses on cost estimating, schedule compliance, financial performance, change management and safety/risk management. The program management division works with clients to coordinate multiple, related projects so they can realize their goals. The operations management division provides expertise concerning an engaged workforce, facilities management and operations management. Last, the project management division manages and guides projects from conception to completion. Based in the U.S., the firm has offices in Canada, Latin America, the U.K., Poland, India, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and South Korea.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Jacqueline Hinman, CEO Jacqueline Hinman, Pres. Gary L. McArthur, CFO Elisa M. Speranza, Pres., Oper. & Maintenance Bus. Group Patrick O'Keefe, Sr. VP-Corp. Affairs John Corsi, VP-Global Media & Public Rel. Michael E McKelvy, Pres., Gov't, Environment & Infrastructure Div. Michael A. Szomjassy, Pres., Energy, Water & Facilities Div. Robert W. Bailey, Pres., Water Bus. Group Terry A. Ruhl, Pres., Transportation Bus. Group Jacqueline Hinman, Chmn. Jacqueline C. Rast, Pres., Int'l Div.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,235,944,000

2015 5,361,500,000

2014 5,410,000,000

2013 5,877,800,000

2012 6,160,553,000

2011 5,555,200,000

15,000,000

80,400,000

-181,500,000

118,000,000

93,000,000

113,300,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 720-286-2000 Fax: Toll-Free: 888-242-6445 Address: 9191 S. Jamaica Street, Englewood, CO 80112 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 20,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Charles River Laboratories International Inc

www.criver.com

NAIC Code: 541711

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Medical and Drug Research Models Consulting Bioactivity Software Biosafety Testing Contract Staffing Laboratory Diagnostics Intellectual Property Consulting Analytical Testing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: WRH Inc Agilux Laboratories Inc Blue Stream Laboratories

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. James Foster, CEO David Smith, CFO William Barbo, Executive VP Davide Molho, Executive VP David Johst, Secretary

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) is a global provider of solutions that accelerate the drug discovery and development process, including research models and outsourced preclinical services. CRL operates 75 facilities in 23 countries. The firm's customer base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies, hospitals and academic institutions. CRL operates in three segments: research models & services (RMS), discovery & safety assessment (DSA) and manufacturing. RMS supplies research models to the drug development industry, and is a global leader in the production and sale of rodent research model strains, principally genetically and microbiologically defined purpose-bred rats and mice. RMS accounted for 29.4% of 2016 total revenue. DSA (accounting for 49.8% of revenues) provides services that enable clients to outsource their drug discovery research; their critical, regulatory-required safety assessment testing; and related drug discovery and development activities to CRL. Manufacturing (20.9%) helps ensure the safe production and release of products manufactured by the firm's clients. This division's endotoxin and microbial detection business provides non-animal, or in vitro, methods for lot release testing of medical devices and injectable drugs for endotoxin contamination. Its avian vaccine services business provides specific pathogen free (SPF) fertile chicken eggs and chickens for the manufacture of live viruses. Its Biologics Testing Services business provides specialized testing of biologics and devices frequently outsourced by global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In 2016, the firm made several acquisitions: WRH, Inc., a provider of safety assessment and contract development; Agilux Laboratories, Inc., a contract research organization and pharmaceutical lab; and Blue Stream Laboratories, which offers an integrated portfolio of biologic and biosimilar drug development. The firm offers employees medical, dental, vision and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k); an employee stock purchase plan; an employee assistance plan; and more.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,681,432,000

2015 1,363,302,000

2014 1,297,662,000

2013 1,165,528,000

2012 1,129,530,000

2011 1,142,647,000

237,419,000 14.12% 367,548,000 154,765,000 300,375,000 55,288,000 377,288,000 6.47% 19.71% 1.44

206,449,000 15.14% 300,414,000 149,313,000 288,234,000 63,252,000 305,381,000 7.55% 21.25% 1.15

177,670,000 13.69% 269,033,000 126,698,000 252,132,000 56,925,000 285,990,000 7.17% 19.29% 1.10

151,401,000 12.98% 225,695,000 102,828,000 209,045,000 39,154,000 255,932,000 6.36% 16.56% 1.00

165,765,000 14.67% 208,248,000 97,295,000 208,006,000 47,534,000 244,363,000 6.18% 17.27% 0.87

174,306,000 15.25% 198,648,000 109,566,000 205,283,000 49,143,000 260,478,000 6.65% 18.06% 1.33

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 781 222-6000 Fax: 978 658-7841 Toll-Free: Address: 251 Ballardvale St., Wilmington, MA 01887 United States

Stock Ticker: CRL Employees: 11,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,143,993 Second Exec. Salary: $607,257

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Chiyoda Corporation

www.chiyoda-corp.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering & Construction Services Plant Lifecycle Engineering Computer-Aided Engineering Risk Management Pollution Prevention Systems Industrial Equipment-Online Procurement

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: FEED EUREKA Chiyoda International Corporation Chiyoda U-Tech Co Ltd Chiyoda System Technologies Corporation Arrow Business Consulting Chiyoda Oceania Pty Ltd Chiyoda Corporation (Shanghai)

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Shogo Shibuya, CEO Shogo Shibuya, Pres. Masahito Kawashima, CFO Ryosuke Shimizu, Dir.-Technology Development Hiroshi Ogawa, Sr. Managing Exec. Officer-Project Oper. Keiichi Nakagaki, Sr. Exec. VP-Corp. Planning, Mgmt. & Finance Hiroshi Ogawa, Sr. Exec. VP-Global Project Mgmt. Katsuo Nagasaka, Exec. VP-Bus. Dev. Masahiko Kojima, Sr. VP-Corp. Planning, Mgmt. & Finance Takashi Kubota, Chmn.

Chiyoda Corporation is a Japanese engineering firm that operates in the hydrocarbon and chemical industries, with a focus on the refining, petrochemical, nuclear and green energy, gas processing, pharmaceutical and fine chemicals sectors. Much of the firm's activities involve engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) solutions for facilities that prevent disasters, improve the environment and control pollution. Chiyoda provides comprehensive engineering services in three phases: the planning phase, which involves master planning, feasibility studies, licensing and process development support services; the EPC phase, during which the firm provides FEED (Front End Engineering Design), equipment and systems design, site survey and commissioning services; and the operation and maintenance phase, in which Chiyoda offers upgrade and troubleshooting services, such as process and utility system improvement, equipment reliability improvement, environmental technology consulting and maintenance consulting. The company's EUREKA process provides a means of producing clean fuel from heavy residual materials. Chiyoda has also developed many environmental preservation and pollution prevention systems, such as Biofiner, denitration technology; and the CT-121 Flue Gas Desulfurization Process. Research and development efforts focus on creating greener technology and sustainability products, such as synthetic gas, clean coal technologies, carbon capture and storage technologies and transportation of hydrogen across long distances. The firm has number of affiliate companies and domestic and overseas subsidiaries including Chiyoda System Technologies Corporation; Chiyoda U-Tech Co., Ltd; Chiyoda Oceania Pty. Ltd. Chiyoda Corporation (Shanghai) and Arrow Business Consulting. Chiyoda's U.S. activities are overseen by Chiyoda International Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas. In March 2016, the firm and Ezra Holdings Limited established the 50:50 joint venture EMAS CHIYODA Subsea, a subsea construction firm.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,634,569,000

2015 4,431,556,000

2014 4,110,628,000

2013 3,675,478,000

2012 2,346,478,000

2011 2,276,519,000

147,556,100 2.61%

197,779,500 4.46%

194,213,800 4.72%

231,381,600 6.29%

222,941,900 9.50%

161,643,700 7.10%

31,095,960 511,595,300 24,019,900 179,859,000 .64% 1.66% 0.05

101,617,000 -222,462,800 35,675,120 251,577,800 2.22% 5.47% 0.04

123,895,500 -158,262,300 48,601,830 246,851,200 2.95% 6.98% 0.05

148,127,300 130,345,000 65,619,380 272,105,800 4.01% 9.01% 0.05

133,735,700 512,415,300 27,622,430 243,119,700 3.99% 8.88%

73,220,620 -48,178,000 15,137,970 131,736,300 2.34% 5.25% 0.06

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 81-45-225-7777 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 4-6-2 minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-8765 Japan

Stock Ticker: CHYCF Employees: 1,519 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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CIBER Inc

www.ciber.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Systems Consulting Application Management Outsourcing Application Development Enterprise Integrations Global Security Solutions

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Momentum Application

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Christian Mezger, CFO Bobby Stevenson, Chairman of the Board Michael Boustridge, Director M. Radcliffe, General Counsel Jon Goulding, Other Executive Officer

CIBER, Inc. provides system integration and information technology (IT) consulting services. The company operates in two geographical segments: North America, representing 55 of total revenue in 2015; and international, representing 45%. These segments operate to harmonize CIBER's service offerings, which comprise five business strategies. The first business strategy involves independent software vendor relationships/channel partner platforms, which provide project management, application and technical consulting, as well as database administration for both implementation projects and managed-services engagements. It also involves working closely with clients in order to help avail them of state-of-theart technologies. Examples of mutually beneficial relationships with IT software providers include those with SAP, Oracle, Infor and Microsoft. The second business strategy involves managed services, which are the core of CIBER's business. This division partners with clients in order to become a single source of accountability for building, deployment and operation of IT solutions so that businesses can focus on innovation. Third, business consulting, which helps clients transform business via information technology, enterprise architecture and vertical business processes. Fourth, application development management/staffing, which targets clientspecific project needs, provides application management and staffing. Fifth, software-as-a-service (SaaS), which offers solutions based on market-differentiated IP owned by CIBER. This division's Momentum Application modernization platform accelerates application transformation and restructures legacy applications into cloud-ready business solutions in order to meet the expanding needs of social and mobile users. In addition, CIBER offers IT services for other emerging technologies. The company's clients range from large corporations listed in the Fortune 100 to middle-market clients, and include businesses in most major industries. CIBER also serves government entities in both North America and internationally. During 2016, the firm sold its Dutch business to ManpowerGroup, and its Swedish business to Bouvet Stockholm AB. CIBER offers employees health benefits; and 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 786,955,000

2014 863,607,000

2013 877,293,000

2012 884,438,000

2011 976,926,000

11,751,000 1.49% 188,415,000 3,302,000 -26,509,000 12,158,000 17,550,000 .63% 1.02% 0.10

-9,798,000 -1.13% 206,040,000 -19,604,000 1,186,000 8,178,000 -5,439,000 -3.58% -5.78% 0.03

519,000 .05% 205,615,000 -14,520,000 23,942,000 5,213,000 7,157,000 -2.55% -4.08%

14,392,000 1.62% 205,550,000 -14,627,000 -1,677,000 3,262,000 22,986,000 -2.42% -4.08% 0.05

-10,002,000 -1.02% 230,637,000 -67,261,000 31,522,000 15,364,000 1,179,000 -9.98% -17.31% 0.11

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 303 220-0100 Fax: 303 220-7100 Toll-Free: 800-242-3799 Address: 6312 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Ste. 600E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 United States

Stock Ticker: CBRIQ Employees: 6,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $786,231 Second Exec. Salary: $455,173

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Cisco Systems Inc

www.cisco.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Networking Equipment Routers & Switches Real-Time Conferencing Technology Server Virtualization Software Data Storage Products Security Products Teleconference Systems and Technology Unified Communications Systems

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Cisco Unified Computing System Acano Limited Lancope Inc OpenDNS

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Charles Robbins, CEO John Chambers, Chairman of the Board Prat Bhatt, Chief Accounting Officer Karen Walker, Chief Marketing Officer Chris Dedicoat, Executive VP, Divisional Kelly Kramer, Executive VP Mark Chandler, General Counsel Rebecca Jacoby, Other Executive Officer

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs and sells broad lines of products, provides services and delivers integrated solutions to develop and connect networks around the world, building the internet. The company is organized into three geographic segments: the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Asia Pacific, Japan and China. Its products and technologies are grouped into: switching, next-generation network routing, collaboration, data center, wireless and security. Switching is an integral networking technology used in campuses, branch offices and data centers. It is used within buildings in local-area networks (LANs) and across great distances in wide-area networks (WANs). Switching products offer forms of connectivity to end users, workstations, IP phones, wireless access points and servers. NGN routing technology interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks for mobile, data, voice and video applications. This division's portfolio of hardware and software solutions consists of physical and virtual routers, as well as routing and optical systems. Collaboration integrates voice, video, data and mobile applications on fixed and mobile networks across a wide range of devices and related IT equipment. Digital interactive devices enable content originators to deliver entertainment, information and communication services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Data center's Cisco Unified Computing System enables fast IT and scalability for workloads, data analytics and cloud-native applications and infrastructures. Wireless access via wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) is a technology that provides indoor/outdoor coverage with seamless roaming for voice, video and data applications. Security aims to protect the digital economy of Cisco customers. During 2015, the firm acquired Acano Limited; and sold the customer premises equipment portion of its service provider video connected devices business. In 2016, it acquired Lancope, Inc., a context-aware security analytics company; and OpenDNS, a cloud security platform designed to provide effective security.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 49,247,000,000 6,296,000,000 12,660,000,000 25.70% 11,433,000,000 10,739,000,000 13,570,000,000 1,146,000,000 15,746,000,000 9.13% 17.42% 0.38

2015 49,161,000,000 6,207,000,000 10,770,000,000 21.90% 11,861,000,000 8,981,000,000 12,552,000,000 1,227,000,000 14,209,000,000 8.21% 15.43% 0.35

2014 47,142,000,000 6,294,000,000 9,345,000,000 19.82% 11,437,000,000 7,853,000,000 12,332,000,000 1,275,000,000 12,711,000,000 7.61% 13.56% 0.36

2013 48,607,000,000 5,942,000,000 11,196,000,000 23.03% 11,802,000,000 9,983,000,000 12,894,000,000 1,160,000,000 14,161,000,000 10.34% 18.08% 0.21

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 408 526-4000 Fax: 408 526-4100 Toll-Free: 800-553-6387 Address: 170 W. Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134 United States

Stock Ticker: CSCO Employees: 71,833 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $749,135 Second Exec. Salary: $1,172,115

Bonus: $500,000 Bonus: $

2012 46,061,000,000 5,488,000,000 10,065,000,000 21.85% 11,969,000,000 8,041,000,000 11,491,000,000 1,126,000,000 13,357,000,000 8.99% 16.32% 0.31

2011 43,218,000,000 5,823,000,000 7,674,000,000 17.75% 11,720,000,000 6,490,000,000 10,079,000,000 1,174,000,000 10,939,000,000 7.71% 14.18% 0.34

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 07/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 10 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

www.cognizant.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Systems Design Services Outsourced Services Software Engineering

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Process Space Adaptra KIS Information Services Limited Mirabeau BV Frontica Business Solutions Idea Couture Heliocentric ReD Associates

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Rajeev Mehta, CEO, Divisional Ramakrishna Chintamaneni, Executive VP Francisco DSouza, CEO Karen McLoughlin, CFO John Klein, Chairman of the Board Lakshmi Narayanan, Director Malcolm Frank, Executive VP, Divisional Allen Shaheen, Executive VP, Divisional Srinivasan Veeraraghavachary, Executive VP Gajakarnan Kandiah, Executive VP Santosh Thomas, Executive VP Sumithra Gomatam, Executive VP Venkat Krishnaswamy, Executive VP Debashis Chatterjee, Executive VP Dharmendra Sinha, Executive VP Brackett Denniston, General Counsel James Lennox, Other Executive Officer

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation specializes in custom IT design, development, integration and maintenance services. The firm provides these services primarily to Global 2000 companies located in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The company's core competencies include complex systems development and integration, application maintenance, infrastructure management, enterprise software package implementation and maintenance, technology consulting, data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, application testing and knowledge process outsourcing. Cognizant operates in four business segments: financial services, which provides services to customers in the banking and insurance industries; healthcare, which provides services to health care and life science industries; manufacturing, retail and logistics, which provides services to those industries; and other, which covers communications, information services, media, entertainment and high technology. Cognizant provides its IT services using an integrated onsite/offshore business model. This business model combines technical and account management teams located onsite at the customer location and offshore at dedicated development centers located primarily in India, Argentina, the U.S., the Philippines, China, France, Canada and Hungary. The firm has developed proprietary methodologies for integrating onsite and offshore teams, including its Process Space software engineering process, which is available to all onsite and offshore programmers. Process Space is used as part of an initial assessment that allows the firm to define the scope and risks of the project and subdivide the project into smaller phases with frequent deliverables and feedback from customers. During 2016, the firm made several acquisitions: Adaptra, KIS Information Services, Mirabeau BV, Frontica Business Solutions, Idea Couture, Heliocentric, Red Associates, KBACE Technologies and Quick Left, Inc. That same year, Cognizant expanded its operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a new office in Riyadh.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 13,487,000,000

2015 12,416,000,000

2014 10,262,680,000

2013 8,843,189,000

2012 7,346,472,000

2011 6,121,156,000

2,289,000,000 16.97% 2,731,000,000 1,553,000,000 1,621,000,000 300,000,000 2,755,000,000 11.36% 15.52% 0.07

2,142,000,000 17.25% 2,508,600,000 1,623,600,000 2,153,300,000 272,800,000 2,511,300,000 13.10% 19.08% 0.09

1,884,878,000 18.36% 2,037,021,000 1,439,267,000 1,473,010,000 212,203,000 2,134,566,000 14.44% 20.74% 0.12

1,677,910,000 18.97% 1,727,609,000 1,228,578,000 1,423,776,000 261,626,000 1,857,840,000 16.68% 22.35%

1,361,496,000 18.53% 1,557,646,000 1,051,263,000 1,172,583,000 334,465,000 1,518,084,000 17.47% 23.87%

1,136,468,000 18.56% 1,328,665,000 883,618,000 875,152,000 288,221,000 1,260,643,000 17.51% 23.44%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 201 801-0233 Fax: 201 801-0243 Toll-Free: 888-937-3277 Address: 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Teaneck, NJ 07666 United States

Stock Ticker: CTSH Employees: 260,200 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $645,000 Second Exec. Salary: $613,500

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)

www.csc.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Systems and Software Consulting Application Development Customer Relationship Management Management Consulting

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is a leading global provider of IT and business process outsourcing (BPO), consulting and systems integration services and other professional services, specializing in the application of complex IT systems. The global business services (GBS) unit provides technology solutions such as consulting, applications services and software that address key business challenges within the customer's industry. It helps clients understand trends of IT modernization and virtualization of the IT portfolio (hardware, software, networking, storage and computing assets). The global infrastructure services (GIS) unit provides managed and virtual desktop solutions, unified communications and collaboration services, data center management, cyber security and managed storage solutions to commercial clients globally. This division also delivers CSC's next-generation cloud offerings that include infrastructure as a service, private cloud solutions, CloudMail and storage as a service. In May 2016, the firm agreed to be merged with the Enterprise Services segment of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The merger is expected to be completed by the end of March 2017, subject to shareholder and regulatory reviews and approvals. Following the transaction, CSC and HPE shareholders will each own approximately 50% of the new company's shares. The firm offers employees life, disability, AD&D, medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; a 401(k) plan; an employee assistance program; credit union membership; and educational assistance programs.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: CloudMail

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. J. Lawrie, CEO Paul Saleh, CFO Neil Manna, Chief Accounting Officer Herve Maciejewski, Controller William Deckelman, Executive VP James Smith, Executive VP Stephen Hilton, Executive VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 7,105,999,872

2015 12,172,999,680

2014 12,997,999,616

2013 14,993,000,448

2012 15,877,000,192

2011 16,042,000,384

251,000,000

-8,000,000

674,000,000

961,000,000

-4,241,999,872

740,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 876-1000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 3170 Fairview Park Dr., Falls Church, VA 22042 United States

Stock Ticker: CSC Employees: 70,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 02/28

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Computer Task Group Inc

www.ctg.com

NAIC Code: 561330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Staffing & Outsourcing Integration Services Application Management Information Security Help Desk Services Facilities Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Computer Task Group of Canada Inc Computer Task Group Belgium NV CTG ITS SA Computer Task Group IT Solutions SA Computer Task Group Luxembourg PSF Computer Task Group (UK) Ltd CTG Health Solutions NV Computer Task Info Technology Private Svcs Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Arthur Crumlish, CEO Brendan Harrington, CFO Daniel Sullivan, Director Filip Gyde, Senior VP Peter Radetich, Senior VP

Computer Task Group, Inc. (CTG) provides consulting and staffing services to information technology (IT) companies. The company has eight operating subsidiaries: Computer Task Group of Canada, Inc., providing services in Canada; Computer Task Group Belgium N.V., CTG ITS S.A., Computer Task Group IT Solutions S.A., Computer Task Group Luxembourg PSF, Computer Task Group (U.K.) Ltd., and CTG Health Solutions N.V., each primarily providing services in Europe; and Computer Task Information Technology Private Services Limited, providing services in India. Services provided in North America are primarily performed by the parent corporation, CTG. The firm's IT solutions include engagements with a fixed duration and deliverables that achieve value-based outcomes by applying the right IT solutions to address clients' business needs. These include the implementation of packaged software applications; the development and deployment of customized software and solutions designed to fit the needs of a specific client or market; and the design and distribution of complex technology components. IT and other staffing services address a range of IT and business resource needs, such as filling specific talent gaps to managing highvolume staffing programs. CTG recruits, retains and manages IT for its clients, which are primarily large technology service providers and companies with multiple locations. Its strategic consulting delivers customized recommendations and plans that address business and IT challenges and maximize the realization of benefits. The firm offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; tuition reimbursement; short- and long-term disability coverage; and flexible spending accounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 324,893,000

2015 369,478,000

2014 393,268,000

2013 419,036,000

2012 424,415,000

2011 396,275,000

-33,347,000 -10.26% 55,200,000 -34,638,000 2,055,000 2,187,000 -31,512,000 -23.88% -35.24% 0.05

10,637,000 2.87% 56,523,000 6,510,000 -4,685,000 1,901,000 12,924,000 3.89% 5.69% 0.01

17,152,000 4.36% 62,186,000 10,350,000 6,708,000 3,093,000 20,237,000 5.99% 9.20%

24,727,000 5.90% 63,982,000 15,679,000 18,991,000 3,952,000 27,581,000 9.20% 14.47%

24,462,000 5.76% 66,867,000 16,165,000 21,156,000 1,872,000 28,805,000 10.30% 16.87%

19,310,000 4.87% 64,981,000 11,938,000 8,605,000 1,948,000 21,812,000 8.59% 14.32%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 716 882-8000 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-992-5350 Address: 800 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14209 United States

Stock Ticker: CTG Employees: 3,600 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $314,293 Second Exec. Salary: $314,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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comScore Inc

www.comscore.com

NAIC Code: 541613

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Marketing Consulting Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Campaign Essentials

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Gian Fulgoni, CEO David Chemerow, CFO Michael Brown, Chief Technology Officer Cameron Meierhoefer, COO William Henderson, Director Serge Matta, Director William Livek, Director Carol Dibattiste, General Counsel

comScore, Inc. is a leading cross-platform measurement company. The firm measures audiences, brands and consumer behavior at massive scale. Built on precision and innovation, comScore's data footprint combines proprietary digital, TV and movie intelligence with vast demographic details to quantify consumers' multiscreen behavior. More than 1.9 trillion global interactions are captured by the firm monthly. This approach helps media companies monetize their complete audiences and allows marketers to reach audiences more effectively. Industries the company serves include agencies, consumer packaged goods, education, energy, financial services, government, health care, investment research, manufacturing, media, pharmaceutical, professional services, retail, technology, telecommunications and travel. comScore has more than 3,200 clients and a global footprint in more than 75 countries. In February 2017, the company announced key milestones of its newest software, Campaign Essentials (vCE): sophisticated ad fraud protection, expanded reported capabilities, technology innovation and recent industry certifications. vCE is a multi-platform advertising measurement offering.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014 329,151,000 60,364,000 -14,780,000 -4.49% 166,448,000 -9,903,000 49,497,000 7,649,000 10,433,000 -2.76% -5.29% 0.07

2013 286,860,000 41,025,000 3,093,000 1.07% 146,396,000 -2,333,000 44,574,000 4,597,000 27,827,000 - .66% -1.18% 0.06

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 438-2000 Fax: 703 438-2051 Toll-Free: Address: 11950 Democracy Road, Reston, VA 20190 United States

Stock Ticker: SCOR Employees: 1,292 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $466,594 Second Exec. Salary: $375,079

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 255,193,000 33,994,000 -7,801,000 -3.05% 129,983,000 -11,789,000 44,872,000 7,590,000 15,647,000 -3.59% -6.10% 0.03

2011 232,392,000 34,050,000 -18,040,000 -7.76% 126,803,000 -15,790,000 26,750,000 7,235,000 4,613,000 -5.23% -8.86% 0.03

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Convergys Corporation

www.convergys.com

NAIC Code: 561422

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Call Centers Outsourced Customer Care

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Stream Global Services Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Andrea Ayers, CEO Andre Valentine, CFO Jeffrey Fox, Chairman of the Board Taylor Greenwald, Chief Accounting Officer Jarrod Pontius, Chief Administrative Officer Marjorie Connelly, COO

Convergys Corporation is a global provider of customer care and outsourced contact center services. The firm's customer management business provides outsourced agent-assisted and self-service customer care services as well as consulting and technology services to the in-house customer care market. Phone and web-based agent-assisted service channels provide customers with assistance across the entire customer lifecycle. The company delivers these services using a variety of tools, including computer telephony integration, interactive voice response, advanced speech recognition, knowledgebased management and the internet through agent-assisted and self-service channels. The firm has about 150 contact centers located in 34 countries, assisting customers in approximately 58 languages. These contact centers average approximately 78,000 square feet each, and have approximately 99,700 production workstations that provide service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Annually, it handles more than 4 billion customer contacts. Convergys primarily services companies in the automotive, communications, financial services, government, health care, manufacturing, retail, technology and transportation sectors. Its largest client, AT&T, accounts for approximately 15.3% of its annual revenue. Other significant clients include Comcast Corp. and DIRECTV Group, Inc. In 2016, the company acquired buw Holdings, a German customer care agency, expanding Convergys' presence in Germany's growing contact center market. Additionally, in 2016, the firm partnered with Telia Norge AS to supply its Network IVR Solution. The firm offers its employees life, AD&D, medical, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan; an employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement; an employee assistance program; and an employee discount program.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,913,600,000 204,900,000 7.03% 688,800,000 143,000,000 305,400,000 87,000,000 354,300,000 6.04% 11.03% 0.22

2015 2,950,600,000 7,100,000 194,400,000 6.58% 695,900,000 169,000,000 249,300,000 109,200,000 363,700,000 6.93% 13.50% 0.26

2014 2,855,500,000 7,700,000 150,800,000 5.28% 714,800,000 120,000,000 261,000,000 116,700,000 316,200,000 5.36% 9.53% 0.35

2013 2,046,100,000 8,200,000 137,400,000 6.71% 467,700,000 60,900,000 210,000,000 63,800,000 233,300,000 3.04% 4.57% 0.04

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 513 723-7000 Fax: 513 723-2048 Toll-Free: Address: 201 E. Foruth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 United States

Stock Ticker: CVG Employees: 130,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $925,000 Second Exec. Salary: $575,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 2,005,000,000 10,800,000 38,600,000 1.92% 477,200,000 100,600,000 113,000,000 98,400,000 131,600,000 4.61% 7.22% 0.04

2011 2,262,000,000 49,300,000 168,300,000 7.44% 527,400,000 334,800,000 196,600,000 88,300,000 559,800,000 15.04% 25.79% 0.08

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Cornerstone Research

www.cornerstone.com

NAIC Code: 541199

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Legal Consulting Economic & Financial Analyses Expert Testimony

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Michael E. Burton, CEO Jonathan Patrick, COO Cynthia Zollinger, Pres. Lee Reamy, CFO Susan Mattivi Wittner, CMO Elena R. Garcia, Chief Human Resources Officer Fernanda L. Schmid, General Counsel Demetri Zaphiris, Dir.-Financial Planning & Analysis George G. Strong, Jr., Managing Dir. Catherine J. Galley, Sr. VP-Los Angeles John Gould, Sr. VP-Boston Office Michael E. Burton, Sr. VP-Washington, D.C. Cynthia L. Zollinger, Chmn.

Cornerstone Research provides attorneys with expert testimony, as well as economic and financial analyses, throughout the process of commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings. Cornerstone has offices in New York City; Boston; Chicago; Los Angeles, Menlo Park and San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; and London, England. The company operates through a partnership between its full-time staff members and an extensive network of university, business school and law school faculty professors. Its full-time staff includes those with advanced degrees in economics, finance, accounting, marketing, mathematics and computer science. Services include conducting research and analysis; developing case strategies; providing preliminary analyses, such as estimates of potential damages; writing discovery requests; collecting and analyzing relevant data and managing analyses; identifying and supporting expert witnesses; preparing for deposition, trial and cross-examination; and developing trial testimony and high-quality exhibits illustrating results of analysis and research. Practice areas principally include finance-related operations in securities, financial distress, accounting and real estate; economics-related operations in antitrust and competition, intellectual property, consumer fraud, product liability, labor and employment; and other matters concerning international arbitration and litigation, breach of contract, white collar litigation, corporate governance and taxation. Cornerstone has substantial experience dealing with cases in the fields of financial institutions, energy, pharmaceuticals, health care, technology and other industries. The company has experience in more than 1,000 securities cases, covering issues related to asset and business valuation, market microstructure, market manipulation, bond default and derivatives. Clients of the firm include well-known law firms such as Baker Botts; Baker & McKenzie; Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; and McDermott Will & Emery.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 270,000,000

2015 250,000,000

2014 164,000,000

2013 158,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650-853-1660 Fax: 650-324-9204 Toll-Free: Address: 1000 El Camino Real, Ste. 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 592 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 150,000,000

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 13 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Corporate Directions Inc

www.cdi-japan.co.jp

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Merger & Acquisition Consulting IT Consulting Business Strategy Market Analysis Human Resources Management

Corporate Directions, Inc. (CDI) is a Japanese management consulting firm that synthesizes consulting strategies from Western firms with Japanese business practices. CDI advises Japanese businesses on entering the international market and realizing international concerns, believing that without such a focus, its clients may see only tenuous gains. While helping Japanese companies become more international, the firm also helps foreign companies enter and thrive in the Japanese market. Its services test commonly held assumptions against the realities of the Japanese market, which responds differently to the business plans used in Western markets. The company offers a complete line of consulting services covering market analysis, management strategy, organizational and information systems consulting, human resources management, financial management and merger and strategy proposals. CDI also offers strategy implementation services, with the belief that even the best operating strategies are profitless unless they are executed efficiently. The company's services follow a threestep process: first, the top-level management and planning staff set the strategy's basic guidelines; second, mid-level staff design methods for carrying out the plan; and finally, key employees are appointed to oversee the actual implementation process. The firm serves clients in several industries, including the automotive; food and beverage; real estate and construction; telecom, media and IT; healthcare; electric, machinery and industrial goods; retail and consumer products; and transportation industries. CDI cultivates partnerships with other consulting firms to serve the international market more effectively on a global scale. Subsidiaries of the firm include Corporate Direction (Shanghai), Inc.; Corporate Directions (Vietnam) Co. Ltd.; Corporate Directions Thailand; and Corporate Directions Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Corporate Direction (Shanghai) Inc Corporate Directions (Vietnam) Co Ltd Corporate Directions Thailand Corporate Directions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Kotaro Ishii, Exec. Partner Takatomo Jima, Executive Partner Takatomo Ajima, Exec. Partner Kozo Nagao, Partner Ryuji Kojima, Partner Nobuo Takubo, Partner

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 81-03-5783-4640 Fax: 81-03-5783-4630 Toll-Free: Address: 2-2-4 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-0002 Japan

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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CRA International Inc (Charles River Associates) www.crai.com NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management and Economic Consulting Litigation/Finance Consulting Software

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Charles River Associates C1 Consulting

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Paul Maleh, CEO Chad Holmes, CFO Rowland Moriarty, Chairman of the Board Jonathan Yellin, Executive VP Arnold Lowenstein, Executive VP Peter Rosenblum, Secretary

CRA International, Inc., operating as Charles River Associates (CRA), is an economic, financial and management consulting firm serving a range of clients, including businesses, law firms, accounting firms and government agencies. CRA operates in offices around the world with more than 16 areas of expertise across 12 vertical industries: agriculture, chemicals, communications and media, consumer products, energy, entertainment, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, metals/mining and materials, sports and technology. The firm offers consulting services in two broad areas: litigation, regulatory and financial consulting and management consulting. Through its litigation, regulatory and financial platform, the firm provides consulting services to corporate clients and attorneys in a wide range of litigation and regulatory proceedings, providing research and analysis; expert testimony; and comprehensive support in litigation and regulatory proceedings in all areas of finance, accounting, financial economics, risk management, insurance and forensic accounting and investigations. The company also applies its expertise in economics, finance and business to offer its clients management consulting services such as strategy development, performance improvement, corporate portfolio analysis, estimation of market demand, new product pricing strategies, valuation of intellectual property, assessment of competitors' actions and analysis of new sources of supply. In January 2017, CRA acquired C1 Consulting, a life sciences strategy consulting firm. The firm offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; life insurance; short- and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts; counseling services; and identity theft protection.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 324,779,000

2015 303,559,000

2014 306,371,000

2013 278,432,000

2012 270,390,000

2011 305,228,000

18,919,000 5.82% 70,584,000 12,888,000 48,163,000 13,023,000 26,815,000 4.01% 6.10%

12,394,000 4.08% 72,439,000 7,657,000 20,424,000 17,975,000 18,950,000 2.41% 3.56%

24,041,000 7.84% 69,074,000 13,638,000 30,150,000 4,192,000 30,352,000 4.29% 6.22%

18,517,000 6.65% 64,242,000 11,370,000 18,448,000 2,816,000 24,952,000 3.71% 5.22%

-57,810,000 -21.38% 67,235,000 -52,990,000 -8,525,000 2,732,000 -50,533,000 -15.95% -22.13%

29,064,000 9.52% 71,752,000 16,851,000 30,031,000 8,246,000 34,097,000 4.55% 6.45%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617 425-3000 Fax: 617 425-3132 Toll-Free: Address: 200 Clarendon St., John Hancock Tower, T-33, Boston, MA 02116-5092 United States

Stock Ticker: CRAI Employees: 451 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $660,000 Second Exec. Salary: $400,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Crawford & Company

www.crawfordandcompany.com

NAIC Code: 524291

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Insurance Claims Outsourcing Insurance Adjustment Services Managed Workers' Compensation Case Management Risk Analysis Outcomes Management Claims Management Statistical & Financial Reporting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Broadspire Services Inc Garden City Group LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Larry Thomas, CEO, Divisional Kenneth Cutshaw, CEO, Subsidiary Danielle Lisenbey, CEO, Subsidiary Harshavardhan Agadi, CEO W. Swain, CFO Charles Ogburn, Chairman of the Board Andrew Robinson, COO Kenneth Fraser, Executive VP, Divisional J. O Blanco, General Counsel Bonnie Sawdey, Other Executive Officer Hilton Sturisky, Other Executive Officer Kieran Rigby, President, Divisional Dalerick Carden, Senior VP

Crawford & Company, based in Atlanta, is one of the world's largest independent providers of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities. With business in over 70 countries, the company operates through four segments: U.S. services, international, Broadspire Services, Inc. and Garden City Group, LLC. U.S. services accounted for 20.8% of the firm's annual revenues, and provides claims management services to property & casualty insurance company markets within the U.S. Major risk categories in this segment include property, catastrophe, public liability and automobile; and major service lines include U.S. claims field operations, U.S. technical services, U.S. catastrophe services and U.S. contractor services (residential & commercial contractors). The international segment accounted for 43.3% annual revenues, and serves the property & casualty insurance company and self-insurance markets outside the U.S. Its risk and service lines are similar with those of the U.S. services group. Broadspire accounted for 27.2% annual revenues, and serves the self-insurance marketplace, primarily in the U.S. This division offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to workers' compensation, liability claims management, medical management, care management and disability management services. Major risk categories services by Broadspire include workers' compensation, public liability and automobile; and its other service lines include medical management and risk management information. Garden City Group accounted for 8.7% annual revenues, and serves the class action, regulatory, mass tort, bankruptcy and other legal administration markets, primarily in the U.S. Its legal settlement administration services are related to securities, anti-trust, employment and product liability.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,177,588,000

2015 1,241,520,000

2014 1,216,963,000

2013 1,253,430,000

2012 1,266,138,000

2011 1,211,362,000

81,061,000 6.88% 239,852,000 35,966,000 98,864,000 29,199,000 113,918,000 4.73% 26.88% 1.21

25,171,000 2.02% 241,602,000 -45,488,000 61,655,000 32,919,000 20,708,000 -5.78% -31.73% 1.98

64,269,000 5.28% 237,880,000 30,624,000 6,606,000 29,197,000 104,344,000 3.87% 16.43% 0.89

84,696,000 6.75% 232,307,000 50,978,000 77,844,000 31,013,000 122,196,000 6.23% 30.34% 0.50

83,440,000 6.59% 228,411,000 48,888,000 92,853,000 33,176,000 124,843,000 5.90% 36.25% 1.11

58,431,000 4.82% 221,470,000 45,404,000 36,676,000 29,898,000 106,160,000 5.56% 40.72% 1.58

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 404 256-0830 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-241-2541 Address: 1001 Summit Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30319 United States

Stock Ticker: CRD.A Employees: 9,190 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $680,154 Second Exec. Salary: $622,197

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Crowe Horwath International

www.crowehorwath.net

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Management, Audit & Accounting Assurance Franchising Consulting Risk Management Consulting Technology Consulting Corporate Finance Specialty Services Tax

Crowe Horwath International (CHI) is a network of more than 200 independent accounting and management consulting firms in over 130 countries worldwide. Each firm is well established in its national business community and is staffed by nationals, thereby guaranteeing knowledge of local laws and customs, which is important to clients undertaking international ventures or expanding into other countries. CHI divides its services into four primary categories: advisory, risk consulting, audit and tax. Advisory services consist of corporate finance consulting, including IPOs, acquisitions, divestitures and management buy-outs; transaction services, such as due diligence, pre-deal evaluation and structuring; and valuation services for equity incentives, intangible assets, stock redemptions and recapitalizations and purchase price allocation. The risk consulting practice helps organizations manage business risks through assessing risks and implementing risk management strategies. Risk consulting services are comprised of enterprise, regulatory, technology, fraud, operational and financial risk management. The audit segment provides audits, reviews and compilations; agreed-upon procedures; forecasts and projections; securities exchange reporting; and benefit plan audit services. Lastly, the tax practice offers comprehensive tax advice in the areas of corporate tax compliance, expatriate tax, real estate tax, value-added tax and wealth management. The company services privately and publicly-held businesses in the fields of hospitality, leisure and tourism; distribution; entertainment; financial services; automotive dealerships; and IT and telecommunications. Other industries include health care, government, professional services, manufacturing, retail, real estate and nonprofit industries. CHI maintains an alliance with CPAmerica International, a leading association of local CPA firms in the U.S., with more than 150 large local firms.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. J. Kevin McGrath, CEO

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,700,000,000

2015 3,500,000,000

2014 3,554,720,400

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 3,168,200,000

Stock Ticker: Cooperative Employees: 30,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 2,910,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-808-2000 Fax: 212-808-2020 Toll-Free: Address: 488 Madison Ave., Ste. 1200, New York, NY 10022 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 3,000,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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CSRA Inc

www.csra.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Strategic Consulting Systems Design Systems Integration Managed Services Outsourcing

CSRA, Inc., recently spun off from Computer Sciences Corporation, provides information technology (IT) services to the U.S. federal government. CSRA delivers IT, mission and operations-related services across the U.S. federal government to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community and homeland security, as well as civil and healthcare agencies. The company's solutions are grouped into six divisions: cybersecurity, data and analysis, digital platform, digital services, enterprise business services and professional and citizen services. Cybersecurity services guides customers through the development and execution of all IT security aspects such as information assurance, the implementation of IT security processes and tools, and managing Security Operations Centers. Data and analysis services provide data management; data warehousing; master data management; analytics; big data; extract, transform and load; and in-memory database solutions. The digital platform service area provides the platform to enable digital services by delivering agile infrastructure services such as converged infrastructure, cloud platforms, platform-as-a-service, mobile platforms, as well as IT service management and cloud management. Digital services encompass a broad range of solutions focused around the migration, transformation and modernization of application portfolios, including basic operations and maintenance support, migration to cloud-based platforms, consolidation, version upgrades and mobile enablement. Enterprise business services provide methodologies and industry best practices to lead full lifecycle programs and deliver both on-premise and cloud-based enterprise commercial off-the-shelf applications. Professional and citizen services focus on helping clients deliver effective, efficient and agile business process services and enhanced customer experiences that are enabled by cutting-edge IT and software.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Computer Sciences Corporation

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Lawrence B. Prior, CEO William L. Ballhaus, Pres. David Keffer, CFO John Reing, Chief Human Resources Officer John Dancy, CIO Timothy J. Atkin, Chief Admin. Officer Anne M. Donohue, General Counsel Tom Nixon, Chief Growth Officer George Batsakis, Exec. VP-Nat'l Security Group Paul Nedzbala, Exec. VP-Health & Civil Group Nancy Killefer, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 1,395,000,000

2014 1,386,363,000

2013 1,507,722,000

2012 1,675,180,000

2011 1,704,901,000

-24,162,000

-317,294,000

-73,925,000

65,740,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703-642-2000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042 United States

Stock Ticker: CSRA Employees: 5,200 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Cumberland Consulting Group LLC

www.cumberlandcg.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Health Care IT Consulting IT System Implementation

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Oleen Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting Trinisys

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Brian Cahill, CEO Gary Meyer, CFO Jennifer Montlary, Dir.-Mktg Cathy Matteson, Dir.-HR Matt Abrams, CIO Jeff Lee, Head-Life Sciences Sean Downey, Head-Gov't Contracting Brian Junghans, Partner Marcia Lambert, Head-Contract Mgmt. & Bus. Advisory Svcs. Jim Lewis, Chmn.

Cumberland Consulting Group, LLC is a consulting company specializing in technology implementation and project management in the health care sector. The firm offers its services to acute, post-acute and ambulatory health care providers seeking to select and implement practice management, EMR (electronic medical records) and other IT systems. These services are divided into three categories: provider services, life sciences services and payer and government services. Provider services delivers systems to health care providers that want to use information technology to achieve their strategic objectives. This includes information systems planning, requirements definition and system selection, system implementation, project management services and specialized staffing support. Life sciences services provides the software needed for contract lifecycle management, commercial and government contracting, government pricing and channel data management. Payer and government services helps health plan and payer organizations implement and utilize technologies that improve operational efficiency and solve complex patient care management issues. These services include strategic information systems planning, requirements definition and system selection, custom development requirements definition and project management, system implementation and project management services. The firm has implemented packaged software applications from numerous vendors, including Allscripts, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, Epic, Meditech and NextGen. In April 2016, the firm acquired Oleen Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting to expand its presence in the healthcare payer market. Later that month, the company announced the launch of legacy system data management services powered by Trinisys, a healthcare data automation and integration solutions platform. That September, Cumberland announced a strategic alliance with the Healthcare Executive Group, a national network of select healthcare executives and thought leaders. The firm offers employees life, vision, long-term disability, medical and dental insurance; a 401(k); dependent day care; and flexible spending accounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 40,700,000

2015 40,500,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 40,300,000

2013 40,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 293 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 615-373-4470 Fax: 615-523-2046 Toll-Free: Address: 720 Cool Springs Blvd., Ste. 550, Franklin, TN 37067 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 36,300,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Dean & Company

www.dean.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Strategic Consulting Investments

Dean & Company provides strategic consulting services primarily to large corporations and small, high potential startup companies, typically in the technology industry. Dean customers are usually dealing with complex unstructured problems in industries undergoing significant change throughout the U.S. and Europe. Its capabilities include corporate strategy, merger & acquisition support and pricing. Its industry expertise is focused on financial services, life sciences, private equity and telecommunications. The firm is divided into two business areas: large companies and small businesses with high potential. Large companies are generally Fortune 500 companies. For these companies, the firm aids in ramp-up, business creation and redirection situations. For small businesses with high potential, Dean identifies and focuses attention on key variables in strategy, marketing and competitive business. The firm's strategic investments for longterm growth operations are conducted through a partnership with Lindsay Goldberg L.P., a New York private equity company. Additionally, Dean partners with Corporate Value Associates to better serve global clients. Specially developed analytical tools and techniques allow the company to structure analytical approaches and create solutions for problems facing many different types of businesses. Examples of these problems include pricing in deregulated environments and optimization of distribution networks. The firm uses an approach called the Delta Model, developed by the firm's chairman, Dean Wilde, to discover and analyze the drivers of business profitability. It includes an integrated framework for management decision-making that is geared toward helping clients improve operational effectiveness, develop pricing strategies and introduce new products in today's market, among other things. Consultant teams work to analyze a company's market focus, approach and impact to help clients assess, create and enhance shareholder value. Dean sometimes takes an active management role in client startup companies and provides equity financing.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Delta Model

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Dean L. Wilde, II, CEO Dean L. Wilde, II, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 33 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703-506-3900 Fax: 703-506-3905 Toll-Free: Address: 8065 Leesburg Pike, Ste. 500, Vienna, VA 22182 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Dell EMC

www.emc.com/en-us/index.htm

NAIC Code: 334112

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Networked Computer Storage Systems Virtual Server Software Management Protection Software Consulting Services Storage Management Services

Dell EMC (formerly EMC Corporation) provides the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform information technology (IT) and protect information assets. The company enables enterprise customers' digital and IT transformation through the hybrid cloud and big data solutions built on a data center infrastructure that incorporates industry-leading converged infrastructure, servers, storage and cybersecurity technologies. Dell EMC works with organizations around the globe, in every industry, in both the public and private sectors, and of every size, including startups and Fortune Global 500 entities. The company services customers across 180 countries. In September 2016, Dell acquired EMC in a deal valued at $67 billion, and became Dell EMC. The new company operates as a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, Inc. VMware, Inc. remains an independent, publicly-traded company.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Dell Technologies Inc EMC Corporation

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

David Goulden, Pres. Robert Mee, CEO, Divisional Marium Haas, Chief Commercial Officer Howard Elias, COO, Divisional Erin McSweeney, Executive VP, Divisional Paul Dacier, Executive VP Harry You, Executive VP Jeremy Burton, President, Divisional Amit Yoran, President, Divisional William Scannell, President, Divisional William Teuber, Vice Chairman

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 25,000,000,000

2015 24,704,000,000

2014 24,440,000,512

2013 23,221,999,616

2012 21,713,901,568

2011 20,007,587,840

-2,100,000,000

1,990,000,000

2,713,999,872

2,888,999,936

2,732,613,120

2,461,337,088

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 508 435-1000 Fax: 508 435-5222 Toll-Free: Address: 176 South St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 70,000 Parent Company: Dell Technologies Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 02/03

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Deloitte LLP

www2.deloitte.com/us/en.html

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Services Management Consulting Risk Management Services Financial Advisory Services Outsourcing Services Legal & Compliance Advisory Services

Deloitte, LLP, the U.S. division of global accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, offers a variety of financial and consulting services. The company divides its services into five business segments: auditing, consulting, risk and financial advisory, tax and mergers and acquisitions. The auditing segment provides independent financial statement and internal control audits, in accordance with the latest professional standards. The consulting segment provides human capital, strategy and operations and technology business performance knowledge. The risk and financial advisory segment provides services that cover financial transactions, regulatory/forensics compliance and risk/resilience. The tax segment provides tax compliance, controversy and co-sourcing services, federal tax advisory, multistate tax and tax management consulting services, among others. The mergers and acquisitions segment provides services and analytics concerning mergers and acquisitions; and Deloitte's M&A Institute can help merger/acquisition professionals enhance their capabilities and readiness within a collaborative environment where they can build on connections and access relevant trainings. Industries served by Deloitte include consumer and industrial products, life sciences and healthcare, real estate, construction, energy/resources, manufacturing, technology, media/telecommunications, financial services, public sector and many more. Subsidiary Deloitte & Touche, LLP provides accounting services. Deloitte, LLP offers employees medical, dental and prescription drug coverage; short- and long-term disability; life and travel accident insurance; a group legal plan; tuition assistance; flexible work arrangements; an employee assistance program; adoption assistance and reimbursement; emergency backup daycare; sabbaticals; flexible spending accounts; and a professional development program.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Lmited Deloitte & Touche LLP M&A Institute Deloitte Consulting

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Catherine M. Engelbert, CEO Mike Fucci, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 17,500,000,000

2015 16,147,000,000

2014 14,910,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 13,894,000,000

2012 13,067,000,000

2011 11,939,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-489-1600 Fax: 212-489-1687 Toll-Free: Address: 1633 Broadway, Paramount Bldg., New York, NY 10019-6754 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 78,642 Fiscal Year Ends: 05/31 Parent Company: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 18 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

www.deloitte.com

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Auditing Consulting Tax Services Risk Management Financial Advice

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a U.K. private company limited by guarantee, is an umbrella accounting firm of the Deloitte brand. It operates through member firms, which deliver financial services worldwide. Each member firm operates autonomously through six business segments, providing auditing, consulting, risk and financial advisory, tax, mergers & acquisitions and analytics services to companies within a particular geographic location. The auditing segment provides independent financial statement and internal control audits, in accordance with the latest professional standards. The consulting segment provides human capital, strategy and operations and technology business performance knowledge. The risk and financial advisory segment provides services that cover financial transactions, regulatory/forensics compliance and risk/resilience. The tax segment provides tax compliance, controversy and co-sourcing services, federal tax advisory, multistate tax and tax management consulting services, among others. The mergers & acquisitions segment provides services and analytics concerning mergers and acquisitions; and Deloitte's M&A Institute can help merger/acquisition professionals enhance their capabilities and readiness within a collaborative environment where they can build on connections and access relevant trainings. Last, the analytics segment provides insights for decision-making purposes. Industries served by Deloitte include consumer and industrial products, life sciences and healthcare, real estate, construction, energy/resources, manufacturing, technology, media/telecommunications, financial services, public sector and many more. In October 2016, the firm announced the creation of Deloitte North West Europe, comprised of the merging of Deloitte's U.K., Belgian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish firms; it was expected to come into effect mid-2017.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: M&A Institute Deloitte LLP Deloitte Consulting

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Punit Renjen, CEO David Cruickshank, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 36,800,000,000

2015 35,200,000,000

2014 34,246,800,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 32,400,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 250,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 28,800,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-489-1600 Fax: 212-489-1687 Toll-Free: Address: 30 Rockefeller Plz., New York, NY 10112-0015 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 31,300,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 05/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Disney Institute (The)

disneyinstitute.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting

The Disney Institute, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, provides companies consulting services for improvement of brand image, training, customer relations management (CRM), leadership and creativity. The Disney Institute focuses on teaching clients how to apply Disney management tactics, such as maintaining an 'onstage' persona when dealing with customers and changing business operations based on customer feedback, and daily business practices. Custom solutions include comprehensive assessments of a client's strengths and weaknesses and solutions to weak points based upon the client's customer feedback. The firm offers team building workshops, including onsite tours of Disney Parks where guides will point out small examples that make up Disney's customer service approach. Other team building exercises include Pluto's Pursuit, a scavenger hunt style workshop where employees are given a list of successful team behaviors to find and document; and The Incredible Race, where teams of employees race to an unknown destination by solving 'speed bump' clues relating to teamwork and communication skills. The firm offers clients workshops which focus on adapting Disney leadership skills to their business, adapting Disney training to improve corporate culture and CRM, adapting Disney's brand loyalty practices and identifying the financial impact of brand loyalty and applying Disney's methods to increase business innovation and creativity. Customers of the firm have included Chevrolet, Haagen-Dazs International, United Airlines, Florida Hospital and Halifax Health.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Pluto's Pursuit Incredible Race (The) Walt Disney Company (The)

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Bob Iger, CEO-Walt Disney Company Bruce Jones, Programming Director Jeff James, VP Stacey Thomson, Head-Public Rel. Jeff James, VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

2012

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 321-939-4600 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: P.O. Box 10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: Fiscal Year Ends: Parent Company: Walt Disney Company (The)

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Edenred SA

www.edenred.com

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ticket Restaurant Ticket Alimentacion NutriSavings Ticket Plus Card Expense Computer Check Ticket Car Ticket Log Union Tank Eckstein GmbH & Co KG

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Bertrand Dumazy, CEO Patrick Bataillard, CFO Gilles Bonnin, Exec. VP-Tech. & Strategic Info. Systems Antoine Dumurgier, Exec. VP-Strategy & Dev. Jeanne Renard, Exec. VP-Corp. Social Responsibility Arnaud Erulin, COO-Central Europe & Scandinavia Gilles Coccoli, COO-Brazil Laurent Delmas, COO-France Graziella Gavezotti, COO-Southern Europe Bertrand Dumazy, Chairman Jean-Louis Claveau, COO-Hispanic Latin America & North America

Edenred SA is engaged in the provision of prepaid service vouchers. Operating in 42 countries with 1.4 million affiliated merchants and 43 million beneficiaries, the company offers solutions in four categories: employee benefits, expense management, incentives & rewards and public social programs. Employee benefits offers completely or partially taxexempt vouchers to companies for their employees. This category is divided into two subdivisions: meal and food and quality of life benefits. Meal and food vouchers consist of Edenred's original product Ticket Restaurant, which lets employees purchase lunch at affiliated restaurants; Ticket Alimentacion, which allows employees and their families to buy groceries in neighborhood stores and supermarkets; and NutriSavings, a platform designed for U.S. companies to reward employees with cash-back incentives. Quality of life includes Childcare Vouchers to offset childcare costs; Ticket Plus Card, which is used to purchase essential goods such as gas and food; and Commuter Check, which allows companies to cover employee transportation costs. Expense management is designed to reduce costs companies must pay for employee business expenses. Such solutions include Ticket Car, allowing employees to purchase gas for business trips; Ticket Log, a fuel card and fleet management system; and UTA, a leading player in the vehicle fleets market, additionally a provider of fuel cards. Incentives and rewards includes gift card programs to reward clients and increase loyalty-building campaigns. These include Ticket Kadeos, Ticket Compliments and Ticket Regalo. Public social programs are targeted toward local authorities and public service authorizations, allowing them to offer programs and subsidies to certain segments of the population in their area. Examples include Ticket Elevkortet in Sweden, which allows students in secondary school to purchase lunch in the school cafeteria or neighboring restaurants. In January 2017, the company acquired a 51% stake in Union Tank Eckstein GmbH & Co. KG (UTA).

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,221,998,000

2015 1,146,897,000

343,318,200 28.09%

365,848,400 31.89%

193,116,500 443,095,000

189,897,900 361,557,000

443,095,000 3.68%

395,888,800 4.27%

2014 1,109,347,000

2013 1,105,055,000

2012 1,144,751,000

2011 1,107,201,000

324,006,500 29.32%

393,743,000 34.39%

380,868,600 34.39%

175,950,600 378,722,800

171,659,100 400,180,300

196,335,100 375,504,300

219,938,200 342,245,300

3.96%

359,411,200 3.76%

430,220,600 4.26%

404,471,700 4.61%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 174317500 Fax: 33 174319803 Toll-Free: Address: 178-180 boulevard Gabriel Peri, Malakoff, 92240 France

Stock Ticker: EDNMF Employees: Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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ENGlobal Corp

www.englobal.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Services Petrochemicals Industry Support Services Control & Instrumentation Systems Consulting & Inspection Services Project Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: ENGlobal US Inc ENGlobal Government Services Inc ENGlobal Emerging Markets Inc ENGlobal International Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. William Coskey, CEO Mark Hess, CFO Bruce Williams, COO Tami Walker, General Counsel J. Harrison, Senior VP, Divisional

ENGlobal Corp. is an international provider of engineering services and systems to the energy market. The firm operates in two primary segments: engineering, procurement & construction management (EPCM) and automation. The EPCM segment, which accounts for 56% of the firm's 2016 revenue, offers a range of services relating to the development, management and execution of projects requiring professional engineering primarily to the energy industry and to the U.S. government. Its services include feasibility studies, engineering, design, procurement and construction management. This segment also includes the technical services group, which provides engineering, design, installation and operation and maintenance of various government, public sector and international facilities. Its customers include pipeline, refining, utility, chemical, petroleum, petrochemical, oil and gas and power industries throughout the U.S. The automation segment (44%) provides services related to the design, fabrication and implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automation and information technology projects. This segment's customers include members of both domestic and foreign energy related industries. ENGlobal caters to the engineering and construction, automation integration, automation engineering and subsea controls and integration markets. Subsidiaries of the firm include ENGlobal U.S., Inc.; ENGlobal Government Services, Inc.; ENGlobal International, Inc.; and ENGlobal Emerging Markets, Inc. Employees receive medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; and educational reimbursement.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 59,224,000

2015 79,605,000

2014 107,900,000

2013 168,963,000

2012 227,916,000

2011 312,747,000

-3,238,000 -5.46% 13,350,000 -2,342,000 9,565,000 64,000 -2,095,000 -4.84% -6.09%

2,100,000 2.63% 14,168,000 10,536,000 -2,847,000 1,005,000 3,556,000 20.28% 30.51%

6,880,000 6.37% 16,568,000 6,031,000 3,767,000 438,000 9,206,000 12.37% 23.41%

-778,000 - .46% 22,080,000 -2,989,000 10,666,000 836,000 1,291,000 -4.80% -12.51%

-21,087,000 -9.25% 25,239,000 -33,601,000 -4,874,000 666,000 -19,268,000 -36.74% -80.19%

-3,984,000 -1.27% 31,263,000 -7,076,000 5,579,000 664,000 -420,000 -6.59% -11.44%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 281 878-1000 Fax: 281 821-5488 Toll-Free: Address: 654 N. Sam Houston Pkwy E., Ste. 400, Houston, TX 77060 United States

Stock Ticker: ENG Employees: 279 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $236,912 Second Exec. Salary: $216,299

Bonus: $30,801 Bonus: $31,176

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Exponent Inc

www.exponent.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Services Litigation Consulting Health Sciences Consulting Environmental Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Robert Haddad, Vice President, Divisional Paul Johnston, CEO Richard Schlenker, CFO Michael Gaulke, Director Catherine Corrigan, President Harri Kytomaa, Vice President, Divisional John Pye, Vice President, Divisional John Osteraas, Vice President, Divisional Steven Murray, Vice President, Divisional Richard Reiss, Vice President, Divisional Sally Shepard, Vice President, Divisional

Exponent, Inc., an engineering and scientific consulting firm, employs scientists, physicians, engineers and business and regulatory consultants in 19 offices across the U.S., with additional offices in the U.K., China, Switzerland and Germany. It serves the automotive, aviation, chemicals, construction, consumer products, energy, government, health, insurance, manufacturing and technology industries. In all, the firm's technical expertise stretches across more than 90 total disciplines. Exponent is often hired by large corporations, lawyers or insurance companies engaged in litigation over the alleged failure of products, equipment or services; it offers rapid response evaluations and in-depth scientific research and analysis of these situations. The firm operates practices and centers which cover a range of disciplines such as biomechanics, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, civil engineering, environmental sciences and mechanical engineering. Other areas of operation include five centers for health sciences (the Center for Chemical Regulation & Food Safety; Center for Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Computational Biology; Center for Exposure Assessment & Dose Reconstruction; Center for Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health; and Center for Toxicology & Mechanistic Biology), as well as construction consulting, data science, defense technology development, industrial structures, thermal sciences and vehicle analysis. Exponent's services include evaluating the cause, nature and severity of injuries; residential, commercial and industrial structure stability evaluation; electric power system and circuit analysis; product qualification and recall consulting; fire and explosion investigation and analysis; and vehicle crash testing. Projects have included the impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on marine life and the assessment of driveshaft failures on the Las Vegas Monorail as well as U.S. Army projects. The firm offers employees medical, disability and life insurance; a 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts; an employee assistance plan; and a stock purchase plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 315,076,000

2015 312,832,000

2014 304,704,000

2013 296,168,000

2012 292,653,000

2011 272,446,000

61,911,000

68,933,000 22.03% 15,295,000 43,599,000 60,489,000 5,379,000 74,412,000 11.58% 17.19%

63,549,000 20.85% 15,842,000 40,701,000 48,252,000 4,947,000 68,953,000 11.47% 16.98%

55,946,000 18.88% 14,714,000 38,640,000 61,792,000 6,226,000 60,897,000 11.71% 17.11%

57,620,000 19.68% 13,559,000 37,225,000 48,505,000 4,942,000 62,331,000 12.74% 18.46%

53,460,000 19.62% 13,116,000 32,695,000 46,596,000 3,835,000 59,231,000 12.39% 17.64%

31,371,000 47,480,000 66,946,000 14,393,000 68,042,000 12.00% 17.71%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650 326-9400 Fax: 650 326-8072 Toll-Free: 888-656-3976 Address: 149 Commonwealth Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States

Stock Ticker: EXPO Employees: 1,023 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $644,231 Second Exec. Salary: $497,692

Bonus: $495,000 Bonus: $300,000

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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EY

www.ey.com

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Risk Management Tax Preparation Services Human Resources Management IT Services Transaction Support Services Industry Publications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: EY Online

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Mark Weinberger, CEO Peter Griffith, Global Managing Partner-Corp. Dev. Peter Griffith, Global Managing Partner-Finance Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chmn.-Regulatory & Public Policy Carmine DiSibio, Global Managing Partner-Client Svcs. Pip McCrostie, Vice Chair-Transaction Advisory Svcs. Lou Pagnutti, Global Managing Partner-Bus. Enablement Mark Weinberger, Chmn. Mark Otty, Area Managing Partner-EMEA

EY is a leading worldwide consulting and accounting company. The firm is the result of the 1989 merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young. EY serves companies in several industry sectors, including financial services, automotive, consumer products, insurance, oil/gas, life sciences, technology, real estate and telecommunications. The company provides four main services: assurance (audit), tax, transactions and advisory (consulting). Audit is the largest business, but consulting is the fastest-growing. The firm also serves clients seeking advice in strategic growth markets. Its assurance business offers accounting and financial reporting, external audit services, financial accounting advisory services and fraud investigation and dispute services. Its tax services cover business, international, human capital and state and local tax issues. EY's transactions business provides advisory services including transaction planning and management in the areas of international transactions, divestments, mergers and acquisitions and more. Consulting services include performance improvement, risk management, IT risk and assurance and advisory for financial services. The firm's expertise in strategic growth markets includes IPOs, venture capital, private equity and cleantech (green industries). In addition, the company publishes a variety of industry-specific publications and studies, providing expertise in quicklychanging markets. Its EY Online personalized client portal offers news and information relating to specific customer needs, comprises a reference library and links to other web resources as well as to EY staff for answers to direct questions. Moreover, EY's first global security operations center, based in Kerala, India, was created to combat increasing cybercrime threats. The company plans to invest more than $20 million between 2015 and 2020 in the security center. The company offers employees insurance and disability, a 401(k) plan, a group legal plan and employee discounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 29,600,000,000

2015 28,655,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 27,369,000,000

2013 25,800,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 211,450 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 22,900,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-20-7951-2000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 6 More London Place, London, SE1 2DA United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 24,400,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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EY LLP

www.ey.com

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Risk Management Tax Preparation Services Human Resources Management IT Services Transaction Support Services Industry Publications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: EY

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Steve Howe, Managing Partner-Americas Michael Inserra, Regional Managing Partner-Financial Svcs. Tom Hough, Vice Chair-Assurance Svcs. Richard Jeanneret, Vice Chair-Transaction Advisory Svcs. Jean-Yves, Vice Chair-Quality & Risk Mgmt. Tom McGrath, Sr. Vice Chair-Accounts Ronen Barel, Chmn.

EY, LLP, the U.S. branch of the global accounting firm EY (Ernst & Young), is a professional services company. The firm provides advisory, tax, assurance and transactions. Advisory services include actuarial, customer, cyber security, finance, risk management, internal audit, people advisory, program management, risk assurance, risk transformation, strategy, supply chain & operations and technology. Tax services include global tax, country tax, cross border tax, global trade, global compliance and reporting, human capital, private client, law, tax accounting, tax performance, tax policy and controversy, transaction tax, sales tax, transfer pricing and operating model effectiveness. Assurance services include accounting compliance, reporting, climate change, sustainability, financial accounting, financial statement audit, fraud investigation and dispute services. Transactions service include corporate development, divesture, lead advisory, operational transaction, restructuring, strategy, transaction support, transaction tax, valuation and business modeling. Industries served by EY, LLP include automotive, transportation, health, oil and gas, technology, consumer products and retail, life sciences, power and utilities, telecommunications, financial services, media and entertainment, private equity, government and public sector, mining and metals, real estate, hospitality and construction.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 13,900,000,000

2015 12,701,000,000

2014 11,542,000,000

2013 10,750,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-773-3000 Fax: 212-773-6350 Toll-Free: Address: 5 Times Sq., 14th Fl., New York, NY 10036 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 39,400 Parent Company: EY

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 9,820,000,000

2011 8,981,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Fair Isaac Corporation

www.fico.com

NAIC Code: 561450

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Credit Scoring Systems Data Management Systems & Services Marketing Services & Support Personal Lines Insurance Industry Services Financial Risk Management Computer-Related Services Strategic Application Processing Systems Customer Relationship Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: FICO Analytic Cloud myFICO FICO Decision Management TONBELLER AG QuadMetrics

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

William Lansing, CEO Michael Pung, CFO A. Battle, Chairman of the Board Michael Leonard, Chief Accounting Officer Stuart Wells, Chief Technology Officer James Wehmann, Executive VP, Divisional Wayne Huyard, Executive VP, Divisional Mark Scadina, Executive VP Richard Deal, Other Executive Officer

Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) is a leading developer of credit scoring systems and related products for the consumer credit industry. Several thousand companies in over 100 countries use FICO technology to help them acquire customers more efficiently, increase customer retention, reduce fraud & credit losses, lower operating costs and enter new markets more profitably. Its principal products are statistically-derived, rulebased analytic tools designed to help businesses manage decision-making processes related to targeting & acquiring customers, account origination, customer management, claims processing, fraud, collections and recovery. The firm divides its products and services into three primary categories: applications, scores and tools. Its applications products are pre-configured decision management applications designed for a specific type of business problem or process, such as marketing, account origination, customer management, fraud and insurance claims management. The key product in this segment includes the FICO Analytic Cloud software application. The scores segment includes business-tobusiness (B2B) scoring solutions and services, such as FICO revenue scores, bankruptcy scores and insurance scores, as well as the myFICO solution for consumers, which allows consumers to purchase their FICO scores and credit reports. The tools category is composed of software tools that clients can use to create their own custom decision management applications. This segment's main product includes the FICO Decision Management platform. In 2015, the firm acquired TONBELLER AG, an innovator in risk-based financial crime prevention. In 2016, it acquired QuadMetrics, an innovative cyber risk security scoring company. FICO's employees receive medical, dental and vision coverage; vacation time; 401(k); and flexible schedules.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 881,356,000 103,669,000 169,592,000 19.24% 328,940,000 109,448,000 185,231,000 21,969,000 201,225,000 8.93% 24.76% 1.10

2015 838,781,000 98,824,000 137,505,000 16.39% 300,002,000 86,502,000 132,977,000 24,999,000 171,394,000 7.14% 19.40% 1.18

2014 788,985,000 83,435,000 161,868,000 20.51% 278,203,000 94,879,000 175,034,000 12,590,000 194,313,000 8.06% 19.25% 0.82

2013 743,444,000 66,967,000 161,593,000 21.73% 268,395,000 90,095,000 136,120,000 24,147,000 195,479,000 7.76% 17.92% 0.84

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 408-535-1500 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-999-2955 Address: 181 Metro Drive, Ste 700, San Jose, CA 95110 United States

Stock Ticker: FICO Employees: 2,803 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $675,000 Second Exec. Salary: $500,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 676,423,000 59,527,000 168,358,000 24.88% 238,522,000 92,004,000 129,746,000 25,483,000 189,526,000 8.04% 19.57% 0.95

2011 619,683,000 62,129,000 127,337,000 20.54% 223,615,000 71,562,000 136,156,000 14,020,000 154,016,000 6.35% 15.21% 1.08

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

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Fidelity National Information Services Inc

www.fisglobal.com

NAIC Code: 522320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Payment & Transaction Processing Services IT Consulting Outsourcing Services Due Diligence Services Mortgage Loan Processing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Capco SunGard Data Systems Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Gary Norcross, CEO James Woodall, CFO Frank Martire, Chairman of the Board Katy Thompson, Chief Accounting Officer Michael Oates, Chief Administrative Officer Gregory Montana, Chief Risk Officer Marianne Brown, Co-COO Anthony Jabbour, COO William Foley, Director

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) offers banking/payments technology solutions, processing services and information-based services. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS maintains a global presence, serving more than 20,000 financial institutions through offices in over 130 countries worldwide. Through its Capco brand, the firm provides core financial institution processing, card issuer and transaction processing services as well as outsourcing services to financial institutions and retailers worldwide. The company operates in three segments: integrated financial solutions (IFS), global financial solutions (GFS) and corporate and other. IFS serves the North America regional and community bank market for transaction and account processing, payment solutions, channel solutions, digital channels, risk and compliance solutions and services. This segment's solutions include core processing and ancillary applications, digital solutions (internet, mobile and eBanking), fraud and risk management, compliance, electronic funds transfer, credit cards, item processing, output services, government payment, ePayment and retail check authorization. GFS serves the largest financial institutions worldwide with banking and payments solutions, as well as consulting and transformation services. This segment also delivers an array of capital markets and asset management solutions and services, as well as insurance and public sector and education solutions and services. GFS solutions include retail banking, payment services, securities processing, finance, asset management, global trading, corporate liquidity, insurance, wealth management, global commercial services, strategic consulting, as well as domain-specific, mission critical enterprise resource planning and administrative software to state and local governments and K-12 educational institutions. The corporate and other segment consists of overhead expense, leveraged functions and miscellaneous expenses not included in the operating segments. In November 2015, the firm acquired financial software creator SunGard Data Systems, Inc. for $9.1 billion.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 9,241,000,000

2015 6,595,200,000

2014 6,413,800,000

2013 6,070,700,000

2012 5,807,600,000

2011 5,745,700,000

1,298,000,000

1,099,200,000 16.66% 1,102,800,000 631,500,000 1,136,900,000 415,300,000 1,905,500,000 3.09% 7.95% 1.23

1,270,600,000 19.81% 810,500,000 679,100,000 1,164,900,000 371,200,000 1,852,500,000 4.76% 10.33% 0.77

1,064,400,000 17.53% 920,700,000 493,100,000 1,060,300,000 336,200,000 1,638,200,000 3.58% 7.45% 0.65

1,079,200,000 18.58% 781,500,000 461,200,000 1,046,700,000 296,100,000 1,695,300,000 3.36% 7.01% 0.63

1,066,800,000 18.56% 671,800,000 469,600,000 1,171,500,000 300,300,000 1,646,300,000 3.35% 7.27% 0.69

1,710,000,000 568,000,000 1,925,000,000 616,000,000 2,483,000,000 2.17% 5.95% 1.04

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 904 438-6000 Fax: 904 357-1105 Toll-Free: 888-323-0310 Address: 601 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32204 United States

Stock Ticker: FIS Employees: 55,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,000,000 Second Exec. Salary: $800,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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First Annapolis Consulting Inc

www.firstannapolis.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Financial Services Management Consulting Mergers & Acquisitions Consulting Strategic Consulting

First Annapolis Consulting, Inc. is a management and mergers/acquisitions consulting firm focused primarily on the financial services industry. The corporation also offers its services to retail, technology, service and consumer goods companies as well as to trade associations, affinity groups, utility companies and government agencies. First Annapolis' primary areas of expertise are in stored-value, debit and credit products; transaction processing; merchant acquisition; mobile commerce and alternative payments; and commercial payments. The firm operates through two business segments: mergers and acquisitions advisory services (M&A) and management consulting. The M&A segment provides acquisition strategy, buy/sell representation, strategic partnership/alliance formation, valuation and fairness opinions and ad-hoc transactional support. It serves financial institutions, retailers, merchant acquirers, transaction processors, payment networks and service providers as well as advising private equity firms, venture capital firms and other investor groups seeking opportunities in the payments sector. In addition, the M&A segment serves stakeholders involved in such specialized market segments as prepaid/stored-value companies, check processing entities, money transfer firms and group services providers. The company's management consulting services are primarily geared towards helping financial services companies develop new delivery channels and design new products and operations. In March 2017, the company was acquired by Accenture PLC.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Accenture PLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Mark Abbey, Managing Partner John Grund, Partner Frank Martien, Commercial Payments Lee Manfred, Partner

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 91 Parent Company: Accenture PLC

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 410-855-8500 Fax: 410-855-8599 Toll-Free: Address: Three Park Place, Ste. 200, Annapolis, MD 21401 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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First Manhattan Consulting Group

www.fmcg.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Strategy Consulting Financial Services Industry Consulting

First Manhattan Consulting Group (FMCG) offers financial consulting services, specializing in direct mail and digital marketing. Through the company's small business direct mail campaigns, using its Business Acquisition Marketing System, banks and other financial services companies can grow their franchises. Its clients typically add between 10-20% annual growth in new small business deposits and loan balances, exceed 1,000% return on marketing investment and achieve campaign payback in less than four months. Through its consumer direct mail campaigns, using its Consumer Acquisition Marketing System, banks and other financial services companies also grow their consumer franchises. Clients typically add between 10-20% annual growth in new consumer deposit balances, outstanding loans or investments assets under management (AUM); and most also exceed 500% return on marketing investment and achieve campaign payback in less than six months. FMCG's intellectual property and data assets marketing systems provide segmentation frameworks and scoring models for organizations interested in improving in-house targeting models and development. This division offers licenses for two FMCG household-level scoring systems: Financial Personalities and Consumer Financial Insights. Last, digital marketing campaigns are performed in partnership with Experian's marketing services in order to leverage audience engagement. This solution integrates FMCG's trademarked Financial Personalities and Consumer Financial Insights scores with addressable audiences throughout the U.S. so that clients can better target, engage and convert digital visitors into buyers. In January 2017, the firm was acquired by Deluxe Corporation, a provider of diversified products and services to small businesses and to the financial services industry.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Deluxe Corporation Financial Personalities Consumer Financial Insights

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

James M. McCormick, CEO Robert M. Tetenbaum, Pres. Theo Moumtzidis, Managing VP-Strategic Practice Robert M. Tetenbaum, Exec. VP Jack Whitt, Managing VP-Commercial Banking Tad LeBlond, Managing VP-Mktg. Svcs. David P. Tetenbaum, Managing VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-557-0500 Fax: 212-338-9296 Toll-Free: Address: 90 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 45 Parent Company: Deluxe Corporation

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Fluor Corp

www.fluor.com

NAIC Code: 237000

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Heavy Construction and Engineering Power Plant Construction and Management Facilities Management Procurement Services Consulting Services Project Management Asset Management Staffing Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: ServiTrade Ameco Fluor Constructors International Inc Stork Holding BV

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

David Seaton, CEO Biggs Porter, CFO Robin Chopra, Chief Accounting Officer Ray Barnard, Executive VP, Divisional Jose Luis Bustamante, Executive VP, Divisional Garry Flowers, Executive VP, Divisional Carlos Hernandez, Executive VP Bruce Stanski, President, Divisional Mark Landry, Senior VP, Divisional

Fluor Corp., through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services, with offices in over 60 countries. The company provides logistics services in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Besides being a primary service provider to the U.S. federal government, Fluor serves a diverse set of industries including oil and gas, chemical and petrochemicals, transportation, mining and metals, power, life sciences and manufacturing. It operates in four business segments: energy, chemicals and mining (ECM); industrial, power and infrastructure (IPI); maintenance, modification and asset integrity (MMAI); and government. ECM focuses on opportunities in the upstream, downstream, chemical, petrochemical, offshore and onshore oil and gas production, liquefied natural gas, pipeline, metals and mining markets. IPI provides design, engineering, procurement, construction and project management services to the transportation, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, water and power sectors. The government segment is a provider of engineering, construction, logistics, base and facilities operations and maintenance, contingency response and environmental and nuclear services to U.S. and international governments. MMAI provides facility start-up and management, plant and facility maintenance, operations support and asset management services to the oil and gas, chemicals, life sciences, mining and metals, consumer products and manufacturing industries. The firm focuses on asset management solutions, as well as providing services in diverse areas such as electrical and instrumentation, fabric maintenance, mechanical and piping. In addition, Fluor Constructors International, Inc. provides unionized management and construction services in the U.S. and Canada. Subsidiary Ameco provides integrated mobile equipment and tool solutions and includes Mozambique construction equipment company, Servitrade. In March 2016, the firm acquired Stork Holding B.V., a Netherland-based provider of maintenance, modification and asset integrity services. Fluor offers its employees health, dental, vision, life and accident insurance; disability coverage; savings and retirement plans; a tax savings account; and educational assistance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 19,036,520,000

2015 18,114,050,000

2014 21,531,580,000

2013 27,351,570,000

2012 27,577,140,000

2011 23,381,400,000

599,243,000 3.14% 191,073,000 281,401,000 705,919,000 235,904,000 842,202,000 3.34% 9.19% 0.48

926,367,000 5.11% 168,329,000 412,512,000 849,132,000 240,220,000 961,060,000 5.21% 13.50% 0.33

1,216,322,000 5.64% 182,711,000 510,909,000 642,574,000 324,704,000 1,427,184,000 6.18% 14.87% 0.31

1,190,043,000 4.35% 175,148,000 667,711,000 788,906,000 288,487,000 1,411,584,000 8.04% 18.81% 0.13

733,987,000 2.66% 151,010,000 456,330,000 628,378,000 254,747,000 974,124,000 5.51% 13.54% 0.15

985,456,000 4.21% 163,460,000 593,728,000 889,769,000 338,167,000 1,219,356,000 7.47% 17.22% 0.15

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 469 398-7000 Fax: 469 398-7255 Toll-Free: Address: 6700 Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, TX 75039 United States

Stock Ticker: FLR Employees: 61,551 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,295,029 Second Exec. Salary: $841,318

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Forrester Research Inc

www.forrester.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Market Research Consulting & Advisory Workshops & Events

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: RoleView Forrester Wave (The) Age of the Customer Research Forrester Connect Leadership Boards ForecastView

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Michael Doyle, CFO Scott Chouinard, Chief Accounting Officer Victor Milligan, Chief Marketing Officer Lucia Quinn, Other Executive Officer Steven Peltzman, Other Executive Officer Michael Morhardt, Other Executive Officer Clifford Condon, Other Executive Officer Mack Brothers, Other Executive Officer Ryan Darrah, Other Executive Officer George Colony, President

Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research firm, provides research, analysis and advisory services related to technology change and its impact on evolving business models, best practices, technology investments, implementation and customer trends. Forrester's primary research product, RoleView, includes The Forrester Wave, which provides detailed analyses of vendors' technologies and services in addition to a library of cross-linked documents that interconnects reports, data, product rankings, best practices, evaluation tools and research archives. Age of the Customer Research addresses its clients' and prospects' opportunities and challenges in order to help transform customer experience, accelerate an organization's digital business, embrace the mobile mind shift, turn business insights into actionable data and leverage privacy in an effort to drive business growth. Forrester Connect offerings are designed to help clients connect with peers and Forrester's products and professionals, and to coach executives to lead far-reaching change within their organizations. Its Leadership Boards are exclusive peer groups for executives and other senior leaders at large organizations worldwide. Forrester's data products and services are designed to provide fact-based customer insights to Forrester clients. This data encompasses customer experience, consumer technographics, business technographics and the ForecastView-branded ongoing data of evaluation analysis and insights. Forrester's consulting and advisory services leverage RoleView, technographics and customer experience index data to assist clients with their challenges in developing and executing technology and business strategy. Forrester Research hosts multiple events in various locations worldwide, including North America, Europe and Asia throughout the year. Products and services are offered through its global direct sales force. Forrester employees receive medical, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k); a discount stock purchase plan; employee assistance programs; flexible spending accounts; performance bonuses; travel assistance; backup childcare; and onsite massages, gyms and piano lessons.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 326,095,000

2015 313,726,000

2014 312,062,000

2013 297,650,000

2012 292,930,000

2011 283,616,000

30,774,000 9.43% 157,477,000 17,651,000 41,858,000 4,140,000 39,417,000 5.39% 12.72%

18,827,000 6.00% 155,122,000 11,996,000 32,466,000 3,931,000 28,068,000 3.68% 8.92%

18,213,000 5.83% 154,337,000 10,865,000 28,795,000 1,503,000 29,709,000 2.95% 6.27%

21,833,000 7.33% 145,353,000 13,024,000 30,713,000 3,127,000 33,331,000 2.92% 5.19%

30,659,000 10.46% 138,256,000 25,574,000 53,147,000 5,103,000 42,025,000 5.24% 8.70%

36,997,000 13.04% 134,752,000 23,010,000 55,444,000 39,776,000 44,918,000 4.90% 8.17%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617 613-5730 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 60 Acorn Park Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140 United States

Stock Ticker: FORR Employees: 1,378 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $400,000 Second Exec. Salary: $380,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Frost & Sullivan Inc

www.frost.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting Market Research Executive Summit Meetings

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Growth, Innovation and Leadership University 360-degree Research

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. David B. Frigstad, Chmn.

Frost & Sullivan, Inc. publishes market consulting information and intelligence on emerging high-technology and industrial markets. Its 360-degree Research offering integrates seven perspectives into a complete, overall view of factors that impact every industry. These include monitoring and analyzing competitive intensity, customer dynamics, industry convergence, disruptive technologies, global mega trends, new business models and emerging markets. Frost & Sullivan serves several industries, including aerospace, defense, security, business and financial services, digital transformation, education, energy, environment, industrial automation, process control, manufacturing leadership, manufacturing and process consulting, measurement, instrumentation, metals/minerals, automotive/transportation, public sector, government, tech vision, transformational health, chemicals, materials and food. Its Growth, Innovation and Leadership University (GIL University) focuses on corporate management, leadership skills, sales and marketing, data communications and information technology. Frost & Sullivan's executive summits are uniquely designed to integrate training, research and strategic growth consulting skills with communication among players in the industry. The events provide senior-level management executives with insights into market opportunities, competitive threats, technical trends, emerging markets and competitive strategies. The firm has 45 offices worldwide, including the U.S., the U.K., Israel, Italy, China, India, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, Bangladesh, France, Poland, Germany, South Africa and the UAE.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 720,000,000

2015 700,000,000

2014 700,600,000

2013 698,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 210-348-1000 Fax: 210-348-1003 Toll-Free: 877-463-7678 Address: 7550 Interstate Highway 10 W., Ste. 400, San Antonio, TX 78229-5616 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 2,453 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 577,944,000

2011 320,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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FTI Consulting Inc

www.fticonsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Bankruptcy & Restructuring Consulting Interim Management Staffing Corporate Recovery Services Litigation Assistance Forensic Accounting Data Mining Technology Consulting Software Development

FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global consulting firm that provides turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and other related consulting services. The firm works in industries including retail, insurance, media and entertainment and energy and utilities. It operates 48 U.S. offices in 19 states and 34 foreign countries, including the U.K., Russia, France, Japan and China. FTI divides its operations into five segments: corporate finance and restructuring, forensic and litigation consulting, economic consulting, technology and strategic communications. The corporate finance and restructuring segment's services include turnaround and restructuring services, which consist of providing advisory services to debtors, creditors and stakeholders confronted with liquidity problems, underperformance and over-expansion; interim key executive staffing; and mergers and acquisitions services, which include financial accounting, investment banking and tax advice. Forensic and litigation consulting includes forensic accounting and financial investigations; trial services, which include providing advice and support for clients in complex civil trials; and pre-, in- and post-trial dispute advisory services. Economic consulting includes analyses of complex economic issues in legal and regulatory proceedings. The technology segment includes FTI's proprietary Ringtail software for document review, litigation support and information management. Strategic communications include financial and brand communications, media relations, public affairs and business consulting. The firm offers employees life, disability, AD&D, medical, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; a 401(k); and an employee assistance program.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ringtail

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Steven Gunby, CEO Ajay Sabherwal, CFO Gerard Holthaus, Chairman of the Board Catherine Freeman, Chief Accounting Officer Matthew Pachman, Chief Risk Officer Curtis Lu, General Counsel Heather Klink, General Counsel Joanne Catanese, Other Corporate Officer Paul Linton, Other Executive Officer Holly Paul, Other Executive Officer

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,810,394,000

2015 1,779,149,000

2014 1,756,212,000

2013 1,652,432,000

2012 1,576,871,000

2011 1,566,768,000

142,156,000

164,511,000 9.24% 432,668,000 66,053,000 139,920,000 31,399,000 191,272,000 2.83% 5.87% 0.43

147,426,000 8.39% 433,845,000 58,807,000 135,401,000 39,256,000 202,743,000 2.45% 5.48% 0.63

81,439,000 4.92% 394,681,000 -10,594,000 193,271,000 42,544,000 138,779,000 - .45% -1.00% 0.68

59,036,000 3.74% 378,016,000 -36,986,000 120,188,000 27,759,000 116,350,000 -1.57% -3.40% 0.67

205,447,000 13.11% 373,295,000 103,903,000 173,828,000 31,091,000 262,704,000 4.30% 9.14% 0.58

434,552,000 85,520,000 233,488,000 28,935,000 201,628,000 3.83% 7.26% 0.30

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 202-312-9100 Fax: 202-312-9101 Toll-Free: 800-334-5701 Address: 1101 K Street NW, Washington D.C., MD 20005 United States

Stock Ticker: FCN Employees: 4,718 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $212,500 Second Exec. Salary: $1,038,462

Bonus: $1,000,000 Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Fujitsu America

solutions.us.fujitsu.com

NAIC Code: 541513

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Data Center Management Project Management Data Center Solutions IT Staffing Call Center Operations Supply Chain Management

Fujitsu America is the North American IT, consulting and retail services arm of Fujitsu Limited, the Japan-based IT and communications giant. The company was established from the business combination of three Fujitsu subsidiaries: Fujitsu Consulting, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, Inc. The company's IT consulting and integration services are designed to meet a broad range of business needs such as application management, business intelligence, customer relationship management (CRM), IT development and supply chain management, among others. Though its main areas of expertise are concentrated on Fujitsu Limited's information technology leadership, the firm's services are not limited to this area. Fujitsu America offers services in three primary categories: application services, business services and managed infrastructure services. Its application services cover application management, enterprise content management, business intelligence, Oracle services, SAP services, Salesforce.com, application development and integration and software as a service (SaaS). Its business services include business consulting, enterprise value management, IT simplification, IT portfolio management and performance management. Its managed infrastructure services cover data center services, end user services, infrastructure as a service, service desk as well as technical and maintenance services. Fujitsu America serves a range of customers, from small businesses to large enterprises in the health care, education, retail, communications, automotive, financial services and government sectors. Products of Fujitsu America include IT products and systems such as servers, storage, computing devices, scanners, printers, displays and currency dispensers; software which provides solutions for retail, middleware, storage management, cloud, supply chain and platform development needs; network solutions such as disaggregation/aggregation and transport components, access components and software; and electronics such as semiconductors, circuit boards and electromechanical components. The firm maintains alliances with companies such as SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, CA Technologies, Salesforce.com, Symantec and Intel.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Fujitsu Limited Fujitsu Consulting Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Duncan Tait, CEO Gavin Bounds, COO Robert D. Pryor, Pres. Neil Jarvis, CIO Ryosuke Mori, Exec. VP-Japanese Bus. Dev. Matthew Goldman, Sr. VP-Bus. Strategy David Berry, Exec. VP-Infrastructure Svcs. Mervyn Eyre, CEO Alexandre Attal, Exec. VP-Business Application Svcs. Bill King, Exec. VP-Platform Prod. David Shearer, Pres.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: Parent Company: Fujitsu Limited

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 408-746-6000 Fax: 408-992-2674 Toll-Free: 800-831-3183 Address: 1250 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc

www.g4s.us

NAIC Code: 561600

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Security Guards Commercial Security Government Security Services Nuclear Security Services Security Training

G4S Secure Solutions (USA), Inc. is the U.S. division of G4S plc, a leading global provider of security services, headquartered in the U.K. G4S USA offers an array of products and services to its clients, comprising numerous categories: risk consulting, software and technology, systems integration, security officers, compliance and investigations, nuclear and critical infrastructure security and markets/industries. These services align to deliver innovative and scalable solutions that span an entire operation. More than 1,500 electronic security systems have been integrated by the company, and over 45,000 access control software/technology systems have been installed.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: G4S plc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

John Kenning, CEO Susanne Jorgensen, CFO Geoff Gerks, Chief Human Resources Officer Brian McCabe, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer Drew Levine, Pres., G4S Secure Solutions North America Tim Kendall, Pres., G4S Regulated Security Solutions Jim Hill, Pres., G4S Youth Svcs.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 8,179,608,924

2015 1,207,128,000

2014 1,160,700,000

2013 1,130,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 561-691-6669 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-275-8305 Address: 1395 University Blvd., Ste 100, Jupiter, FL 33458 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 41,635 Parent Company: G4S plc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 1,137,340,000

2011 1,431,750,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Gallup Organization (The)

www.gallup.com

NAIC Code: 541613

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Research & Surveys Management Consulting Customer Loyalty Surveys Brand & Advertising Research Performance Improvement Programs

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Gallup Poll Gallup-Purdue Index Gallup Panel Gallup World Poll Worldwide Survey Research Global Analytics Clifton StrengthsFinder Gallup Student Poll

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

James K. Clifton, CEO John H. Fleming, Chief Scientist-Marketplace Mgmt. James K. Harter, Chief Scientist-Workplace Mgmt. Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist Frank M. Newport, Editor-in-Chief-The Gallup Poll James K. Clifton, Chmn.

The Gallup Organization has been recognized for its Gallup Poll surveys since Dr. George Gallup founded the company in 1935. Since its beginning, the firm has diversified its business operations into three main service groups: strategic consulting, education and global analytics. Strategic consulting is comprised of consulting services such as Q12 employment engagement, customer engagement, supplier engagement, business-to-business, leadership and coaching, strengthsbased culture, behavioral economics, entrepreneurship, learning and development, talent-based hiring, organizational identity, government and well-being. Education services include the Gallup-Purdue Index, which measures college and university outcomes; K-12 schools, which defines and measures student performance by focusing on the human elements of learning; and higher education, which measures what matters most in education in order for students to obtain good jobs. Global analytics includes the Gallup Panel, a research panel recruited via random digital dial methodology or address-based sampling in order to ensure scientific integrity and results; Gallup World Poll, which tracks the opinions concerning more than 100 crucial world issues; U.S. Daily Tracking, which asks U.S. adults to share their views on the most important issues affecting the U.S. and the world at large; Worldwide Survey Research, which retrieves consistent sampling frames across 160 countries; and Global Analytics, which are teams that provide organizations with situation-room style, short-term global event analysis or long-term analysis and forecasting. Gallup online products include the Clifton StrengthsFinder, High-Performance Management Course, Strengths Coaching Courses, StrengthsQuest, Q12 Employee Engagement Center, Faith Member Engagement, Gallup Student Poll, Strengths Courses for Educators and more. The firm operates through over 40 international offices.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 320,000,000

2015 312,208,700

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 286,430,000

2013 266,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 2,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 350,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 202-715-3030 Fax: 202-715-3041 Toll-Free: 877-242-5587 Address: 901 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 275,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Gartner Inc

www.gartner.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Research-Computer Hardware & Software Industry Research IT Symposia & Conferences Measurement & Advisory Services

Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that offers independent research and analysis on IT, computer hardware, software, communications and related technology industries. With consultants in more than 90 countries, it provides coverage of the IT industry to nearly 11,000 organizations. The company operates in three segments: research, consulting and events. The research segment, the main service of the company, provides research content and advice for IT professionals, technology companies and the investment community in the form of reports and briefings, as well as peer networking services and membership programs designed specifically for CIOs and other senior executives. The consulting division provides customized solutions to unique client needs through on-site, day-to-day support, as well as proprietary tools for measuring and improving IT performance with a focus on coast, performance, efficiency and quality. The events group provides IT, supply chain, digital marketing and other business professionals the opportunity to attend various symposia, conferences and exhibitions to learn, contribute and network with their peers. Its flagship event, Symposium/ITxpo, as well as summits, focus on specific technologies and industries and offer experimental workshop-style seminars. This division also provides the latest Gartner research into applicable insight and advice at its events. In 2016, Gartner acquired SCM World, a leading cross-industry peer network and learning community that provides subscription-based research and conferences; and increased its presence in South Africa, becoming a direct sales channel effective January 1, 2017. In early 2017, the firm agreed to acquire CEB, Inc. for $2.6 billion; and announced it would increase its presence in Thailand by transitioning to a direct business operation effective February 1, 2017.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Symposium/Itxpo SCM World

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Eugene Hall, CEO Craig Safian, CFO James Smith, Chairman of the Board Michael Diliberto, Chief Information Officer Alwyn Dawkins, Senior VP, Divisional Per Waern, Senior VP, Divisional Robin Kranich, Senior VP, Divisional Peter Sondergaard, Senior VP, Divisional David McVeigh, Senior VP, Divisional David Godfrey, Senior VP, Divisional Thomas Christopher, Senior VP, Divisional Kendall Davis, Senior VP, Divisional Daniel Peale, Senior VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,444,540,000

2015 2,163,056,000

2014 2,021,441,000

2013 1,784,213,000

2012 1,615,808,000

2011 1,468,588,000

305,141,000

287,997,000 13.31% 962,677,000 175,635,000 345,561,000 46,128,000 341,890,000 8.61% 1220.91%

286,162,000 14.15% 876,067,000 183,766,000 346,779,000 38,486,000 326,395,000 9.96% 70.34% 2.38

275,492,000 15.44% 760,458,000 182,801,000 315,654,000 36,498,000 311,269,000 10.73% 54.73% 0.37

245,707,000 15.20% 678,843,000 165,903,000 279,813,000 44,337,000 275,272,000 11.05% 67.92% 0.37

214,062,000 14.57% 613,707,000 136,902,000 255,566,000 41,954,000 245,464,000 10.27% 74.23% 0.82

1,089,184,000 193,582,000 365,632,000 49,863,000 377,965,000 8.52% 10.91

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 203 316-1111 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 56 Top Gallant Road, Stamford, CT 06902-7700 United States

Stock Ticker: IT Employees: 8,813 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $901,584 Second Exec. Salary: $503,260

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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General Dynamics Corporation

www.generaldynamics.com

NAIC Code: 336411

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Aircraft Manufacturing Combat Vehicles & Systems Telecommunications Systems Naval Vessels & Submarines Ship Management Services Information Systems & Technology Defense Systems & Services Business Jets

General Dynamics Corporation is one of the world's largest aerospace and defense contractors, with a portfolio of over 60 businesses. Its customers include the U.S. military, other government organizations, armed forces of allied nations and a diverse base of corporate and industrial buyers. The firm's operations are divided into four segments: information systems and technology (IST), marine systems, combat systems and aerospace. The IST group designs, manufactures and delivers tactical and strategic mission systems, information technology and mission services as well as intelligence mission systems to the U.S. Department of Defense and other customers. The marine systems division provides the U.S. Navy with combat vessels, including nuclear submarines, surface combatants and auxiliary ships. The segment also provides ship management services, such as overhaul, repair and lifecycle support services, and builds commercial ships. The combat systems group provides design, development, production, support and enhancement for tracked and wheeled military vehicles, weapons systems and munitions, with product lines including medium armored vehicles, main battle tanks, munitions, rockets and missile components and armament and detection systems. It is the leading builder of armored vehicles and makes products such as the M1A2 Abrams Tank. The aerospace group designs, manufactures and provides services for technologically advanced business jet aircraft under the Gulfstream name. Wholly-owned Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation's new family of business jets, the G500 and G600, can fly 5,000 and 6,200 nautical miles at Mach 0.85 and Mach 0,995, and carry approximately 19 passengers. The aircraft are expected to enter service in 2017 and 2018.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation M1A2 Abrams Tank G500 G600

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Phebe Novakovic, CEO Robert Helm, Senior VP, Divisional Jason Aiken, CFO Kimberly Kuryea, Chief Accounting Officer John Casey, Executive VP, Divisional Mark Roualet, Executive VP, Divisional S. Johnson, Executive VP, Divisional Gregory Gallopoulos, General Counsel Gary Whited, President, Subsidiary Jeffrey Geiger, President, Subsidiary Christopher Marzilli, President, Subsidiary Mark Burns, President, Subsidiary Marguerite Gilliland, Senior VP, Divisional ...

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 31,353,000,000

2015 31,469,000,000

2014 30,852,000,000

2013 31,218,000,000

2012 31,513,000,000

2011 32,677,000,000

4,309,000,000 13.74% 1,940,000,000 2,955,000,000 2,198,000,000 392,000,000 4,784,000,000 9.11% 27.21% 0.27

4,178,000,000 13.27% 1,952,000,000 2,965,000,000 2,499,000,000 569,000,000 4,682,000,000 8.80% 26.27% 0.26

3,889,000,000 12.60% 1,984,000,000 2,533,000,000 3,728,000,000 521,000,000 4,401,000,000 7.15% 19.24% 0.28

3,685,000,000 11.80% 2,079,000,000 2,357,000,000 3,106,000,000 440,000,000 4,266,000,000 6.75% 18.20% 0.26

833,000,000 2.64% 2,276,000,000 -332,000,000 2,685,000,000 450,000,000 1,317,000,000 - .95% -2.69% 0.34

3,826,000,000 11.70% 2,030,000,000 2,526,000,000 3,238,000,000 458,000,000 4,465,000,000 7.49% 19.02% 0.29

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 876-3000 Fax: 703 876-3125 Toll-Free: Address: 2941 Fairview Park Dr., Ste. 100, Falls Church, VA 22042 United States

Stock Ticker: GD Employees: 98,800 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,585,000 Second Exec. Salary: $747,500

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Genpact Limited

www.genpact.com

NAIC Code: 518210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Processing Outsourcing Finance & Accounting Services Supply Chain Management Network Management & Technical Support Data Modeling & Analytics IT Services Insurance Services Software Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Lean Digital Smart Enterprise Process (SEP) PNMsoft

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

N.V. (Tiger) Tyagarajan, CEO Riju Vashisht, COO N.V. Tyagarajan, Pres. Edward J. Fitzpatrick, CFO Stacy Simpson, CMO Piyush Mehta, Sr. VP-Human Resources BK Kalra, Sr. VP-Consumer Goods, Retail & Life Sciences Gianni Giacomelli, CIO Arvinder (Monty) Singh, Sr. VP-Capital Markets & IT Svcs. S. Bala, Sr. VP-Reengineering Patrick Cogny, Sr. VP-Infrastructure, Mfg. & Svcs. Victor Guaglianone, General Counsel Gaurav Sethi, Sr. VP-Corp. Dev. Baharani Bobba, VP-Investor Rel. Harpreet Duggal, Sr. VP-India to India Bus. Shantanu Ghosh, Sr. VP-Consulting, Reengineering, Axis & Solutions Pascal Henssen, Sr. VP Ahmed Mashari, Sr. VP-Sales & Client Relationships Robert G. Scott, Chmn. Scott McConnell, Sr. VP-Insurance Sales, North America Oper. Vidya Srinivasan, Sr. VP-Logistics & Infrastructure

Genpact Limited is a digitally-powered business process management services provider. The company's Lean Digital enterprise is structured through its patented Smart Enterprise Process (known as SEP) framework which reimagines clients' operating models end-to-end, including the middle and back offices. This creates Intelligent Operations that the firm designs, transforms and runs. Genpact's business process management (BPM) helps businesses make informed decisions and realize better business outcomes. The company focuses on industry verticals in banking and financial services, insurance, capital markets, consumer product goods, life sciences, infrastructure, manufacturing and services, health care and high tech. Core services include finance and accounting services, industry operations services, analytics and research, business consulting, enterprise risk consulting, transformation services, supply chain and procurement services, enterprise application services, IT infrastructure management services, collections and customer services. Based in New York City, Genpact has operations in 25 countries. In late-2016, the company acquired PNMsoft, a Gartner Magic Quadrant-rated dynamic workflow, case management and work optimization solutions provider. In February 2017, Genpact agreed to acquire the item processing business of Fiserv, Inc. The following March, the firm agreed to acquire Rage Frameworks, a leader in knowledge-based automation technology and services providing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Enterprise.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,570,756,000

2015 2,461,044,000

2014 2,279,438,000

2013 2,131,997,000

2012 1,901,971,000

2011 1,600,436,000

340,777,000

334,192,000 13.57% 599,130,000 239,817,000 327,441,000 62,173,000 425,181,000 8.66% 18.52% 0.56

294,031,000 12.89% 577,054,000 192,002,000 271,838,000 62,577,000 362,997,000 7.06% 14.72% 0.50

309,527,000 14.51% 476,366,000 229,717,000 311,604,000 48,879,000 421,487,000 8.67% 18.44% 0.49

264,345,000 13.89% 447,760,000 178,216,000 310,660,000 83,337,000 370,507,000 7.11% 13.70% 0.56

216,244,000 13.51% 349,383,000 184,294,000 266,612,000 35,776,000 349,434,000 8.57% 12.65% 0.05

644,016,000 269,684,000 345,772,000 88,772,000 422,513,000 9.49% 20.81% 0.54

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 441 2952244 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 22 Victoria St., Canon's Ct., Hamilton, HM Bermuda

Stock Ticker: G Employees: 75,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $632,423 Second Exec. Salary: $602,308

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Gensler

www.gensler.com

NAIC Code: 541310

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Architectural Services Consulting Services

Gensler is an architecture and planning firm with 46 locations in 45 cities in North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe. The company utilizes around 5,000 professionals to provide services in the areas of aviation and transportation, brand design, commercial office building development, consulting, entertainment, financial services firms, hospitality, urban design, product design, retail centers and sports and recreation. The firm incorporates sustainable design in its projects, having designed the first large-scale office building in the U.S. to employ underfloor air systems (the U.S. headquarters of Epson America, Inc.) and the first LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)-certified car dealership in the U.S. (Pat Lobb Toyota of McKinney, Texas). Other notable projects include the Abu Dhabi Financial Center, Denver International Airport and Columbia College in Chicago. Gensler has more than 2,700 current clients that span practically every market sector possible.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Andy Cohen, Co-CEO Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO Dianne Hoskins, Exec. Dir. David Gensler, Exec. Dir. Andy Cohen, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,181,030,000

2015 1,075,000,000

2014 807,000,000

2013 751,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 415-433-3700 Fax: 415-836-4599 Toll-Free: Address: 2 Harrison St., Ste. 400, San Francisco, CA 94105 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 722,000,000

2011 651,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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GEO Group Inc (The)

www.geogroup.com

NAIC Code: 561210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Prison Management Institutional Facilities Management Facilities Maintenance Facilities Design Support Services REIT

The GEO Group, Inc. provides government-outsourced services, specializing in the management of correctional and detention facilities. Worldwide, the company manages or owns 104 facilities totaling roughly 87,000 beds. It operates a broad range of correctional and detention facilities including maximum, medium and minimum security prisons; immigration detention centers; minimum security detention centers; and community based re-entry facilities. The company conducts business through four segments: U.S. corrections and detention, international services, GEO care and facility construction and design. The U.S. corrections and detention segment primarily encompasses the U.S.-based privatized corrections and detention business. The international services segment consists of privatized corrections and detention operations in South Africa, Australia, Canada and the U.K. This division reviews opportunities to further diversify into related foreign-based governmental-outsourced services on an ongoing basis. GEO care comprises the community-based youth services and electronic monitoring services businesses, all of which are conducted in the U.S. On behalf of 900 federal, state and local correctional agencies in the U.S., the company monitors approximately 174,000 offenders, including approximately 95,000 of those through an array of technology products such as radio frequency, GPS and alcohol monitoring services. The facility construction and design segment primarily consists of contracts with various state, local and federal agencies for the design and construction of facilities for which the firm has management contracts. In April 2017, the company acquired Community Education Centers, a leading provider of rehabilitative services in reentry and in-prison treatment facilities for $360 million.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Community Education Centers

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. George Zoley, CEO Brian Evans, CFO Ronald Brack, Chief Accounting Officer Norman Carlson, Director Emeritus John Bulfin, General Counsel Ann Schlarb, President, Divisional J Donahue, President, Divisional David Venturella, Senior VP, Divisional Thomas Wierdsma, Senior VP, Divisional Shayn March, Treasurer

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,179,490,000

2015 1,843,307,000

2014 1,691,620,000

2013 1,522,074,000

2012 1,479,062,000

2011 1,612,899,000

265,584,000 12.18% 148,709,000 148,715,000 -28,028,000 81,565,000 393,111,000 4.10% 15.00% 2.23

235,729,000 12.78% 137,040,000 139,438,000 142,157,000 117,581,000 354,063,000 4.28% 13.58% 2.10

234,731,000 13.87% 115,018,000 143,930,000 202,541,000 114,224,000 335,649,000 4.88% 13.91% 1.53

185,484,000 12.18% 117,061,000 115,135,000 192,189,000 117,566,000 262,815,000 4.01% 11.12% 1.52

184,353,000 12.46% 113,792,000 134,750,000 264,240,000 107,549,000 274,292,000 4.57% 13.01% 1.37

192,169,000 11.91% 113,809,000 78,625,000 188,912,000 224,713,000 284,548,000 2.87% 7.70% 1.50

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 561 893-0101 Fax: Toll-Free: 866-301-4436 Address: 621 NW 53rd St., 1 Park Pl., Ste. 700, Boca Raton, FL 33487 United States

Stock Ticker: GEO Employees: 24,459 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,030,000 Second Exec. Salary: $562,755

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Getronics NV

www.getronics.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Systems Integration e-Commerce Support & Systems Development Communication Technology Services Technology Product Distribution

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Aurelius Group Getronics Global Workspace Alliance Getronics Connectis

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Mark Cook, CEO Thomas Fetten, COO Pom Burie, CFO Matthias Taubl, Exec. Dir.-Process Standardization Pom Burie, Exec. Dir.-Legal Thomas Fetten, Exec. Dir.-Delivery Oper. Christian Schmehl, Exec. Dir.-Corp. Dev. Pom Burie, Exec. Dir.-Finance Matthias Taubl, Exec. Dir.-Hungary Thomas Fetten, Exec. Dir.-Asia Pacific Pom Burie, Exec. Dir.-Procurement

Getronics NV, a subsidiary of the Aurelius Group, provides end-to-end solutions for the digital user. Getronics' portfolio of integrated information and communications technology (ICT) services are uniquely designed for the large enterprise and public sector markets. The company offers consulting in customer relations, applications integration, network management, security, telecommunications, technology integration, deployment and outsourcing to help clients increase productivity and reduce costs. Getronics organizes its services into the following categories: workspace, applications, unified communications, consulting, datacenters, online services, cloud, managed cloud, vertical solutions, security, partner technology and managed services. The firm also distributes third-party computer and networking products. Its products and services are marketed under the Getronics and Connectis brands. The company's customers include the financial services, manufacturing, media, retail, telecommunications and government industries, with global offices in 22 countries. The firm's Getronics Global Workspace Alliance, a partnership with several other companies (CompuCom, SPIE, Tecnocom, AGCN, Centric, InfoCare, S&T, Eire Systems, NCS and Topnew Info), provides international organizations with global IT support and focus on workspace outsourcing. The alliance manages IT services in over 100 countries internationally. In 2016, the firm acquired Colt's managed cloud business.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,500,000,000

2015 3,450,000,000

2014 3,300,000,000

2013 3,225,000,000

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STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 31-707-703950 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: Rontgenlaan 75, Zoetermeer, 2719 DX Netherlands

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 6,000 Parent Company: Aurelius Group

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 3,100,000,000

2011 3,050,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Grant Thornton International Ltd

www.grantthornton.global/en/

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting & Auditing Cooperative Organization Market Research Assurance Services Tax Services Specialty Advisory Services

Grant Thornton International, Ltd. (GTI) is a private global, nonprofit network of over 100 member firms, including 30 international business centers, in more than 130 countries. While GTI does not provide any services itself, its members offer services in four key areas: assurance services, tax services, advisory services and corporate accounting and outsourcing. Assurance services includes audit quality monitoring, global audit technology and international financial reporting standards (IFRS) conversions. Tax services includes corporate and business tax, direct international tax, global mobility services, indirect international tax, private client services, tax policy and transfer pricing. Advisory services include business consulting, business risk services, forensic services, recovery and reorganization and transactional advisory services. Corporate accounting and outsourcing services includes bookkeeping and financial accounting, business process outsourcing, compilation of financial statements, human resources consulting, payroll and tax compliance. Industries served by the member companies include energy and natural resources (energy, environment, oil and gas and mining), not for profit, financial services (private equity, asset management, insurance, banking and securities), public sector, food and beverage, real estate and construction, travel/tourism/leisure and technology. Grant Thornton refers to the brand under which its member firms provide assurance, tax and advisory services. Each firm is a separate legal entity, and services are therefore delivered by the individual member firms. In 2016, GTI acquired Interna OU, internal audit providers in Estonia; Mabel Chan & Co., a Hong Kong firm specializing in risk management, taxation services, company secretarial services, IPO, forensic accounting and commercial fraud investigation; and Daejoo Accounting Corporation, a Korean firm that provides audit, tax and specialty advisory services.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Grant Thornton Interna OU Mabel Chan & Co Daejoo Accounting Corporation

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Ed Nusbaum, CEO Gernot Hebestreit, Global Leader-Bus. Dev. & Client Svcs. Paul Raleigh, Global Leader-Mergers & Acquisitions Nigel Ruddock, Global Leader-Specialist Advisory Svcs. Ken Sharp, Global Leader-Assurance Svcs. Francesca Lagerberg, Global Leader-Tax Svcs.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,800,000,000

2015 4,600,000,000

2014 4,700,000,000

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2013 4,500,000,000

Stock Ticker: Cooperative Employees: 47,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 3,800,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-020-7383-5100 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: Melton Street, Euston Square, London, NW1 2EP United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 4,200,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Grant Thornton LLP

www.grantthornton.com

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting & Auditing Services Financial Services Administration Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Grant Thornton International Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Mike McGuire, CEO Jim Brady, COO J. Michael McGuire, Nat'l Managing Partner-Oper. Trent Gazzaway, Managing Partner-Audit Svcs. Doreen Griffith, Managing Partner-Tax Svcs. Steve Lukens, Managing Partner-Advisory Svcs.

Grant Thornton, LLP is the U.S. arm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., and provides advisory, audit and tax services to both public and private corporations. The company's advisory services include business consulting; forensic, investigative and dispute services; governance, risk and compliance; restructuring and turnaround; technology solutions; transaction advisory; and valuation. Its audit solutions include employee benefit plan audit, financial statement audit, fresh start accounting, international financial reporting standards reporting and resources and public finance. Tax services include the Affordable Care Act, compensation and benefits consulting, international tax, private wealth services, SALT alerts, state and local tax, strategic federal tax, tax accounting/risk advisory, tax compliance and tax hot topics. Industries served by the firm include construction, distribution, energy, financial services, food and beverage, health care, hospitality and restaurants, life sciences, manufacturing, not-for-profit organizations, private equity, public sector, real estate, retail, technology and transportation. Grant Thornton, LLP has 59 offices nationwide, with revenues in excess of $1.6 billion. During 2016, the firm signed a multi-year agreement with the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), which provides critical data analysis, insights and perspectives for companies, policymakers and other key stakeholders, to help accelerate growth, increase competitiveness and create middle market jobs. Grant Thornton will help fund and publish NCMM's research. In April 2017, Grant Thornton, LLP opened a new office in Austin, Texas, to serve executives and managers at all levels of the public sector. Grant Thornton's employee benefits include medical and dental plans, reimbursement accounts and a 401(k) plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,650,000,000

2015 1,450,000,000

2014 1,354,000,000

2013 1,300,000,000

2012 1,260,000,000

2011 1,175,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-856-0200 Fax: 312-602-8099 Toll-Free: Address: 171 N. Clark St., Ste. 200, Chicago, IL 60601 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 6,600 Fiscal Year Ends: 07/31 Parent Company: Grant Thornton International Ltd

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Greenwich Associates

www.greenwich.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Consulting Custom Research & Analytics Strategy Consulting Investment Management Customer Experience Management Programs

Greenwich Associates provides global research and strategic consulting for the institutional financial services industry. The firm currently has offices located in Connecticut and California, U.S.; Toronto, Canada; London, England; Singapore; and Tokyo, Japan. Through its research-based consulting programs and custom research, the firm caters to the investment management, fixed income, equities, investment banking, retail banking, corporate banking, foreign exchange, derivatives and small business/middle market banking industries. Greenwich's consultancy services cover advice on how to improve investment banking and large corporate banking businesses through research, modeling and software programs. The investment management sector systematically measures performance across businesses to determine marketing effectiveness and quality of service. The company's customized research advises clients on business decisions, market trends, consumer behavior and competitive positions within the market. In addition, the company issues hundreds of research reports throughout the year. Through Corsential, the firm provides customer experience management services ranging from program design and management to analytics and staff training.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Steven C. Busby, CEO Timothy R. Sangston, COO Barbara Creagh, Chief Talent Officer Gary Parilis, Chief Research Officer Isaac Sacolick, CIO James E. Sampel, CTO Peter Makover, Sr. VP-Oper. Joan Weber, VP-Mktg. Comm. John Deely, Controller Frank H. Feenstra, Managing Dir.-Securities & Trading Peter B. Garrison, Managing Dir.-Banking & Capital Markets Timothy R. Sangston, COO-Research-Based Consulting Div. Marc Haynes, Managing Dir.-Investment Mgmt. Susan Quah, Project Mgmt.-Asia

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 203-629-1200 Fax: 203-629-1229 Toll-Free: Address: 6 High Ridge Park, Stamford, CT 06905-1327 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 350 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 9 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Hackett Group Inc (The)

www.thehackettgroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: E-Business Consulting Strategic Planning Database Development Custom Applications Performance Measurement Technology Integration Application Maintenance

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

The Hackett Group, Inc. (HGI) is an intellectual property-based consultancy, as well as an enterprise benchmarking and best practices implementation firm, to global companies. Its services include business transformation, enterprise performance management, working capital management and global business services. HGI also provides expertise in business strategy, operations, finance, human capital management, strategic sourcing, procurement and information technology, including its award-winning Oracle EPM and SAP practices. The firm has completed more than 12,000 benchmarking and performance studies with major organizations, including 93% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 86% of the Fortune 100, 87% of the DAX 30 and 52% of the FTSE 100. These studies drive the group's best practice intelligence center, which enable its clients and partners to achieve world-class performance. HGI is headquartered in Florida, with additional offices in Georgia, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and California, USA, as well as Germany, India the U.K., Uruguay, France, Australia and Canada.

Ted Fernandez, CEO Robert Ramirez, CFO David Dungan, COO

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 288,561,000

2015 260,940,000

2014 236,737,000

2013 223,830,000

2012 234,060,000

2011 225,117,000

34,553,000 11.97% 62,081,000 21,541,000 32,889,000 3,179,000 38,138,000 13.47% 22.86% 0.08

21,925,000 8.40% 65,632,000 13,809,000 36,177,000 3,002,000 26,717,000 8.81% 14.38%

12,586,000 5.31% 61,386,000 9,711,000 16,012,000 3,097,000 17,161,000 6.40% 10.61% 0.20

15,727,000 7.02% 54,208,000 8,729,000 24,259,000 2,068,000 18,219,000 5.73% 9.29% 0.20

16,829,000 7.19% 58,686,000 16,697,000 20,352,000 3,252,000 19,476,000 10.39% 14.84% 0.23

17,241,000 7.65% 56,773,000 21,769,000 20,315,000 4,939,000 20,066,000 13.68% 17.88%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 305 375-8005 Fax: 305 379-8810 Toll-Free: 866-442-2538 Address: 1001 Brickell Bay Dr., Ste. 3000, Miami, FL 33131 United States

Stock Ticker: HCKT Employees: 1,079 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $750,000 Second Exec. Salary: $525,000

Bonus: $1,680,938 Bonus: $941,325

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Hay Group

www.haygroup.com/#

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Employee Relations Management Training Industry Research

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Korn Ferry

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Gary Burnison, CEO Stephen Kaye, Pres. Robert Rozek, CFO Linda Hyman, Exec. VP-Human Resources Bryan Ackermann, CIO Philip Spriet, Global Managing Dir.-Productized Svcs. Tharuma Rajah, Global Managing Dir.-Fast Growing Markets Lesley Wilkin, Global Managing Dir.-People Delivered Svcs. Israel Berman, Managing Dir.-Mature Markets

Hay Group, founded in 1943, is the global people and organizational division of Korn Ferry. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the firm has offices throughout the world. Hay Group partners with leaders and organizations to enable stellar business performance and to help individuals, organizations and societies excel. The company serves its clients through innovative methods, delivered globally through its team network and technology. Services include company evaluation, recruitment, payroll, development, engagement and activation. Hay Group assesses employees in order to understand their true potential, shapes/organizes businesses for success, develops talent within employees, asks questions through employee surveys, evaluates jobs via knowing how/why/where work is done, provides management consulting and develops company rewards programs. Industries served by the company include aerospace and defense, chemicals, communications and media, education, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, oil and gas, public sector and not-forprofit, fast-moving consumer goods, retail and technology. Together with Korn Ferry, Hay Group partners with more than 90% of Fortune 100 companies, and its leadership programs are attended by approximately 100,000 people every month. The firm offers its employees medical and dental insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts and a tuition reimbursement program.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,048,802,224

2015 775,400,000

161,124,401

136,664,552

2014 747,000,000

2013 719,199,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 215-861-2000 Fax: 215-861-2111 Toll-Free: Address: 1650 Arch St., Ste. 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,100 Parent Company: Korn Ferry

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 690,431,980

2011 662,814,700

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Hays plc

www.haysplc.com

NAIC Code: 561330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Staffing Services Recruitment Services Outsourcing & Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Alistair Cox, CEO Paul Venables, Dir.-Finance Doug Evans, Sec. Alan Thomson, Chmn.

Hays plc is a specialty recruitment and human resources company recognized as a leader in the U.K. and Asia-Pacific markets, as well as throughout Latin America and Europe. The firm provides personnel services, including contract and permanent placement, generally for professional and technical staff. Hays maintains staff capabilities across an array of business functions, including IT, accounting, construction, life sciences and sales and marketing, among others. The company serves various industry sectors with specific recruiting done solely for that sector. For example, it provides investment banking, retail banking and secretarial recruitment for the banking sector. The company also provides human resources outsourcing solutions, salary surveys, human resources consulting and assessment services. Its temporary placement business accounts for approximately 60% of its net fees, whereas its permanent placement business is responsible for about 40% of net fees. The firm has over 230 offices in 33 countries. In 2016, the company placed 67,000 people into permanent jobs and approximately 220,000 candidates into temporary positions.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,435,045,000

2015 4,935,906,000

2014 4,724,870,000

2013 4,748,504,000

2012 4,694,171,000

2011 4,182,187,000

232,486,400 4.27%

210,779,200 4.27% 131,656,700 135,638,500 169,676,600 15,541,910 235,697,600 11.49% 41.38% 0.37

180,209,100 3.81%

161,199,200 3.39%

164,538,800 3.50%

151,822,600 3.63%

116,757,000 131,785,100 15,156,580 205,384,400 10.26% 39.77% 0.45

92,095,460 99,802,190 13,743,670 192,411,400 8.21% 35.23% 0.67

111,105,400 142,574,600 24,147,760 197,292,400 9.93% 44.70% 0.89

102,884,900 58,828,060 23,890,870 177,254,900 9.64% 48.73% 0.94

159,914,700 132,555,800 19,266,830 255,863,500 12.03% 34.23% 0.05

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44 2073832266 Fax: 44 2073884367 Toll-Free: Address: 250 Euston Rd., London, NW1 2AF United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: HAYPY Employees: 9,214 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $910,679 Second Exec. Salary: $656,357

Bonus: $748,838 Bonus: $539,471

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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HCL Technologies Ltd

www.hcltech.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Application Engineering Software Development System Design & Integration Business Process Outsourcing IT Infrastructure Management Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Geometric Limited Butler America LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Anant Gupta, CEO Anil Chanana, CFO Prithvi Shergill, Chief Human Resources Officer Sandeep Kishore, Corp. VP-Eng. Svcs. Sanjeev Nikore, Pres., Consumer, Mfg. & Public Svcs. Shiv Nadar, Chief Strategy Officer Rahul Singh, Pres., Financial Svcs. Sales & Bus. Svcs. Rahul Singh, Pres., BPO Svcs. Anant Gupta, Pres., Infrastructure Svcs. Div. Steve Cardell, Pres., Enterprise Svcs. & Diversified Industries C. Vijayakumar, Corp. VP-Infrastructure Svcs. Delivery Shiv Nadar, Chmn. Pradeep Bindal, VP-EMEA

HCL Technologies, Ltd., based in India, is a global IT services company providing software IT solutions, engineering and research and development services, remote infrastructure management services and business process outsourcing (BPO). With offices in 24 countries, HCL serves customers in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, energy and utilities, financial services, government, public services, industrial manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, manufacturing, media and entertainment, retail and consumer, semiconductors, servers and storage, telecom, travel/transportation/logistics and hospitality as well as the oil and gas industries. The firm operates several business lines, including application development, application management, business analytics services, business assurance and testing services, business continuity and disaster recovery, business process outsourcing, cloud computing, customer relationship management, E-commerce and omni-channel, end user computing and engineering, research and development, among others. The company has a global enterprise mobility lab in Singapore; a software delivery center in Dublin, Ireland; and a collaborative engineering hub in Redmond, Washington. In April 2016, the company acquired Geometric Limited, a specialist in PLM engineering services embedded systems and technologies; and in October 2016, it acquired Butler America LLC, a provider of aerospace and defense engineering services. In June 2016, the firm announced three strategic partnerships: LeasePlan, a global fleet management and driver mobility company; and two leading automotive solution providers, Movimento and Rightware, to enhance HCL's smart car offerings.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,767,044,000

2015 5,683,943,000

2014 4,978,111,000

2013 3,961,756,000

2012 3,226,042,000

2011 2,436,183,000

1,079,315,000

1,411,965,000 24.84%

1,226,162,000 24.63%

816,151,400 20.60%

497,103,900 15.40%

1,133,200,000 857,859,700 187,108,600 1,485,383,000 22.43% 33.43%

1,008,132,000 999,966,000 111,438,700 1,331,608,000 24.85% 39.79% 0.01

625,691,500 695,624,900 95,816,940 914,766,900 19.85% 35.12% 0.06

375,205,200 395,439,000 140,840,900 582,165,100 15.05% 27.70% 0.10

330,666,000 13.57% 580,159,600 255,014,700 273,023,100 121,590,500 401,858,500 12.42% 23.61% 0.28

73,740,130 876,792,600 587,965,000 142,048,900 1,149,828,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 91-120-253-5071 Fax: 91-120-252-6907 Toll-Free: Address: F8 & 9, Sec 3, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201301 India

Stock Ticker: HCTHY Employees: 77,210 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Health Advances LLC

www.healthadvances.com

NAIC Code: 541613

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Health Care Marketing & Consulting Data Research & Analysis Health Care Market Analysis

Health Advances, LLC, a standalone operating unit within PAREXEL, is a marketing and strategic consulting firm devoted to the health care industry. The company gathers relevant data in the surrounding markets to provide early-stage companies and large, established organizations with advisory resources and industry insight. Services focus on positioning new products for rapid market penetration, identifying and evaluating prospective partners, facilitating strategic transactions, establishing value-based prices, raising capital, guiding clinical trial designs and developing sales and distribution strategies. Clients include businesses and start-ups in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical devices, diagnostics, discovery, drug delivery and investing markets. It also performs due diligence services to venture capital and private equity firms looking to invest in the health care sector. Health Advances relies on a number of resources from which to draw its expertise, including public and in-house databases as well as longitudinal claims data from large U.S. insurers and internally funded research projects. The company maintains a large resource pool that includes a database containing hundreds of subject files and information on numerous health care companies as well as proprietary databases on sales, hospital statistics, international markets and research and development pipelines.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Mark S. Speers, Managing Dir. Paula Ness Speers, Managing Dir. Tracy Walters, COO Paula N. Speers, Managing Dir. Skip Irving, Managing Dir. Marie Schiller, Managing Dir. Tracy Walters, VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 781-647-3435 Fax: 781-392-1484 Toll-Free: Address: 9 Riverside Rd., Weston, MA 02493 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 147 Parent Company: PAREXEL

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 8 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Heidrick & Struggles International Inc

www.heidrick.com

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Leadership Consulting & Services Executive Search

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Decision Strategies International JCA Group

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Michael Marino, CEO, Subsidiary Tracy Wolstencroft, CEO Stephen Bondi, Chief Accounting Officer Richard Beattie, Director Richard Pehlke, Executive VP Stephen Beard, Executive VP Colin Price, Executive VP Krishnan Rajagopalan, Executive VP Richard Greene, Executive VP Jory Marino, Vice Chairman, Divisional

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (H&S) is a provider of executive search and leadership consulting services, with operations in 25 countries. The firm helps its clients build leadership teams by facilitating the recruitment, management and deployment of senior executives for executive management and board positions. H&S focuses on six industry categories: financial services, accounting for 28% of revenue; industrial, 21%; technology, 21%; consumer markets, 17%; healthcare & life sciences, 11%; and education (non-profit) & social enterprise, 2%. The company provides its executive search services on a retained basis, recruiting senior executives whose first-year base salary and bonus averaged approximately $340,000 in 2016 on a worldwide basis. Its clients include Fortune 1000, major non-U.S., middle market, emerging growth, governmental, higher education and not-for profit organizations. The company's search process typically consists of analyzing the client's business needs; determining the required set of skills for the position; defining the required experience; identifying other characteristics of the desired successful candidate; selecting, contacting, interviewing and evaluating candidates; presenting confidential written reports on the candidates who best fit the position; scheduling a mutually convenient meeting between the client and each candidate; completing references on the final candidate selected by the client; and assisting the client in structuring a compensation package and supporting the successful candidate's integration into the client team. In addition to executive search, H&S provides a range of leadership consulting services, including succession planning, top team effectiveness, executive assessment, talent management, executive development and human capital effectiveness. During 2016, H&S acquired Decision Strategies International, a Philadelphia-based strategy and leadership advisory firm; and JCA Group, a London-based executive search advisory firm. That same year, it agreed to acquire Philosophy IB, a leadership consultancy based in New Jersey. The company offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; life insurance; and a 401(k) plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 600,906,000

2015 548,311,000

2014 513,239,000

2013 480,993,000

2012 465,081,000

2011 553,980,000

35,233,000 5.86% 547,157,000 15,413,000 24,823,000 5,351,000 51,666,000 2.67% 6.00%

34,062,000 6.21% 497,077,000 17,132,000 57,583,000 16,427,000 47,758,000 3.00% 6.86%

26,653,000 5.19% 467,639,000 6,797,000 56,764,000 3,359,000 41,965,000 1.21% 2.75% 0.09

15,565,000 3.23% 446,430,000 6,347,000 44,033,000 3,731,000 31,840,000 1.21% 2.55% 0.11

19,639,000 4.22% 423,328,000 6,240,000 12,493,000 7,504,000 30,440,000 1.23% 2.49%

-10,915,000 -1.97% 495,998,000 -33,722,000 44,774,000 18,016,000 -652,000 -6.35% -12.35%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312 496-1200 Fax: 312 496-1000 Toll-Free: Address: 233 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 4900, Chicago, IL 60606-6303 United States

Stock Ticker: HSII Employees: 1,814 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $850,000 Second Exec. Salary: $643,750

Bonus: $ Bonus: $125,000

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Helios And Matheson Analytics Inc

www.hmny.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Technology Infrastructure Advisory Services System Architecture Design Software Distribution Life-Cycle IT Service Predictive Analytics

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Theodore Farnsworth, CEO, Subsidiary Muralikrishna Gadiyaram, CEO, Subsidiary Stuart Benson, CFO Parthasarathy Krishnan, Other Executive Officer Umesh Ahuja, Vice President, Subsidiary

Helios And Matheson Analytics, Inc. (HMA) is an IT consulting firm specializing in providing infrastructure advisory services and systems architecture design to Fortune 1000 companies and other large organizations. The company provides a wide range of software and consulting solutions through an integrated suite of data-driven service lines in the areas of application value management, application development and integration, independent validation, infrastructure, information management and analytics services. These services account for more than 90% of HMA's revenues. The company's solutions are based on an analysis of each client's enterprise model and may be applied to areas such as planning, designing and implementing enterprise-wide information systems; performance optimization; migrations and conversions; database management services; strategic sourcing; outsourcing; and systems integration. HMA supports all major computer technology platforms and supports clients' IT projects by using a broad range of third-party software. The firm delivers its IT solutions through solution teams comprised of client partners, solutions partners, project managers and technical specialists. It also markets and distributes a number of software products developed by independent software developers with which the company maintains relationships. HMA's software products are marketed primarily through trade shows, direct mail, telemarketing, client presentations and referrals. Software sales represent 1% of the firm's revenues. In January 2017, company chairman Theodore Farnsworth acquired an additional stake of HMA, for a total 31.48% share.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 6,759,700

2015 9,736,541

2014 10,641,680

2013 13,291,100

2012 12,368,920

2011 12,203,990

-2,096,335 -31.01% 3,735,729 -7,381,071 -2,134,313 11,064 -1,925,944 -84.60% -106.84%

-47,463 - .48% 2,436,957 -2,110,117 -298,116 7,478 -34,448 -55.77% -71.68%

-182,719 -1.71% 2,345,168 -177,712 788,157 14,249 -171,590 -3.60% -4.22%

375,128 2.82% 2,346,926 383,011 -1,953,894 7,699 385,723 7.19% 8.85%

505,971 4.09% 2,266,666 421,693 928,189 43,636 520,063 8.12% 10.40%

211,477 1.73% 2,290,646 202,903 357,772

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212 979-8228 Fax: 212 979-7838 Toll-Free: Address: 350 5th Ave., Ste. 7520, New York, NY 10118 United States

Stock Ticker: HMNY Employees: 140 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $250,000 Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

235,405 4.02% 5.39%

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

www.hpe.com

NAIC Code: 334111

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Electronic Computer Manufacturing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Hewlett-Packard Company HP Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Patricia Russo, Chairman of the Board Henry Gomez, Chief Marketing Officer Christopher Hsu, COO Margaret Whitman, Director Alan May, Executive VP, Divisional Timothy Stonesifer, Executive VP John Schultz, Executive VP Michael Nefkens, Executive VP Antonio Neri, Executive VP Kirt Karros, Senior VP, Divisional Jeff Ricci, Senior VP

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) provides technology solutions to business and public sector enterprises. The company was created from the 2015 split of HewlettPackard Company into two new publically-listed companies: HPE and HP, Inc. HPE organizes its business into five segments: enterprise, software, enterprise services, financial services and corporate investments. The enterprise segment provides cutting-edge technology infrastructure to businesses that need to optimize their traditional IT while also building a secure, cloud-enabled and mobile-ready future. The software segment enables customers to automate IT operations in an effort to simplify, accelerate and secure business processes and drives the analytics that turn raw data into actionable knowledge. The enterprise services segment combines HPE's solutions via consultation and support professionals and extends them to its customers. The financial services segment offers flexible IT consumption models, financial architectures and customized investment solutions to HPE customers. Last, the corporate investments segment includes Hewlett Packard Labs and certain cloud-related business incubation projects, among other types of investments. In September 2016, the firm announced plans for a spin-off and merger of its software segment with Micro Focus International plc, which is targeted to be completed by September 2017.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 50,123,000,000 2,298,000,000 4,150,000,000 8.27% 7,821,000,000 3,161,000,000 4,958,000,000 3,280,000,000 8,431,000,000 3.92% 9.72% 0.40

2015 52,107,000,000 2,338,000,000 1,523,000,000 2.92% 8,250,000,000 2,461,000,000 3,661,000,000 3,344,000,000 5,470,000,000 3.36% 7.00% 0.45

2014 55,123,000,000 2,197,000,000 2,335,000,000 4.23% 8,717,000,000 1,648,000,000 6,911,000,000 3,620,000,000 6,479,000,000 2.46% 4.40% 0.01

2013 57,371,000,000 1,956,000,000 2,952,000,000 5.14% 8,601,000,000 2,051,000,000 8,739,000,000 2,497,000,000 7,348,000,000 2.98% 5.39% 0.01

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650-857-1501 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304 United States

Stock Ticker: HPE Employees: 195,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,500,058 Second Exec. Salary: $725,028

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 61,042,000,000 2,120,000,000 -14,139,000,000 -23.16% 8,678,000,000 -14,761,000,000 7,240,000,000 3,475,000,000 -9,281,000,000

2011

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Hill International Inc

www.hillintl.com

NAIC Code: 236210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Construction Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

David Richter, CEO John Fanelli, CFO Michael Petrisko, Chief Information Officer Raouf Ghali, COO Craig Martin, Director William Dengler, General Counsel Mohammed Al Rais, President, Geographical Ronald Emma, Senior VP

Hill International, Inc. is a construction consulting firm that provides fee-based project management services to clients worldwide. The company's sole division is the project management group. The project management group provides fee-based construction management services to its clients, leveraging its construction expertise to identify potential trouble, difficulties and sources of delay on a construction project before they develop into costly problems. Hill's services include program management, project management, construction management, oversight, staff augmentation, estimating and cost management, project labor agreements and management consulting. As construction managers, Hill has managed all phases of the construction process on behalf of project owners and developers. Specific activities that the company undertakes as part of these services include: planning, scheduling, estimating, budgeting, design review, constructability analyses, value engineering, regulatory compliance, development of project procedures, procurement, project reporting, expediting, inspection, quality assurance/quality control, safety oversight, contract administration, change order processing, claims management and onsite management of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. Hill operates worldwide and currently has over 100 offices in 40 countries. In December 2016, the firm agreed to sell Construction Claims Group to Bridgepoint Development Capital, part of international private equity group Bridgepoint, for $147 million in an all-cash transaction.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 520,847,000

2015 720,605,000

2014 640,281,000

2013 576,681,000

2012 480,781,000

2011 501,456,000

-854,000 - .16% 162,721,000 -18,828,000 9,568,000 956,000 6,299,000 -4.46% -18.61% 1.60

30,844,000 4.28% 237,504,000 6,931,000 -6,853,000 14,202,000 41,848,000 1.52% 5.17% 1.23

29,280,000 4.57% 217,730,000 -10,879,000 6,305,000 5,721,000 39,103,000 -2.38% -7.62% 0.79

32,458,000 5.62% 183,572,000 1,629,000 21,433,000 3,764,000 43,214,000 .37% 1.25% 0.87

5,247,000 1.09% 172,779,000 -28,217,000 -6,471,000 2,377,000 17,677,000 -6.80% -20.03% 0.68

-3,859,000 - .76% 175,312,000 -6,017,000 -10,470,000 4,883,000 11,781,000 -1.54% -3.81% 0.60

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 215-309-7700 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: One Commerce Square, 2005 Market St, 17/Fl, Philadelphia, PA 19103 United States

Stock Ticker: HIL Employees: 3,330 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,500,000 Second Exec. Salary: $1,100,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Hitachi Consulting Corporation

www.hitachiconsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Consulting IT Consulting Strategy Consulting Supply Chain Services Sustainability Services Telecommunications Data Warehousing

Hitachi Consulting Corporation is the global business and IT consulting subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Consulting divides its services into three categories: cloud, management consulting and technology solutions. Cloud services include business process outsourcing, cloud solutions and IT outsourcing. Management consulting provides business insights and analytics, energy and environmental efficiency, operational strategy and transformation, and organization effectiveness. Technology solutions involve application development, integration, enterprise technologies, Internet of things (IoT), product engineering services, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. The firm serves industries such as aerospace, defense, chemicals, communications, consumer/retail, energy/utilities, financial services, private equity, government, security, healthcare, high tech/software, industrials, life sciences, metals/mining and transportation. The company has alliances with technology companies including Microsoft, SAP, Lawson and Oracle. Hitachi Consulting has offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with global delivery centers in India and China. It also operates Big Data Research Laboratory in the U.K. and the U.S., in close collaboration with Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Consulting offers its employees benefits which include medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; flexible spending accounts; life and disability insurance; a 401(k) plan; legal services; and an employee assistance program.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Hitachi Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Hicham Abdessamad, CEO Philip R. Parr, Pres. Barry Honea, CFO Douglas Allen, Exec. VP-U.S. Consulting John Maring, Exec. VP-Global Solutions John O'Brien, Exec. VP-U.K. Consulting Practice Stephen Brant, Exec. VP-Market Dev. Charles Cochran, Exec. VP-Greater China Practice Feroze Mohammed, Sr. VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,500,000,000

2015 1,300,000,000

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 214-665-7000 Fax: 214-665-7010 Toll-Free: 877-664-0010 Address: 14643 Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 800, Dallas, TX 75254 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 6,500 Parent Company: Hitachi Ltd

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

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Honeywell International Inc

www.honeywell.com

NAIC Code: 336412

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing Automation & Control Systems Turboprop Engines Performance Polymers Specialty Chemicals Nuclear Services Life Sciences

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: UOP Russell LLC Xtralis International Holdings Limited COM DEV International Intelligrated

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Timothy Mahoney, CEO, Divisional Terrence Hahn, CEO, Divisional Rajeev Gautam, CEO, Divisional John Waldron, CEO, Divisional David Cote, CEO Thomas Szlosek, CFO Darius Adamczyk, COO Katherine Adams, General Counsel Mark James, Senior VP, Divisional Krishna Mikkilineni, Senior VP, Divisional Andreas Kramvis, Vice Chairman Roger Fradin, Vice Chairman

Honeywell International, Inc. invents and commercializes technologies that address critical challenges related to energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanization. The firm operates through four segments: aerospace, home and building technologies (HBT), performance materials and technologies (PMT), and safety and productivity solutions (SPS). The aerospace segment supplies products, software and services for aircraft and vehicles that it sells to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other customers in a variety of end markets. These markets include aircraft/aviation, defense and space contractors, and automotive and truck manufacturers. Its products consist of aircraft engines, integrated avionics, systems and service solutions; related products and services for aircraft manufacturers; and turbochargers for the performance improvement and efficiency of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. HBT provides products, software, solutions and technologies that help owners of homes stay connected and in control of their comfort, security and energy use; enable commercial building owners and occupants to ensure their facilities are safe, energy efficient, sustainable and productive; and help electricity, gas and water providers to serve customers and communities. PMT develops and manufactures advanced materials, process technologies and automation solutions. Its products include catalysts, absorbents, equipment and consulting. Last, SPS provides products, software and connected solutions that improve productivity, workplace safety and asset performance. Safety products include equipment and footwear designed for work, play and outdoor activities; and productivity products include gas detection technology, mobile devices, software, supply chain/warehouse automation equipment, sensors, switches and controls. In 2016, it acquired the 30% stake in UOP Russell, LLC that it did not already own, which develops technology and manufactures modular equipment to process natural gas; Xtralis International Holdings Limited, a global provider of aspiration smoke detection and perimeter security technologies; COM DEV International, a satellite and space components provider; and Intelligrated, a provider of supply chain and warehouse automation technologies.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 39,302,000,000

2015 38,581,000,000

2014 40,306,000,000

2013 39,055,000,000

2012 37,665,000,000

2011 36,529,000,000

6,683,000,000 17.00% 5,469,000,000 4,809,000,000 5,498,000,000 1,095,000,000 7,815,000,000 9.29% 25.54% 0.62

6,828,000,000 17.69% 5,006,000,000 4,768,000,000 5,454,000,000 1,073,000,000 7,779,000,000 10.06% 26.53% 0.30

5,831,000,000 14.46% 5,518,000,000 4,239,000,000 5,024,000,000 1,094,000,000 7,060,000,000 9.32% 24.13% 0.34

5,501,000,000 14.08% 5,190,000,000 3,924,000,000 4,335,000,000 947,000,000 6,728,000,000 8.99% 25.78% 0.38

4,226,000,000 11.21% 5,218,000,000 2,926,000,000 3,517,000,000 884,000,000 5,152,000,000 7.16% 24.60% 0.49

2,686,000,000 7.35% 5,399,000,000 2,067,000,000 2,833,000,000 798,000,000 3,615,000,000 5.32% 19.25% 0.63

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 973 455-2000 Fax: Toll-Free: 877-841-2840 Address: 115 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 United States

Stock Ticker: HON Employees: 131,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,890,000 Second Exec. Salary: $1,120,383

Bonus: $5,700,000 Bonus: $1,450,000

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Huron Consulting Group Inc

www.huronconsultinggroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Financial Consulting Legal Consulting Health and Education Consulting Corporate Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: MyRounding Solutions LLC Healthcare Services Management Inc Innosight Holdings LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. James Roth, CEO John Kelly, CFO John Mccartney, Chairman of the Board C. Hussey, COO George Massaro, Director Diane Ratekin, Executive VP

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. is a professional services firm that provides advisory, consulting, technology and analytic solutions. It specializes in serving clients in the health care, higher education, life sciences and commercial sectors. Huron has worked with more than 450 health systems, hospitals and academic medical centers; and more than 400 universities and research institutions. The company operates through three primary segments: Huron healthcare, Huron education & life sciences and Huron business advisory. Huron healthcare, (accounting for 58% of revenues), provides advisory, consulting and technology solutions to national and regional hospitals, integrated health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals and physician practices. Huron education & life science provides management consulting services and technology solutions to the higher education, academic medical center, pharmaceutical, medical device and research industries. Huron business advisory provides services to the C-suite of middle market and large organizations, lending institutions, law firms, investment banks and private equity firms. Huron serves more than 1,000 clients annually, with its top 10 representing approximately 28.8% of revenue. In 2016, Huron acquired MyRounding Solutions LLC, which specializes in digital health solutions to improve patient care; the U.S. assets of ADI Strategies, Inc.; and Healthcare Services Management, Inc., a firm specializing in healthcare information technology and management consulting. In March 2017, the firm acquired the growth strategy firm Innosight Holdings, LLC. The following April, Huron acquired the Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Pune, India assets of ADI Strategies, Inc. The firm offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; disability coverage; life insurance; employee assistance; a 401(k); flexible spending accounts; employee stock purchase and pre-paid legal plans; and auto and home insurance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 797,984,000

2015 769,023,000

2014 889,207,000

2013 787,789,000

2012 681,725,000

2011 657,894,000

74,234,000 9.30% 160,204,000 37,617,000 128,311,000 15,022,000 121,050,000 3.24% 5.78% 0.45

103,498,000 13.45% 157,902,000 59,052,000 164,267,000 19,437,000 161,551,000 5.09% 9.42% 0.47

122,996,000 13.83% 155,434,000 79,051,000 146,453,000 25,913,000 153,985,000 7.74% 13.98% 0.54

119,905,000 15.22% 138,538,000 66,433,000 115,258,000 21,797,000 143,514,000 7.93% 13.61% 0.27

73,443,000 10.77% 127,051,000 36,428,000 105,589,000 21,641,000 99,122,000 4.62% 8.65% 0.43

55,447,000 8.42% 123,904,000 20,519,000 108,617,000 13,939,000 80,164,000 2.60% 5.50% 0.48

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312 583-8700 Fax: 312 583-8701 Toll-Free: Address: 550 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60607 United States

Stock Ticker: HURN Employees: 2,818 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $900,000 Second Exec. Salary: $600,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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IBM Global Business Services

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935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/consulting/ NAIC Code: 541513

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Facilities Management Services Software Applications Management Computer Operations Outsourcing Business and IT Consulting

IBM Global Business Services (GBS) provides consulting, computer application management services and global business process services. These professional services deliver business value and innovation to clients through solutions which leverage industry, technology and business process expertise. GBS positions itself as a digital reinvention partner for clients, combining industry knowledge, functional expertise, and applications with the power of IBM's additional capabilities, such as systems design, artificial intelligence/analytics and cloud computing. GBS services are backed by its globally integrated delivery network and integration with the full array of IBM solutions and services including Watson supercomputing. To deepen its capabilities, in 2016 IBM acquired four consulting and design firms to enhance the GBS global network of 35 digital experience design studios. IBM also announced Watson IoT (internet of things) Consulting Solutions, a new practice that brings together IBM's industry and technical expertise to help clients introduce IoT innovation into their businesses. GBS provides business consulting services focused on bringing to market solutions that help clients shape their digital blueprints and customer experiences, define their cognitive operating models, set their next-generation talent strategies and create new technology visions and architectures in a cloud environment. GBS application management delivers system integration, software application services, maintenance and support. It offers advanced capabilities in areas such as security and privacy, application testing and modernization, cloud application migration and automation. GBS' business process outsourcing service line, delivers finance, procurement, HR, and industry-specific business processes. These services deliver improved business results to clients through the strategic change and/or operation of the client's business processes, applications and infrastructure. GBS is redefining the efficiency and cost profiles of clients' core processes through the application of the power of Watson, cognitive and deep analytics.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: IBM Corporation

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Mark Foster, Sr. VP-Global Business Services Robert C. Weber, Sr. VP-Legal & Regulatory Affairs Bob Moffat, Sr. VP-Integrated Oper. Colleen Arnold, Sr. VP-Application Mgmt. Services Bridget van Kralingen, Sr. VP-Global Business Services

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 16,700,000,000

2015 17,166,000,000

2014

2013

2012

2011

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 914-499-1900 Fax: 914-765-7382 Toll-Free: 800-426-4968 Address: 1 New Orchard Rd., Armonk, NY 10504-1722 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 190,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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ICF International Inc

www.icfi.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting Services Information Technology Services Management Services Government Program Implementation and Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Trade NTE LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Sudhakar Kesavan, CEO James Morgan, CFO Richard Taylor, Chief Accounting Officer John Wasson, COO Sergio Ostria, Executive VP, Divisional Ellen Glover, Executive VP, Divisional

ICF International, Inc. provides management, policy consulting, technology and implementation services to the U.S. government and other government, commercial and international clients. The energy, environment and infrastructure division advises on energy and environmental issues, including the impact of human activity on natural resources; develops solutions for infrastructure-related challenges; focuses on industries affected by government policy and regulation in these areas, particularly those most heavily involved in the use and delivery of energy. The health, environment and infrastructure division applies its expertise in the areas of health, education and social programs, including expanded healthcare services to underserved people, rising expenditures, threats from the global spread of disease, improving the effectiveness of educational systems, greater transparency/accountability of public sector programs, social support systems and military personnel returning home from active duty with health and social service needs. The safety and security division addresses concerns such as the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber and terrorist threats, risks to enterprises' reputations in the wake of a cyberattack, broadened homeland security concerning health/food/energy/water/transportation, reassessment of emergency management functions of homeland security in natural disasters, crime and at-risk behaviors, dependence on private sector personnel and organizations in emergency response and the need for sectors to recover quickly after attacks or disasters. Last, the consumer and financial division provides expertise in strategic communications, marketing and creative services/public relations with its strengths in interactive and mobile technologies in order to help companies develop stronger relationships and engage customers and stakeholders across all channels. In November 2016, ICF acquired Trade NTE, LLC, specializing in strategic marketing and branding services. ICFI offers employees medical, dental and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; a 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts; tuition reimbursement; and commuter benefits.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,185,097,000

2015 1,132,232,000

2014 1,050,134,000

2013 949,303,000

2012 937,133,000

2011 840,775,000

82,793,000 6.98% 328,048,000 46,584,000 79,563,000 13,791,000 113,096,000 4.29% 8.55% 0.45

75,231,000 6.64% 329,159,000 39,369,000 76,319,000 12,682,000 107,078,000 3.58% 7.68% 0.59

69,362,000 6.60% 302,020,000 40,030,000 79,160,000 12,974,000 92,210,000 4.42% 8.21% 0.69

64,685,000 6.81% 272,387,000 39,330,000 81,032,000 14,161,000 85,388,000 5.57% 8.71% 0.08

65,620,000 7.00% 263,878,000 38,075,000 87,241,000 13,561,000 89,735,000 5.42% 9.26% 0.24

58,884,000 7.00% 241,062,000 34,865,000 59,521,000 10,234,000 79,315,000 5.50% 9.35% 0.36

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 934-3000 Fax: 703 934-3740 Toll-Free: 800-532-4783 Address: 9300 Lee Hwy., Fairfax, VA 22031-1207 United States

Stock Ticker: ICFI Employees: 5,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $867,739 Second Exec. Salary: $639,173

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 7 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Impact Advisors LLC

www.impact-advisors.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Health Care IT Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Peter Smith, CEO Todd Hollowell, COO Andrew Smith, Pres. Maria Smith, CFO Lydon Neumann, VP Paula Elliott, VP Bill Faust, VP Andrew Smith, Pres.

Impact Advisors, LLC is a consulting firm based in Illinois focused on the healthcare IT industry. The company assists a number of clients, including integrated delivery networks, university medical centers, large medical systems and community hospitals. Impact Advisors offers two categories of services: strategic advisory services and strategic implementation services. Its strategic advisory services include IT performance assessment, system selection, IT governance, e-commerce health strategy, meaningful use readiness assessment, benefits planning and modeling, cost of ownership estimation, contract review and negotiation, IT strategy and planning, interim IT management, project management capability development and facilities technology planning and transition. Impact Advisors' strategic implementation services include pre-implementation planning, implementation project leadership, system and process readiness, implementation resource augmentation and project quality review and optimization. Like the strategic advisory services segment, this division also offers interim IT management and project management capability development.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 50,100,000

2015 47,007,017

2014 43,125,704

2013 39,528,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: Fax: Toll-Free: 800-680-7570 Address: 400 E. Diehl Rd., Ste. 190, Naperville, IL 60563 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 188 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 34,700,000

2011 18,548,197

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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Infinite Group Inc

www.igius.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Nodeware

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. James Villa, CEO James Witzel, CFO Donald Upson, Chairman of the Board James Frost, Chief Technology Officer Deanna Wohlschlegel, Controller William Hogan, COO

Infinite Group, Inc. is a provider of managed information technology (IT) and virtualization services and a developer and provider of cybersecurity tools and solutions to private businesses and government agencies. The firm designs, develops and markets solutions and products that solve and simplify network cybersecurity needs of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), government agencies and certain large commercial enterprises. As a master distributor for Webroot, a cloud based security platform solution, Infinite markets to and provides support for over 350 reseller partners across North America. Additionally, the firm, through its partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE), supports enterprise customers by providing level 2 Microsoft and Hewlett Packard server and software-based managed services. Moreover, Infinite is an Enterprise Level sales and professional services partner with VMware selling virtualization licenses and solutions, and providing virtualization services support to commercial and government customers. In November 2016, the firm launched Nodeware, used to eliminate security gaps for SMEs, is an automated, continuous plug and play network vulnerability management system that consists of hardware and software. Nodeware assesses vulnerabilities in a computer network using scanning technology to capture a comprehensive view of the security exposure of a network and infrastructure.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 7,413,366

2015 7,945,921

2014 8,567,736

-74,829 -1.00% 2,164,780 -325,000 -378,231 8,383 16,792 -79.32%

-455,339 -5.73% 2,406,403 -811,082 5,857 103,812 -495,442 -163.13%

-51,672 - .60% 2,233,226 -498,000 -77,703 38,966 -193,182 -64.50%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 8,712,617

2012 8,725,886

2011 9,163,780

440,627 5.05% 1,888,012 108,500 175,622 29,132 438,701 13.28%

591,853 6.78% 1,758,532 271,197 110,969 10,515 620,192 29.31%

312,984 3.41% 2,248,432 19,579 -5,289 10,018 105,717 1.96%

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 585 385-0610 Fax: 585 385-0614 Toll-Free: Address: 175 Sully's Trail, Ste. 202, Pittsford, NY 14534 United States

Stock Ticker: IMCI Employees: 62 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $192,608 Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Infinitive

www.infinitive.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Project Management Consulting

Infinitive is a consulting firm that caters to top executives in a variety of industries. It helps clients build and improve their capabilities in digital ad solutions, business transformation, customer and audience intelligence and enterprise risk management. The firm's services are grouped into six categories: advertising and marketing solutions for publishers; advertising and marketing solutions for marketers; customer data and analytics; cloud solutions; digital and business transformation; and data security and ERM. Publishers advertising and marketing solutions include ad business analyses, order management system, audience and data intelligence, sales and programmatic solutions and master advertising technologies. Marketers advertising and marketing solutions include data-driven marketing strategies, data management platform, ad server consolidation and technology integration. Customer data and analytics offer customer data strategies, data management platforms, customer journey and omni-channel and big data and enterprise data warehouse (EDW). Cloud solutions help organizations convert to the cloud through services such as organizational transformation, data and application migration and end of life, security and operationalization. Digital and business transformation services include new business process models and management, organizational and cultural change management and project, program and portfolio management. Industries served include retail, financial services, media & entertainment, consumer packaged goods, healthcare and pharma, travel and hospitality, education and telecommunications.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Denis McFarlane, CEO Phil Kyle, COO Peyton Marcus, Practice Exec.-Digital Ad Solutions Ray Vazquez, CEO-Infinitive Insight Mike Lempner, Practice Exec.-Customer Intelligence

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 80 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703-554-5500 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 20365 Exchange St., Ste. 301, Ashburn, VA 20166 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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Infor Inc

www.infor.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Software-Manufacturing & Distribution IT Consulting Business Intelligence Software

Infor, Inc. is a privately-held provider of software and IT consulting tailor-made for the manufacturing, distribution and services market segments. The company's products are specifically engineered for a variety of industries, including the automotive, aerospace, chemicals, distribution, fashion, financial, food and beverage, healthcare, high-tech/electronics, hospitality, industrial manufacturing, industrial machinery/equipment, public sector and retail industries. Infor's products are grouped into three sections: Infor in the cloud, solutions and Infor architecture. Infor in the cloud products are industry-specific software built for the cloud. Its solutions include customer experience, enterprise asset management, enterprise financial management, enterprise performance management, enterprise resource planning, human capital management, product lifecycle management and supply chain management. Infor's architecture products include: Infor Xi platform, a next generation technology platform that powers fully integrated, industry-specific solution suites with mobilefirst design, a consumer-inspired user experience and sciencedriven analytics; and Infor Local.ly, a common localization platform for tax calculation, reporting, accounting and electronic messaging, so that the Infor enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can work anywhere in the global marketplace. The firm also implements some software in partnerships with other developers, such as Amazon Web Services, which shares a common cloud-based focus with Infor on several key imperatives: customer experience, rapid pace of innovation and standards-based architecture. Infor maintains over 90,000 customers worldwide and has support operations in over 171 countries, which are serviced through its global direct offices. In July 2016, the firm acquired Predictix, which uses next-generation data science and big data analytics to help solve complex and challenging problems faced by retailers. That November, Koch Industries, Inc. agreed to invest more than $2 billion in the firm.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Infor Xi Infor Local.ly Predictix

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Charles Phillips, CEO Pam Murphy, COO Duncan Angove, Co-Pres. Kevin Samuelson, CFO Chip Coyle, CMO Glenn Goldberg, Sr. VP-Human Resources Soma Somasundaram, Exec. VP-Global Prod. Dev. Gregory M. Giangiordano, General Counsel Marylon McGinnis, Sr. VP-Global Support Stephan Scholl, Co-Pres. Jim Byrnes, Exec. VP-Consulting Svcs. Mary Trick, Sr. VP-Global License Mgmt. & Maintenance

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,800,000,000

2015 2,300,000,000

2014 1,800,000,000

2013 1,200,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 646-336-1700 Fax: 678-319-8682 Toll-Free: 866-244-5479 Address: 641 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 15,000 Parent Company: Golden Gate Capital

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Information Resources Inc (IRI)

www.iriworldwide.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Market Research Bar Code Technology Product Tracking Services Enterprise Management Software Consulting Real Time (ROI) Analysis

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Liquid Data

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Andrew Appel, CEO Andrew Appel, Pres. Mike Samuels, CFO John A. McIndoe, Sr. VP-Mktg. Jane Altobelli, Chief People Officer Ash Patel, CIO Hoyoung Pak, Exec. VP-Global Oper. & Data Science Krishnakumar S. Davey, Managing Dir. Robert Tomei, Pres., Consumer & Shopper Mktg. Robert Holston, Exec. VP-Analytics, North America Piyush Chaudhari, Pres., Americas & Global Strategy Richard H. Lenny, Chmn. Nigel Howlett, Pres., IRI Int'l

Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) provides universal product code (UPC), scanner-based business products and services to roughly 1,000 customers in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG), retail and health care industries. The company divides its operations into six divisions: market measurement, advanced analytics, advantage, consumer and shopper marketing, consulting and FreshLook Marketing. The market measurement division provides retail executives and CPGs with market tracking information and analytics as well as providing market measure information to IRI's other divisions. This service allows manufacturers and retailers to examine shopper activity and create tailor-made merchandising strategies and promotions. The advanced analytics division utilizes predictive analytical techniques, rapid modeling platforms, automated solutions and analytic consulting to clients. The advantage division consists of a software suite operating on the Liquid Data platform. This platform provides on-demand analytic data for immediate application. The consumer and shopper marketing division provides more zoned in analytics, aimed to tailor marketing for specific households or retail locations. Consulting focuses on four key areas: strategic pricing, grown and innovation, shopper marketing and customer and channel management. Finally, FreshLook Marketing is a subsidiary of IRI that provides analytics on scanner sales for supermarkets' perishable departments, including produce, deli counters, bakeries and the like.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 850,000,000

2015 825,000,000

2014 790,000,000

2013 775,000,000

2012 763,800,000

2011 764,100,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-726-1221 Fax: 312-726-8214 Toll-Free: Address: 150 N. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60661-1416 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,600 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: New Mountain Capital LLC

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Information Services Group Inc

www.isg-one.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Sourcing Advisory

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Experton Group AG Alsbridge Holdings Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Michael Connors, CEO David Berger, CFO R. Cravens, Executive VP

Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) is a technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company serving more than 700 clients around the world. The firm specializes in digital transformation services, including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk services; network carrier services; technology strategy and operations design; change management; market intelligence and technology research and analysis. ISG supports private and public sector organizations with transforming and optimizing their operational environments. Research services utilize proprietary data assets to provide subscription and custom research services to both buyers and sellers of services in the outsourcing and managed services industries. The firm's combined data sources provide a source of benchmark data into the comparative cost and quality of operational alternatives. For enterprise clients, the data sources provide indepth analysis of the implications of different service strategies. For service providers, the company studies the buying behaviors, needs and objectives of global corporations. The various consulting services offered by ISG assist clients with envisioning, designing and implementing change in their operational environments. Managed service offerings provide operational governance services to ensure seamless end-toend service. This offering assists clients with monitoring and managing their supplier relationships, providing them with realtime, accurate market intelligence. The firm operates in over 20 countries across numerous industries. In March 2016, ISG acquired Experton Group AG, a subscription-based research, advisory and benchmarking firm based in Munich, Germany. The next April, the firm acquired the business transformation services of TracePoint Consulting LLC. The following December, ISG acquired Alsbridge Holdings, Inc., a sourcing, automation and transformation advisory firm.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 216,499,000

2015 209,240,000

2014 209,617,000

2013 210,982,000

2012 192,745,000

2011 184,426,000

-2,592,000 -1.19% 78,863,000 -6,505,000 10,659,000 2,359,000 5,209,000 -3.55% -12.60% 2.04

9,615,000 4.59% 67,841,000 4,841,000 6,813,000 1,378,000 17,015,000 3.64% 11.14% 1.05

12,678,000 6.04% 65,434,000 6,178,000 7,007,000 2,170,000 20,070,000 4.50% 14.71% 1.21

11,701,000 5.54% 67,823,000 4,776,000 23,055,000 1,901,000 19,229,000 3.46% 11.71% 1.23

6,550,000 3.39% 62,909,000 603,000 10,730,000 1,823,000 15,243,000 .42% 1.62% 1.38

-60,842,000 -32.98% 67,717,000 -55,937,000 871,000 1,690,000 -49,771,000 -33.79% -95.04% 1.75

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 203 517-3100 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: Two Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901 United States

Stock Ticker: III Employees: 1,267 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $780,000 Second Exec. Salary: $550,000

Bonus: $425,000 Bonus: $87,500

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Infosys Ltd

www.infosys.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Software Development & Services Business Process Outsourcing

Infosys Ltd. provides consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to businesses. The company offers a range of customized software solutions, including development, maintenance and reengineering as well as ecommerce consulting through 85 sales and marketing offices worldwide. Business solutions include consulting and systems integration comprised of consulting, enterprise solutions, systems integration and advanced technologies; business IT services comprised of application development and maintenance; independent validation services; infrastructure management; engineering services comprised of product engineering and life cycle solutions and business process management; products, business platforms and solutions to accelerate intellectual property led innovation, including Finacle, the company's banking product, which offers solutions to address core banking, mobile banking and e-banking needs of retail, corporate and universal banks worldwide; and newer areas such as cloud computing, enterprise mobility and sustainability. Solutions are delivered through the company's proprietary Global Delivery Model, which divides projects into components that are executed simultaneously at client sites and at development centers in India and around the world. Approximately 61.5% of the company's 2015 revenue was derived from clients in North America, 24.1% from clients in Europe, 2.4% from clients in India and 12% from the rest of the world. In 2015, the firm acquired Panaya, Inc., a provider of automation technology for large-scale enterprise software management; Kallidus, Inc. (dba Skava), a provider of digital experience solutions; and Noah Consulting LLC, a provider of advanced information management consulting services.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Infosys Mana Finacle Panaya Skava Infosys BPO

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Vishal Sikka, CEO U.B. Pravin Rao, COO M.D. Ranganath, CFO Subrahmanyan Goparaju, Sr. VP-Infosys Labs Sanjay Purohit, Sr. VP-Prod., Platforms & Solutions Sanjay Jalona, Sr. VP-Mfg. & Eng. Svcs. Nithyanandan Radhakrishnan, Sr. VP K. Murali Krishna, Sr. VP-Computers & Comm. N.R. Narayana Murthy, Co-Chmn. V. Balakrishnan, Head-Infosys BPO, Fin. & India Bus. Unit Srinath Batni, Head-Delivery Excellence Nandita Gurjar, Sr. VP-Education & Research R. Seshasayee, Chmn. Dheeshjith V.G., Sr. VP-Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa Chandrashekar Kakal, Sr. VP-Global Delivery

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 9,770,427,000

2015 8,437,015,000

2014 7,645,293,000

2013 6,233,587,000

2012 5,509,853,000

2011 4,176,669,000

2,442,350,000 24.99% 1,209,349,000 2,110,190,000 1,914,802,000 424,711,700 2,670,645,000 19.19% 23.34%

2,186,980,000 25.92% 1,045,062,000 1,949,686,000 1,700,769,000 355,456,800 2,356,475,000 20.40% 24.61%

1,834,166,000 23.99% 906,424,600 1,622,852,000 1,856,409,000 417,993,300 2,043,626,000 20.26% 23.98%

1,608,532,000 25.80% 717,898,900 1,453,492,000 1,464,446,000 323,560,100 1,782,951,000 22.13% 25.59%

1,585,836,000 28.78% 679,868,900 1,351,860,000 1,324,287,000 252,095,100 1,739,456,000 25.07% 28.72%

1,229,977,000 29.44% 528,911,100 1,036,389,000 897,420,400 197,045,300 1,360,650,000 22.69% 26.00%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 91 8028520261 Fax: 91 8028520362 Toll-Free: Address: Hosur Rd., Electronics City, Plot No. 44 & 97A, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 100 India

Stock Ticker: INFY Employees: 176,187 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $906,923 Second Exec. Salary: $470,510

Bonus: $906,923 Bonus: $658,619

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Interactive Broadband Consulting Group LLC www.ibbconsulting.com NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Broadband Internet Consulting Product Development Consulting

Interactive Broadband Consulting Group, LLC is a consulting firm serving product development and service providers in the cable, media, wireless and technology industries. Its expertise lies in five key areas: strategy and planning; operations and organizational excellence; mergers and acquisitions consulting; execution management consulting; and technology and smart data consulting. Strategy and planning provides insight into market entry, segmentation and pricing; digital content and mobile business strategy; and mergers, acquisitions and strategic investments. Operations and organizational excellence covers technical/network operations, organizational rationalization, business process design, customer care optimization, licensing rights management and other services. Mergers and acquisitions consulting provide methodologies for the merger integration process, such as deal models, pre-merger due diligence, day-of-close and brand transitions, integration planning, migration and execution, cultural alignment and infrastructure optimization. Execution management services involve program and product management, change and growth management and management of technical projects. Technology and big data strategy involves request for proposal (RFP) authorizing, vendor management, technology solutions, end-to-end test strategy and planning, product planning and ideation, support modeling, cross platform analytics, data governance, cloud infrastructure and more. The firm maintains its headquarters in Philadelphia and one office in Sydney, Australia. Employees of IBB Consulting receive company-paid health and dental insurance; long- and short-term disability; life insurance; flexible spending, dependent care spending and commuter transit pre tax benefits; paid paternity leave; paid extended maternity leave; and 10 paid company holidays.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Imran Shah, Managing Partner Orit Kendal, Sr. VP-People Philip Knightbridge, CTO Afzaal Akhtar, Sr. Partner Stephen Griffin, Partner Jonathan Weitz, Partner Jefferson Wang, Sr. Partner

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 162 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 215-687-4460 Fax: 215-557-7130 Toll-Free: 877-422-0004 Address: 1628 JFK Blvd., Ste. 1701, Philadelphia, PA 19103 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) www.ibm.com NAIC Code: 541513

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Facilities and Business Process Outsourcing Supercomputing Business & Management Consulting Software & Hardware Cloud-Based Computer Services IT Consulting & Outsourcing Financial Services Data Analytics and Health Care Analytics

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a global leader in computer facilities management services, business process outsourcing, supercomputing services and advanced computer hardware and software. It is one of the largest technology consulting and services businesses in the world. The firm has reorganized its primary operating segments to better reflect the dominant themes in information technologies today, such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Now, IBM operates in primary segments that include: Cognitive Solutions (data analytics, health care analytics, supercomputing, artificial intelligence and machine learning), Global Business Services (offering application management, consulting and business process management), Technology Services & Cloud Platforms (including technical support, infrastructure services, integration software and the operation of one of the world's most advanced cloud services systems), Systems (including IBM's proprietary hardware and software), Global Financing, and Other. Offerings include information management software; operating systems; and Tivoli software for infrastructure management, including security and storage management. The systems units provide IBM's clients with infrastructure technologies to help meet the requirements of hybrid cloud and workloads. The global financing provides loans and leases for that assist in the marketing of IBM computer systems. For future growth, the firm has developed world-class capabilities in supercomputing (including its famous Watson computer), artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics, particularly the analysis of massive amounts of health care data and patient outcomes information. IBM is active in over 175 countries worldwide. During 2016, the firm acquired the digital assets of The Weather Company; Ustream, Inc.; Bluewolf Group, LLC; EZ Source; Optevia; ecx.io; IRIS Analytics; Promontory Financial Group; Resilient Systems; Truven Health Analytics; Resource/Ammirati; and Sanovi Technologies. IBM offers its employees medical, vision and dental insurance; a flexible spending account; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k) plus plan; and an employee stock purchase plan.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: IBM Cognitive Solutions IBM Global Business Services IBM Technology Services & Cloud Platforms IBM Systems IBM Global Financing Watson Truven Health Analytics

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Martin Schroeter, CFO John Kelly, Senior VP, Divisional Virginia Rometty, Chairman of the Board Robert Del Bene, Chief Accounting Officer Abby Kohnstramm, Divisional Senior VP Christina Montgomery, Secretary James Kavanaugh, Senior VP, Divisional Diane Gherson, Senior VP, Divisional Robert Picciano, Senior VP, Divisional Kenneth Keverian, Senior VP, Divisional Martin Jetter, Senior VP, Divisional Erich Clementi, Senior VP, Divisional Michelle Browdy, Senior VP, Divisional John Kelly, Senior VP, Divisional

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 79,919,000,000 4,120,000,000 13,105,000,000 16.39% 20,479,000,000 11,872,000,000 16,958,000,000 4,150,000,000 17,341,000,000 10.41% 73.04% 1.89

2015 81,741,000,000 4,565,000,000 15,690,000,000 19.19% 19,894,000,000 13,190,000,000 17,008,000,000 4,151,000,000 20,268,000,000 11.56% 100.95% 2.34

2014 92,793,000,000 5,437,000,000 17,790,000,000 19.17% 22,472,000,000 12,022,000,000 16,868,000,000 4,183,000,000 24,962,000,000 9.86% 69.37% 2.95

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2013 99,751,000,000 6,226,000,000 18,777,000,000 18.82% 22,975,000,000 16,483,000,000 17,485,000,000 4,140,000,000 24,604,000,000 13.43% 79.14% 1.44

Stock Ticker: IBM Employees: 379,592 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 106,916,000,000 6,258,000,000 20,286,000,000 18.97% 23,217,000,000 15,855,000,000 19,846,000,000 4,667,000,000 26,229,000,000 13.79% 73.43% 1.13

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 914-499-1900 Fax: 800-314-1092 Toll-Free: 800-426-4968 Address: 1 New Orchard Rd., Armonk, NY 10504-1722 United States Top Exec. Salary: $1,600,000 Second Exec. Salary: $754,500

2012 104,507,000,000 6,302,000,000 20,443,000,000 19.56% 23,175,000,000 16,604,000,000 19,586,000,000 4,717,000,000 27,037,000,000 14.09% 85.15% 1.27

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 6 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Interpublic Group of Companies Inc

www.interpublic.com

NAIC Code: 541810

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Advertising Services Marketing & Branding Market Research Public Relations Online Marketing Direct Marketing Promotions & Events Sports & Entertainment Marketing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Foote, Cone & Belding IPG Mediabrands MullenLowe Group McCann Worldgroup Weber Shandwick Cassidy Golin FutureBrand

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Michael Roth, CEO Frank Mergenthaler, CFO Christopher Carroll, Chief Accounting Officer Philippe Krakowsky, Executive VP Andrew Bonzani, General Counsel

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) is a group comprising of hundreds of advertising and specialized marketing and communications services companies that combined represent one of the largest resources of advertising and marketing expertise in the world, with offices and affiliations in over 100 countries. The firm has three global networks: McCann Worldgroup; Foot, Cone & Belding; and MullenLowe Group. IPG operates through two divisions: integrated agency networks (IAN) and constituency management group (CMG). IAN is comprised of its three global networks and IPG Mediabrands. IAN agencies provide an array of global communications and marketing services, each offering a distinctive range of solutions for clients. Its digital specialist agencies provide digital capabilities, and its domestic integrated agencies provide advertising, marketing, communications services and/or marketing services and partner with the firm's global operating divisions as needed. CMG is comprised of a number of specialist marketing service offerings which includes Weber Shandwick, Cassidy, Golin, FutureBrand, Jack Morton and Octagon Worldwide. These marketing service subsidiaries provide clients with public relations, meeting and event production, sports and entertainment marketing, corporate and brand identity and marketing consulting. IPG's five largest clients are General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, L'Oreal, Samsung and Unilever.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 7,846,600,000

2015 7,613,800,000

2014 7,537,100,000

2013 7,122,300,000

2012 6,956,200,000

2011 7,014,600,000

938,000,000 11.95% 6,908,600,000 608,500,000 513,400,000 200,700,000 1,081,000,000 4.85% 30.55% 0.63

871,900,000 11.45% 6,742,700,000 454,600,000 674,000,000 161,100,000 1,005,000,000 3.58% 22.27% 0.81

788,400,000 10.46% 6,748,500,000 477,100,000 669,500,000 148,700,000 968,600,000 3.71% 22.02% 0.76

598,300,000 8.40% 6,463,400,000 267,900,000 592,900,000 173,000,000 748,100,000 1.96% 11.74% 0.51

678,300,000 9.75% 6,277,900,000 446,700,000 357,200,000 169,200,000 956,000,000 3.29% 19.60% 0.93

687,200,000 9.79% 6,326,400,000 532,300,000 273,500,000 140,300,000 1,026,100,000 4.01% 22.89% 0.54

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212 704-1200 Fax: 212 399-8130 Toll-Free: Address: 909 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022 United States

Stock Ticker: IPG Employees: 49,800 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,500,000 Second Exec. Salary: $1,000,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 9 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Intertek Group plc

www.intertek.com

NAIC Code: 541690

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Product Testing and Certification Safety Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: EWA-Canada Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Intertek Group plc is a U.K.-based provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. Its services include assurance, which enables clients to identify and mitigate the risk in their operations, supply chains and management systems; testing, which evaluates how products and services rate within quality, safety, sustainability and performance standards; inspection, which validates the specifications, value and safety of raw materials, products and assets; and certification, which formally confirms products and services in meeting external and internal standards. Industries served by the firm include chemicals, construction, engineering, energy, commodities, food, healthcare, government, trade, transportation, products and retail. Intertek's network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices, in more than 100 countries, enables the delivery of its services and bespoke solutions to customers' operations and supply chains on a global scale. In October 2016, the firm acquired cyber security assurance business, EWA-Canada Ltd., from Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.

Andre Lacroix, CEO Edward Leigh, CFO Ken Lee, Exec. VP-Mktg. & Communications Tony George, VP-Human Resources Ann-Michele Bowlin, CIO Julia Thomas, VP-Corp. Dev. Stefan Butz, Exec. VP-Industry & Assurance Stefan Butz, Exec. VP-Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Gregg Tiemann, Exec. VP-Consumer Goods, Commercial & Electrical Jay Gutierrez, Exec. VP-Commodities

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,297,198,000

2015 2,782,516,000

2014 2,688,751,000

2013 2,805,765,000

2012 2,638,657,000

2011 2,247,027,000

474,606,300 14.39%

-364,143,100 -13.08%

355,280,400 13.21%

398,181,200 14.19%

363,886,200 13.79%

300,562,600 13.37%

327,536,200 538,957,600 135,510,100 613,070,700 13.01% 58.00% 1.43

-463,046,200 443,265,600 144,115,900 -224,651,300 -19.02% -66.01% 2.55

226,449,500 374,418,800 140,647,900 482,955,300 8.92% 23.30% 0.84

257,533,300 345,775,400 185,989,200 515,323,600 10.64% 29.43% 0.98

223,238,400 299,920,400 147,712,400 486,294,900 9.73% 30.17% 1.13

178,282,400 273,589,000 103,527,100 411,796,400 9.59% 28.28% 1.38

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44 2073963400 Fax: 44 2073963480 Toll-Free: Address: 25 Savile Row, London, W1S 2ES United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: IKTSY Employees: 42,452 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,166,286 Second Exec. Salary: $521,489

Bonus: $1,646,672 Bonus: $735,993

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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inVentiv Health Inc

www.inventivhealth.com

NAIC Code: 541613

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Marketing-Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals Sales & Marketing Outsourcing Clinical Staffing Health Care Communications Advertising Services Data Services Sales Force Deployment Clinical Research Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: inVentiv Health Clinical Division Addison Whitney inVentiv Health Public Relations Group Navicor Adheris Health inVentiv Group Holdings Inc inVentiv Therapeutics Institute inVentiv Recruitment Solutions

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Michael Bell, CEO Jonathan E. Bicknell, CFO Kristen Spensieri, Global Head-Corp. Comm. & Mktg. Rachel Stahler, CIO Eric M. Sherbet, General Counsel Sydney Rubin, Chief Comm. Officer Paul Mignon, Pres., inVentiv Health Selling Solutions Ray Hill, Exec. VP Mark Dmytruk, Pres., inVentiv Health Patient Outcomes Kelly Gratz, Pres., inVentiv Health Commercial Solutions Michael Bell, Chmn.

inVentiv Health, Inc. is a clinical services and marketing services provider for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. Services include sales and marketing, clinical staffing, planning and analytics, marketing support, professional development and training and data collection and management. The company operates in six core business units: commercial, clinical, communication, consulting, patient outcomes and selling solutions. Commercial specializes in providing sales teams and sales support services, including clinical educators, medical science liaisons and sales staffing and training; marketing and communications, such as advertising, branding, PR, patient education and digital and social media strategies; and patient outcomes, which include services related to patient adherence, assistance and reimbursement as well as disease management and cost containment. Clinical is comprised of inVentiv Health Clinical Division, which is a clinical research organization (CRO) that provides global drug development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device companies, with capabilities in Phase I-IV clinical development, bioanalytical services and strategic resourcing. The communications unit includes Addison Whitney, a full-service brand identity consultancy; GSW Worldwide, a full-service healthcare communications agency; inVentiv Health Public Relations Group, which is comprised four of global health communications agencies: Allidura Consumer, Biosector 2, Chamberlain Healthcare PR and Chandler Chicco Agency; Navicor, a healthcare advertising agency; and PALIO advertising agency. The consulting unit, through InVentiv Health Consulting, offers specialized consulting services to clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The patient outcomes unit consists of Adheris Health, a provider of tailored, direct-to-patient medication adherence programs. The selling solutions unit is comprised of inVentiv Health Selling Solutions; inVentiv Recruitment Solutions; and inVentiv Therapeutics Institute. The firm is privately owned by inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc., an organization sponsored by affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.; Liberty Lane Partners; and members of the inVentiv Health management team.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,315,000,000

2015 2,200,000,000

2014 2,100,000,000

2013 2,090,000,000

2012 2,070,000,000

2011 1,930,000,000

85,000,000

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STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 800-416-0555 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 470 Atlantic Ave., Fl. 11, Boston, MA 02210 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 14,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: inVentiv Group Holdings Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Invictus Consulting Group LLC

www.invictusgrp.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Bank Consulting

Invictus Consulting Group, LLC, founded in 2009, is a datadriven financial consulting and risk management firm that has come to prominence since the passing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 in the U.S. In short, Dodd-Frank was designed to promote financial stability by improving transparency and accountability in the U.S. financial system. Invictus provides a variety of services to banks, bank shareholders, regulators and other such clients. These services include bank data customization, financial report analysis, business consulting services, regulatory usage services, financial modeling and financial stress test analysis. The firm's primary product is its patent-pending Invictus Capital Assessment Model (ICAM). The ICAM is a stress testing and risk management system used by banks and other financial institutions to assess capital plans and sustainability. The purpose of the ICAM, which can be customized to an individual bank's provided data or solely dependent on publicly available data to drive its results, is to predict how a bank would perform in times of financial stress. With the results from ICAM, banks and other financial institutions can develop plausible courses of action for most hypothetical financial situations that may arise in the future. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Invictus Capital Assessment Model (ICAM)

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Kamal Mustafa, CEO Chet Gidson, COO Leonard J. DeRoma, CFO Lisa Getter, Dir-Communications & Mktg. George Dean Callas, Dir.-National Sales Roderick Guerin, Managing Dir.-Research Malcom Clark, Managing Dir.-Tech. Malcom Clark, Managing Dir.-Prod. Dev. Lisa Getter, Managing Dir.-External Comm. Adam Mustafa, Managing Dir.-Client Delivery & Dev. George Dean Callas, Managing Dir.-Sales & Mktg. Charles L. Perry, Jr., Partner-External Alliances & Partnerships Bayard R. Tracy, Partner Kamal Mustafa, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-661-1999 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 275 Madison Ave., 14/Fl., New York, NY 10016 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 18 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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Ipsos SA

www.ipsos.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Market Research Advertising Research Loyalty Research Public Affairs Research Forecasting & Modeling Political Research

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ipsos Public Affairs Ipsos Marketing Ipsos Observer Ipsos Connect Ipsos Loyalty Ipsos Partners SAS LT Participations SA

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Didier Truchot, CEO Jean-Marc Lech, Co-Pres. Laurence Stoclet, CFO Pierre Le Manh, CEO-Mktg. Campbell Fitch, Dir.-Human Resources Neville Rademeyer, CIO Sheryl Goodman, General Counsel Stewart Jones, CEO-Global Oper. Carlos Harding, Deputy CEO-Corp. Dev. Darrell Bricker, CEP-Public Affairs Didier Truchot, Co-Pres. Didier Truchot, Chmn. Shane Farrell, CEO-EMEA

Ipsos SA is a French company that assesses market potential and interprets market trends through survey-based research. It also tests products and advertising, assists its clients in developing long-term relationships with customers and observes audiences and their reactions to various media. With offices in 88 countries, the company provides its clientele with an efficient global network. The firm specializes in combining its lines of expertise to offer its clients the most comprehensible, customizable solution. Business is conducted through five research specializations: Ipsos Connect; Ipsos Marketing; Ipsos Loyalty; Ipsos Public Affairs and Ipsos Observer. The Ipsos Connect division offers research and insights about strategies that help media, brands and consumers connect through compelling content and great communications. Ipsos Marketing helps clients optimize new product ideas and core brand strategies through a global database of performance scores for every product and service the company has ever tested. Ipsos Loyalty focuses on loyalty and market research through research design, data analysis and translating business implications into marketing strategy. Ipsos Public Affairs offers opinion and social research including political and business research on social issues and the attitudes and behaviors of citizens and consumers through rapid turnaround quantitative polling, qualitative focus groups, online internet panels, interviewing, syndicated subscriptions and proprietary research techniques. Ipsos Observer specializes in survey management, data collection and data delivery for clients across all sectors who field and tab need style research to support their business. In November 2016, the firm created Ipsos Partners SAS to increase its stake in its share of DT & Partners. That December, the company fullyacquired and absorbed French survey data collection company, LT Participations SA.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,912,594,000

2015 1,915,367,000

2014 1,791,122,000

2013 1,837,185,000

2012 1,919,922,000

2011 1,462,208,000

188,171,600 9.83% 236,724,300 114,686,500 179,355,900 18,915,760 218,590,700 4.67% 11.58% 0.68

167,068,300 8.72% 244,613,100 99,769,340 180,222,700 25,297,190 197,252,400 4.11% 10.28% 0.68

162,239,300 9.05% 222,490,600 96,253,540 138,754,200 15,314,140 189,755,200 4.10% 10.41% 0.68

94,378,170 5.13% 231,088,500 18,709,770 99,105,230 18,438,330 122,892,900 .77% 1.98% 0.74

146,850,100 7.64%

141,178,900 9.65% 185,139,700 96,964,860 109,052,900

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Stock Ticker: IPSOF Employees: 16,598 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

163,685,500 4.81% 11.51% 0.77

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 141989000 Fax: 33 141989099 Toll-Free: Address: 35 Rue du Val de Marne, Paris, 75013 France Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

79,467,430 55,205,560 28,129,560 178,043,700 3.23% 8.25% 0.73

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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ITT Inc

www.itt.com

NAIC Code: 333131

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineered Systems

ITT, Inc. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the energy, transportation and industrial markets. The company's components are integral to the operation of systems and manufacturing processes, enabling functionality for applications where reliability and performance are important. ITT operates through four segments: industrial process, consisting of industrial pumping and complementary equipment; motion technologies, consisting of friction and shock/vibration equipment; interconnect solutions, consisting of electronic connectors; and control technologies, consisting of fluid handling, motion control and noise/energy absorption products. ITT has operations in approximately 35 countries, with 63% of sales being derived from outside the U.S., including 30% from emerging markets. The firm offers employees tuition reimbursement; an employee assistance program; scholarship programs; medical, dental and life insurance; and health club discounts.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Denise Ramos, CEO Thomas Scalera, CFO Frank Macinnis, Chairman of the Board Steven Giuliano, Chief Accounting Officer Luca Savi, Executive VP Aris Chicles, Executive VP Mary Gustafsson, General Counsel Neil Yeargin, President, Divisional Farrokh Batliwala, President, Divisional Victoria Creamer, Senior VP, Divisional

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,405,400,000 80,800,000 258,900,000 10.76% 444,100,000 186,100,000 240,700,000 111,400,000 360,900,000 5.08% 13.34%

2015 2,485,600,000 78,900,000 380,100,000 15.29% 441,500,000 351,800,000 229,700,000 86,700,000 470,100,000 9.56% 27.30%

2014 2,654,600,000 76,600,000 266,400,000 10.03% 519,500,000 184,500,000 244,700,000 118,800,000 354,300,000 5.00% 15.27%

2013 2,496,900,000 67,300,000 183,600,000 7.35% 516,100,000 488,500,000 226,600,000 122,900,000 273,700,000 13.70% 51.30%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 914 641-2000 Fax: 914 696-2950 Toll-Free: Address: 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604 United States

Stock Ticker: ITT Employees: 9,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,000,000 Second Exec. Salary: $497,526

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 2,227,800,000 62,700,000 151,500,000 6.80% 466,000,000 125,400,000 243,900,000 83,800,000 220,300,000 3.55% 17.95%

2011 2,119,000,000 66,000,000 -247,000,000 -11.65% 831,000,000 -130,000,000 177,000,000 103,000,000 -168,000,000 -1.61% -5.00%

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

www.jacobs.com

NAIC Code: 237000

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering & Design Services Facility Management Construction & Field Services Technical Consulting Services Environmental Services

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. offers technical, professional and construction services to industrial, commercial and governmental clients throughout North America, Europe, Asia, South America, India, the U.K. and Australia. Jacobs provides project services, which include engineering, design and architecture; process, scientific and systems consulting services; operations and maintenance services; and construction services, which include direct-hire construction and management services. Services are offered to industry groups such as oil and gas exploration, production and refining; pharmaceuticals and biotechnology; chemicals and polymers; buildings, which includes projects in the fields of health care and education as well as civic, governmental and other buildings; infrastructure; technology; energy; consumer and forest products; automotive and industrial; and environmental programs. Jacobs also provides pricing studies, project feasibility reports and automation and control system analysis for U.S. government agencies involved in defense and aerospace programs. In addition, the company is one of the leading providers of environmental engineering and consulting services in the U.S. and abroad, providing support in such areas as underground storage tank removal, contaminated soil and water remediation and long-term groundwater monitoring. Jacobs also designs, builds, installs, operates and maintains various types of soil and groundwater cleanup systems. In 2016, the firm acquired Aquenta Consulting, a provider of integrated project services to public and private sector clients in Australia; and The Van Dyke Technology Group, Inc, a provider of advanced cybersecurity services and solutions designed to protect sensitive information within classified networks, with a focus on supporting the U.S. Intelligence community. Jacobs offers its employees medical, disability, life and AD&D insurance; an employee stock purchase plan; and tuition reimbursement.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Aquenta Consulting Van Dyke Technology Group Inc (The)

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Steven Demetriou, CEO Kevin Berryman, CFO Michael Tyler, General Counsel Joseph Mandel, President, Divisional Terence Hagen, President, Divisional Robert Pragada, President, Divisional Lori Sundberg, Senior VP, Divisional William Allen, Senior VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 10,964,160,000

2015 12,114,830,000

2014 12,695,160,000

2013 11,818,380,000

2012 10,893,780,000

2011 10,381,660,000

338,598,000 3.08% 1,429,233,000 210,463,000 680,173,000 77,715,000 431,954,000 2.77% 4.91% 0.09

445,527,000 3.67% 1,522,811,000 302,971,000 484,572,000 88,404,000 598,932,000 3.73% 6.91% 0.13

528,068,000 4.15% 1,545,716,000 328,108,000 721,716,000 132,146,000 699,015,000 4.17% 7.55% 0.17

668,979,000 5.66% 1,173,340,000 423,093,000 448,516,000 127,270,000 773,328,000 5.99% 10.66% 0.09

596,073,000 5.47% 1,130,916,000 378,954,000 299,805,000 102,574,000 705,846,000 5.88% 10.77% 0.14

518,918,000 4.99% 1,040,575,000 331,029,000 236,490,000 98,749,000 620,830,000 6.16% 10.72%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 214-583-8500 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 1999 Bryan Street, Ste. 1200, Dallas, CA 75201 United States

Stock Ticker: JEC Employees: 43,800 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $750,000 Second Exec. Salary: $1,300,000

Bonus: $875,000 Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Judge Group Inc (The)

www.judge.com

NAIC Code: 561330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Staffing Training Services/Professional Development Information Technology (IT) Services Outsourcing Technical Engineering Scientific and Clinical Research Finance and Accounting Logistics/Supply Chain Management Sales and Marketing

The Judge Group, Inc. is a global provider of technology, talent and learning solutions to businesses. Its more than 35 offices place over 4,500 professionals in both temporary and permanent career positions every year. Judge's technology solutions include infrastructure, application development, mobility, video conferencing solutions, audio/video collaborative solutions, digital signage, managed services, management consulting/project management office (PMO) and new construction technology planning. Talent solutions include flexible staffing options, contract/contract-to-hire, direct placement, contingent workforce solutions, information technology, healthcare, engineering, finance/accounting, life sciences, manufacturing, sales/marketing and supply chain. Learning solutions include instructor-led training, e-learning development, instructor-led training development, performance support, learning portals, performance consulting, blended learning solutions, managed training services, training-related staffing and electronic medical records training and support. Industries serviced include financial services, health care, technology/communications, biopharma, energy, government, manufacturing and supply chain. The firm's Chinese division, Judge China, provides staffing and other solutions to foreign companies looking to enter the Chinese market. Judge Canada connects clients with professionals across a number of public and private sectors, primarily in the disciplines of technology, engineering, manufacturing and financial services. In September 2016, the company launched Judge India, located in Noida, as a key component of Judge's global delivery strategy.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Judge China Judge Canada

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Martin E. Judge III, CEO Katy A. Wiercinski, COO Robert G. Alessandrini, CFO Michael R. Tedesco, Exec. VP, Sales Kenneth F. Krieger, CIO Amy E. Feldman, General Counsel Scott O. Wilson, Global Managing Dir. Brian T. Anderson, Pres., North America Dennis F. Judge, Jr., Exec. VP-Talent Acquisition & Emerging Markets Michael Tedesco, Exec. VP-Sales & Central Markets Martin E. Judge, Jr., Chmn. Gary R. Morris, Pres., Int'l

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2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 610-667-7700 Fax: 610-667-1058 Toll-Free: 800-650-0035 Address: 300 Conshohocken State Rd., Ste. 300, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2949 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

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KBR Inc

www.kbr.com

NAIC Code: 237000

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Heavy Construction and Engineering Energy & Petrochemical Projects Program & Project Management Consulting & Technology Services Operations & Maintenance Services Contract Staffing Services

KBR, Inc. is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the hydrocarbons and international government services markets. The company conducts business in over 80 countries and maintains offices throughout the U.S., Australia, Africa, the U.K., Asia and the Middle East. It operates in three segments: technology and consulting, engineering and construction, and government services. The technology and consulting division combines proprietary KBR technologies, knowledge-based services and its three brands, Granherne, Energo and GVA, under a single global business. It also provides licensed technologies and consulting services to the oil and gas sectors. The engineering and construction segment leverages the firm's operational and technical abilities as a global provider of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and maintenance services for oil and gas, refining, petrochemicals and chemicals customers. The government services division provides full life-cycle support solutions to defense, space, aviation and other programs and missions for government agencies for the U.K., Australian and U.S. KBR covers the full spectrum of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development; through systems engineering; test and evaluation; systems integration; program management; to operations support, maintenance and field logistics. Geographically, the firm's total U.S. operations account for 49% of total revenue; Australia, 9%; Canada, 3%; Middle East, 20%; Europe, 12%; Africa, 3%; and other countries, 4%. The firm's subsidiaries include Technical Staffing Resources, which caters to engineering, finance, administrative, legal and IT markets; Mantenimiento Marino de Mexico, which provides maintenance and rehabilitation services to PEMEX offshore oil and gas facilities; and KBR Training Solutions, which offers training services to oil and gas and government clients. In 2016, KBR acquired government services company, Wyle, Inc.; and acquired Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. from Honeywell International, Inc.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc Wyle Inc Granherne Technical Staffing Resources Mantenimiento Marino de Mexico KBR Training Solutions Energo GVA

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Mark Sopp, CFO Loren Carroll, Chairman of the Board Nelson Rowe, Chief Accounting Officer Kenneth Hill, Executive VP, Divisional Eileen Akerson, Executive VP Ian Mackey, Executive VP John Derbyshire, President, Divisional Farhan Mujib, President, Divisional Jalal Ibrahim, President, Geographical Gregory Conlon, President, Geographical Roger Wiederkehr, President, Subsidiary Stuart Bradie, President

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,268,000,000

2015 5,096,000,000

2014 6,366,000,000

2013 7,283,000,000

2012 7,921,000,000

2011 9,261,000,000

28,000,000 .65% 143,000,000 -61,000,000 61,000,000 11,000,000 73,000,000 -1.61% -6.69% 0.90

310,000,000 6.08% 155,000,000 203,000,000 47,000,000 10,000,000 349,000,000 5.33% 20.22% 0.04

-794,000,000 -12.47% 239,000,000 -1,262,000,000 170,000,000 53,000,000 -722,000,000 -25.98% -70.91% 0.06

471,000,000 6.46% 249,000,000 229,000,000 290,000,000 78,000,000 539,000,000 4.05% 8.87%

299,000,000 3.77% 222,000,000 144,000,000 142,000,000 75,000,000 360,000,000 2.51% 5.71% 0.03

587,000,000 6.33% 214,000,000 480,000,000 650,000,000 83,000,000 658,000,000 8.65% 20.24%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 713 753-3011 Fax: 713 753-5353 Toll-Free: Address: 601 Jefferson St., Ste. 3400, Houston, TX 77002 United States

Stock Ticker: KBR Employees: 27,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,000,022 Second Exec. Salary: $650,021

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Kelly Services Inc

www.kellyservices.com

NAIC Code: 561320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Staffing & Temporary Help Human Resources Consulting Outsourcing Solutions Permanent Hiring Programs Call Center Services Benefits & Payroll Outsourcing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Carl Camden, CEO Terence Adderley, Chairman of the Board Laura Lockhart, Chief Accounting Officer Peter Quigley, Chief Administrative Officer George Corona, COO Teresa Carroll, General Manager, Divisional Steven Armstrong, General Manager, Geographical Natalia Shuman-Fabbri, General Manager, Geographical Antonina Ramsey, Other Executive Officer Olivier Thirot, Senior VP

Kelly Services, Inc. is a staffing and services company that offers temporary staffing services, staff leasing, outsourcing and full-time placement. Kelly's workforce solutions are provided to customers through offices in three regions: the Americas; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific (APAC). It operates in seven segments: Americas commercial, Americas professional and technical (Americas PT), EMEA commercial, EMEA PT, APAC commercial, APAC PT and the outsourcing and consulting group (OCG). Americas commercial specialties include providing trained staff, employees and support roles for offices, including data entry, clerical and administrative; contact centers, including technical support hotlines and telemarketing units; education, supplying schools; marketing, including seminars, as well as sales and trade shows; electronic assembly, including assemblers, quality control inspectors and technicians; and light industrial, including maintenance workers, material handlers and assemblers. Americas PT provides staffing services for the following sectors: science, engineering, IT, creative services, finance/accounting, health care and law. EMEA commercial provides staffing services similar to Americas commercial, including the following sectors: office, contact center, temporary-to-hire, catering, hospitality and industrial. EMEA PT provides staffing services similar to Americas PT, including engineering, finance/accounting, health care, IT and science. APAC (Asia Pacific) commercial provides staffing similar to the Americas and EMEA commercial, including permanent placement, temporary staffing and temporary-to-full-time staffing. APAC PT provides similar staffing as Americas and EMEA PT, including engineering, IT and science. OCG delivers integrated talent management solutions to meet customer needs across multiple regions, skill sets and the entire spectrum of talent categories. Services in this segment include contingent workforce outsourcing, business process outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing, independent contractor solutions, payroll process outsourcing, career transition and executive coaching/development and executive search.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,276,800,000

2015 5,518,200,000

2014 5,562,700,000

2013 5,413,100,000

2012 5,450,500,000

2011 5,551,000,000

63,200,000 1.19% 843,100,000 120,800,000 37,400,000 12,700,000 174,800,000 6.08% 12.66%

66,700,000 1.20% 853,600,000 53,800,000 23,500,000 16,900,000 88,600,000 2.78% 6.22%

21,900,000 .39% 886,500,000 23,700,000 -70,000,000 21,700,000 41,300,000 1.27% 2.86%

53,300,000 .98% 834,500,000 58,900,000 115,300,000 20,000,000 72,000,000 3.43% 7.53%

72,300,000 1.32% 821,200,000 50,100,000 61,100,000 21,500,000 94,500,000 3.15% 7.07%

57,700,000 1.03% 836,400,000 63,700,000 19,100,000 15,400,000 92,400,000 4.37% 9.80%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 248 362-4444 Fax: 248 362-2258 Toll-Free: Address: 999 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084 United States

Stock Ticker: KELYA Employees: 507,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,000,000 Second Exec. Salary: $655,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 11 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Keynote Systems Inc

www.keynote.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Internet Performance Management e-Commerce Transactions Measurement Benchmarking & Testing Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Thoma Bravo LLC Dynatrace LLC SIGOS Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring Dynatrace Load Keynote Scorecards

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

John Van Siclen, CEO-Dynatrace Jennifer Tejada, Pres. Krishna Khadloya, VP-Eng. Shawn White, VP-Oper. John Giannitsis, VP-Sales, Americas Howard Wilson, Sr. VP-Commercial Oper. John Sharp, Exec. VP-Worldwide Sales

Keynote Systems, Inc. provides cloud-based solutions for mobile app quality and performance. These solutions enable companies to reduce complexity, speed time to market, integrate with agile development and deliver mobile experiences that please customers. Its solutions are divided into three groups: SIGOS app experience, user insights and analytic services. SIGOS provides experience testing, app monitoring, fraud detection and revenue assurance services to more than 50% of the mobile network operators worldwide. User insights are obtained through Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring, which tests, measures, compares and improves customer experience in real-time; and through Dynatrace Load, which tests the performance of web and mobile applications via the cloud. Analytic services are provided via Keynote Scorecards, which comprehensively measure and comparatively rank the customer-facing digital capabilities and best practices of leading financial services providers; and through performance indexes, which are provided weekly, offering performance data for key web and mobile sites in major industries worldwide. Industry indexes include financial services, travel/tourism, media/entertainment, retail and others. This division also offers mobile indexes, U.S. indexes and international indexes. Keynote operates as a subsidiary of Dynatrace, LLC, which itself is owned by Thoma Bravo, LLC.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 160,000,000

2015 145,000,000

2014 130,000,000

2013 125,900,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650 403-2400 Fax: 650 403-5500 Toll-Free: 888-539-7978 Address: 777 Mariners Island Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94404 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 495 Parent Company: Thoma Bravo LLC

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 124,339,000

2011 103,030,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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KEYW Holding Corp

www.keywcorp.com

NAIC Code: 518210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Networks & Systems Intelligence Hardware Specialty Software Geospatial Analysis Cybersecurity

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Hawkeye Ponte Technologies LLC Milestone Intelligence Group Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

William Weber, CEO Michael Alber, CFO Kimberly DeChello, Chief Administrative Officer Mark Willard, COO Caroline Pisano, Director Chris Fedde, Executive VP Michele Cook, Executive VP, Divisional

KEYW Holding Corp. is a consulting firm that provides missioncritical cybersecurity and geospatial intelligence solutions to defense, intelligence and national security agencies. KEYW divides its capabilities into two segments: government solutions and commercial cyber solutions. KEYW derives approximately 94% of its revenue from U.S. government customers acting as both prime contractor and subcontractor on U.S. government contracts. Services include technical and program management capabilities needed to conceptualize, build, integrate and support intelligence systems and capabilities. Products include turn-key electro-optical (EO) and LIDAR (long range scanning services) solutions, radio frequency (RF) and other intelligence gathering devices and advanced radar technology. The commercial cyber solutions segment includes the company's line of Hawkeye products, aimed at ensuring that business IT infrastructure is equipped with tools and capability to detect, engage and remove both external and internal cyber threats. KEYW derives substantially all of its revenue from contracts with U.S. Government agencies involved with national security missions. In 2016, 49% of revenue was derived from contracts with the National Security Agency (NSA); 15% was derived from contracts with the U.S. Army; 12% was derived from the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA); 12% was derived from contracts with other sectors of the Department of Defense; 6% was derived from work for other major intelligence agencies, homeland security and law enforcement organizations; and 6% was derived from commercial customers. In March 2016, the firm divested its systems engineering and technical business to Quantech Services, Inc. In June 2016, the company sold its HawkEye G Product Line Business of Hexis Cyber Solutions to WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. KEYW offers its employees medical, dental and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; 401(k); life and AD&D insurance; flexible spending accounts; educational assistance; referral bonuses; and an employee stock purchase plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 288,027,000

2015 311,810,000

2014 290,530,000

2013 298,732,000

2012 243,520,000

2011 190,587,000

13,708,000 4.75% 71,434,000 -25,728,000 23,095,000 18,410,000 27,286,000 -5.72% -10.61% 0.56

-26,766,000 -8.58% 106,907,000 -58,622,000 12,258,000 13,742,000 -6,917,000 -12.65% -21.07% 0.50

-12,188,000 -4.19% 95,155,000 -12,864,000 8,464,000 9,686,000 7,169,000 -2.79% -4.25% 0.40

-9,847,000 -3.29% 84,701,000 -10,634,000 15,120,000 8,952,000 20,820,000 -2.33% -3.53% 0.18

3,193,000 1.31% 59,189,000 1,015,000 14,029,000 10,721,000 26,709,000 .27% .42% 0.20

1,828,000 .95% 41,399,000 535,000 10,303,000 3,508,000 17,320,000 .22% .30%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 443-733-1600 Fax: 443 270-5301 Toll-Free: Address: 7740 Milestone Parkway, Ste. 400, Hanover, MD 21076 United States

Stock Ticker: KEYW Employees: 1,058 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $450,008 Second Exec. Salary: $325,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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KPMG International

home.kpmg.com/xx/en/home.html

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Services Cooperative Organization Auditing Tax Preparation Services

KPMG International is a global network of professional firms offering audit, tax and advisory services. The firm is based in the Netherlands, and has 189,000 partners in 152 countries. KPMG's audit operations are based on a multidisciplinary approach focused on compliance tools, technological assistance and cultural values central to clients. The tax services of the firm counsel governments and corporations on tax policies and processes. The company not only helps clients meet compliance responsibilities, but also assists in maximizing planning opportunities and facilitating communication with the markets and regulators. The firm's global advisory services counsel clients in the areas of riskmanagement, long-term strategies and company infrastructure. The firm also maintains special focus groups that study the unique requirements of markets of strategic importance. Current special focus group offerings include IT financial management, IT service management, IT asset management and electronic content/records risk management. KPMG serves firms in industries such as financial services, telecommunications, Japanese practice, industrial and retail as well as infrastructure, government and healthcare organizations. Recently-created KPMG Enterprise provides an advisor to work with a business in order to navigate its challenges, no matter the size of the company or the stage it is currently in. This service enables access to KPMG's global resources through a single point of contact-a local touch with a global reach. KPMG Enterprise provides consultancy on what it takes to be successful at each business stage, whether it is to grow, expand internationally or to exit the business. KPMG subsidiaries include: KPMG Auditors plc, KPMG Australia, KPMG Belgium, KPMG Fides Peat, KPMG India, KPMG LLP, KPMG Corporate Finance and KPMG United Kingdom.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: KPMG Auditors Plc KPMG Australia KPMG Belgium KPMG Fides Peat KPMG India KPMG LLP KPMG Corporate Finance KPMG United Kingdom

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. SaiChoy Tham, Chmn.-Asia Pacific Bill Thomas, CEO-Canada John M. Scott, Deputy Chmn. John Veihmeyer, Chmn. John Veihmeyer, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 25,420,000,000

2015 24,440,000,000

68,588,222

38,825,946

2014 24,820,000,000

2013 23,420,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 31-20-656-7890 Fax: 31-20-656-7000 Toll-Free: Address: Laan van Langerhuize 1, Amstelveen, 1186 DS Netherlands

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 173,965 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 23,030,000,000

2011 22,700,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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KPMG LLP

www.kpmg.com/US/en/Pages/default.aspx

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Services Human Resource Advisory Services Accounting Technology Publications Risk Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: KPMG International Audit Committee Institute KPMG TaxWatch

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Lynne M. Doughtie, CEO George Ledwith, Dir.-Global Comm.

KPMG, LLP, a subsidiary of global accounting cooperative KPMG International, is a leading provider of audit, advisory and tax services within the U.S. The firm's audit operations are based on a multidisciplinary approach focused on compliance tools, technological assistance and cultural values. KPMG founded and maintains the Audit Committee Institute, designed to educate audit committee members about governance, accounting, financial reporting and other audit issues. KPMG's tax services segment provides tax assistance in the following areas: economic and valuation services, exempt organizations tax, federal tax, inbound tax services, international corporate tax, international executive services, legislative and regulatory services, mergers and acquisitions, state and local tax and trade and customs. The company also provides tax-related news through its KPMG TaxWatch podcast series and taxrelated newsletters and publications. The firm's advisory services division assists its clients in achieving strengthened governance, reporting and internal controls; early identification and assessment of risk and control issues; improved efficiency and effectiveness of key business processes; and informed responses to existing and proposed regulatory requirements. With offices across the country, KPMG serves companies and organizations in such major industry sectors as alternative investments, private capital, communications/media, consumer markets, energy, financial services, government, healthcare, life sciences, middle market and technology. The firm also maintains a special focus group that has industry experience with the issues Japanese companies face in the U.S., as well as both Japanese and U.S. business cultures, practices and standards. KPMG offers employees medical, dental and vision coverage; short- and long-term disability; life and long-term care insurance; a 401(k) plan; a pension plan; flexible spending accounts; and discounts on cars, insurance, jewelry, retailers, transit passes and other programs.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 11,560,270,498

2015 9,340,000,000

2014 8,376,440,000

2013 7,880,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-758-9700 Fax: 212-751-2109 Toll-Free: Address: 345 Par Ave., New York, NY 10154-0102 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 23,000 Parent Company: KPMG International

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 7,450,000,000

2011 7,050,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Kroll Inc

www.kroll.com

NAIC Code: 561600

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Security & Protection Services Forensic Accounting Fraud & Claims Investigations Surveillance Services Personal Protection Customized Information Services Data Recovery Services Background Screening Services

Kroll, Inc., a subsidiary of Altegrity, Inc., is a global risk consulting company specializing in investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services. It serves a multinational clientele of high-net-worth individuals, law firms, corporations, nonprofit institutions, academic institutions, government agencies, entertainers and celebrities. Kroll's clients operate in numerous industries, including the financial, legal, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotech, retail, energy, government, construction and real estate, media and entertainment and academic sectors. The firm's service areas include investigations, including fraud investigation and forensic accounting; cyber security, including policy review/design, tabletop drills and penetration testing; due diligence, which includes a suite of intelligence solutions to better protect investments and make critical business decisions; compliance, which supports commercial transactions and manages legal, regulatory, financial and reputational risk; security risk management, which addresses the security and operational risks along the entire spectrum of security risk management; and law enforcement and public safety, which supports agencies in every aspect of their mission. Through its solutions and services, Kroll analyzes business relationships, evaluates opportunities, analyzes risk, investigates business and financial misconduct, monitors/remediates/recovers assets, responds to and investigates data breaches, and secures assets and people. Kroll has global office locations, including the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and North America.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Altegrity Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

David R. Fontaine, CEO J. Philip Casey, Pres. Barbara J. Cooperman, CMO Lisa Carey, Chief Human Resources Officer Bill Krivoshik, Chief Technology Officer David R. Fontaine, Exec. VP Lee Kirschbaum, Sr. VP-Oper. Rod Bazzani, Pres., Kroll Factual Data

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-593-1000 Fax: 212-593-2631 Toll-Free: 888-209-9526 Address: 600 Third Ave., 4/Fl., New York, NY 10016 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 2,416 Parent Company: Altegrity Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Kurt Salmon Associates

www.kurtsalmon.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting-Health Care & Retail Facility Planning Strategy Consulting IT Consulting Systems Design Supply Chain Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Accenture plc Kurt Salmon Digital

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Brooks Kitchel, CEO Madison Riley, COO Chiheb Mahjoub, Pres. Brooks Kitchel, Managing Dir.-Global Retail & Consumer Prod. Group Bruce Cohen, Sr. Partner Joel Nadjar, Managing Partner-Global Financial Svcs. Andy Bachrodt, Managing Partner-Health Care Group Madison Riley, Managing Partner-North American Retail Eric Crabie, Managing Partner-Luxembourg & Switzerland Dorothea Ern-Stockum, Managing Partner-Germany Bernard Desprez, Managing Partner-Europe & Africa

Kurt Salmon Associates is a global management consulting firm that provides strategy, process and technology deployment to companies in the healthcare, consumer products and retail industries. The company operates through five segments: CIO advisory, global financial services, healthcare, retail & consumer products and Kurt Salmon Digital. CIO advisory helps CIOs in formulating and undertaking programs that improve their IT organizations and overall business performance. Global financial services provides advice on various segments of the financial services industry such as retail banking and consumer finance, wealth management, asset management and corporate banking. Kurt Salmon's healthcare segment provides management advisory services to multiple hospital systems, community hospitals, academic medical centers, children's hospitals and physician group practices through five divisions: facility and capital assets, operational and performance improvement, information technology, strategy and cancer services. The facility and capital assets division helps clients determine strategic objectives and trends, define clinical program capacity requirements and determine the best uses for existing buildings. The operational and performance improvement division provides customer relationship management, identifies ways to expand human resources and support services and designs new workflows. The information technology division provides strategic and tactical planning, helps with selecting vendors and new technology systems and offers technology implementation. The strategy division offers strategic planning including market positioning, clinical services and business line planning. Cancer services helps develop and enhance cancer programs and centers. The retail & consumer products segment helps clients improve performance. Its capabilities include analytics, merchandising and planning, product development and sourcing, store operations, supply chain management and investment banking. Last, Kurt Salmon Digital is a full-service digital design consultancy that helps retailers meet the needs of the connected consumer via innovative mobile, web and in-store technologies. In November 2016, the firm was acquired by Accenture plc.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 130,000,000

2015 129,568,080

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 123,966,975

2013

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 260 Parent Company: Accenture plc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-319-9450 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 650 Fifth Ave., 22/Fl., New York, NY 10019 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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LCC International Inc

www.lcc.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Radio-Frequency Engineering & Consulting Network Design Deployment Services Network Operations Maintenance Training Services Telecommunications Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Tech Mahindra Ltd Wireless Institute (WI-LCC)

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Kenneth Young, CEO Ananth Veluppillai, COO Rebecca (Becky) Stahl, CFO Brian J. Dunn, General Counsel Nancy O. Feeney, VP-Corp. Oper. Stan Schreuder, Sr. VP-Europe & Middle East

LCC International, Inc. is an independent provider of radiofrequency (RF) engineering and consulting services to the wireless telecommunications industry. LCC has serviced hundreds of cellular, paging and other two-way mobile systems worldwide. The firm helps wireless operators meet their network deployment objectives and improve financial performance by using LCC's resources and capital. The company's services are broken down into four groups. LCC's technology and business consulting group solves engineering, deployment, operational and business challenges that have not been addressed before; the design and optimization group develops networks in locations spanning the globe; the deployment and turnkey group utilizes interdisciplinary teams to deploy its networks; and the operations and maintenance group provides 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week management and maintenance of its outsourced wireless network operations. LCC's broad expertise can power a network, delivering 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 4G networks that push best practices to new levels. LCC operates its own Wireless Institute (also referred to as WI-LCC), which provides multilingual premier wireless industry training to engineers and other professionals. In addition, the firm has worked with LTE, WiMAX, HSPA, EV-DO, CDMA, EDGE and GSM technologies. Clients of the firm include Etisalat, AT&T, T-Mobile, O2, Huawei, Vodafone, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks. The company operates in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. LCC International is owned by Tech Mahindra Ltd.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 461,000,000

2015 436,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 400,000,000

2013 375,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 5,000 Parent Company: Tech Mahindra Ltd

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 288,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703-788-6799 Fax: 703-483-3981 Toll-Free: Address: 2201 Cooperative Way, Ste. 600, Herndon, VA 20171 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 335,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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LEK Consulting LLC

www.lek.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Strategy Consulting Management Consulting Business Strategy Financial Consulting Marketing and Sales Consulting Organization Strategy Transaction Services Operations Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Stuart Jackson, Global Managing Partner Peter McKelvey, Pres., LEK North America Simon Barrett, Head-LEK Asia Helen Chen, Co-Head-China Peter Smith, Head-European Energy & Environment John Goddard, Head-LEK Europe

L.E.K. Consulting, LLC provides global strategic consulting and commercial support through research, benchmarking, modeling and analysis development. The company advises firms within four areas: strategy; marketing and sales; strategy activation; and mergers and acquisitions. The strategy division advises organizations and senior executives via insights in order to drive and achieve results. Areas of practice include business unit strategy consulting, corporate strategy consulting, edge strategy consulting and shareholder value management. The marketing and sales division includes brand strategy consulting, loyalty and customer experience consulting, new product development consulting, pricing strategy consulting, and sales and channel management consulting. The strategy activation division includes commercial excellence consulting, cost and performance improvement, operations and supply chain, organizational strategy consulting and sales force effectiveness. The mergers and acquisitions division provides including post-merger integration consulting, private equity consulting and transaction services consulting. Its services include target identification and screening, commercial due diligence, alliances/joint ventures, portfolio valuation, merger integration, value enhancement, and dispute resolution and litigation support. Industries served by the company include aerospace, defense, aviation, travel, biopharma, life sciences, business services, consumer products, energy, environment, financial services, healthcare services, industrials, media/entertainment, medical technology, natural resources, private equity, retail, surface transports/logistics and technology. L.E.K. maintains more than 20 offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 480,000,000

2015 440,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 400,000,000

2013 332,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 1,200 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 295,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617-951-9500 Fax: 617-951-9392 Toll-Free: Address: 75 State St., 19/Fl., Boston, MA 02109 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 316,600,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Lime Energy Co

www.lime-energy.com

NAIC Code: 541690

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Energy Consulting Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Lime Energy 2.0

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Adam Procell, CEO Bruce Torkelson, CFO

Lime Energy Co. is a provider of integrated energy engineering, consulting and implementation solutions specializing in improving the energy efficiency of its clients' facilities, thereby reducing operating costs and carbon emissions. The firm's services are carried out through its direct install, Lime Energy 2.0 technology platform, which combines cloud-based computing technology with data analytics to provide real-time customer relationship management (CRM), field audit data and customer tracking. Core features of the platform include territory analytics, program awareness and auditing, project delivery and real-time reporting. Energy saving measures that the firm implements include lighting, such as lamp and ballast, de-lamping, new fixtures and LEDs; HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), such as heater replacement, boiler replacement, chiller replacement and pipe insulation; controls, such as programmable thermostats, occupancy sensors, refrigerator case motor controls, zone lighting, plug load equipment and smart meters; and water conversion, such as low flow aerators, high pressure sprayers and shower heads. The company serves three markets: small and medium businesses, municipalities and national multi-site businesses. Lime Energy partners include Association of Energy Services Professionals, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Advanced Energy Economy, E4 Carolinas and Alliance To Save Energy.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 112,623,000

2014 58,816,000

2013 51,565,000

2012 43,412,000

2011 120,083,000

-3,155,000

-2,623,000

-15,636,000

-31,812,000

-11,579,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 732-791-5380 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 3 Convery Blvd., Ste 600, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 United States

Stock Ticker: LIME Employees: 270 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Lionbridge Technologies Inc

www.lionbridge.com

NAIC Code: 541511

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Software Development and Testing Web Site Language Translation eLearning Interpretation Communication Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Marc Litz, CFO Rory Cowan, Founder Margaret Shukur, General Counsel Richard Tobin, General Manager, Divisional Paula Shannon, Other Executive Officer Marc Osofsky, Senior VP, Divisional

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. is a custom business software developer. The company provides a full suite of language, testing and development outsourcing services to businesses in the technology, consumer goods, telecom, industrial, entertainment services, luxury brands, automotive, life sciences, consumer, financial, retail, travel, aerospace, consumer goods and government markets. Lionbridge Technologies operates in three segments: global language and content (GLC), global enterprise solutions (GES) and interpretation. The GLC segment provides translation, localization and worldwide multilingual release solutions for clients' products, content and related technical support, training materials and sales and marketing information. The GES segment tests software and online research results to help clients deliver high-quality, relevant applications in global markets. The interpretation segment provides interpretation services for government and business organizations that require linguists to facilitate communication. The firm offers interpretation communication services in more than 360 languages and dialects, including onsite interpretation, overthe-phone interpretation and interpreter testing, training and assessment services. Microsoft Corporation, Lionbridge Technologies' largest client, accounts for approximately 15% of the firm's revenue; and Google is second, accounting for 11%. The company operates solutions centers in 28 countries. In December 2016, the firm agreed to be taken private by H.I.G. Capital, LLC for $360 million.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 559,984,000

2014 490,612,000

2013 489,196,000

2012 457,198,016

2011 427,856,000

14,237,000

8,107,000

11,640,000

11,332,000

1,728,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 781 434-6000 Fax: 781 434-6034 Toll-Free: Address: 1050 Winter Street, Ste. 2300, Waltham, MA 02451 United States

Stock Ticker: LIOX Employees: 5,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Lockheed Martin Corp

www.lockheedmartin.com

NAIC Code: 336411

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Aircraft Manufacturing Military Aircraft Defense Electronics Systems Integration & Technology Services Communications Satellites & Launch Services Undersea, Shipboard, Land & Airborne Systems & Subsystems

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Multiple Launch Rocket System Littoral Combat Ship Hellfire Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Marillyn Hewson, CEO Brian Colan, Chief Accounting Officer Orlando Carvalho, Executive VP, Divisional Richard Edwards, Executive VP, Divisional Dale Bennett, Executive VP, Divisional Richard Ambrose, Executive VP, Divisional Bruce Tanner, Executive VP Maryanne Lavan, General Counsel John Mollard, Treasurer

Lockheed Martin Corp. specializes in developing and servicing advanced technological systems. It serves domestic and international customers with products and services that have defense, civil and commercial applications, with principal customers including agencies of the U.S. government (72% of its annual sales). The company operates in four segments: aeronautics, missiles and fire control (MFC), rotary and mission systems (RMS) and space systems. The aeronautics segment, accounting for 38% of the firm's revenue, is engaged in the design, R&D, systems integration, production, sustainment, support and upgrade of advanced military aircraft, air vehicles and related technologies. Major products include the F-35 stealth fighter, the F-22 fighter and the C-130 tactical airlifter. The MFC segment (14%) provides air & missile defense systems, tactical missiles & air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems and fire control systems. Major programs in this segment include the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense air and missile defense programs; and the Multiple Launch Rocket System, Hellfire, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and Javelin tactical missile programs. The RMS division (28%) provides design, manufacture, service and support for a variety of military and commercial helicopters; ship and submarine mission and combat systems; mission systems and sensors for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft; sea and land-based missile defense systems; radar systems; and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). In addition, RMS supports the needs of government customers in cybersecurity and delivers communications and command and control capabilities through complex mission solutions for defense applications. The space systems segment (20%) designs, researches, develops, engineers and produces satellites, strategic and defensive missile systems and space transportation systems. Some programs it offers are the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile and the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. In August 2016, the firm divested its information systems & global services business.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 47,248,000,000

2015 46,132,000,000

2014 45,600,000,000

2013 45,358,000,000

2012 47,182,000,000

2011 46,499,000,000

5,549,000,000 11.74%

5,436,000,000 11.78%

5,592,000,000 12.26%

4,505,000,000 9.93%

4,196,000,000 8.89%

3,980,000,000 8.55%

5,302,000,000 5,189,000,000 1,063,000,000 6,764,000,000 10.93% 230.12% 9.45

3,605,000,000 5,101,000,000 939,000,000 6,492,000,000 8.36% 110.97% 4.61

3,614,000,000 3,866,000,000 845,000,000 6,592,000,000 9.86% 86.89% 1.81

2,981,000,000 4,546,000,000 836,000,000 5,495,000,000 7.96% 120.27% 1.25

2,745,000,000 1,561,000,000 942,000,000 5,443,000,000 7.17% 527.88% 157.89

2,655,000,000 4,253,000,000 987,000,000 4,993,000,000 7.27% 112.76% 6.45

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 301 897-6000 Fax: 301 897-6083 Toll-Free: Address: 6801 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 United States

Stock Ticker: LMT Employees: 97,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,634,231 Second Exec. Salary: $963,942

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Management Consulting Group PLC

www.mcgplc.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Services

Management Consulting Group PLC operates through consulting company, Proudfoot. Proudfoot designs, implements and accelerates operational transformation in order to deliver an agile workforce, improve performance and expand profitability. This firm serves industrial leaders worldwide, including manufacturing, natural resources, consumer packaged goods, transportation, automotive, building materials and heavy industry. Headquartered in London, England, the firm has a U.S. office in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2016, the firm sold its France-based global management and strategy consulting firm, Kurt Salmon.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Proudfoot

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Nicholas Stagg, CEO C.J. Povey, Dir.-Finance Charles Ansley, Sec. A.J. Barber, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 58,048,400

2015 178,446,800

2014 311,832,400

2013 330,495,600

2012 367,044,700

-50,881,140 -87.65% 38,953,680 -70,645 -18,456,340 838,749 -48,820,870 - .02% - .06%

-68,076 - .03% 65,654,940 -84,193,490 1,167,570 1,340,972 1,173,992 -19.57% -40.09%

10,428,500 3.34% 94,953,380 -1,235,646 16,810,950 1,414,186 13,141,270 - .25% - .47% 0.29

22,470,270 6.79% 93,024,120 11,718,090 2,365,967 3,270,224 29,127,600 2.44% 4.50% 0.25

23,360,390 6.36% 105,664,400 14,978,040 5,920,056 4,484,035 30,067,820 3.05% 5.99% 0.23

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 020 7710 5000 Fax: 020 7710 5001 Toll-Free: Address: 10 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RB United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: MMCGF Employees: 281 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $513,782 Second Exec. Salary: $287,356

Bonus: $706,451 Bonus: $256,891

2011

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Manhattan Associates Inc

www.manh.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Software, Supply Chain & Logistics Consulting & Support RFID System Integration Consulting Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Eddie Capel, CEO Dennis Story, CFO John Huntz, Chairman of the Board Linda Pinne, Chief Accounting Officer Bruce Richards, Other Executive Officer Robert Howell, Senior VP, Divisional

Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops and provides technologybased supply chain software services. Its products consist of software and hardware and are used for both the managing and execution of supply chain activities. The company serves various industries, including consumer goods, food, government, high-tech/electronics, industrial/wholesale, life science, logistics service providers, retail and transportation, and specializes in demand forecasting and inventory replenishment, warehouse and labor management, performance analysis and event planning. Manhattan Associates' software solutions platform provides three major benefits: cross-functional business solutions, total cost of ownership and the power of shared components. Its software solutions modules are comprised of planning, including assortment, omni-channel, financial and item planning; inventory optimization; omni-channel central, including customer service, enterprise inventory and order management; omni-channel local, including point of sale, clienteling, store fulfillment & inventory and tablet retailing; distribution management; transportation management; supply chain convergence; and visibility. Outside of the U.S., the firm has offices in Australia, China, France, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore and the U.K., as well as representatives in Mexico and reseller partnerships in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia. Manhattan Associates offers its employees medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; flexible spending accounts; life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k) plan; access to a credit union; discounted health club membership; and educational assistance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 604,557,000 54,736,000 194,307,000 32.14% 96,545,000 124,234,000 139,346,000 6,843,000 203,397,000 39.12% 68.09%

2015 556,371,000 53,859,000 161,446,000 29.01% 97,874,000 103,475,000 120,153,000 11,492,000 169,210,000 31.54% 54.81%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 492,104,000 48,953,000 127,124,000 25.83% 97,072,000 82,000,000 94,162,000 9,415,000 133,501,000 26.62% 45.10%

2013 414,518,000 44,549,000 101,287,000 24.43% 81,706,000 67,296,000 89,387,000 4,740,000 107,112,000 24.04% 39.22%

Stock Ticker: MANH Employees: 3,020 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 329,253,000 42,372,000 61,363,000 18.63% 81,652,000 44,907,000 55,824,000 5,074,000 68,647,000 16.63% 25.96%

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 770 955-7070 Fax: 770 995-0302 Toll-Free: Address: 2300 Windy Ridge Pkwy., 10/Fl, Atlanta, GA 30339 United States Top Exec. Salary: $575,000 Second Exec. Salary: $350,167

2012 376,248,000 44,704,000 80,073,000 21.28% 84,096,000 51,853,000 75,271,000 7,873,000 85,711,000 19.88% 32.04%

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ManpowerGroup Inc

www.manpowergroup.com

NAIC Code: 561320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Staffing & Temporary Help Employee Testing, Training & Development Internal Audit, Accounting & Tax Services Organizational Performance Consulting IT Recruitment & Managed Services Business Function Outsourcing Market Research

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Experis Manpower ManpowerGroup Solutions ManpowerGroup Right Management

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

John McGinnis, CFO Darryl Green, COO Jonas Prising, Director Mara Swan, Executive VP, Divisional Sriram Chandrashekar, Executive VP, Divisional Richard Buchband, General Counsel

ManpowerGroup, Inc. is a world leader in the employment services industry, with a global network of nearly 2,800 offices in 80 countries and territories. ManpowerGroup offers permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; training and development; career management; outsourcing; and workforce consulting services. The firm's suite of solutions is offered through a number of distinct brands, including Experis, Manpower, ManpowerGroup Solutions, ManpowerGroup and Right Management. The company's operations are conducted through four geographic segments: the Americas, Southern Europe, Northern Europe and Asia Pacific & Middle East. Its Americas segment offers services under the Manpower, ManpowerGroup Solutions and Experis brand names through its 180 franchised and 631 branch office locations. In Southern Europe, ManpowerGroup's operations are primarily concentrated in France, accounting for 65% of the segment's revenues, and Italy, accounting for 16%. Its Northern Europe operations include the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany and the U.K. The Asia Pacific & Middle East segment operates through 179 branch offices, and maintains its largest operations Japan, Australia, Korea, China and India. Annually, the firm provides its services to 400,000 clients in both smalland medium-sized global businesses; and estimates that it recruits on behalf of its clients over 3 million permanent, temporary and contract workers on a worldwide basis every year.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 19,654,100,000

2015 19,329,900,000

2014 20,762,800,000

2013 20,250,500,000

2012 20,678,000,000

2011 22,006,000,000

750,800,000 3.82% 2,583,000,000 443,700,000 600,000,000 56,900,000 824,500,000 5.88% 17.79% 0.33

688,900,000 3.56% 2,606,900,000 419,200,000 511,500,000 52,300,000 774,400,000 5.70% 15.05% 0.30

719,900,000 3.46% 2,768,300,000 427,600,000 306,200,000 51,500,000 801,300,000 5.90% 14.60% 0.14

511,900,000 2.52% 2,854,800,000 288,000,000 396,700,000 44,700,000 606,900,000 4.02% 10.63% 0.16

411,700,000 1.99% 3,030,300,000 197,600,000 331,600,000 72,000,000 510,700,000 2.84% 7.92% 0.18

524,200,000 2.38% 3,182,100,000 251,600,000 69,200,000 64,900,000 627,100,000 3.69% 10.31% 0.10

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 414 961-1000 Fax: 414 332-0796 Toll-Free: Address: 100 Manpower Pl., Milwaukee, WI 53212 United States

Stock Ticker: MAN Employees: 28,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,200,000 Second Exec. Salary: $800,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Marakon Associates

www.marakon.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Strategy Consulting

Marakon Associates, a subsidiary of CRA International, Inc. (Charles River Associates), is an international strategy and management consulting company based in New York. The firm works with executive teams to raise the level of strategic ambition, create clarity on the best strategic direction and shift resources toward value and growth. Strategic issues addressed include optimizing resource allocation across the portfolio, organic and inorganic growth strategies, strategic turnarounds or disposals, and brand/product marketing. Industries served by Marakon include financial services; energy; consumer, health and wellness; and industrial products and services. Most clients include large financial services institutions across retail, commercial and wholesale banks, insurers, payments companies, and wealth and asset managers. Marakon helps institutions effectively navigate and respond to the new regulatory, competitive and customer landscape in order to maximize value.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: CRA International Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Paul A. Maleh, CEO-CRA Nathan Farber, Associate Principal-New York Pappe Ngmon, Associate Principal-New York Sabrina McPherson (Gujral), Principal-New York Jonas Reed, Principal-London Johann Frank, Principal-London

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-520-7120 Fax: 212-520-7101 Toll-Free: Address: 1411 Broadway 35/Fl., New York, NY 10018 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 120 Parent Company: CRA International Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Mars & Co

www.marsandco.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Strategic Consulting

Mars & Co. is an international consulting firm that specializes in competitive and economic strategies. The company has seven offices located in Greenwich, San Francisco, London, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Mars & Co. focuses on serving a small number of businesses on an exclusive basis in almost every industry. Services offered include the delineation of potential profits within each client's industry and a thorough assessment of each client's competition in order to determine the best method of realigning assets to increase profits. Distinctions of Mars & Co.'s operating functions include a oneoffice concept, where all resources in every global location are available to clients, and an apprenticeship working format between senior and junior staff. All promotions within the company are internal, where newly-hired staff begin as associate consultants and eventually progress in hierarchy to senior associate consultant, consultant, senior consultant, project manager and ultimately vice president.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Nicolas Saiah, VP Francine Even, Dir.-Admin. Kara Caesar, Dir.-Recruiting Patrick Fuvel, VP Olivier Favre, Exec. VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 203-629-9292 Fax: 203-629-9432 Toll-Free: Address: 124 Mason St., Greenwich, CT 06830 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 164 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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MAXIMUS Inc

www.maximus.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Government Agencies Outsourced Program Management IT Systems Management Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ascend Assessments Australia

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Richard Montoni, CEO Richard Nadeau, CFO Peter Pond, Chairman of the Board Raymond Ruddy, Director David Francis, General Counsel Mark Andrekovich, Other Executive Officer Bruce Caswell, President

MAXIMUS, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) to government health and human services agencies. MAXIMUS is one of the largest pure-play health and human services BPS providers to governments in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand. The company is divided into three segments: health services, accounting for 54% of 2016 revenue; human services, 21%; and U.S. federal services, 25%. Health services provides BPS and consulting services for state, provincial and federal government programs, such as Medicaid, CHIP (children's health insurance programs) and the Affordable Care Act, in the U.S.; Health Insurance BC (British Columbia), in Canada; and Health Assessment Advisory Service and Fit for Work Services, in the U.K. Human services provides national, state and local human services agencies with a variety of BPS and related consulting services for government programs such as welfare-to-work, child support higher education and K-12 special education. The U.S. federal services segment provides BPS and program management for large government programs, independent health review and appeals services for both the U.S. federal government and similar state-based programs. This division also offers technology solutions for civilian federal programs. In 2016, the firm acquired independent and specialized health assessment provider Ascend; and Assessments Australia, a provider of support service assessments. The company offers its employees medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance; flexible spending accounts; long-term care policies; legal services; employee assistance; 401(k); paid time off; discounts on childcare; and credit union accounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,403,360,000

2015 2,099,821,000

2014 1,700,912,000

2013 1,331,279,000

2012 1,050,145,000

2011 929,633,000

286,603,000 11.92% 268,259,000 178,362,000 180,026,000 46,391,000 361,883,000 13.56% 26.20% 0.22

259,832,000 12.37% 238,792,000 157,772,000 206,217,000 105,149,000 317,414,000 14.46% 27.00% 0.34

225,308,000 13.24% 226,815,000 145,440,000 213,600,000 47,148,000 273,976,000 16.53% 26.79%

186,208,000 13.98% 197,859,000 116,731,000 120,938,000 62,176,000 222,024,000 15.03% 23.80%

127,575,000 12.14% 157,402,000 76,133,000 115,160,000 23,148,000 154,035,000 12.07% 18.44%

122,401,000 13.16% 132,866,000 81,168,000 96,860,000 26,114,000 145,246,000 14.85% 22.76%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 251-8500 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-629-4687 Address: 1891 Metro Center Dr., Reston, VA 20190 United States

Stock Ticker: MMS Employees: 18,800 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $725,000 Second Exec. Salary: $425,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $225,000

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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McDermott International Inc

www.mcdermott.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Services Marine Construction Procurement Services Project Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Stuart Spence, CFO Gary Luquette, Chairman of the Board Christopher Krummel, Chief Accounting Officer David Dickson, Director Liane Hinrichs, General Counsel Brian McLaughlin, Senior VP, Divisional Jonathan Kennefick, Senior VP, Divisional Andrew Leys, Vice President, Divisional Linh Austin, Vice President, Geographical Hugh Cuthbertson, Vice President, Geographical Scott Munro, Vice President, Geographical

McDermott International, Inc. is a multinational engineering and construction services company specializing in offshore construction for oil and gas exploration projects. The firm operates in approximately 20 countries and divides its operations into three primary geographic segments: Asia Pacific, America/Europe/Africa and the Middle East. In the Asia Pacific segment, the company offers engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services to energy companies primarily in Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, India and Thailand. This division's primary fabrication facility in this region is located on Batam Island, Indonesia. The Americas/Europe/Africa segment serves customers primarily in the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, Trinidad, the North Sea, West Africa and East Africa. The Middle East segment includes the Caspian region, serving customers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, India, Azerbaijan and Russia. All of the segments focus on the fabrication and installation of fixed and floating structures and the installation of pipelines and subsea systems. Its fabrication facilities construct a full range of offshore structures, from conventional jacket-type fixed platforms to intermediate water and deepwater platform configurations. Project installation is performed by major construction vessels stationed throughout the various regions, which McDermott either owns or operates. McDermott vessels offer a variety of complex installation services, including structural lifting/lowering and pipelay services.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,635,983,000

2015 3,070,275,000

2014 2,300,889,000

2013 2,658,932,000

2012 3,641,624,000

2011 3,445,110,000

142,253,000 5.39% 178,752,000 34,117,000 178,179,000 228,079,000 232,135,000 1.03% 2.24% 0.45

91,196,000 2.97% 217,239,000 -17,983,000 55,272,000 102,851,000 191,530,000 - .52% -1.20% 0.55

8,554,000 .37% 208,564,000 -75,994,000 6,960,000 321,187,000 101,739,000 -2.43% -5.35% 0.58

-464,790,000 -17.48% 201,171,000 -516,913,000 -256,611,000 283,962,000 -361,743,000 -16.83% -31.93% 0.03

319,327,000 8.76% 205,974,000 206,653,000 209,784,000 286,310,000 455,115,000 6.53% 11.65% 0.04

250,723,000 7.27% 212,002,000 138,730,000 97,446,000 282,621,000 334,211,000 4.96% 8.92% 0.05

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 281 870-5000 Fax: 281 870-5095 Toll-Free: Address: 757 N. Eldridge Pkwy., Houston, TX 77079 United States

Stock Ticker: MDR Employees: 12,400 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $850,000 Second Exec. Salary: $477,750

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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McKinsey & Company Inc

www.mckinsey.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Strategic & Logistics Consulting Industry-Specific Consulting Business Research Business Publications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: McKinsey Global Institute McKinsey Quarterly

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Dominic Barton, Managing Dir.

McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a privately-held international management consulting firm established in 1926. Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains more than 100 offices in over 50 countries. McKinsey provides consulting services for leading businesses, governments, nongovernmental organizations and non-profits. The company helps clients make improvements to their performance at every level of their organization. Business functions include analytics, business technology, digital technology, implementation, learning programs for clients, marketing and sales, operations, organization, recover and transformation services, risk, strategy and corporate finance, as well as sustainability and resource productivity. Industries served by McKinsey include advanced electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive and assembly, chemicals, consumer packaged goods, electric power and natural gas, financial services, healthcare systems and services, high tech, infrastructure, media and entertainment, metals and mining, oil and gas, paper and forest products, pharmaceuticals and medical products, private equity and principal investors, public sector, retail, semiconductors, social sector, telecommunications and travel/transport/logistics. The McKinsey Global Institute helps leaders in multiple sectors develop deeper understanding of the global economy. The firm's flagship business publication, McKinsey Quarterly, has been defining and informing the senior-management agenda since 1964.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 8,590,500,000

2015 8,300,000,000

2014 8,000,000,000

2013 7,150,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-446-7000 Fax: 212-446-8575 Toll-Free: Address: 55 E. 52nd St., Fl. 21, New York, NY 10022 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 17,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 6,375,000,000

2011 5,450,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Mercer LLC

www.mercer.com

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Human Resources Investment/Financial Consulting Health and Benefits Management Human Capital Consulting Outsourced Human Resources Services (BPO) Investment Management Retirement Plan Administration Merger/Acquisition Consulting

Mercer, LLC, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., offers a broad range of human resource advice and solutions in 42 countries. The firm divides its services into four categories: health and benefits, wealth and investments, workforce and careers and mergers and acquisitions. Health and benefits include private health exchange, employee benefits, global benefits, health benefits administration and affinity benefits. Wealth and investments include retirement plan administration, defined benefit pension plans, pension risk management, defined contribution plans, employee financial wellness, alternative investments, endowments and foundations and financial intermediary partnerships. Workforce and careers include talent strategy, executive compensation, workforce rewards, talent mobility, human resource transformation and employee communication. Mergers and acquisitions (MA) include M&A due diligence, M&A project management office, post-merger integration and private equity advisory. Mercer provides its solutions and services for those in business roles such as CEOs, boards, CFOs, talent leaders, benefits managers, financial advisors, trustees and fiduciaries and employees; for organizations such as corporations, multinational corporations, endowments and foundations, affinity, public sector, wealth management and private equity; and for industries such as energy, insurance, health care, financial services, higher education and retail. Based in New York, USA, the firm has offices throughout the world, including North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. Employees of the firm receive benefits including medical, dental, life, disability and vision coverage; health club discounts; legal assistance; eldercare; continuing education programs; an employee stock purchase plan; paid vacations; tuition reimbursement; and family resource programs.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Julio A. Portalatin, CEO Ken Haderer, COO Julio A. Portalatin, Pres. Helen Shan, CFO Rian Miller, General Counsel David Rahill, Pres., Health & Benefits Phil de Cristo, Pres., Investments Patricia Milligan, Pres., North America Orlando Ashford, Pres., Talent Simon O'Regan, Pres., EuroPac

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,359,630,000

2015 4,313,000,000

2014 4,350,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 4,241,000,000

2012 4,147,000,000

2011 3,782,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-345-7000 Fax: 212-345-7414 Toll-Free: Address: 1166 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 21,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Milliman Inc

www.milliman.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Actuarial Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: MBW International

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Stephen A. White, CEO Stephan A. White, Pres.

Milliman, Inc. is an actuarial and consulting company owned and managed by its principals. The firm has over 50 offices in major cities in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific. It operates in six main practice areas: analytics and technology (A&T), healthcare, insurance, investment, retirement and compensation and risk management and financial services. A&T includes capital and asset-liability modeling, data analytics and decision support, financial projections and reporting, healthcare reform, hedging and risk analysis, pension performance monitoring, predictive analytics, product development and pricing, rating and underwriting. Healthcare includes benefit program design and evaluation, federal/state government contracting services, financial performance and operational efficiency, Medicare/Medicaid consulting, mergers and acquisitions, navigating healthcare reform, pharmacy management, rate setting and reserving, and risk assessment and management. Insurance includes benefit program design and evaluation, catastrophe risk and insurance, claims/underwriting/insurance operations, litigation support, federal government contracting services, financial management and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, micro-insurance, modeling, mortgage and credit risk advisory and regulatory compliance. Investment includes educating plan participants, facilitating budgeting, optimizing pension portfolio investment strategy, optimizing plan funding to get to termination and volatility reduction. Retirement and compensation includes benefit design and cost management, compensation strategy and salary surveys, employee education, federal/state government contracting services, funding strategies, risk management, regulatory compliance and retirement plan administration. Last, risk management and financial services include risks related to products and services, compliance, enterprise risk management, financial risk management, hedging, managing portfolio risk, mergers and acquisitions, product development and pricing, reinsurance and risk financing. In April 2017, the firm, along with Barnett Waddingham, LLP, formed a joint venture, MBW International, to deliver global retirement/pension advice to U.K.-headquartered and U.K.-related companies. The firm offers employees health, dental, vision and group life insurance; 401(k); and various assistance, adoption and flexible spending programs.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 905,000,000

2015 838,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 832,000,000

2013 739,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,200 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 723,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 206-624-7940 Fax: 206-340-1380 Toll-Free: Address: 1301 5th Ave., Ste. 3800, Seattle, WA 98101 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 754,000,000

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Mistras Group Inc

www.mistrasgroup.com

NAIC Code: 541380

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Industrial Testing Laboratories or Services Mechanical Integrity Services Plant Conditioning Monitoring Software

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Condenser & Chiller Services Inc Semiray Inspection Services

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Sotirios Vahaviolos, CEO Jonathan Wolk, CFO Michael Lange, Director Mark Carlos, Executive VP, Divisional Dennis Bertolotti, Executive VP, Divisional Michael Keefe, Executive VP

Mistras Group, Inc. is a global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity and reliability of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructure. The company combines leading products and technologies; expertise in mechanical integrity, non-destructive testing, destructive testing and predictive maintenance services; process and fixed asset engineering and consulting services; proprietary data analysis; and plant-wide asset integrity management and assessments. Mistras Group serves a global customer base of companies with asset-intensive infrastructure, including companies in the oil and gas, power generation, public infrastructure, chemicals, commercial aerospace and defense, transportation, primary metals and metalworking, pharmaceutical/biotechnology and food processing/research/engineering institutions. The firm's three operating segments include services, products and systems and international. The services segment provides asset protection solutions predominantly in North America, with the largest concentration in the U.S. The products and systems segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services Mistras' asset protection products and systems, including equipment and instrumentation, predominantly in the U.S., but also to select international markets to a lesser degree. The international segment offers services, products and systems similar to those mentioned above, to global markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America, but not to customers in China and South Korea, which are served by the products and systems segment. In October 2016, the firm acquired Condenser & Chiller Services, Inc., a non-destructive testing inspection and complete heat exchanger service provider. In April 2017, it acquired Semiray Inspection Services, a non-destructive testing, chemical and special process service provider.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 719,181,000 2,523,000 43,177,000 6.00% 147,549,000 24,654,000 68,124,000 16,179,000 75,651,000 5.16% 9.46% 0.30

2015 711,252,000 2,521,000 30,353,000 4.26% 143,978,000 16,081,000 50,624,000 15,970,000 63,639,000 3.51% 6.60% 0.43

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 623,447,000 2,995,000 38,295,000 6.14% 123,690,000 22,518,000 36,873,000 17,579,000 66,724,000 5.48% 9.96% 0.33

2013 529,282,000 2,447,000 27,554,000 5.20% 101,792,000 11,646,000 43,503,000 13,523,000 54,326,000 3.29% 5.77% 0.30

Stock Ticker: MG Employees: 5,700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $25,000

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 609 716-4000 Fax: 609 716-4145 Toll-Free: Address: 195 Clarksville Rd., Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 United States Top Exec. Salary: $814,400 Second Exec. Salary: $563,654

2012 436,875,000 2,059,000 36,769,000 8.41% 83,098,000 21,353,000 31,402,000 10,405,000 59,611,000 7.38% 11.85% 0.24

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 05/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Mitchell Madison Group

mmgmc.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: MMG Management Consulting MMG Management Consulting AG MMG Management Consulting GmbH Mitchell Madison Group (Schweiz) AG Mitchell Madison Group Manila Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Hans Dau, CEO Curt Andersson, VP Yohan Braunling, VP Sammy Montecastro, Gen. Mgr.-Manilla

Mitchell Madison Group is a management consulting firm with expertise in business strategy and cost optimization. The company has experience in the banking, insurance, capital markets, IT, payment systems, telecommunications, manufacturing and resource extraction industries. Mitchell Madison provides consultancy in four strategic areas: performance improvement, strategic services, business analytics and staff augmentation. The group offers its clients a variety of fee structures from fee-for-service to joint venture, tailoring each project according to client needs. Its services include business restructuring, strategy and turnaround; defined profit margin improvement; environmentally-friendly supply chain strategy; asset valuation; and service contract renegotiations. The company's U.S. offices are located in Jackson, Wyoming, and New York, New York, with international locations in Switzerland, Austria, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. Its subsidiaries include MMG Management Consulting, MMG Management Consulting AG, MMG Management Consulting GmbH, Mitchell Madison Group (Schweiz) AG and Mitchell Madison Group Manila, Inc.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 48,000,000

2015 45,780,000

2014 42,000,000

2013 40,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 646-873-4100 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 690 S. Hwy. 89, Ste. 200, Jackson, WY 83001 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 575 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 35,000,000

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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MorganFranklin Consulting LLC

www.morganfranklin.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Services

MorganFranklin Consulting, LLC provides consulting solutions to both the commercial and government sectors. Commercial solutions comprises accounting and transaction services, including accounting and audit support, divesture advisory, due diligence, IPO readiness, revenue recognition, technical accounting resource center and valuation services; strategy, finance and operations, including finance transformation, key performance indicators, measures and metrics, operating models, shared service centers, post-transaction optimization, strategic improvement and operations assessment; risk and compliance, including corporate investigations, dispute solutions, enterprise and operational risk management, governance, risk and compliance, internal audit and SarbanesOxley Act; and information management and technology, including enterprise information management, enterprise performance management, enterprise resource planning, IT portfolio, program and project management, IT strategy and governance and technology risk. Government solutions comprises accounting and transaction services, including accounting support, audit support, readiness and remediation, budget and performance integration, financial management line of business and grants management support; strategy, finance and operations, including business process improvement, change management, finance transformation, organizational assessment and design, program and project management and shared services; risk and compliance, including governance, IT compliance and security, regulatory compliance and risk management services; and information management and technology, including CIO/CFO (chief information officer/chief financial officer) services, data management and analytics, enterprise resource planning, IT portfolio and project management, IT strategy/planning/governance and technology risk management. MorganFranklin Consulting is 100% employeeowned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

C.E. Andrews, CEO W. Jeff Pagano, CFO Andrew Moss, Dir.-Mktg. & Sales Ashley Baquie, Chief Human Resources Officer Chuck Smith, VP Eric Reicin, VP Ron Morgan, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 564-7525 Fax: 703 564-7526 Toll-Free: Address: 7900 Tysons One Place, Ste 300, McLean, VA 22102 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 386 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Navigant Consulting Inc

www.navigant.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting & Outsourcing Services Financial Industry Consulting Energy Industry Consulting Health Care Consulting Litigation Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ecofys Investments BV

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Stephen Lieberman, CFO Scott Harper, Chief Accounting Officer Julie Howard, Director Lee Spirer, Executive VP Monica Weed, General Counsel

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI) is a Chicago-based, independent consulting firm, with locations in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The company primarily serves clients in the healthcare, energy and financial services sectors. NCI is organized into four business segments: healthcare; energy; financial services advisory and compliance; and disputes, forensics and legal technology. The healthcare segment provides consulting services and business process management services. Its clients include healthcare providers, payers and life sciences companies. The energy segment provides advisory solutions in business strategy and planning; distributed energy resources and renewables; energy efficiency; demand response; and grid modernization. Its clients include utilities, governmental entities, investors, manufacturers, oil and gas companies, and major corporations. The financial services advisory and compliance segment provides consulting and advisory services to clients in the highregulated financial services industry, including major financial and insurance institutions. This division also provides anticorruption solutions and anti-money laundering consulting, litigation support and tax compliance and valuation services to clients in a variety of industries. The disputes, forensics and legal technology segment provides valuation and economic analysis, as well as accounting, regulatory, construction and computer forensic expertise. Its clients include companies and their in-house counsel and law firms, as well as accounting firms, corporate boards and government agencies. In November 2016, the firm acquired Ecofys Investments BV, an international consultancy based in Europe, specializing in the fields of energy and sustainability. NCI employees are offered a 401(k) plan; medical, dental and life insurance; and an employee stock purchase plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,034,480,000

2015 919,486,000

2014 859,617,000

2013 835,585,000

2012 844,641,000

2011 784,684,000

96,736,000 9.35% 168,954,000 58,098,000 110,027,000 29,435,000 138,620,000 5.61% 9.46% 0.21

92,127,000 10.01% 147,462,000 60,345,000 83,079,000 39,829,000 126,326,000 6.28% 10.62% 0.29

-32,781,000 -3.81% 136,057,000 -36,398,000 90,097,000 24,387,000 -5,583,000 -4.02% -6.38% 0.20

103,147,000 12.34% 127,079,000 52,193,000 119,769,000 17,502,000 127,398,000 5.61% 9.02% 0.09

83,858,000 9.92% 141,155,000 46,169,000 75,962,000 20,052,000 106,561,000 5.04% 8.60% 0.23

76,293,000 9.72% 130,415,000 41,130,000 111,367,000 10,375,000 99,980,000 4.71% 8.44% 0.25

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312 573-5700 Fax: 312 573-5701 Toll-Free: 800-621-8390 Address: 30 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 3550, Chicago, IL 60606 United States

Stock Ticker: NCI Employees: 5,768 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $884,231 Second Exec. Salary: $211,538

Bonus: $ Bonus: $447,440

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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NCI Inc

www.nciinc.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Software Development

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Paul Dillahay, CEO Lucas Narel, CFO Charles Narang, Chairman of the Board Michele Cappello, General Counsel

NCI, Inc. provides enterprise solutions and services to U.S. defense, intelligence, health and civilian government agencies. The firm's offerings include: agile development and lean software O&M (operations and management), in which NCI develops applications and modernizes systems using various proprietary methodologies; big data and data analytics, with a focus on mission-oriented intelligence-to-operations initiatives and technologies that reduce time and turn data into actionable information; cybersecurity and information assurance, which aligns information assurance and cybersecurity initiatives that support business objectives, compliance requirements and risk management; engineering and logistics, which delivers innovative engineering and logistics solutions that enable affordability, effectiveness and mission readiness anywhere in the world; IT infrastructure optimization and service management, which delivers enterprise-class, bare-metal virtualization solutions focused on procuring capacity services and meeting various requirements within fiscally-strained environments; and health and program integrity, which enables information sharing, reduces paperwork collection and improves healthcare quality for government customers. In 2016, approximately 57% of revenue was generated from the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agency customers, with the remainder generating from federal civilian agency customers. Headquartered in Virginia, U.S., NCI operates through more than 100 locations worldwide.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 322,410,000

2015 333,095,000

2014 317,028,000

2013 332,325,000

2012 368,387,000

2011 558,261,000

16,808,000 5.21% 27,437,000 9,481,000 16,370,000 3,010,000 23,828,000 5.93% 8.58%

20,676,000 6.20% 26,016,000 12,172,000 24,438,000 2,671,000 28,335,000 8.09% 12.15% 0.09

14,481,000 4.56% 25,850,000 8,468,000 27,656,000 1,467,000 20,173,000 6.41% 9.64%

14,110,000 4.24% 23,393,000 7,738,000 17,260,000 1,260,000 20,408,000 5.74% 10.00% 0.01

-140,031,000 -38.01% 28,459,000 -86,824,000 41,535,000 1,785,000 -133,105,000 -40.91% -73.36% 0.24

23,830,000 4.26% 24,150,000 13,158,000 36,247,000 2,775,000 30,562,000 4.76% 8.30% 0.32

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 707-6900 Fax: 703 707-6901 Toll-Free: Address: 11730 Plaza America Dr., Reston, VA 20190 United States

Stock Ticker: NCIT Employees: 2,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $441,638 Second Exec. Salary: $477,437

Bonus: $75,000 Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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NERA Economic Consulting

www.nera.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-Economic & Financial Antitrust Consulting Employment & Labor Consulting Energy Consulting Financial Risk Management Consulting Intellectual Property Consulting Postal Services Consulting Transport Consulting

NERA Economic Consulting provides advice to corporations, firms, courts and other government agencies about the economics of competition, regulation and finance. A subsidiary of Oliver Wyman Group, which is itself a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., NERA consists of a team of more than 500 economists in more than 25 offices worldwide. The company's consultants provide independent research and analysis to achieve practical solutions to highly complex business and legal issues relating to competition, regulation, public policy, strategy, finance and litigation. Its clients include corporations, governments, law firms, regulatory agencies, trade associations and international agencies. The firm's 30 practice areas include the communications industry, where NERA has been involved in nearly every spectrum auction on behalf of the sponsor or a bidder; the global health care practice, where the firm's economists have analyzed hundreds of health care mergers and covered antitrust issues; and transfer pricing, in which NERA professionals advise multinational corporations on the pricing of goods, services and intangible properties that move across different operating units or geographical boundaries. Additional practice areas include antitrust and competition policy; auctions; bankruptcy and financial distress litigation; class actions and class certification; commercial litigation and damages; consumer protection in financial services; corporate governance and compliance; energy; environmental economics; financial institutions and banking; financial risk management; insurance; intellectual property; international arbitration; labor and employment; mass torts and product liability; postal services; radio spectrum; regulatory economics; risk advisory services; securities and finance; statistical sampling and analysis; survey research, design and analysis; transport; valuation; water; and white collar, investigations and enforcement.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc Olivery Wyman Group

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Lawrence Wu, Pres. Lawrence Wu, Pres. Sumanth Addanki, Sr. VP Lucy P. Allen, Sr. VP Elizabeth Becker, Sr. VP-Employment & Labor Practice

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,510,090,000

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

2012

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-345-3000 Fax: 212-345-4650 Toll-Free: Address: 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 29/Fl., New York, NY 10036 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 583 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Nexant Inc

www.nexant.com

NAIC Code: 423430

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Energy Industry Software Enterprise Risk Management Energy Consulting Services Energy Market Analysis Power System Analysis

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: iEnergy Grid360 iHedge RevenueManager Petrochemical Simulator World Gas Model

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Basem Sarandah, CEO Anish Shah, CFO Deborah Forhan Rimmler, General Counsel Stephen Greoge, Sr. VP-Utility Svcs. Paul R. MacGregor, VP-Clean Energy Markets Terry Fry, Sr. VP-Utility Svcs. Mike Sullivan, Sr. VP-Utility Svcs. Arjun Gupta, Chmn. Richard Sleep, Sr. VP-Consulting, EMEA

Nexant, Inc. is a software developer focused on providing technology systems and consulting services to the global energy industry. In addition to a number of software support programs, extensive consulting expertise is offered in every sector of the energy industry, including power, electricity, cleantech, renewables, government agencies, financial services, chemicals, and oil and gas. Software solutions include: iEnergy, a data management, analytics and customer engagement platform that changes how utilities manage business processes and customer initiatives for energy efficiency and water conservation; Grid360, an advanced network modeling, simulation and analysis platform that enables transmission and distribution system planners and operators to build, monitor, analyze and optimize grid operation; iHedge, a software platform that enables market participants to hedge congestion risks in transmissionconstrained electricity markets; RevenueManager, which supports multiple commodities through the entire customer lifecycle in residential, commercial and industrial markets; Petrochemical Simulator, a proprietary simulation model used to generate all the analysis and forecasts when subscribing to Nexant's programs; and the World Gas Model, which projects global, regional and national gas supply-demand balances, international gas trade by pipeline and liquid natural gas, and both contracted and spot prices. Nexant is based in California, with additional offices in the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, South and Central Americas and Europe.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 224,000,000

2015 218,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 210,000,000

2013 200,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 650 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 415-369-1000 Fax: 415-369-9700 Toll-Free: Address: 101 Second St., Ste. 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105-3651 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 165,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Nielsen Holdings plc

www.nielsen.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Market Research Magazine Publishing Media/Entertainment Audience Research Trade Publications Directories Business Consulting Internet Audience Research

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: eXelate Pointlogic Informate Mobile Intelligence Repucom

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Dwight Barns, CEO Jamere Jackson, CFO Jeffrey Charlton, Chief Accounting Officer James Powell, Chief Technology Officer Stephen Hasker, COO James Attwood, Director Nancy Phillips, Other Executive Officer Eric Dale, Other Executive Officer Giovanni Tavolieri, President, Divisional

Nielsen Holdings plc is a leading global provider of marketing information, audience measurement and business media products and services with operations in over 100 countries and data measurements of 10 million consumers worldwide. The firm has two major segments: what consumers watch (watch) and what consumers buy (buy). Accounting for 46% the company's 2015 revenues, the watch segment provides viewership data and analytics primarily to the media industry, and advertising across three primary platforms that include mobile screens, online and television. Clients of this segment use Nielsen's data to plan and optimize their advertising spending and to better ensure that their advertisements reach the intended audience. The buy segment (responsible for 54% of 2015 revenue) provides consumer behavior information and analytics primarily to businesses in the consumer packaged goods industry. Clients use the data to manage their brands, find new sources of demand, launch and grow new products, improve their marketing mix and establish more effective consumer relationships. In 2015, the firm acquired eXelate, a leading provider of data and technology to facilitate the buying and selling of advertising across programmatic platforms. In 2016, it acquired Pointlogic, a global leader in marketing decision support systems via innovative software; Mumbaibased mobile usage measure Informate Mobile Intelligence; and Repucom, a leader in sports measurement, evaluation and intelligence.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 6,309,000,000

2015 6,172,000,000

2014 6,288,000,000

2013 5,703,000,000

2012 5,612,000,000

2011 5,532,000,000

1,143,000,000 18.11% 1,851,000,000 502,000,000 1,296,000,000 433,000,000 1,752,000,000 3.23% 11.76% 1.88

1,093,000,000 17.70% 1,915,000,000 570,000,000 1,179,000,000 408,000,000 1,846,000,000 3.71% 12.01% 1.58

1,089,000,000 17.31% 1,917,000,000 384,000,000 1,093,000,000 412,000,000 1,494,000,000 2.48% 7.12% 1.27

861,000,000 15.09% 1,815,000,000 740,000,000 901,000,000 374,000,000 1,350,000,000 4.91% 13.88% 1.13

952,000,000 16.96% 1,778,000,000 273,000,000 784,000,000 358,000,000 1,341,000,000 1.87% 5.70% 1.26

794,000,000 14.35% 1,888,000,000 84,000,000 641,000,000 367,000,000 1,110,000,000 .58% 2.23% 1.42

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 646 654-5000 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-864-1224 Address: 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 United States

Stock Ticker: NLSN Employees: 43,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $741,154 Second Exec. Salary: $1,000,000

Bonus: $325,000 Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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North Highland Company (The)

www.northhighland.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management & Technology Consulting Services Human Resources Consulting Services Supply Chain Optimization Marketing Consulting Services Financial Reporting Consulting Services Staffing Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Culr

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Daniel Reardon, CEO Alex Bombeck, Pres. Beth Schiavo, CFO Matthew Klein, CMO Mary Slaughter, Chief People Officer Ben Grinnell, Global Dir.-Technology & Digital Richard Dobb, General Counsel Maria Bothwell, Pres., New Ventures Daniel Durham, Lead-Global Financial Svcs. Nancy Schultz, Lead-Global Health Care Albert Rees, Pres., Northeast Region Bob Lamont, Pres., West Region David Deiters, Pres., South Region Tony Doocey, Group VP-London

The North Highland Company, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017, is a global consulting firm that serves clients through more than 60 offices worldwide. The firm divides its solutions into seven categories: data and analytics, marketing and design, people and change, process and business analysis, professional staffing, program and project management, and strategy and advisory. Through these solution, North Highland seeks to help clients solve their most complex business challenges via four key areas: customer experience, performance improvement, technology/digital and transformation. Industries served by the firm include energy/utilities, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, media/entertainment/communications, public sectors, retail and consumer products, and transportation/travel/leisure. Through its gathered insights, North Highland seeks to: unlock the hidden value of onboarding by maximizing customer value and satisfaction through the telecommunications business-tobusiness onboarding experience; future-proof client business with intentional architecture; and obtain feedback through the firm's proprietary intuitive enterprise app for iOS and Android, called Culr. The company has a stated goal of reaching $1 billion in revenues by 2020. North Highland offers its employees medical, dental, life and disability insurance; a 401(k) plan; an employee stock ownership plan; health and child care spending accounts; tuition reimbursement; and an employee assistance program.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 500,000,000

2015 474,150,000

2014 435,000,000

2013 410,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 404-233-1015 Fax: 404-233-4930 Toll-Free: Address: 3333 Piedmont Rd. NE, Ste. 1000, Atlanta, GA 30305 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 380,000,000

2011 300,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 6 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Northrop Grumman Corporation

www.northropgrumman.com

NAIC Code: 336411

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Aircraft Manufacturing Shipbuilding & Engineering Aircraft Manufacturing Electronic Systems & Components Hardware & Software Manufacturing Design & Engineering Services IT Systems & Services Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers & Submarines

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is a global aerospace and defense technology company. It has three primary segments: aerospace systems, mission systems and technology services. The aerospace systems segment designs, develops, integrates and produces manned aircraft, autonomous systems, spacecraft, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics and other systems/subsystems. This division's customers, primarily the Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. government agencies, use these systems in mission areas such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike operations, communications, earth observation, space science and space exploration. The mission systems segment provides advanced end-to-end mission solutions and multifunction systems for DoD, intelligence community, international, federal civil and commercial customers. Its major products and services include C4ISR (command, control, communications and computer (C4)/intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)) systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; cyber solutions; space systems; intelligence processing systems; air and missile defense integration; navigation; and shipboard missile and encapsulated payload launch systems. Last, the technology services segment provides logistics solutions supporting the full life cycle of platforms and systems for global defense and federal-civil customers. Its offerings include software and system sustainment, modernization of platforms and associated subsystems, advanced training solutions and integrated logistics support.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Wesley Bush, CEO Kathy Warden, President, Divisional Kenneth Bedingfield, CFO Michael Hardesty, Chief Accounting Officer Patrick Antkowiak, Chief Technology Officer Sheila Cheston, General Counsel Janis Pamiljans, General Manager, Divisional Mark Caylor, Other Executive Officer David Perry, Other Executive Officer Denise Peppard, Other Executive Officer Thomas Vice, President, Divisional Christopher Jones, President, Divisional Jennifer McGarey, Secretary Lisa Davis, Vice President, Divisional

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 24,508,000,000

2015 23,526,000,000

2014 23,979,000,000

2013 24,661,000,000

2012 25,218,000,000

2011 26,412,000,000

3,193,000,000 13.02% 2,584,000,000 2,200,000,000 2,813,000,000 920,000,000 3,680,000,000 8.78% 40.81% 1.34

3,076,000,000 13.07% 2,566,000,000 1,990,000,000 2,162,000,000 471,000,000 3,558,000,000 7.79% 31.19% 1.16

3,196,000,000 13.32% 2,405,000,000 2,069,000,000 2,593,000,000 561,000,000 3,681,000,000 7.81% 23.17% 0.81

3,123,000,000 12.66% 2,256,000,000 1,952,000,000 2,483,000,000 364,000,000 3,615,000,000 7.37% 19.39% 0.55

3,130,000,000 12.41% 2,450,000,000 1,978,000,000 2,640,000,000 331,000,000 3,687,000,000 7.61% 19.92% 0.41

3,276,000,000 12.40% 2,350,000,000 2,118,000,000 2,115,000,000 488,000,000 3,848,000,000 7.45% 17.72% 0.38

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 280-2900 Fax: 310 201-3023 Toll-Free: Address: 2980 Fairview Park Dr., Falls Church, VA 22042 United States

Stock Ticker: NOC Employees: 67,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,530,000 Second Exec. Salary: $792,116

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 9 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Novell Inc

www.novell.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Software, Network Management, System Testing & Storage Operational Strategy Consulting Services E-Business Consulting Open Source Software Linux Support & Maintenance Management Consulting Workload Management Software IT Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Micro Focus International plc ZENworks Service Desk Filr Micro Focus iPrint File Management Suite GroupWise Micro Focus Vibe

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Bob Flynn, Pres. Dave Wilkes, VP-Eng. Eric Varness, VP-North America Sales John Delk, VP-Channel & Alliances Katherine Tate, VP-Global Sales Oper. Edwin Bowman, Gen. Mgr.-Latin America Kevin Loosemore, Chmn.-Micro Focus Dirk W. Schmidt, VP-EMEA Sales

Novell, Inc., a subsidiary and division of Micro Focus International plc, develops, sells and installs enterprise-quality software focused on the operating system and infrastructure software sectors of the IT industry. The firm operates through three primary segments: endpoint management, file and networking services and collaboration. Endpoint management products are designed to provide customized assistance to each client's employees and store data in a centralized database. Products in this segment include ZENworks Application Virtualization, which allows clients to package and deploy virtualized applications; and Service Desk, an IT optimization program. Novell's File and networking services provide an open platform allowing files to be shared throughout a multisystem workspace. Products include Open Enterprise Server, which offers NetWare services like file storage and centralized server management; Filr, a secure storage dropbox; Micro Focus iPrint, a print management program; and File Management Suite, a dynamic file management and storage system. Novell's collaboration business segment provides infrastructure, management and security solutions for collaboration across multiple devise. Its solutions include GroupWise, a secure email, calendaring, contact management and task management service; and Micro Focus Vibe, a project management software for productivity enhancement. The firm also provides professional services, including discovery workshops, strategy projects and solution implementations; phone-based, web-based and onsite technical support; and training services.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 166,856,370

2015 233,100,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 281,700,000

2013

2012

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 801-8614272 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-529-3400 Address: 1800 S. Novell Place, Provo, UT 54606 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 3,400 Fiscal Year Ends: 10/31 Parent Company: Micro Focus International plc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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NTT DATA Corporation

www.nttdata.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Services Systems Integration Consulting Services Bioinformatics Telecom Consulting

NTT DATA Corporation, originally formed as a division of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation, is one of the largest information technology providers in Japan. The firm offers a wide array of IT and related services with operations in over 40 countries. NTT DATA's services include advisory services, application development and management, enterprise application services, business intelligence and analytics, infrastructure services and outsourcing services. These services feature SAP solutions, Oracle solutions, cloud solutions, big data solutions, manufacturer-to-manufacturer solutions and application development technologies. Industry sectors that NTT serves include automotive, banking/financial, consumer products, education, electronics/high-tech, energy/utilities, public, healthcare, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, media/entertainment, natural resources, retail service providers, telecommunications, transportation/logistics and wholesale/distribution. Former parent Nippon Telegraph & Telephone still controls a 54.2% stake in the firm, even though it is a publicly-traded company. In 2016, the firm acquired the IT service division of Dell, Inc. for $3.05 billion; and Nefos, a Salesforce consulting firm in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation Nefos

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Toshio Iwamoto, CEO Toshio Iwamoto, Pres. Toru Yamashita, Counselor Masanori Shiina, Exec. VP Hironobu Sagae, Sr. VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 14,879,040,000

2015 13,929,260,000

2014 12,381,000,000

2013 11,995,590,000

2012 11,527,870,000

2011 10,705,870,000

929,515,700 6.24%

774,063,600 5.55%

576,615,800 4.65%

789,570,200 6.58%

740,922,200 6.42%

721,481,500 6.73%

583,894,600 2,144,479,000 1,155,037,000 2,406,984,000 3.44% 8.36% 0.43

309,384,000 1,694,200,000 1,336,684,000 2,088,478,000 1.83% 4.43% 0.45

231,289,400 2,160,814,000 1,388,206,000 1,819,745,000 1.56% 3.78% 0.49

414,557,500 1,486,405,000 1,075,625,000 2,051,135,000 2.90% 6.92% 0.44

286,230,200 1,752,863,000 1,248,289,000 2,080,499,000 2.06% 5.04% 0.56

355,009,900 2,110,628,000 1,339,669,000 2,084,056,000 2.71% 6.29% 0.57

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 81 355468202 Fax: 81 355462405 Toll-Free: Address: Toyosu Ctr. Bldg., 3-3 Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 1356033 Japan

Exchange: PINX Stock Ticker: NTDTY Employees: 31,739 Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31 Parent Company: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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OC&C Strategy Consultants

www.occstrategy.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Strategy Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Christopher D. Outram, Managing Dir. Christopher D. Outram, Founding Partner

OC&C Strategy Consultants is an international consulting firm. The company serves clients in five areas: corporate strategy, business unit strategy, strategy realization, M&A (marketplace and acquisitions) and private equity as well as operational strategy. Corporate strategy works with board-level company leaders to help them deliver the best possible return to shareholders; business unit strategy works with clients to find and develop strategies and underpinning business models; strategy realization provides leadership support in meeting deadlines as well as during substantial changes of a company's program or merger/acquisition; M&A and private equity analyzes and deploys resources to guide clients through transaction processes; and operational strategy works with clients across all areas of operational strategy to deliver a comprehensive and continuous program. The firm works with clients ranging from large multinational corporations to financial investors, entrepreneurs, government organizations and nonprofits. Its primary sectors include consumer, which encompasses retail, consumer goods manufacturers, consumer-facing travel and leisure businesses; business services, including public and private clients within blue and collar services, professional services and financially-related services; TMT, covering all aspects of telecoms, media and technology; and industrial products, working with large and small companies across a wide range of sub-sectors with a focus on industry structure and competitive strategy as well as performance improvement and organizational design. OC&C also offers pro bono work to charities and nonprofit organizations. OC&C has offices in the U.S., Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong, Turkey, England, India, France, China and Poland.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 200,000,000

2015 196,200,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 180,000,000

2013 171,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 574 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-20-70-10-8000 Fax: 44-20-70-10-8100 Toll-Free: Address: 6 New St. Square, London, EC4A 3AT United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 163,988,746

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Oliver Wyman Group

www.oliverwymangroup.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Business Strategy Consulting Financial Services Consulting Risk Management & Insurance Consulting

Oliver Wyman Group (OWG), a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., is a global consulting group with offices in over 50 cities in 25 countries. The company operates in three units. The largest part of the group is its Oliver Wyman unit, a management consulting firm offering general business consulting with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation and leadership development. The second unit is Lippincott, a firm offering services related to corporate brand strategy and design consultancy. The group's third unit, NERA Economic Consulting, provides economic analysis and advice related to complex business and legal issues arising from regulation, public policy, litigation, strategy and competition. In addition, as part of the Marsh & McLennan group, OWG works in partnership with sister companies such as Mercer, LLC, a health, retirement, talent and investment consulting services firm; Guy Carpenter, a provider of risk and reinsurance advisory services; and Marsh, which provides insurance broking and risk management consulting. OWG's clients are primarily the CEOs and top management of Fortune 1000 firms across a number of key industries, including automotive, aviation and aerospace, defense, energy, communications and media, financial services, retail and consumer products, healthcare, life sciences, technology and transportation. Special projects of the firm include the Oliver Wyman Institute, a collaborative group that conducts market research; and the Delta Organization & Leadership Executive Learning Center, which implements custom leadership development and education programs.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc Oliver Wyman Lippincott NERA Economic Consulting Mercer LLC Guy Carpenter Marsh

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Scott McDonald, CEO Matthew Cunningham, CFO Nicky Dingemans, Chief Human Capital Officer Paula McGlarry, General Counsel Simon Harris, Chief Strategy & Corp. Dev. Officer David Fishbaum, Actuarial Rachel Kirsh, Chief Risk Officer

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,803,530,000

2015 1,751,000,000

2014 1,710,000,000

2013 1,483,000,000

2012 1,466,000,000

2011 1,483,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-345-8000 Fax: 212-345-8075 Toll-Free: Address: 1166 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 4,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Omnicom Group Inc

www.omnicomgroup.com

NAIC Code: 541810

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Advertising Services Public Relations Market Research Marketing & Brand Consulting Interactive & Search Engine Marketing Media Planning & Buying Health Care Communications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Diversified Agency Services DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc DDB Worldwide Inc TBWA Worldwide Inc OMD Worldwide Lucky Generals Wednesday Agency Group BioPharm Communications

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Jonathan Nelson, CEO, Divisional John Wren, CEO Bruce Crawford, Chairman of the Board Peter Swiecicki, Controller Philip Angelastro, Executive VP Michael OBrien, General Counsel Andrew Castellaneta, Senior VP Dennis Hewitt, Treasurer

Omnicom Group, Inc. is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is one of the largest advertising, marketing and corporate communications companies in the world. The firm owns over a thousand subsidiary agencies that operate in over 100 countries, serving over 5,000 clients. Its agencies provide an extensive range of services, mainly focusing on four fundamental disciplines: advertising, customer relationship management, public relations and specialty communications. The company's holdings are managed by the Diversified Agency Services (DAS) group of companies; this sector includes over 200 public relations, marketing, consulting and special communications firms, such as Ketchum, Inc. and Porter Novelli. Omnicom's advertising is based in three areas: global advertising brands, national advertising agencies and media services. Its global network consists of three advertising agencies: BBDO Worldwide Communications Group, Inc., DDB Worldwide, Inc. and TBWA Worldwide, Inc. National advertising agencies include Arnell Group, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, GSD&M, Martin/Williams, Merkley and Partners and Zimmerman Partners. Media services operate as the Omnicom Media Group, which include two full service media companies, OMD Worldwide and PHD Network, and several media specialist companies. Other group activities of note include experiential marketing, mobile marketing, package design, custom printing, reputation consulting and search engine marketing. Omnicom digital oversees the company's digital operations. In 2016, BBDO Worldwide acquired a majority stake in Wednesday Agency Group, a fashion and luxury lifestyle brand-focused creative agency. Additionally, in 2016, Omnicom Health Group acquired BioPharm Communications, the largest healthcare marketing and communications group in the world. In February 2017, TBWA Worldwide acquired a majority stake in Lucky Generals, an independent UK creative agency.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 15,416,900,000

2015 15,134,400,000

2014 15,317,800,000

2013 14,584,500,000

2012 14,219,400,000

2011 13,872,500,000

2,008,900,000 13.03% 443,900,000 1,148,600,000 1,931,200,000 165,500,000 2,333,900,000 5.04% 49.50% 2.27

1,920,100,000 12.68% 1,852,400,000 1,093,900,000 2,172,300,000 202,700,000 2,250,800,000 4.95% 40.79% 1.45

1,944,100,000 12.69% 2,023,700,000 1,104,000,000 1,476,500,000 213,000,000 2,281,600,000 4.96% 33.69% 1.60

1,825,300,000 12.51% 1,993,400,000 991,100,000 1,809,000,000 212,000,000 2,142,900,000 4.47% 28.14% 1.12

1,804,200,000 12.68% 2,034,500,000 998,300,000 1,451,300,000 226,300,000 2,122,000,000 4.68% 28.66% 1.28

1,671,100,000 12.04% 1,950,800,000 952,600,000 1,315,300,000 185,500,000 1,980,800,000 4.75% 26.89% 0.90

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212 415-3600 Fax: 212 415-3393 Toll-Free: Address: 437 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 United States

Stock Ticker: OMC Employees: 78,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,000,000 Second Exec. Salary: $850,000

Bonus: $13,640,000 Bonus: $3,600,000

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 6 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Oracle Corporation

www.oracle.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Software, Data Base & File Management e-Business Applications Software Internet-Based Software Consulting Services Human Resources Management Software CRM Software Middleware

Oracle Corporation is a leading enterprise software company, providing hardware products and services to over 400,000 customers throughout the world. The firm markets its integrated hardware and software systems directly to corporations. Oracle's products can be categorized into three broad areas: software and cloud, hardware systems and services. The software and cloud division is further divided into new software licenses & cloud software subscriptions, which includes Oracle's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-aService (PaaS) offerings; cloud infrastructure as a service; and software license updates & product support. This division represents 78% of total revenues. Hardware systems is comprised of hardware systems products and hardware systems support services, representing 13% of total revenues. Services (9% or revenues) offers consulting services, enhanced support services and education services. Applications and technologies of the firm include Oracle SaaS, providing software applications delivered via a cloud-based IT environment that the company hosts, manages and supports; Oracle Applications software are licensed for use in onpremise, data center and related IT environments to manage and automate core business functions across the enterprise; Oracle PaaS is designed to deliver Oracle Database, Java and other platform services in the cloud to enable developers to extend applications; Oracle Database software is licensed to customers and designed to enable reliable & secure storage, retrieval and manipulation of all forms of data; Oracle Fusion Middleware is a broad family of integrated application infrastructure software products; and Java is a software development language platform. During 2016, the firm acquired the following: application companies, including AddThis, Crosswise, LogFire and NetSuite; industry solution companies, including Textura and Opower; and middleware companies, including Palerra and Ravello Systems. That November, it agreed to acquire Dyn. Oracle offers employees a 401(k) plan; employee assistance and employee stock purchase plans; and a Live and Work Well program.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Oracle Saas Oracle PaaS Oracle Applications Oracle Database Java Oracle Fusion Middleware AddThis NetSuite

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Safra Catz, CFO Lawrence Ellison, Chairman of the Board William West, Chief Accounting Officer Mark Hurd, Co-CEO Jeffrey Henley, Director John Fowler, Executive VP, Divisional Dorian Daley, General Counsel Thomas Kurian, President, Divisional

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 37,047,000,000 5,787,000,000 12,604,000,000 34.02% 9,039,000,000 8,901,000,000 13,561,000,000 1,189,000,000 15,418,000,000 7.98% 18.55% 0.84

2015 38,226,000,000 5,524,000,000 13,871,000,000 36.28% 8,732,000,000 9,938,000,000 14,336,000,000 1,391,000,000 16,838,000,000 9.87% 20.80% 0.82

2014 38,275,000,000 5,151,000,000 14,759,000,000 38.56% 8,605,000,000 10,955,000,000 14,921,000,000 580,000,000 17,526,000,000 12.72% 23.93% 0.48

2013 37,180,000,000 4,850,000,000 14,684,000,000 39.49% 8,400,000,000 10,925,000,000 14,224,000,000 650,000,000 17,626,000,000 13.64% 24.73% 0.41

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650 506-7000 Fax: 650 506-7200 Toll-Free: 800-392-2999 Address: 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065 United States

Stock Ticker: ORCL Employees: 132,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $950,000 Second Exec. Salary: $950,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 37,121,000,000 4,523,000,000 13,706,000,000 36.92% 8,253,000,000 9,981,000,000 13,743,000,000 648,000,000 16,644,000,000 13.14% 23.91% 0.30

2011 35,622,000,000 4,519,000,000 12,033,000,000 33.77% 7,549,000,000 8,547,000,000 11,214,000,000 450,000,000 15,015,000,000 12.65% 24.22% 0.37

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 05/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 6 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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ORC International Inc

www.orcinternational.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Market Research & Surveys Social Research Programs Marketing Services Customer Acquisition Services

ORC International, Inc. (ORC) is a research and consulting firm that provides business, industrial and IT services to governments and commercial clients in North America, Europe and Asia. The company collects customer, market, employee and demographic data by utilizing computer-assisted telephone interviews, Internet-based data collection techniques, personal interviews and mail questionnaires. The company focuses on research related to customer equity, business and market expansion, employee engagement and product development and innovation. With its proprietary Integrated Intelligence method, ORC combines client-based needs, technological insight and creativity to effectively manage performance and address competitive threats. Since the 1960s, the firm has conducted CARAVAN omnibus surveys, which offers a wide selection of online and telephone survey options, for delivering insight to clients. CARAVAN solutions can provide insight to support: concept, message and ad testing; establishing competitive positioning; sizing and defining markets; tracking changes; measuring attitudes, awareness and usage; brand tracking, advertising awareness; and publicity generation. In addition, the company's Employer Branding offering focuses on an organization's reputation as an employer, with a dual goal of attracting new talent and engaging existing employees. ORC is part of The Engine Group Limited, an advertising and media company that serves brands in the U.K., the U.S. and Asia.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Engine Group Limited (The) CARAVAN Employer Branding

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Tom Markert, CEO Richard Castrone, Exec. VP-Oper. Stacy Lee, Global Chief Accounting Officer. Richard Catrone, Exec. VP-Oper. Jeff Cox, Exec. VP-Bus. Dev. Walter Dempsey, Gen. Mgr.-U.S. Greg Wayman, Regional Managing Dir.-Asia Pacific Richard Cornelius, Managing Dir.-ORC Int'l (U.K.)

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 609-452-5400 Fax: 609-419-1892 Toll-Free: 800-444-4672 Address: 902 Carnegie Ctr., Ste. 220, Princeton, NJ 08540-6530 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 583 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: Engine Group Limited (The)

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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PA Consulting Group

www.paconsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting E-Business Consulting Systems & Technology Consulting Human Resources Consulting Strategic Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Alan Middleton, CEO Marcus Agius, Chmn.

PA Consulting Group is an independent global consulting, technology and innovation firm. Consulting services include business design, digital business, program implementation, regulation, shares services and outsourcing, as well as technology and innovation consulting. Functional expertise within this division includes corporate strategy, marketing and customer strategy, finance, operations, people and talent and supply chain consulting. Technology services are grouped into two categories: product development and manufacturing services and IT and digital services. Product development and manufacturing services include product development and manufacturing, technology and innovation consulting, product design and development, manufacturing process development, supply chain consulting and technology innovations. IT and digital services include agile delivery and change, business intelligence and analytics, digital solutions, digital trust and cyber security, IT delivery and assurance and IT transformation. Innovation is also divided into two groups: from invention to delivery and applying innovative thinking. From invention to delivery includes innovation insights, technology innovations, low-cost remote health monitoring, revolutionary kitchen towel, smart meter, IED detector and auto-injector. Applying innovative thinking includes new research, assessing global energy markets, exploring wearable technology, creating cloud-based weather communities, delivering a biometric visa system, intelligent healthcare and reinventing manufacturing. Industries serviced include consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public sectors, healthcare, life sciences and transport and logistics. Based in London, the company maintains offices worldwide, including in the Americas, Europe, the Nordics, the Gulf, the Middle East, North Africa and the Asia Pacific.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 700,000,000

2015 672,286,167

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 616,776,300

2013 635,000,000

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 2,636 Parent Company: Carlyle Group LP (The)

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 589,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-20-7333-5865 Fax: 44-20-7333-5050 Toll-Free: Address: 123 Buckingham Palace Rd., London, SW1W 9SR United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 613,052,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Parthenon-EY

parthenon.ey.com/PO/en/Home

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Strategic Consulting

Parthenon-EY, a subsidiary of Ernst & Young, LLP, is a boutique strategic consultancy firm. The company advises clients on developing strategic opportunities by providing indepth market, competitors and customer insight. Parthenon-EY helps companies implement strategic plans by leveraging financial and operational perspectives across its entire consultancy organization. Industries and practices the firm specializes include consumer products, diversified industrial products, education, financial services, healthcare, information and media, life sciences, oil and gas, private equity and technology. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm has offices worldwide, including Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the U.K. and the U.S.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ernst & Young LLP

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. William F. Achtmeyer, Sr. Managing Dir. Paul Ahern, Managing Dir. Chris Jenny, Pres. Kerry Erwin, Dir.-Comm. Jim Hsu, Sr. Partner Roger Brinner, Partner Andres Saenz, Partner Karl Cheng, Partner Matt Fish, Partner

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617-478-2550 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 50 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02109 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 558 Parent Company: Ernst & Young LLP

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 6 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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People Corporation

www.peoplecorporation.com

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Services Benefits and Salaries Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: My Preferred Benefits

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Laurie Goldberg, CEO Dennis Stewner, CFO Lisa Villani, Executive VP, Divisional Brevan Canning, Executive VP Bonnie Chwartacki, President Celia Kaufman, Secretary David Young, Vice Chairman, Divisional Glenn Pittman, Vice President, Divisional

People Corporation is an employee benefits, group retirement and human resources consulting firm in Canada. It brings together the leading consultants in the industry, offering innovative and customized human resources, benefit and pension solutions to its clients. People Corporation's main services include career transition and career management, employee benefits consulting, executive search, group retirement solutions, human resource consulting services, integrated solutions, preferred benefits, recruitment, student benefits, third-party administration and wellness. The firm's My Preferred Benefits is comprised of three benefits packages (prescriptions, vision care and brand-named medications). These packages are offered to People Corporation clients in partnership with Loblaw Pharmacy, RxHelpONE and innoviCares. The company's integrated solutions combine a series of its offerings into a single product for the client. Partners of the company include Bencom Financial Services Group, Inc.; BPA Financial Group; Bryan H. Lupe and Associates; Buffett Taylor and Associates; Coughline & Associates Ltd.; Gallivan & Associates Student Networks; HealthSouth Plus; JSL; Les Assurances W.B., Inc.; People First HR Services Ltd.; Prosure Group of Companies; The Investment Guild; and White Willow.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 59,633,580

2015 36,835,220

2014 31,790,890

2013 24,579,220

2012 20,293,810

2011 18,139,900

6,948,730 11.65% 49,192,840 -130,618 10,156,560 1,917,905 7,475,953 - .13% - .39% 0.84

4,071,590 11.05% 30,964,790 1,042,002 2,506,543 1,092,169 5,258,304 1.63% 3.97% 0.52

5,160,526 16.23% 26,630,360 1,151,434 2,659,216 1,705,111 5,416,362 2.80% 7.66% 0.25

1,931,935 7.85% 21,719,080 194,371 1,096,252 443,634 2,143,948 .65% 1.86% 1.08

1,717,183 8.46% 18,576,630 542,630 2,108,432 123,341 1,983,728 2.88% 5.44% 0.12

2,044,585 11.27% 14,026,960 386,812 834,702 228,371 1,718,107 2.06% 4.09% 0.17

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 204 940-3933 Fax: 204 940-3903 Toll-Free: Address: 1800 - 360 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3Z3 Canada

Stock Ticker: PEO Employees: 400 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: TSX Fiscal Year Ends: 08/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Perficient Inc

www.perficient.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting-On-Site Technical Services Middleware Web Services Content Management Software Enterprise Portal Services IT Outsourcing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Bluetube RAS & Associates LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Jeffrey Davis, CEO Paul Martin, CFO Kathryn Henely, COO

Perficient, Inc. is an information technology (IT) consulting firm providing large enterprise companies with internet-based technology using third-party software products developed by its partners. Perficient's experience with platforms, including J2EE, .NET and Open-source, enables it to design, develop, implement and integrate custom application solutions that provide enterprise-specific functionality. The firm's technology solutions include business integration and service oriented architectures; enterprise portals, including searchable data systems, collaborative systems and transaction processing; custom application solutions; customer relationship management (CRM); technology platform implementations; business intelligence; enterprise content management, including enterprise imaging and document management, web content management, digital asset management, compliance and control, business process management and collaboration, enterprise search and enterprise records management; enterprise performance management; business process management and analysis; interactive design; and maintenance and support features. Perficient, headquartered in St, Louis, Missouri, serves its customers from a network of multiple markets throughout the U.S., Canada, China and India. In October 2016, the firm acquired Bluetube, an annual services revenue digital consultancy. In January 2017, it acquired RAS & Associates, LLC, an annual services revenue management consultancy. The company offers employees flexible spending accounts; health, life, AD&D and disability insurance; referral bonuses; a 401(k); and a stock purchase plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 486,982,000

2015 473,621,000

2014 456,692,000

2013 373,325,000

2012 327,096,000

2011 262,439,000

32,205,000 6.61% 101,264,000 20,459,000 63,301,000 6,051,000 50,443,000 4.39% 5.77% 0.08

35,252,000 7.44% 99,963,000 23,007,000 44,721,000 4,391,000 53,567,000 5.11% 7.04% 0.16

38,963,000 8.53% 90,202,000 23,163,000 34,033,000 7,148,000 57,150,000 6.16% 8.21% 0.17

31,678,000 8.48% 77,601,000 21,432,000 46,851,000 7,978,000 42,914,000 7.22% 8.67% 0.07

26,084,000 7.97% 64,853,000 16,107,000 39,211,000 2,110,000 36,162,000 6.55% 7.43% 0.01

18,532,000 7.06% 51,672,000 10,747,000 14,320,000 2,955,000 26,627,000 4.98% 5.71%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 314 529-3600 Fax: 512 531-6011 Toll-Free: Address: 520 Maryville Center Drive, Ste. 400, Saint Louis, MO 63141 United States

Stock Ticker: PRFT Employees: 2,728 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $537,500 Second Exec. Salary: $366,250

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Plaut AG

www.plaut.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting IT Consulting Outsourcing Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: MGS Systems AG PlautWorks

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Plaut AG is an international management and IT consulting firm. The company provides its management consulting, IT and hosting services to small, medium and large companies and enterprises. The firm's management consulting services include enterprise resource planning (ERP), business intelligence, supply chain management, product life cycle management, customer relationship management (CRM), marketplace and corporate management. Its IT and hosting services include strategy, consulting, development, portals, outsourcing/hosting and application management. The firm's PlautWorks product offers clients a packaged, rapidly implemented and cost-effective SAP solution for seven industry sectors in the areas of consulting services, software licenses and outsourcing components. The main industries served by the firm include utilities, food and beverage, and insurance. The firm has offices in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic, Poland and Russia. It operates as a subsidiary of IT management company, MSG Systems AG.

Johann Grafl, CEO Christian Brandstetter, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 42,000,000

2015 41,420,000

2014 38,000,000

2013 37,500,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 43-1-23-000-12 Fax: 43-1-22-895-69 Toll-Free: Address: Modecenterstrasse 17, Unit 4/6, Vienna, 1030 Austria

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 280 Parent Company: MSG Systems AG

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 34,690,880

2011 28,786,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Plus Consulting Inc

www.plusconsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Strategy & Consulting

Plus Consulting, Inc. is a U.S.-based consultation firm. The company offers services that cater to the following areas: customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence, portals, staffing, infrastructure, training and information security. Some of the firm's products include Microsoft dynamics CRM and SugarCRM for CRM; Microsoft BI solutions for business intelligence; portal solutions SharePoint and Drupal; contract staff, contract-to-hire, full-time hire and recruiting assistance for staffing; infrastructure solutions Microsoft Services, virtualization and wireless networking; Infor CRM training, dynamics CRM training and SugarCRM training for training; and risk and control assessments, vulnerability testing and penetration testing for security. Plus Consulting's offices are located in Pittsburgh, Boston, New York City, Scottsdale and Tampa, in the U.S., as well as an office in Melbourne, Australia.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Steve Smith, CEO Dean Campbell, COO Dean Taylor, VP-Channel Mgmt.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 412-206-0160 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 505 Washington Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 124 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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Point B Inc

www.pointb.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Point B Capital

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Point B, Inc. is an employee-owned consulting firm. Founded in 1995, the company operates from offices in Austin, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, New England, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle and several places within Southern California. Point B specializes in industry-specific expertise such as energy, resources, financial services, healthcare, media and entertainment, public and social sectors, retail and consumer products, and technology and communications. Consulting services include the focus areas of business technology, marketing and product management, mergers and acquisitions, operations and process improvement, organizational effectiveness, project leadership services and strategy. Point B's property development division creates and invests in its own real estate project development ventures; and is both a developer and a real estate solutions and services provider. In addition to its consultative abilities, the firm also controls Point B Capital, a venture capital fund. This fund invests in early-stage companies that are growth-oriented and can benefit from Point B's management consulting abilities.

Mike Pngon, CEO EJ Blanchfield, COO Jan Mueller, Practice Dir.-Health Care Bill Cornell, Sr. Dir.-Prod. Mgmt. & Mktg. Peter Morrill, Dir.-Resource Mgmt. Connie Polzin, Practice Dir.-Oper. & Process Improvement Rob Auffant, Dir.-Bus. Dev. Oper. Michelle Markus, Comm. Officer Jeff Hazeltine Chris Ciccone, Dir.-Finance Chuck Ritter, Pres., Consulting Brian Murphy, Practice Dir.-Bus. Tech. John Bjornson, Pres., Point B Capital Seth Rosenbloom, Sr. Dir.-Organizational Effectiveness

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 150,000,000

2015 130,000,000

2014 120,000,000

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 206-517-5000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 1420 5th Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA 98101 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 664 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 10 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc

www.pomeroy.com

NAIC Code: 541513

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Facilities Management Services Customer Relationship Management Infrastructure Solutions Staffing Services Financial Consulting Network Integration Services Network Equipment & Software, Reselling

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Tolt Solutions

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Christopher C. Froman, CEO John Gularson, COO Christopher C. Froman, Pres. Brian J. Robinson, CFO Peter Thelen, Chief Sales Officer Kristi Nelson, General Counsel Kristi Nelson, General Counsel Keith M. Blachowiak, Sr. VP-Oper. John McKenna, Sr. VP-Corp. Dev. & Svcs. Marcia Pfiester, Controller Matt McGee, VP-Alliances & Tech. Staffing Svcs. Peter Thelen, Sr. VP-Public Sector Peter Thelen, Sr. VP-Commercial & Enterprise Markets

Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc. is a global provider of IT infrastructure and cloud-first digital transformation products and services. Its offerings include IT infrastructure services, professional services, procurement and logistics services and staffing services in addition to IT hardware, software and consulting. Pomeroy delivers these services to enterprise clients, mid-size businesses and state and local government entities. The company's IT infrastructure services include data center services, which consists of data center operations, managed cloud, server & storage and virtualization; end user services offer end users support, IT asset management, OS optimization, managed print and enterprise mobility; and network services, which focuses on wireless networking, network assessments, network security and communications and collaboration. Pomeroy's procurement and logistics services are designed to help organizations procure and distribute IT systems, and include inventory management, asset recovery, software configuration assistance, image management, warehousing logistics and distribution. Staffing services by the firm help companies recruit and retain IT professionals. Pomeroy delivers its solutions and services through the optimized infrastructure framework, which ensures that services are standardized, automated and effective. Leading technology vendors, such as Apple, HP, Dell, Microsoft and Cisco, supply Pomeroy's hardware and software products. In July 2016, the firm was acquired by Tolt Solutions, which then merged the two companies under the Pomeroy brand. The firm offers its employees medical, dental, life, disability and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; and a 401(k) plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 810,000,000

2015 758,000,000

2014 735,000,000

2013 650,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 859-586-0600 Fax: 859-586-4414 Toll-Free: 800-846-8727 Address: 1020 Petersburg Rd., Hebron, KY 41048 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 620,000,000

2011 600,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

www.pwc.com

NAIC Code: 541211

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Accounting Services Business Advisory Corporate Finance Services Employee Benefits Services Tax Services Business Publications Management Consulting

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is a global accounting firm with over 220,000 employees across 155+ countries. PwC provides the following services: advisory, audit/assurance, entrepreneurial/private clients, family business, IFRS (a global financial reporting language), legal, people/organization, sustainability/climate change and tax. The company serves a wide array of industry sectors, including aerospace/defense, asset and wealth management, automotive, banking/capital markets, capital projects, infrastructure, chemicals, communications, energy, utilities, mining, engineering, construction, entertainment/media, financial services, forest/paper/packaging, government services, public services, healthcare, hospitality/leisure, industrial manufacturing, insurance, metals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, private equity, real estate, retail, consumer, sovereign wealth funds, technology and transportation and logistics. The company offers employees a formal work-life balance program; substantial sick leave and family care leave; flexible work arrangements that may include job-sharing, flex time, sabbaticals and a compressed work week; and access to training at the PwC Open University.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Martyn Curragh, CFO Mike Fenlon, Chief People Officer Gary Price, Chief Admin. Officer Diana Weiss, General Counsel Robert E. Moritz, Chmn. Mitch Cohen, Vice Chmn. Terri McClements, Head-U.S. Human Capital & Public Policy Laura Cox Kaplan, Head-Regulation Affairs & Public Policy Tim Ryan, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 35,900,000,000

2015 35,400,000,000

2014 34,000,000,000

2013 32,100,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 646-471-3000 Fax: 813-286-6000 Toll-Free: Address: 300 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017-6204 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 208,109 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 31,500,000,000

2011 29,200,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Protiviti Inc

www.protiviti.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Risk Consulting Financial Consulting Technology Consulting Business Consulting Litigation, Restructuring and Investigative Services Governance Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Robert Half International Inc KnowledgeLeader

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Joseph A. Tarantino, CEO Andrew Clinton, Exec. VP-International Operations Joseph A. Tarantino, Pres. Scott Redfearn, Exec. VP-Global Human Resources Carol M. Beaumier, Exec. VP-Global Strategic Planning Patrick Scott, Exec. VP-Global Industry & Client Programs Brian Christensen, Exec. VP-Global Internal Audit James Pajakowski, Exec. VP-Global Services Shaheen Dil, Managing Dir.-Risk & Compliance Andrew Clinton, Exec. VP-Int'l Oper.

Protiviti, Inc., a subsidiary of Robert Half International, Inc., is a global business consulting and internal audit firm specializing in risk, advisory and transactional services. The firm advises clients concerning critical business problems, including business performance, information technology, risk and compliance, internal audit and finance, transaction services, data management, advanced analytics and forensic. Protiviti serves a variety of industries, including consumer products and services, energy, utilities, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing/distribution, private equity, technology/media and communications. The company's products include publications such as The Bulletin newsletter, white papers and research reports; software such as the firm's GRC (governance/risk/compliance) portal; and the KnowledgeLeader web site, which is a subscription-based tool that provides audit programs, checklists, tools, resources and best practices to internal auditors and risk management professionals. Based in the U.S., the firm has offices worldwide, including Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, South America and the Asia-Pacific. Protiviti offers its employees medical, dental, vision, life and travel accident insurance; tuition assistance; a 401(k) plan; dependent care reimbursement accounts; an employee assistance program; a commuter program; and short- and longterm disability coverage.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 765,367,736

2015 742,700,000

2014 536,235,093

2013 515,610,667

2012 423,000,000

2011 400,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650-234-6000 Fax: 650-234-6999 Toll-Free: Address: 2884 Sand Hill Rd., Ste 200, Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 2,910 Fiscal Year Ends: Parent Company: Robert Half International Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Publicis Groupe SA

www.publicisgroupe.com

NAIC Code: 541810

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Advertising & Related Services Consulting Direct Marketing Public Relations Interactive Marketing Sports Marketing Market Research & Analysis Media Buying

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Publicis Communications Publicis.Sapient Publicis Media Publicis Health Publicis ONE Leo Burnett Saatchi & Saatchi Starcom

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Maurice Levy, CEO Maurice Levy, Pres. Jean-Michel Etienne, CFO Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner, Sr. VP-Compliance & Legal Kevin Roberts, CEO-Saatchi & Saatchi Maurice Levy, Chmn. Susan Gianinno, Chmn. Charlotte Duthoo, Chief Procurement Officer

Publicis Groupe SA is one of the world's largest advertising and media conglomerates and advertising holding companies. The 91-year-old firm (2017) offers comprehensive advertising services through its subsidiaries, which are divided into four solution hubs: Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient, Publicis Media and Publicis Health. Publicis Communications offers creative communications through the following brands: Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Worldwide, BBH, Marcel, Fallon, MSLGROUP and Prodigious. Publicis.Sapient is an advanced digital transformation platform that helps clients become fully digital businesses. Publicis Media uses media to drive business transformation and to create value for its clients through five global media agency brands: Mediavest/Spark, Blue 449, Starcom, Zenith and Performics. This hub's capabilities scale across investment, strategy, insights/analytics, data, technology, performance marketing and content. Publicis Health provides brand creation, product launch and digital/commercial marketing with an aim to define what is next for health and wellness. In addition, the company's Publicis ONE offering is for small- and medium-sized markets, while still encompassing all agency brands and solution hubs.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 10,300,620,000

2014 7,783,667,000

2013 7,459,660,000

2012 7,091,666,000

2011 6,239,808,000

1,478,414,000 14.35%

1,146,897,000 14.73%

1,204,832,000 16.15%

1,123,294,000 15.83%

980,602,600 15.71%

966,655,200 1,507,381,000 247,832,800 1,804,566,000 3.91% 14.25% 0.47

772,465,900 1,108,274,000 144,837,400 1,424,770,000 3.81% 12.88% 0.26

849,712,500 1,479,487,000 135,181,500 1,412,969,000 4.69% 16.31% 0.10

790,704,700 1,107,201,000 260,707,200 1,306,755,000 4.45% 17.31%

643,721,600 953,780,800 124,452,800 1,169,428,000 3.82% 16.53% 0.37

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 144437000 Fax: 33 144437525 Toll-Free: Address: 133 Ave. des Champs-Elysees, Paris, 75008 France

Stock Ticker: PUBGY Employees: 63,621 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 11 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Putnam Associates

www.putassoc.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Services Strategic Consulting Portfolio Management Economic Analysis Product Lifecycle Management

Putnam Associates is a business strategy consulting partnership focused on the domestic and international pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics and medical device industries. The firm's client base includes start-up biotechnology and medical device companies, mid-sized domestic pharmaceutical companies and 14 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies. Putnam serves clients who market many of the world's best-known biopharmaceuticals, and who are leveraging the genomics and big data via breakthrough therapies and higher-quality patient care. Putnam's capabilities include product strategy, which involves innovation to maximize a product's commercial value; portfolio strategy, which involves prioritizing, analyzing and categorizing portfolios; corporate strategy, involving structural reorganization and operations improvement; and pricing, reimbursement and market analysis, including pre-launch pricing and reimbursement strategies and loss of exclusivity strategies. The company focuses on long-term client relationships that allow it to integrate and provide product lifecycle services throughout client organizations. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Putnam also has a secondary office in San Francisco, California.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Eric Auger, Partner Domenick Bertelli, Partner Paul Bogorad, Partner Remco op den Kelder, Partner Matthew Riordan, Partner John Godon, Partner Paul Bogorad, Partner Ken Beers, Partner Eric Auger, Partner Domenick Bertelli, Partner Scott Gilbert, Partner

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617-456-5200 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 501 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 106 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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PwC Consulting LLC

www.pwc.com/jp/en/consulting.html

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Technology Consulting Operational Strategy Supply Chain Consulting Product Development

PwC Consulting, LLC (formerly PwC Consulting Services) provides consulting services, ranging from strategic planning to execution of the strategy. The company is a division of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). PwC Consulting works in collaboration with PwC's global network to resolve complex and challenging management issues faced by company clients, helping them to bolster a competitive edge within the global marketplace. Services are divided into three groups: strategy (which operates in conjunction with global sister company, Strategy&) and management consulting, both of which include post-merger integration, operation, customer, change and finance consulting services; technology consulting, which includes technology advisory, business applications, transformation, digital/disruptive technology, cyber security/privacy and data and analytics services; and risk consulting, which includes risk and forensics. Based in Tokyo, the firm has offices in Achi and Osaka, Japan. In 2016, parent PwC reorganized its consulting businesses, merged subsidiaries together, and formed Japan-based consulting firm, PwC Consulting, LLC.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC Consulting Services Strategy&

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Susumu Adachi, CEO

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 11,984,000,000

2015 11,200,000,000

2014

2013

2012

2011

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 03-6250-1200 Fax: 781-647-2804 Toll-Free: Address: 21/Fl., 2-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-6921 Japan

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 3,000 Fiscal Year Ends: Parent Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Quantum Associates Inc

www.quantumassocinc.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting Services-ISO Compliance Lean Management Strategies

Quantum Associates, Inc. provides consulting services and improvement solutions in the manufacturing, service and construction sectors for middle market companies (100-500 employees). Quantum offers services in three areas: Quantum process improvement (QPI); ISO 9001 implementation and training; and process mapping. QPI aims to move companies into a profit zone by integrating three process improvement disciplines: lean, Six Sigma and the theory of constraints. According to Quantum, a lean enterprise is a totally integrated business process focused primarily on eliminating waste in all processes and providing value to the downstream customer. Six Sigma is a process improvement initiative designed to drive defects from processes, with a goal of achieving near perfection through continuous improvement that aligns the voice of the process with the voice of the customer. Define, measure, analyze, improve and control is the methodology for Six Sigma. The theory of constraints is a continuous improvement initiative geared toward identifying bottlenecks or other constraints in processes and exploiting them to the greatest extent possible. Identifying and alleviating the constraints allows firms to reduce cycle time and improve the efficiency of its processes. The company's ISO 9001 process involves strategic meetings with each client's management team in order to establish quality policies and objectives, gap analyses and documentation and training of staff in order to implement newly formed policies or procedures. Quantum also offers ISO 9001 internal auditor training and internal audit services. Last, process mapping analyzes business processes. Therefore, Quantum provides a tool for clients to see and understand its business processes, helping them to find ways for processes to be more successful, and to ensure that true value for internal and/or external customers. Process maps can fall into many categories, with the most common being basic and cross-functional flowcharts.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Willie L. Carter, Pres.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 5 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 847-919-6127 Fax: 847-432-2776 Toll-Free: Address: 459 Lambert Tree Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Randstad Holding NV

www.randstad.nl

NAIC Code: 561320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Staffing & Temporary Help Services IT Staffing

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Yacht Group Nederland BV Randstad Sourceright Obiettivo Lavoro SpA Proffice Randstad Careo Group Monster Worldwide Inc Ausy BMC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Jacques van den Broek, CEO Robert Jan van de Kraats, CFO Wout Dekker, Chmn. Linda Galipeau, CEO-North America

Randstad Holding NV, headquartered in the Netherlands, provides temporary and contract professional staffing services throughout Europe and North America. It is one of the largest staffing organizations in the world and a market leader in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the southeastern U.S., operating approximately 4,500 branches and in-house locations in 39 countries around the world. The company operates in four divisions: staffing, professionals, HR solutions and in-house services. The staffing division provides temporary staffing and permanent placement services. The professionals division recruits managers, professionals, interim specialists, consultants and supervisors for middle and senior management positions. Randstad provides these services through Yacht Group Nederland BV, its contract staffing and direct hire subsidiary. The HR solutions division offers a range of human resources services including project management, recruitment process outsourcing, payroll services and consulting. These services are provided through Randstad Sourceright. Last, the in-house services division operates onsite for each client and aims to improve labor flexibility, retention, productivity and efficiency by providing planning, recruitment and selection training. During 2016, the firm acquired employment, staffing and recruiting agency, Obiettivo Lavoro SpA; staffing firm, Proffice Group-which was subsequently renamed Proffice Randstad; Careo Group, expanding the company's Japan presence, and IT/engineering business; and job search website, Monster Worldwide, Inc. In early 2017, it acquired an approximate 93% share of Francebased Ausy, a world leader in IT services and engineering; and Netherlands-based BMC, which engages in temporary assignment and organizational consultancy for the public sector, with a focus on local government/municipalities.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 22,191,340,000

2015 20,619,690,000

2014 18,506,780,000

2013 17,775,620,000

2012 18,331,900,000

2011 17,407,200,000

848,210,500 3.82% 3,263,883,000 630,847,200 600,484,900 104,282,900 1,047,228,000 7.00% 14.38% 0.16

756,051,000 3.66% 2,963,802,000 556,604,600 606,814,800 72,096,820 952,064,200 7.18% 14.11% 0.03

552,849,500 2.98% 2,700,305,000 364,882,800 598,124,700 70,487,510 778,795,800 4.89% 10.52% 0.09

392,992,000 2.21% 2,661,038,000 247,510,900 365,526,600 65,981,460 672,689,000 3.26% 7.76% 0.22

136,898,100 .74% 3,196,829,000 39,374,300 567,118,700 68,127,200 464,123,300 .50% 1.30%

267,895,500 1.53% 2,901,253,000 192,043,600 557,355,600 91,730,330 573,448,600 2.41% 6.21% 0.55

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 31 205695911 Fax: 31 205695520 Toll-Free: Address: Diemermere 25, Diemen, 1112 TC Netherlands

Stock Ticker: RANDN Employees: 658,580 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: MEX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Raytheon Company

www.raytheon.com

NAIC Code: 336414

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing Commercial Electronics Technical Services Communications & Information Systems Sensors & Surveillance Equipment Missile Systems Software Engineering Cybersecurity Solutions

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Forcepoint TRITON

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Thomas Kennedy, CEO Anthony OBrien, CFO Michael Wood, Controller Wesley Kremer, President, Divisional Rebecca Rhoads, President, Divisional David Wajsgras, President, Divisional Randa Newsome, Vice President, Divisional Frank Jimenez, Vice President Taylor Lawrence, Vice President Richard Yuse, Vice President

Raytheon Company offers electronics, mission systems integration and mission support services to defense, homeland security and other government markets worldwide. Raytheon operates through five segments: integrated defense systems (IDS); intelligence, information and systems (IIS); missile systems (MS); space and airborne systems (SAS); and Forcepoint. IDS provides air and missile defense; radar solutions; naval combat and ship electronic systems; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence solutions; and international and domestic Air Traffic Management systems. IIS provides technical and professional services to intelligence, defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. IIS specializes in global Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), navigation, DoD (Department of Defense) space and weather solutions; cybersecurity, analytics, training, logistics, mission support and engineering and sustainment solutions. MS develops and produces missile and combat systems, including weapon systems, projectiles, kinetic kill vehicles, directed energy effectors and advanced combat sensor solutions for the armed forces of the U.S. and other allied nations. SAS designs and develops sensor and communication systems for advanced missions, including ISR, precision engagement, unmanned aerial operations and space. This segment provides electrooptical/infrared sensors, airborne radars for surveillance and fire control applications, lasers, precision guidance systems, signals intelligence systems, processors, electronic warfare systems, communication systems and space-qualified systems for civil and military applications. Forcepoint is a global provider of information technology security products and related services designed to protect commercial and government organizations and their customers from external and internal threats. Its TRITON security platform provides advanced content security solutions by integrating web, email and data security technologies into a single architecture. Employees receive medical, dental, prescription drug and vision care coverage; health care reimbursement accounts; life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a retirement program; adoption assistance; and educational assistance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 24,069,000,000 755,000,000 3,240,000,000 13.46% 2,127,000,000 2,211,000,000 2,852,000,000 625,000,000 3,777,000,000 7.45% 21.89% 0.53

2015 23,247,000,000 706,000,000 3,013,000,000 12.96% 1,954,000,000 2,074,000,000 2,359,000,000 457,000,000 3,509,000,000 7.25% 21.10% 0.52

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2014 22,826,000,000 500,000,000 3,179,000,000 13.92% 1,852,000,000 2,244,000,000 2,184,000,000 380,000,000 3,635,000,000 8.33% 21.82% 0.55

2013 23,706,000,000 465,000,000 2,938,000,000 12.39% 1,771,000,000 1,996,000,000 2,378,000,000 329,000,000 3,412,000,000 7.58% 20.94% 0.42

Stock Ticker: RTN Employees: 63,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 24,857,000,000 625,000,000 2,857,000,000 11.49% 1,678,000,000 1,866,000,000 2,107,000,000 437,000,000 3,309,000,000 7.42% 20.80% 0.56

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 788 522-3000 Fax: 781 522-3001 Toll-Free: Address: 870 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451 United States Top Exec. Salary: $1,196,467 Second Exec. Salary: $952,887

2012 24,414,000,000 704,000,000 2,989,000,000 12.24% 1,629,000,000 1,888,000,000 1,957,000,000 415,000,000 3,435,000,000 7.18% 23.29% 0.58

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Reis Inc

www.reis.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Real Estate Information & Analytics

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Reis Services LLC Reis SE ReisReports

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Lloyd Lynford, CEO Mark Cantaluppi, CFO William Sander, COO, Subsidiary M. Mitchell, Director Jonathan Garfield, Director

Reis, Inc. is a provider of commercial real estate market information and analytical tools. The company offers these services through its subsidiary, Reis Services. Reis Services maintains a proprietary database that contains detailed information on commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods. This database offers information on retail, apartment, office and industrial properties. The database is utilized by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals that wish to make informed selling, buying and financing decisions. The firm's data is also used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis Services, through both its flagship product Reis SE and its new ReisReports product, provides web-based access to commercial real estate information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt/equity transactions and ongoing evaluations. Reis SE offers trend and forecast analysis at metropolitan and neighborhood levels, and provides detailed building-specific information, such as vacancy rates, rents, property sales, lease terms, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. The product is designed to meet the needs of banks, developers/builders, property owners, nonbank lenders and equity investors. ReisReports, dependent on the package the subscriber chooses, provides users with a set number of monthly market reports.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 47,529,760 4,167,474 4,820,050 10.14% 27,543,080 2,780,642 15,802,100 13,327,280 11,472,160 2.12% 2.79%

2015 50,890,440 3,711,054 12,129,890 23.83% 25,967,870 10,304,980 24,235,650 6,187,149 17,745,790 8.01% 10.42%

2014 41,335,160 3,472,875 7,549,569 18.26% 22,275,690 4,047,122 14,788,860 4,203,063 12,782,870 3.34% 4.28%

2013 34,721,090 3,121,729 4,366,581 12.57% 20,259,010 17,596,940 11,441,800 4,498,923 9,406,077 16.30% 21.02%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212 921-1122 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-366-7347 Address: 530 5th Ave., 5th Fl., New York, NY 10036 United States

Stock Ticker: REIS Employees: 289 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $450,000 Second Exec. Salary: $415,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 31,228,640 2,485,168 2,689,801 8.61% 19,436,740 -4,283,582 -6,554,862 4,036,929 7,726,120 -4.09% -5.63%

2011 27,180,480 2,093,303 983,048 3.61% 17,799,530 1,886,427 11,960,940 3,623,162 6,200,332 1.73% 2.48%

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Resources Connection Inc

www.resourcesglobal.com

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Process Outsourcing Accounting Human Resources Outsourcing IT Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Legal Services Risk Management & Internal Audit Services Corporate Advisory

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Resources Global Professionals Sitrick Brincko Group policyIQ

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Kate Duchene, CEO Herbert Mueller, CFO Donald Murray, Chairman of the Board John Bower, Chief Accounting Officer

Resources Connection, Inc., operating primarily as Resources Global Professionals (RGP), is an international professional services firm that assists its clients with projects requiring specialized expertise in a number of fields. Resources Connection maintains 45 offices in the U.S. and 23 abroad, serving a diverse base of more than 1,800 clients. The firm's service offerings include finance and accounting services; information management; corporate governance, risk and compliance (GRC); corporate advisory, communications and restructuring; supply chain management; human capital; and legal services. In the finance and accounting segment, the company provides assistance for corporate reorganizations; financial analyses, such as product cost and margin analyses; budgeting and forecasting; public-entity reporting; and audit preparation. The information management services segment offers financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post-implementation optimization. The corporate GRC segment provides compliance reviews, assistance services and internal audit co-sourcing. This division's proprietary policyIQ offering is a cloud-based GRC software application, enabling the management of a wide range of processes, including risk assessment, compliance, procedure management, internal audit programs, anticorruption compliance and contract administration. The corporate advisory, communications and restructuring segment operates through the Sitrick Brincko Group, which offers a combination of strategic counsel, execution and organizational and logistical support critical to companies undergoing restructuring and change. The firm's supply chain management services include leading strategic sourcing efforts, negotiating contracts and purchasing strategies. The human capital segment includes change management, organization development and effectiveness, as well as optimization of human resources technology and operations. The firm offers legal services by providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients, including law firms, with project-based or peak period needs. The company offers employees continuing education and training, certification programs, comprehensive benefits and bonus programs and participation in the employee stock purchase plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 598,521,000

2015 590,589,000

2014 567,181,000

2013 556,334,000

2012 571,763,000

2011 545,546,000

53,803,000 8.98% 174,806,000 30,443,000 38,262,000 2,381,000 57,360,000 7.25% 8.91%

50,258,000 8.50% 173,797,000 27,508,000 31,751,000 2,364,000 54,565,000 6.57% 8.01%

37,975,000 6.69% 172,531,000 19,886,000 32,018,000 3,725,000 43,291,000 4.74% 5.69%

39,702,000 7.13% 168,318,000 20,504,000 34,959,000 3,147,000 45,976,000 4.83% 5.70%

73,092,000 12.78% 170,992,000 41,142,000 36,370,000 2,786,000 82,187,000 9.07% 11.14%

51,452,000 9.43% 172,622,000 24,855,000 26,064,000 3,852,000 63,705,000 5.23% 6.84%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 714 430-6400 Fax: 714 433-6100 Toll-Free: 800-900-1131 Address: 17101 Armstrong Ave., Irvine, CA 92614 United States

Stock Ticker: RECN Employees: 3,258 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $583,000 Second Exec. Salary: $397,308

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 05/31

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Ricardo plc

www.ricardo.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering and Research Consulting and Technical Services Software

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ricardo Software Ricardo Knowledge

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be

Ricardo plc is a global engineering, strategic and environmental consultancy. Ricardo specializes in the areas of transport and security; energy; and scarce resources and waste. The transport and security sector provides engineering and product development services, compliance services and manufacturing services to the motorsport, aerospace, defense and other high performance industries. The energy sector is concerned with low-cost sustainability and engineering services for conventional and renewable power generation, energy storage and distribution. The scarce resources and waste sector delivers environmental consulting focused on air quality, chemical risk, climate change, resource efficiency and water and waste management. In addition, Ricardo Software markets and supports a range of design and analysis software products for powertrain development and vehicle integration processes. The company's Ricardo Knowledge platform offers customers an easy online interactive portal to ask technical questions or find technical assistance and training.

intentionally listed here more than once. Dave Shemmans, CEO Mark Garrett, COO Ian Gibson, CFO Terry Morgan, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 426,953,000

2015 330,747,300

2014 303,388,400

2013 295,039,400

2012 253,551,500

44,827,500 10.49% 124,463,700 32,882,060 30,056,260 18,881,500 66,534,800 9.13% 20.03% 0.39

30,570,040 9.24% 101,086,600 23,890,870 34,680,300 20,422,840 43,286,150 8.34% 16.63% 0.39

31,469,160 10.37% 89,398,100 24,661,550 27,744,240 13,486,780 42,643,920 10.57% 18.50%

28,386,470 9.62% 94,792,820 21,835,740 37,634,550 15,927,250 39,175,890 10.00% 17.92%

23,890,870 9.42% 82,462,050 19,395,280 28,771,800 14,129,010 33,138,950 9.13% 16.83%

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STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44 1273455611 Fax: 44 1273464124 Toll-Free: Address: Shoreham Technical Ctr., Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FG United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: RCDOF Employees: 2,665 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $590,850 Second Exec. Salary: $380,199

Bonus: $237,624 Bonus: $118,170

2011 252,395,500 17,083,260 23,120,200 9.16% 19,523,720 29,028,700 11,688,550 31,083,820 9.35% 19.68%

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

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Robert Half International Inc

www.rhi.com

NAIC Code: 561320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Staffing Risk Consulting Internal Audit Services Litigation Consulting & Forensic Accounting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Accountemps Robert Half Finance & Accounting Robert Half Management Resources Robert Half Technology OfficeTeam Robert Half Legal Creative Group (The) Protiviti Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Harold Messmer, CEO M. Waddell, CFO Michael Buckley, Chief Accounting Officer Paul Gentzkow, COO, Divisional Robert Glass, Executive VP, Divisional Evelyn Crane-Oliver, Secretary

Robert Half International, Inc. (RHI) is a staffing firm that provides professional staffing and risk consulting services. RHI operates through more than 400 company-operated or -owned locations around the world. It provides temporary, project and full-time workers to firms in areas such as accounting, finance, administrative and legal support, IT, advertising and marketing. RHI consists of seven staffing divisions: Accountemps, for the staffing of accounting, tax and finance professionals; Robert Half Finance & Accounting and Robert Half Management Resources, for senior-level accounting and finance professionals; OfficeTeam, a division for highly skilled temporary administrative support staff; Robert Half Technology, for IT professionals; Robert Half Legal, which provides attorneys, paralegals and legal support personnel; and The Creative Group, for advertising, marketing and web design professionals. RHI has increased its focus on providing workers for small to mid-size businesses, and it has a growing number of highly-experienced, older workers on its list. Protiviti, Inc., the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, provides internal audit and risk consulting services by aiding clients in identifying, measuring and managing operational and technology-related risks in areas such as the media, hospitality, communications, energy, financial services, real estate, healthcare, government, education, non-profit, manufacturing, distribution and technology. Business risk consultations involve areas such as anti-money laundering, capital projects and construction, energy commodity risks, fraud investigation and forensic accounting. Technology risk consultations provide solutions for security and privacy, continuity, change management, IT assets and application effectiveness. The firm offers employees medical, dental, vision and life insurance; a savings plan; short- and long-term disability coverage; an employee assistance program; and travel accident insurance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 5,250,399,000

2015 5,094,933,000

2014 4,695,014,000

2013 4,245,895,000

2012 4,111,213,000

2011 3,776,976,000

553,222,000 10.53% 1,606,217,000 343,389,000 442,081,000 82,956,000 617,537,000 19.72% 32.85%

580,480,000 11.39% 1,533,799,000 357,796,000 438,236,000 75,057,000 633,945,000 21.35% 36.07%

496,625,000 10.57% 1,425,734,000 305,928,000 340,698,000 62,830,000 546,306,000 19.50% 32.21%

396,577,000 9.34% 1,324,815,000 252,195,000 309,217,000 53,725,000 445,349,000 17.56% 28.63%

343,048,000 8.34% 1,305,614,000 209,942,000 289,177,000 64,449,000 394,166,000 15.59% 25.56%

250,216,000 6.62% 1,240,184,000 149,922,000 256,316,000 56,535,000 301,631,000 11.42% 18.07%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650 234-6000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 2884 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States

Stock Ticker: RHI Employees: 16,400 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $525,000 Second Exec. Salary: $265,000

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Roland Berger GmbH

www.rolandberger.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Consulting Educational Centers Business Advice Publications

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Roland Berger Institute Terra Numerata Roland Berger Trend Compendium

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Charles-Edouard Bouee, CEO Marcus Berret, Chmn.

Roland Berger is a German consultancy organization with offices in 34 countries worldwide. Though the firm's main market is Western and Eastern Europe, it also has offices in China, Japan and the U.S. Its Roland Berger Institute (RBI) is regarded as a think tank for generating in-depth knowledge, objective and fact-based analysis, and providing them for public debate in order to obtain varying concepts and ideas. RBI experts work together on a variety of industry-focused assignments. The institute regularly publishes studies and scenarios, performs customized macroeconomics analysis for clients, and is the editor of the Roland Berger Trend Compendium. The company's Terra Numerata platform is an innovative digital ecosystem founded by Roland Berger which leverages strengths for digital transformation in an effort to bring new firms to life via innovators, venture capital and talent. The firm's network comprises more than 500 independent consultants who work together to support its client companies. Its procurement, production and logistics services seek to enhance the value chain via sales. The company's solutions include corporate finance, digitization, executive communications, information management, operations strategy and restructuring and corporate performance. Industries served include aerospace, defense, automotive, chemicals, civil economics, construction, consumer goods, retail, agro-business, energy/utilities, engineered products, financial services, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, technology, media, telecommunications and transportation.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,400,000,000

2015 1,306,910,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 1,199,000,000

2013 1,100,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 2,700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 1,200,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 49-89-9230-0 Fax: 49-89-9230-8202 Toll-Free: Address: Sederanger 1, Munich, 80538 Germany Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 1,300,000,000

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Rolls-Royce plc

www.rolls-royce.com

NAIC Code: 336412

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing Power Generation Solutions Marine Propulsion Systems Aftermarket & Support Services

Rolls-Royce plc designs and produces engines and power systems for civilian aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy markets worldwide. In civilian aerospace, its customers include roughly 380 airlines and 13,000 gas turbine engines currently in service. Defense aerospace operations serve 160 armed forces customers in 103 countries, with offerings including military transport aircraft, helicopters and combat aircraft. In the marine sector, the company serves more than 4,000 customers, including 70 navies, with equipment installed on over 30,000 vessels operating around the world. The firm's energy solutions include power generation and distribution equipment sold worldwide. Additionally, the firm has begun to increase its involvement in nuclear energy capabilities and applications. Rolls-Royce also offers support services for its engines through a global network of maintenance centers. Services include operation management, repairs and overhauls and customer training. Rolls-Royce has subsidiaries and joint ventures in the U.K., Brazil, France, China, Italy, Norway and various other places. These include Rolls-Royce Leasing Limited, Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited, RollsRoyce Power Engineering plc, Alpha Partners Leasing Limited, Composite Technology & Applications Limited, Xian XR Aero Components Co. Limited and Techjet Aerofoils Limited.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Rolls-Royce Leasing Limited Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited Rolls-Royce Power Engineering plc Alpha Partners Leasing Limited Composite Technology & Applications Limited Xian XR Aero Components Co Limited Techjet Aerofoils Limited

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

D. Warren East, CEO Colin P. Smith, Pres. David Smith, CFO Ben Story, Mktg. Mary Humoston, Dir.-Human Resources Simon Kirby, COO Rob Webb, General Counsel Alain Michaelis, Dir.-Oper. Miles Cowdry, Dir.-Corp. Dev. Lawrie Haynes, Pres., Nuclear & Marine Andrew Heath, Pres., Energy John Paterson, Pres., Marine & Industrial Power Systems Ian Davis, Chmn. James M. Guyette, CEO Tony Wood, Pres., Aerospace

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 19,209,030,000 1,179,130,000 56,516,040 .29% 2,836,078,000 -5,178,925,000 1,812,367,000 1,561,898,000 -4,502,017,000 -16.84% -117.27% 1.71

2015 17,629,150,000 1,050,685,000 1,925,399,000 10.92% 1,360,238,000 106,609,800 1,405,194,000 1,149,588,000 1,337,118,000 .37% 1.45% 0.57

2014 17,643,280,000 1,018,573,000 1,664,654,000 9.43% 1,443,728,000 88,627,430 1,671,077,000 1,445,012,000 1,120,045,000 .30% 1.15% 0.34

2013 19,925,760,000 877,283,100 1,971,639,000 9.89% 1,699,335,000 1,755,851,000 2,620,289,000 1,505,382,000 3,361,420,000 6.63% 23.38% 0.38

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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Phone: 44 2072229020 Fax: 44 2072279170 Toll-Free: Address: 62 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AT United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: RYCEF Employees: 49,900 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,188,121 Second Exec. Salary: $706,451

Bonus: $1,176,561 Bonus: $530,480

2012 15,620,260,000 756,544,300 1,763,557,000 11.29% 1,270,327,000 2,929,843,000 1,611,992,000 879,852,000 4,165,489,000 13.20% 43.01% 0.20

2011 14,288,280,000 594,702,900 1,523,364,000 10.66% 1,091,787,000 1,613,276,000 995,453,100 2,011,457,000 5.20% 20.01% 0.26

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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RSM US LLP

rsmus.com/#mcgladrey

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business & Tax Consulting Wealth Management Human Resources Services Payroll Services Business Process Consulting Strategic Consulting Tax & Accounting Consulting IT Services

RSM US, LLP is an audit, tax and consulting firm focused on the middle market in the U.S. RSM US is part of global accounting network, RSM International (RSMi). RSM US has more than 9,000 employees across 90 cities nationwide, offering audit, tax, consulting, risk advisory, financial advisory, outsourcing, transaction advisory, technology and management consulting and wealth management services. The firm provides its services to more than 120 countries. It serves the following industries: business and professional services, consumer products, education, financial institutions, financial services, gaming, government, government contracting, healthcare, manufacturing, life sciences, native American, non-profit, private clubs, private equity, real estate and technology companies. RSM US aims to help companies at every level of its organization in order to develop customized services that will result in confident business decisions. In February 2017, the firm created the RSM First-Choice Advisor Center to equip its professionals to consistently deliver the power of being understood to clients in every interaction provided. In support of the center, RSM acquired certain assets of Athens Partners, and hired some of its employees as faculty.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: RSM International RSM First-Choice Advisor Center

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Joe Adams, CEO Bill Gorman, COO Doug Opheim, CFO Katie Lamkin, National Leader-Human Resources Troy Cardinal, CIO Rick Miller, General Counsel Bruce Jorth, Chief Risk Officer Jim Morton, National Leader-Assurance Gary Sturisky, National Leader-Bus. Consulting Jeff Johannesen, National Leader-Tax Bob Jacobson, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,846,000,000

2015 2,636,900,000

2014 1,470,740,000

2013 1,335,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-634-3400 Fax: Toll-Free: 800-274-3978 Address: One S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 800, Chicago, IL 60606 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 9,622 Parent Company: RSM International

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 1,283,000,000

2011 1,225,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 04/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Ruffalo Noel Levitz LLC

www.RuffaloNL.com

NAIC Code: 541611

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting

Ruffalo Noel Levitz, LLC provides technology-enabled solutions, software and consulting for higher education enrollment management and fundraising. The firm's offerings are used by more than 1,800 colleges and universities, as well as numerous non-profit clients worldwide. Its enrollment services provide solutions for recruitment, search, multichannel marketing, web strategy and financial aid. Ruffalo's student access services help campus clients accomplish goals for access, diversity, student preparedness, persistence, retention and college completion/graduation. The company's fundraising services help connect institutions and non-profit organizations with groups of alumni, donors, members, future alumni and other constituents for fundraising, cultivation and stewardship purposes. Organization-wide solutions include the development of cross-divisional collaboration for campuses and non-profit organizations via research-based strategies that ensure every initiative is based on solid evidence.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Stephen J. Meyer, CEO Kyle Kennedy, COO Rick Gross, CFO James S. Rogers, CMO Rob W. Ackley, VP-Human Resources CP Jois, Chief Technology Officer Al Ruffalo, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 319-362-7483 Fax: 319-362-7457 Toll-Free: 800-756-7483 Address: 1025 Kirkwood Pkwy. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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SAI Global Limited

www.sai-global.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Compliance and Risk Management Consulting and Services Compliance Information and Systems

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Peter Mullins, CEO Andrew Dutton, Chmn.

SAI Global is a consulting firm specializing in the fields of law, compliance and risk management. The company's products and services include training, education, compliance, risk, auditing, certification, standards, legislation, property certificates, settlements, conveyance, company/personal information, business process outsourcing, quality management ISO 9001, environmental management ISO 14001 and occupational health and safety management. Industries served by the company include energy, utilities and resources, including forestry, metals, mining, oil and gas, energy and utilities; government, finance and services, including settlements, financial services, government, insurance, legal services and professional services; industrial, telecommunications and transportation, including aerospace, defense, automotive, construction management, manufacturing, technology, communications, transportation and logistics; and retail, food and health, including agribusiness, healthcare services, disability services, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, retail and leisure. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the firm operates across 29 countries and 51 locations, including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. In December 2016, SAI Global agreed to be acquired by Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI. The transaction was approved by the company's board, but has yet to obtain full regulatory approval.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 407,826,624

2015 391,231,360

2014 376,732,736

2013 346,260,288

2012 323,996,512

2011 307,497,472

38,390,968

28,406,886

25,535,378

-31,284,908

30,664,158

32,416,436

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 02 8206 6060 Fax: 02 8206 6011 Toll-Free: Address: 286 Sussex St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia

Stock Ticker: SGLOF Employees: 512 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 06/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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SAP SE

www.sap.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Software, Business Management & ERP Consulting & Training Services Hosting Services Software Licensing Software Development

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: SAP Cloud SAP HANA SAP HANA 2 SAP IoT SAP Digital Boardroom

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Bill McDermott, CEO Robert Enslin, Pres. Luka Mucic, CFO Stefan Ries, Chief Human Resources Officer Luca Mucic, Head-Global Finance Jim Hagemann Snabe, Co-CEO Bernd Leukert, Head- Application Innovation

SAP SE is a provider of business application, analytics software and enterprise cloud solutions. SAP's products provide what is needed for enterprises to become digital businesses. The firm's approach is built on two elements: SAP Cloud and SAPA HANA. SAP Cloud software aims to bring all analytics capabilities together for a richer user experience. Its SAP Digital Boardroom solution offers executive decision makers ease in accessing company data in real-time, and the ability to engage in what-if queries and create visualization. SAP Cloud software is powered by the SAP HANA platform, which simplifies the information technology landscape. The combined duo enables business processes and analytics to run on the same platform. Deployable on premise or in the cloud, SAP HANA is an in-memory computing platform that lets customers accelerate business processes, deliver more business intelligence and simplifies the IT environment. SAP HANA 2 delivers smart applications that leverage advanced analytic processing and empower all users, including employees, customers and partners, with deeper insight into any data from any location. This architectural platform offers capabilities such as database services, advanced analytics processing, app development, data access, administration and openness. The company serves approximately 300,000 customers in over 180 countries through its 255 subsidiaries. In September 2016, the firm announced plans to invest $2.2 billion in connected sensors and smart devices through 2021. SAP will develop tools to tackle big data analysis for industrial customers under a new software and consulting brand called SAP IoT. SAP provides its employees with medical, dental, disability, life and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance programs; a retirement savings plan; and an employee stock purchase plan.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 23,669,640,000 3,265,814,000 5,509,184,000 23.27% 7,799,760,000 3,911,682,000 4,965,239,000 1,073,942,000 6,865,291,000 8.51% 14.68% 0.19

2015 22,308,170,000 3,052,313,000 4,561,840,000 20.44% 6,918,934,000 3,287,271,000 3,903,099,000 682,344,900 5,928,676,000 7.66% 14.32% 0.29

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2014 18,839,580,000 2,500,858,000 4,646,597,000 24.66% 5,574,629,000 3,519,011,000 3,753,970,000 790,704,700 5,855,720,000 9.99% 18.45% 0.35

2013 18,040,300,000 2,448,287,000 4,805,382,000 26.63% 5,361,128,000 3,568,364,000 4,111,235,000 607,244,000 5,930,822,000 12.33% 22.02% 0.22

Stock Ticker: SAP Employees: 84,183 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 15,270,150,000 2,080,294,000 5,236,675,000 34.29% 4,072,612,000 3,688,525,000 4,050,082,000 477,426,800 6,064,930,000 15.60% 30.55% 0.12

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 49 6227747474 Fax: 49 6227757575 Toll-Free: 800-872-1727 Address: Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16, Walldorf, 69190 Germany Top Exec. Salary: $1,233,800 Second Exec. Salary: $751,009

2012 17,405,160,000 2,417,175,000 4,361,213,000 25.05% 5,208,780,000 3,028,710,000 4,100,507,000 580,422,300 5,216,291,000 11.27% 21.01% 0.16

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Sapient Corporation

publicis.sapient.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Internet Strategy Consulting Interactive Marketing Software

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Publicis Groupe Sapient Global Markets SapientRazorfish Sapient Government Services

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Alan Herrick, CEO Joseph Tibbetts, CFO Alan Wexler, Executive VP J. Moore, Founder Joseph LaSala, General Counsel Harry Register, Managing Director, Divisional Christian Oversohl, Managing Director, Geographical Laurie MacLaren, Senior VP, Divisional

Sapient Corporation is a business consulting and technology services firm that designs and manages information technology to improve business performance for clients in the U.S. and abroad. Sapient has offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. The firm operates through three primary business units: SapientRazorfish, Sapient Global Markets and Sapient Government Services. SapientRazorfish, a leading global interactive marketing agency, provides interactive marketing and creative services, web site and interactive development, media planning and buying, strategic planning and market analytics and marketing technologies. Sapient Global Markets offers financial and commodity market customer advisory services, analytics, technology and business process solutions. Sapient Government Services provides consulting, technology and marketing services to several agencies of the U.S. government, including the Library of Congress, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The group also serves provincial and other governmental entities in Canada and Europe. Sapient works on both longand short-term consulting projects. It operates through a proprietary Global Distributed Delivery (GDD) model, which allows associates in widely disparate locations to work together efficiently. The firm's clients consist of companies within the following industries: financial services, technology, communications, consumer, automotive, energy services, government, health and education.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,625,000,000

2015 1,562,781,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 1,451,000,000

2013 1,305,232,000

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 11,900 Parent Company: PUBLICIS GROUPE

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 1,062,204,032

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 617 621-0200 Fax: 617 621-1300 Toll-Free: 877-454-9860 Address: 131 Dartmouth St., Boston, MA 02116 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 1,161,548,032

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Science Applications International Corp (SAIC)

www.saic.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting IT Infrastructure Management Research & Development Software Development Engineering

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Anthony Moraco, CEO Charles Mathis, CFO Edward Sanderson, Chairman of the Board Maria Bishop, Controller Steven Mahon, Executive VP Paul Greiner, Other Corporate Officer Kimberly Admire, Other Executive Officer Nazzic Keene, President, Divisional Douglas Wagoner, President, Divisional

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) provides technical, engineering and enterprise IT services to commercial operations and government agencies. The company's clients include all four branches of the U.S. military (Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines), the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2016, 95% of total revenues were derived from contracts with the U.S. government or from subcontracts with other contractors engaged in work for the U.S. government, all of which were entities located in the U.S. The firm offers services in five areas: technology solutions, which include big data and analytics, cybersecurity, IT managed services, cloud, software and mobility services and network & communications; mission, SETA & program support, which consists of systems engineering, advisory and business transformation services; simulation and training; logistics & supply chain, which includes wholesale and retail distribution, aftermarkets parts distribution, product support & sustainment and proprietary software; and crisis management and security, which consists of critical infrastructure, force protection, public safety communications and security & surveillance.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,315,000,000

2015 3,885,000,000

2014 4,121,000,000

2013 11,173,000,000

2012 10,587,000,000

227,000,000 5.26% 158,000,000 117,000,000 226,000,000 20,000,000 289,000,000 6.64% 32.27% 2.66

240,000,000 6.17% 95,000,000 141,000,000 277,000,000 22,000,000 261,000,000 9.91% 39.05% 1.32

183,000,000 4.44% 92,000,000 113,000,000 183,000,000 16,000,000 196,000,000 3.08% 7.60% 1.29

734,000,000 6.56% 592,000,000 526,000,000 343,000,000 48,000,000 865,000,000 8.38% 22.58% 0.49

311,000,000 2.93% 670,000,000 56,000,000 769,000,000 65,000,000 435,000,000 .83% 2.71% 0.63

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 676-4300 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 1710 SAIC Dr., McLean, VA 22102 United States

Stock Ticker: SAIC Employees: 15,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $985,577 Second Exec. Salary: $570,192

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 01/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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SCSK Corporation

www.scsk.jp

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: SCSK USA Inc SCSK Europe Ltd SCSK Shanghai Limited SCSK Asia Pacific Ptd Ltd SCSK Kyushu Coporation SCSK Hokkaido Corporation JIEC Co Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Tooru Tanihara, Pres.

SCSK Corporation is a global information technology (IT) services company. SCSK was formed in late 2011 from the merger of CSK and Sumisho Computer Corporation. The company operates through eight divisions: telecommunication systems, distribution systems, manufacturing systems, financial systems, business solutions, business services, IT management and IT platform solutions. Telecommunications systems provides optimal integrated services through combination of various IT solutions. These systems consist of enterprise systems, management information systems (MIS), customer relationship management (CRM) and service systems. The distribution systems includes supply chain management (SCM) and e-commerce (EC) websites in addition to the solutions offered by the telecommunication systems. The manufacturing systems includes electronic data interchange (EDI), business intelligence (BI), as well as CRM/SCM and MIS solutions. Financial systems works with customers to develop, maintain and operate systems for financial institutions engaged in banking and trust banking, life and non-life insurance, securities, leasing and credit. Business solutions offers IT services such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions such as SAP and Oracle, the Salesforce CRM system and maintenance and operation outsourcing services. Business services provides BPO (business process outsourcing) services as an IT company, such as technical support, help desk services, telemarketing and data input via its 13 call centers and contact centers in Japan. IT management aims to resolve issues through the utilization of IT via platform integration, on-premises operation services and through its data centers. IT platform solutions supports the creation of new businesses with IT infrastructure services. Overseas subsidiaries include: SCSK USA, Inc.; SCSK Europe Ltd.; SCSK Shanghai Limited; and SCSK Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Among its many domestic subsidiaries, include SCSK Kyushu Corporation; SCSK Hokkaido Corporation; and JIEC Co. Ltd.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,859,969,572

2015 2,712,165,830

2014 2,452,800,000

2013 2,828,100,000

2012 2,000,860,000

2011 1,348,300,000

244,922,057

142,489,431

156,500,000

169,800,000

260,500,000

38,600,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 81-3-5166-2500 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 3-2-20 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8110 Japan

Stock Ticker: 9719 Employees: 11,689 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Tokyo Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

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Securitas AB

www.securitas.com

NAIC Code: 561600

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Security Services Guarding Services Alarm Systems Cash Handling Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Securitas Mobile Pinkerton Draht+Schutz Sicherheitstechnik GmbH Infratek Security Solutions AS JC Ingenieria

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Alf Goransson, CEO Alf Goransson, Pres. Bart Adam, CFO Antonio Villaseca Lopez, Sr. VP-IT Asa Thunman, General Counsel Gisela Lindstrand, Sr. VP-Corp. Comm. & Public Affairs Jan Lindstrom, Sr. VP-Finance Marc Pissens, Pres., Aviation William Barthelemy, COO-Security Svcs., North America Luis Posadas, Div. Pres., Security Services Ibero-America Santiago Galaz, Pres., Security Svcs., North America

Securitas AB is a provider of security services operating in 53 countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The company is divided into primary divisions, which include: Security Services North America, Security Services IberoAmerica and Security Services Europe. These divisions are all specialized guarding services, which provide services tailored to specific requirements set by client companies. This may include guards for airport screening and manned gates; electronic systems such as intrusion alarms, fire detection and Closed-circuit television (CCTV); physical security for fences and gates; and software for reporting, communications, logging and verification systems. Security Services North America operates out of over 640 branch offices in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Security Services Ibero-America operates out of over 190 branch offices in Latin America, as well as Spain and Portugal. Security Services Europe has approximately 900 branch offices in 26 countries. In addition, Securitas Mobile provides security services, including patrol, call-out services, city patrol and key-holding, for small to medium-sized businesses. Wholly-owned Pinkerton offers investigative services that range from background checks, security assessments and brand protection to intellectual property, executive protection, cyber surveillance and computer forensics. During 2016, the firm acquired Diebold's North American electronic security business; Draht+Schutz Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, a German-based electronic security company; Infratek Security Solutions AS, a Norway-based firm delivering technical security solutions to corporations in Norway, and a minor part in Sweden; and electronic security company, JC Ingenieria, based in Chile.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 9,023,901,000

2014 7,836,152,000

2013 7,332,060,000

2012 7,416,664,000

2011 7,148,703,000

422,368,400 4.68% 1,123,042,000 271,910,800 382,884,700 148,270,300 543,341,700 5.96% 20.48% 0.96

361,223,400 4.60% 973,879,100 230,831,200 320,724,200 124,231,900 497,117,400 5.28% 20.03% 1.03

337,977,300 4.60% 905,335,100 206,737,000 282,233,700 89,725,540 474,049,900 4.89% 20.63% 1.22

258,306,900 3.48% 895,938,500 135,213,300 316,204,400 115,973,600 397,046,700 3.22% 13.62% 1.05

331,783,600 4.64% 866,777,700 194,025,900 186,872,400 112,692,600 469,809,200 4.99% 19.13% 0.98

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 46 104703000 Fax: 46 104703121 Toll-Free: Address: Lindhagensplan 70, Stockholm, 102 28 Sweden

Stock Ticker: SCTBF Employees: 108,100 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Segal Group Inc (The)

www.segalco.com

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Sales & Marketing Consulting Employee Retention Programs Executive Recruitment Insurance Brokerage

The Segal Group, Inc. provides consulting services through five subsidiaries. Marco Consulting Group, Inc. provides investment consulting, fiduciary services and proxy voting services to jointly-trusted benefit plans. Excelcor, Inc. provides consulting services to public and private corporations, universities and colleges, hospitals and medical centers, family-owned businesses, consumer packaged goods companies and government agencies. The Segal Company, Inc. provides benefits, compensation and human resources consulting. It helps public sector plan sponsors design and refine benefits programs that meet goals, control costs and improve the health and retirement readiness of client employees. Segal Waters Consulting helps organizations adopt a more strategic, comprehensive and integrated approach to total rewards, including both financial and nonfinancial rewards. It has in-depth experience in all segments of the public sector, including the federal government, state and local government, higher education, public schools, transit and public sector benefit funds. Last, Segal Select Insurance Services, Inc. the firm offers retail insurance brokerage services dedicated to fiduciary liability insurance, cyber liability insurance, employment practice liability insurance and fidelity bonds for multiemployer plans.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Marco Consulting Group Inc Excelcor Inc Segal Company Inc (The) Segal Waters Consulting Segal Select Insurance Services Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

David Blum, CEO Joseph A. LoCicero, Pres. Ricardo DiBartolo, CFO Helene Dankner, Sr. VP James Sokol, CIO James Sokol, CTO Stuart H. Lerner, Sr. VP-Admin. Margery Sinder Friedman, General Counsel David Blumenstein, Sr. VP Kathryn Bakich, Sr. VP-National Health Care Compliance Practice Cathie Eitelberg, Sr. VP Mary Feldman, Sr. VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-251-5000 Fax: 212-251-5490 Toll-Free: Address: 333 W. 34th St., New York, NY 10001-2402 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 588 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Serco Group plc

www.serco.com

NAIC Code: 518210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Consulting Services

Serco Group plc is a holding company which operates via its subsidiaries and its joint ventures to improve services by managing people, processes, technology and assets more effectively in over 30 countries around the world. It supports governments, agencies and companies by offering operational, management and consulting expertise in the aviation, business process outsourcing (BPO), defense, education, environmental services, facilities management, health, home affairs, information and communications technology, knowledge services, local government, science and nuclear, transport, welfare to work and commercial sectors. Serco Group's operating segments are civil government; defense, science and nuclear; local government and commercial; Americas; and AMEAA. Civil government includes its U.K. and European operations in home affairs, transport, welfare to work and health. Defense, science and nuclear brings together its U.K. and European businesses providing operational support in the defense market, its science-based businesses, its energy market operations and its nuclear safety and assurance business. Local government and commercial incorporates its U.K. and European IT and business process outsourcing operations, integrated and environmental services, leisure, education, consulting and commercial businesses. Americas provides professional, technology and management services focused on the U.S. federal government, including every branch of the military, key civilian agencies and the intelligence community. AMEAA consists of its operations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia, through which it provides a range of services including rail and metro transport, aviation, offender management, immigration, health, defense, BPO, local government and commercial.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Rupert Soames, CEO Ed Casey, COO Angus Cockburn, CFO Andrew Mark Jenner, Group Dir.-Finance Roy Gardner, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,867,496,000

2015 4,080,715,000

2014 5,080,022,000

2013 5,507,874,000

2012 6,310,530,000

54,204,020 1.40% 222,467,700 -1,541,347 -80,021,580 41,487,910 125,619,800 - .06% - .35% 0.77

-4,752,486 - .11% 326,123,300 -196,007,900 -128,446 95,306,600 20,165,950 -7.51% -143.55% 0.98

-1,692,013,000 -33.30% 767,333,800 -1,730,547,000 81,049,140 55,745,370 -1,592,853,000 -53.54% -262.32%

184,704,700 3.35% 368,767,200 122,537,100 10,147,200 85,673,180 302,103,900 3.15% 8.58% 0.73

369,409,400 5.85% 550,646,100 315,076,900 389,703,800 131,785,100 573,252,500 7.63% 23.01% 0.62

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Stock Ticker: SECCF Employees: 44,843 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $1,347,811 Bonus: $1,189,971

224,908,200 232,743,300 109,050,300 465,615,100 6.14% 18.97% 0.66

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44 1256745900 Fax: 44 1256744111 Toll-Free: Address: Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Hook, RG27 9UY United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $1,091,787 Second Exec. Salary: $991,024

2011 5,968,094,000 73,984,640 341,922,100 5.72%

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Siemens AG

www.siemens.com

NAIC Code: 334513

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Industrial Control Manufacturing Energy & Power Plant Systems & Consulting Medical & Health Care Services & Equipment Lighting & Optical Systems Automation Systems Transportation & Logistics Systems

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Joe Kaeser, CEO Joe Kaeser, Pres. Brigitte Ederer, Head-Corp. Human Resources Siegfried Russwurm, Head-Corp. Info. Tech. Klaus Helmrich, CTO Peter Y. Solmssen, Head-Corp. Legal & Compliance Joe Kaeser, Head-Controlling Roland Busch, CEO-Infrastructure & Cities Sector Hermann Requardt, CEO-Health Care Sector Michael Suess, CEO-Energy Sector Siegfried Russwurm, CEO-Industry Sector Gerhard Cromme, Chmn. Barbara Kux, Chief Sustainability Officer

Siemens AG is one of the largest electrical engineering and electronics companies in the world. Its products are grouped into automation, building technologies, drive technology, energy, health care, mobility, financial solutions, consumer products and services. Automation systems include operator control & monitoring systems, identification systems, industrial communication, industrial controls, manufacturing execution systems, PC-based automation, product lifecycle management software, process control systems, sensor systems, power supplies and logistics systems. Building technologies include building automation, building solutions, fire safety and security products. Drive technology includes integrated drive systems, converters, motors, generators, geared motors, gear units, couplings and engineering tools. Energy includes fossil power generation, renewable energy, power transmission, power distribution, smart grid, compression & expansion and mechanical drives products. Health care includes IT & infrastructure, hearing instruments, laboratory diagnostics, medical imaging, therapy systems, medical accessories, original equipment manufacturing, electronics, refurbished systems, health care services, as well as health care education/training products and solutions. Mobility includes urban mobility, interurban mobility and logistics products and solutions. Financial solutions include equipment finance, leasing, vendor finance, advisory & structuring, equity investments, debt financing, working capital finance, leveraged finance, trade finance advisory, insurance solutions and asset management. Consumer products include asset management, home appliances and home security products. Services in general include industry services, energy services, logistics & airport solutions and home appliance services. In January 2016, it agreed to acquire CD-adapco for $970 million. That June, the firm signed a binding agreement with Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA to combine Gamesa's operations with Siemens, which would create the world's largest wind-turbine maker. Siemens would hold a majority stake in the combined entity. The following November, Siemens announced its planned acquisition of industrial software provider Mentor Graphics Corp.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 85,447,610,000 5,076,818,000 7,852,330,000 9.18% 12,519,310,000 5,847,138,000 8,165,608,000 2,290,576,000 11,970,000,000 4.42% 15.86% 0.72

2015 81,147,540,000 4,809,673,000 6,482,276,000 7.98% 12,240,370,000 7,812,634,000 7,093,812,000 2,035,233,000 11,356,320,000 6.46% 22.25% 0.77

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2014 77,160,760,000 4,361,213,000 7,218,265,000 9.35% 11,183,590,000 5,764,527,000 7,617,372,000 1,964,424,000 11,374,560,000 5.19% 18.19% 0.62

2013 81,411,470,000 4,603,682,000 5,716,248,000 7.02% 12,108,400,000 4,596,172,000 7,874,861,000 2,005,193,000 10,213,720,000 4.07% 14.56% 0.65

Stock Ticker: SIEGY Employees: 348,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $656,548 Bonus: $

2011 78,871,990,000 4,211,012,000 8,537,894,000 10.82% 11,047,330,000 6,592,782,000 8,332,976,000 2,329,199,000 14,586,730,000 5.93% 20.52% 0.45

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 49 8963633032 Fax: 49 8932825 Toll-Free: Address: Wittelsbacherplatz 2, Munich, 80333 Germany Top Exec. Salary: $965,582 Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 84,001,370,000 4,546,820,000 7,299,803,000 8.69% 11,975,370,000 4,782,851,000 7,481,118,000 2,366,750,000 12,607,290,000 4.19% 14.31% 0.54

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Siemens Healthineers

www.healthcare.siemens.com

NAIC Code: 339100

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Medical Equipment Manufacturing Information Systems Management Consulting Diagnostic Tests Healthcare Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Siemens AG Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics ARTISTE SOMATOM Definition Flash ACUSON S2000 Siemens Explorer Artis zeego

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Bernd Montag, CEO Michael Reitermann, COO Thomas Rathmann, CFO Stephanie McKinney, VP-Human Resources J. Marc Overhage, Chief Medical Informatics Officer William Thomas Richardson Jr., CTO Michael Long, Sr. VP-Exec. & Customer Rel. Brenna Quinn, Sr. VP-Solutions Dev. Carlos Arglebe, VP-Quality Mgmt. Gail Latimer, VP Hartmut Schaper, Sr. VP-Health Svcs., Int'l

Siemens Healthineers, a business segment of Siemens AG, is one of the largest suppliers to the health care industry. Siemens Healthcare and its subsidiaries offer innovative medical technologies, health care information systems, management consulting and support services. The company operates in five business divisions: imaging & therapy systems, clinical products, diagnostics, customer solutions and audiology. The imaging & therapy systems segment produces imaging products such as the ARTISTE linear accelerator for radiotherapy, Artis zeego for angiography and the SOMATOM Definition Flash CT scanner. Each year, almost 1 billion examinations are made using Siemens imaging systems. The clinical products segment focuses on ultrasound and x-ray equipment including the ACUSON S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS). The customer solutions segment manages worldwide and regional customer relationship management and customer service operations that focus on integrating Siemens products to optimize workflow and increase standards for patient care. The segment also includes, the company's global health care information technology (HIT) business, which includes a range of clinical and financial IT applications. Siemens audiology produces hearing aids such as the Siemens Explorer for pediatric use in cooperation with universities, clinics and hearing centers. In May 2016, the firm changed its name from Siemens Healthcare to Siemens Healthineers.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 14,259,900,000

2015 14,608,637,250

2014 13,051,160,000

2013 18,865,185,289

2012 17,613,100,000

2011 15,943,011,000

2,449,530,000

2,468,149,320

2,342,500,000

2,841,292,799

2,343,350,000

1,699,127,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 49-69-797-6602 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: Henkestrasse 127, Erlangen, D-91052 Germany

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 45,000 Parent Company: Siemens AG

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Sitel Corporation

www.sitel.com

NAIC Code: 518210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Communications Consulting-Call Centers Outsourced Customer Support Services Professional Services

Sitel Corporation is a global business process outsourcing (BPO) leader. The company meets clients' customer care and transaction processing needs through global contact centers and 75,100 associates that speak 48 languages in 702 countries. The firm provides solutions from onshore, nearshore and offshore locations through more than 146 facilities across North America, South America, Europe, Africa and the Asia Pacific region. The firm designs, builds and operates contact centers to deliver integrated customer interaction solutions, as well as back-office processing services. On behalf of many of the world's leading organizations, Sitel designs and improves customer contact models across its clients' customer acquisition, retention and development cycles. The company's offerings include advisory services, insight services, cloud services, omnichannel services, customer engagement services and technical support. These services come in a variety of operational and management models, including single-country solutions, global management services, onsite management and offshore services. Sitel's clients include companies active in the manufacturing, retail, energy/utilities, financial services, healthcare, insurance, internet, media, technology, telecommunications and travel industries. Sitel is owned by Groupe Acticall SAS, an integrated value-added service group operating through its subsidiaries. In March 2017, the firm's parent announced plans to combine itself with Sitel, forming Acticall Sitel Group.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Groupe Acticall SAS

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Laurent Uberti, CEO Olivier Camino, COO Bert Quintana, Pres. Elisabeth Destailleur, CFO Arnaud de Lacoste, CMO David Slaviero, Chief Technology Officer David Beckman, Chief Legal Officer Sean Erickson, Exec. VP-Corp. Dev. Neal Miller, Chief Tax Officer Pedro Lozano, Gen. Mgr.-EMEA Steve Barker, Exec. VP-Global Oper. Support

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,400,000,000

2015 1,394,000,000

2014 1,398,000,000

-14,200,000

-40,400,000

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 615-301-7100 Fax: 615-301-7150 Toll-Free: 866-957-4835 Address: 3102 W. End Ave., 2 American Ctr., Ste. 900, Nashville, TN 37203 United States

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 75,100 Parent Company: Groupe Acticall SAS

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP

www.som.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Architectural & Engineering Services Urban Design Services Transportation Planning Seismic Analysis & Consulting Environmental Engineering Digital Design Graphics Interior Design

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

John H. Winkler, CEO William F. Baker, Partner-Civil & Structural Eng. Gene Schnair, Managing Partner-San Francisco Thomas Behr, Managing Dir-New York Rod Garrett, Managing Dir.-Washington, D.C. Xuan Fu, Managing Partner-Chicago Silas Chiow, Dir.-China

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM) is a leading global architecture, urban design, engineering and interior architecture firm. Its services span architectural design and engineering of individual buildings to the master planning and design of entire communities. The firm's projects include corporate offices, banking and financial institutions, government buildings, public and private institutions, health care facilities, religious buildings, airports, recreational and sports facilities, university buildings and residential developments. SOM's graphics group provides branding, corporate identity and graphic design services, with expansive projects for clients including the Bay Area Discovery Museum and Dublin Airport. Additionally, its digital design service provides virtual modeling for potential projects. The SOM Interiors group provides interior design solutions for corporate facilities, educational facilities, retail spaces, performing arts spaces, hotels and residential complexes, among others. The company's sustainable designs include extensive uses of natural light and low-impact environmental building systems designed to reduce waste and energy use. SOM's mechanical and electrical engineering group provides design engineering services for new and existing buildings, such as developing solar heating and cooling for new and existing buildings, modeling energy consumption patterns, forecasting probable operating costs and developing energy recovery systems. Its urban planning services assist city officials in providing plans for efficient commuting, potable water, adequate housing and related problems. Signature projects include Bronzeville Metra Station, Centennial Tower, 7 World Trade Center, Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) and John Hancock Tower. Recent projects include Denver Union Station in Colorado, Manhattan Loft Gardens in the U.K., The University Center-The New School in New York, China Merchants Tower & Woods Park in Shenzhen, China and Poly International Plaza in Beijing, China. SOM has completed more than 10,000 projects in over 50 countries.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 330,000,000

2015 356,070,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 283,000,000

2013 277,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 786 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 236,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 312-554-9090 Fax: 312-360-4545 Toll-Free: 866-269-2688 Address: 224 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1000, Chicago, IL 60604 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 255,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 8 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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SkillStorm Inc

www.skillstorm.com

NAIC Code: 561330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Staffing & Consulting Outsourcing Solutions

SkillStorm, Inc. is a consulting firm specializing in information technology services. The firm rapidly builds and deploys IT teams with critical skills in client facilities or in one of its U.S.based delivery centers. On-site or off, SkillStorm solutions are adaptable and versatile. The company provides management and reporting services to fit each company's needs and requirements. The firm's teams are tasked with executing highimpact projects such as developing applications in Agile environments, building mobile apps, harnessing big data's potential and strengthening information security efforts for Fortune 1000 and fast-growing tech companies. SkillStorm operates out of offices in Florida, Arizona, California, New York, Texas, North Carolina, Indiana and Illinois.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Vince Virga, CEO Michael Connolly, Exec. VP Paul Cozza, VP-Bus. Dev. Paul Moura, Exec. VP-Finance Mark Parisi, Exec. VP-Solutions & Cloud Workforce Joe Doran, VP-Strategic Accounts

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 954-566-4647 Fax: 954-252-2445 Toll-Free: Address: 6414 NW 5th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 144 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

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Slalom LLC

www.slalom.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Brand Management Consulting

Slalom, LLC is a U.S.-based consulting firm that helps companies solve business problems and build for the future. The company's services include customer engagement, delivery leadership, experience design, information management, analytics, organizational effectiveness, strategy, operations and technology enablement. Slalom serves the retail, healthcare, financial services, life sciences and other industry sectors. Partners of the firm include Microsoft, Salesforce, Tableau, Amazon Web Services, Adobe, Alteryx, DELL, CHEF, Docker, Hortonworks, Informatica, New Relic, Qlik, SAP, SAS, Sitecore, Marketo and Xamarin. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company has offices in Atlanta, Boise, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Worth, Hartford, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Orange County, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Toronto and Washington, D.C.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Brad Jackson, CEO Tony Rojas, Pres. John Tobin, Nat'l Gen. Manager Tom Chew, Nat'l Solutions Gen. Manager Troy Johnson, Nat'l Gen. Manager-New Market Dev.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 100,000,000

2015 720,000,000

2014 650,000,000

2013 450,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 206-438-5686 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 821 2nd Ave., Ste. 1900, Seattle, WA 98104 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 350,000,000

2011 288,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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SM&A

www.smawins.com

NAIC Code: 541613

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Business Capture Services Program & Proposal Management Systems Engineering Services Outsourcing Proposal Services

SM&A (Steven Myers & Associates) provides competition management services, strategic advisory services and program services consulting and solutions to the defense, homeland security, aerospace, information technology and engineering industries. The firm's competition management strategies are designed to help companies win contracts in competitive bidding processes, which SM&A attempts to do through proprietary proposal management strategies and processes. In addition, the firm usually assumes leadership of the proposal development process and positions teams at client facilities to manage all aspects of proposal development. SM&A has handled over 1,400 proposals since its founding in 1982 and reports an 85% win rate on awarded contracts. While the company's competition management services focus on helping companies win contracts, its strategic advisory services provide business planning and portfolio building solutions. The firm's program services include planning, control, cost management, engineering, system architecting and requirements management services. SM&A's largest clients include The Boeing Company, Raytheon, IBM, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Accenture. The company is owned by private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Odyssey Investment Partners LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Ajay Patel, CEO Jacque Keats, COO Ajay Patel, Pres. Maureen Murphy, VP-Human Resources Bill Fallon, Exec. VP-Strategy Ted Casner, Exec. VP-Bus. Dev. Robert Brunnett, Sr. VP-Innovation Gerald Gutierrez, Sr. VP-Engagement Mgmt. Pat Kemp, Sr. VP-Strategic Accounts

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 949-975-1550 Fax: 949-975-1624 Toll-Free: Address: 18400 Von Karman Ave., Ste. 500, Irvine, CA 92612 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 278 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31 Parent Company: Odyssey Investment Partners LLC

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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SourceHOV LLC

www.srcp.com

NAIC Code: 518210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Process Outsourcing Document & Database Services Consulting Services Information Management Services Health Care Services Regulatory & Legal Services Temporary Staffing Economic Research

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: TransCentra Inc BancTec Group

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Ronald C. Cogburn, CEO Steve Grieco, Pres. Shrikant Sortur, Sr. VP-Global Finance Sanjay Kulkarni, Chief Technology Officer Suresh Yannamani, Pres., Transaction Processing Solutions Jim Reynolds, Chmn.

SourceHOV, LLC is a global transaction processing services (TPS) and enterprise information management (EIM) provider. The firm provides services and solutions for high-volume, mission-critical organizations seeking to drive business processes efficiency. SourceHOV, therefore, delivers innovative end-to-end solutions, incorporating data capture, aggregation, workflow, data analysis and outcome resolutions. The company is based in Dallas, Texas, with 120 delivery centers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Its scalable technology platforms are hosted on-premise and/or in a cloud environment, and serve the financial, healthcare, public, insurance, legal and commercial sectors. Services include data aggregation, financial transactions, healthcare coding and consulting, unified communication, enterprise information management, loss prevention, litigation support, construction management, consulting, maintenance and big data analytics. In September 2016, the firm acquired TransCentra, Inc., a provider of billing, payment and software services, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia. In February 2017, SourceHOV, along with Novitex Holdings, Inc. and Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, announced plans to combine, creating an industry-solutions provider for financial technology and business services, delivering missioncritical, technology-enabled multichannel information services to over 3,500 blue-chip customers in 55 countries. The transaction was expected to close by mid-2017. The firm offers employees medical, dental and vision insurance; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; shortand long-term disability coverage; an employee assistance program; a 401(k) plan; and an education assistance program.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 875,000,000

2015 680,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 600,000,000

2013 530,000,000

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 16,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 500,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 866-321-5854 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 2701 East Grauwyler Rd., Irving, TX 75061 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 525,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Staffmark

www.staffmark.com

NAIC Code: 561320

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Staffing Human Resources Consulting Human Resources Outsourcing Training Services Executive Searches

Staffmark is a leading human resources and staffing firm in the U.S. The company provides solutions for light industrial, clerical, transportation, professional, direct hire and managed services. It specializes in a wide range of industries, including accounting and finance, administrative and office, call centers, electronics, engineering, healthcare and medical office, industrial, IT, legal, logistics, mortgage and transportation. It operates more than 280 offices throughout the nation. In addition to providing temporary staffing services, Staffmark offers employee leasing services, temporary placement services and permanent staffing. Companies that are affiliated with the Staffmark brand include Columbia Healthcare Services and Employee Management Services. Columbia Healthcare Services is a staffing solutions company located in South Carolina that concentrates on the health care industry. Employee Management Services is a human resources consulting firm that offers assistance in employee selection and retention strategies, manager training and development, human resources and benefits administration, compensation analysis, workplace safety plans and training and regulatory compliance processes. Staffmark operates as a subsidiary of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. The firm offers employees medical and dental coverage, a prescription plan, a tenure bonus program, a 401(k) plan, a referral bonus program, complimentary software training and tutorials, family medical leave and resume assistance and interviewing tips.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Recruit Holdings Co Ltd Columbia Healthcare Services Employee Management Services

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Eugene A. Cutolo, CEO Yuichiro Miura, COO Lesa J. Francis, Pres. Suzanne M. Perry, Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Whitmer, CIO William E. Aglinsky, Chief Admin. Officer Kathryn S. Bernard, General Counsel Mary B. Lucas, Chief Resource Officer Hitoshi Motohara, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,400,000,000

2015 1,321,080,000

2014 1,212,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2013 1,155,000,000

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: Parent Company: Recruit Holdings Co Ltd

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 1,050,000,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 513-651-3600 Fax: 513-651-1356 Toll-Free: Address: 435 Elm St., Ste. 300, Cincinnati, OH 45202-2644 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 1,100,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Stantec Inc

www.stantec.com

NAIC Code: 541310

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Architectural Services Architecture Interior Design Environmental Sciences Urban Planning

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: MWH Global Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Stantec, Inc., based in Alberta, Canada, provides professional design, consulting and collaboration services worldwide, maintaining more than 400 offices across six continents. Specifically, the firm provides its services primarily in the areas of engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics-from initial project concept and planning through design, construction and commissioning. Stantec's capabilities include airports, bridges, commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, community development, industrial buildings, transit/rail systems, education facilities, science/technology facilities, water facilities and systems, oil and gas plants and facilities, mining projects and services, power/energy projects and roadways. In 2016, the firm acquired MWH Global, Inc., a 6,800-person engineering, consulting and construction management firm focused on water and natural resources for build infrastructure and the environment. The acquisition increased Stantec's amount of employees to approximately 22,000.

Robert Gomes, CEO Daniel Lefaivre, CFO Aram Keith, Chairman of the Board Scott Murray, COO Valentino Dimanno, Executive VP Paul Alpern, General Counsel

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 3,213,345,000

2015 2,150,070,000

2014 1,890,524,000

2013 1,671,195,000

2012 1,407,029,000

2011 1,030,142,000

160,192,400 4.98% 997,674,500 97,554,940 213,485,200 49,188,840 253,455,000 3.94% 7.91% 0.46

164,616,200 7.65% 738,726,400 116,856,100 153,577,600 31,142,350 230,640,200 7.18% 12.98% 0.17

171,344,600 9.06% 632,298,400 122,923,900 154,849,400 34,427,330 222,003,300 8.94% 16.62% 0.23

151,464,300 9.06% 557,564,200 109,251,200 203,353,000 42,690,610 196,337,600 9.32% 18.05% 0.22

130,388,400 9.26% 473,147,700 90,346,060 134,910,100 23,724,980 166,597,900 8.64% 17.85% 0.35

46,270,020 4.49% 422,328,400 9,461,893 85,626,320 19,272,010 147,719,700 .95% 2.02% 0.37

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 780 917-7000 Fax: 780 917-7330 Toll-Free: Address: 10160 112th St., Ste. 200, Edmonton, T5K 2L6 Canada

Stock Ticker: STN Employees: 22,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $850,005 Second Exec. Salary: $671,229

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Stern Stewart & Company

www.sternstewart.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management & Strategy Consulting Databases & Software Events & Seminars Legal Consulting Corporate Performance Ranking

Stern Stewart & Company is a global consulting firm with a focus on measuring and creating shareholder wealth and providing corporate financial consulting. To create shareholder wealth, the company ensures its clients meet the following conditions: the understanding of market behavior businesses; incentive programs that encourage managers to think and act like owners; and a focus on continuous improvement rather than achieving short-term goals. Some of the mathematical models that Stern uses to create shareholder wealth are the Wealth Added Index (WAI), a measure of wealth generated above the perceived risk of shares; and Relative Wealth Added (RWA), which involves for a chosen amount of time, the firm comparing stocks of peer companies against the client's stock. The firm's corporate finance consulting division offers services in the areas of financial strategy and policy, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and sales and divestitures. Stern's Economic Value Added (EVA) strategy aids clients in setting goals and measuring performance, identifying potential sales and divestitures and communicating with investors. Client support initiatives include the development of EVA tracking and valuation software, the preparation of EVA databases, EVA Institute continuing education classes, EVA events and access to its EVA annual ranking database and software solutions. Software solutions such as EVA Training Tutor offer a multimedia online course that teaches clients financial techniques. Another software package, Market Value Added (MVA), provides a measure of the difference between the market value of a company and the amount of capital the company has invested. The Stern Stewart Institute is a forum that offers the exchange of experience between research, management consulting and practical management. In addition, the company publishes books that advise financial strategy for its clients. Stern maintains offices in Munich, Copenhagen, Dubai, New York, London, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Milano.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Stern Stewart Institute

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Markus Pertl, Managing Partner Dimitri Belobokov, Partner Thomas Berner, Partner John C. Cryan, Sr. Advisor Helen Shuk Ying Lee, Sr. Advisor

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 49-89-2420710 Fax: 49-89-24207111 Toll-Free: Address: Salvatorplatz 4, Munich, 80333 Germany

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 110 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Strategic Decisions Group International LLC

www.sdg.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Strategic Consulting Execution Support

Strategic Decisions Group International, LLC is a leading global consulting firm based in Palo Alto, California. The company provides enterprise-level management consulting and other services to identify potential areas of growth, develop a broad range of strategic options, test them against a variety of possible futures and single out one solution. The firm has international offices in Calgary, Canada; Dusseldorf, Germany; Gurgaon, India; Hong Kong; and Beirut, Lebanon. Company services include business realignment, investment optimization and entrance into new business areas and the application of new technologies. Strategic's approach emphasizes the creation of alternatives, a dialogue-based decision-making process, techniques for addressing uncertainty and commitment to resolute action. Its Decision Quality systematic methodology improves strategic decisions and the ability to gauge their value potential immediately. Consulting services include leadership advice, decision-making, risk assessment and management, strategy implementation for projects, postmerger integration and transaction support. A typical project involves the collective efforts of corporate decision-makers, line executives, business and technical experts, along with Strategic consultants. The firm has clients in the following industries: financial services, real estate, infrastructure, manufacturing, chemicals, oil and gas, special economics, consumer products, forest products, entertainment and transportation. Long-term relationships with companies make up the majority of its revenue.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Decision Quality

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Carl Spetzler, CEO Mazen Skaf, Managing Dir.-Europe & Middle East Mary Lea Kirven, Managing Dir. Naoki Shimoda, Managing Dir.-Energy & Environment Mark Seidler, Managing Dir.-Life Sciences Carl Spetzer, Chmn. Girish Shirodkar, Managing Dir.-Asia Pacific

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 120 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 650-475-4400 Fax: 650-475-4401 Toll-Free: Address: 745 Emerson St., Palo Alto, CA 94301 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Strategy&

www.strategyand.pwc.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Katzenbach Center

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Leslie Moeller, Global Managing Dir. Mark Berlind, General Counsel Jochim Rotering, Sr. Partner-Oper. Peter B. Mensing, Managing Dir.-Europe Mike Connolly, Sr. Partner-Health Svcs. Leslie Moeller, Sr. Partner Jay Davis, Global Dir.-Oper. Ivan de Souza, Managing Dir.-Global Markets

Strategy& is a management consulting firm which provides services to businesses and government institutions worldwide. Strategy& serves industries as diverse as aerospace and defense, automotive, chemicals, consumer products, energy and utilities, financial services, health, industrials, media and entertainment, oil and gas, private equity, public sector, retail, technology, telecommunications and transportation. The firm offers consulting services in the fields of corporate finance, deals, digital business and technology, enterprise strategy, marketing and sales, operations, organization/change/leadership, as well as product and service innovation. Strategy&'s capabilities-driven strategy focuses on evaluating pragmatic choices before implementing strategies in order to achieve the highest level of coherence, competitive sustainability outpace and reliability. The Katzenbach Center at Strategy& develops client-centered organizational models, applications and innovations focused on producing new thinking and higher performance through cultural change. The company has offices around the world, including Africa, AsiaPacific, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. The firm's clients have included Deutsche Post World Net, Mediaset, Quest Diagnostics and Wolters Kluwer. Strategy& is owned by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The firm offers employees a formal work-life balance program; substantial sick leave and family care leave; flexible work arrangements that may include job-sharing, flex time, sabbaticals and a compressed work week; and access to training at the PwC Open University.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,194,027,000

2015 1,147,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 1,300,000,000

2013 1,050,000,000

2012 1,000,000,000

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 212-697-1900 Fax: 212-551-6732 Toll-Free: Address: 101 Park Ave., 18/Fl., New York, NY 10178 United States

Exchange: Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 3,000 Fiscal Year Ends: Parent Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Stroud Consulting LLC

www.stroudconsulting.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Consulting

Stroud Consulting, LLC is a consulting firm. It offers advisory services for capital projects, mining, energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and manufacturing sectors. In addition to its U.S. operations, the firm operates in Canada and Europe, with offices in Alberta and London. The firm's clients have ranged from Fortune 500 companies to boutiques in an array of industries. Its zero-based analysis tool zeroes in on all the opportunities within an organization, locates problems and risks, and then provides solutions that typically derive three to four times more opportunity than what it could have realized before. Stroud offers customized training; will develop a customized toolkit of methodologies designed to overcome specific/strategic obstacles; and offers openenrollment workshops for individuals and small groups. The firm's monthly Stroud Newsletter offers various case study synopses and articles related to the markets the company serves.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Stroud Newsletter

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Nat Greene, CEO Andy Jones, Partner Thorsten Hofmann, Partner Taylor Milner, Partner Mark Rosenbaum, Partner Nathaniel Greene, CEO-Global Consulting Practice, Stroud Int'l

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 781-631-8806 Fax: 781-631-1715 Toll-Free: Address: 123 Pleasant St., Ste. 300, Marblehead, MA 01945 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 26 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends:

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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STV Group Inc

www.stvinc.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Architectural & Engineering Services Construction Management Infrastructure Design Defense Systems Engineering Industrial Process Engineering

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: STV Security Solutions Group Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Milo E. Riverso, CEO Milo E. Riverso, Pres. Debra B. Trace, Dir.-Corp. Comm. Michael D. Garz, Sr. VP-Buildings & Facilities Div. William F. Matts, Exec. VP Steve Pressler, Exec. VP Gerald Donnelly, Exec. VP-STV Energy Svcs. Div. Dominick M. Servedio, Chmn.

STV Group, Inc. is an architectural, engineering, planning, environmental and construction management firm. The firm specializes in constructing airports, highways, bridges, ports, railroad systems and schools, almost all of which are in the U.S. It operates through four divisions: construction management, energy services, buildings/facilities and transportation/infrastructure. Construction management undertakes design and building contracts in nearly every field of industry; the firm's personnel oversee construction programs through administrative, inspection and surveillance. The firm's energy services division offers services related to engineering design, permitting and the environment, construction support and industry specialty support. The buildings/facilities division works directly with architects, to address the safety, practicality, cost and efficiency of its buildings. Transportation/infrastructure focuses on the management, planning and design of transportation systems and facilities. Specialties of the firm include aviation/transportation architecture, defense systems and sustainable design. Subsidiary STV Security Solutions Group, Inc. offers security as well as risk, crisis and emergency management to its clients. Some of the STV's representative projects include the MetroLink in St. Louis, Missouri; the Villanova University Center for Engineering Education and Research; Sprint PCS Environmental Site Assessments in seven states; the Metra Inner Circumferential Rail Study in Chicago, Illinois; Shea Stadium in Queens, New York; and engineering and technical services for the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent River, Maryland. In December 2016, the firm opened a new, 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art vehicle maintenance, storage and operations facility. The company offers employees health and life insurance, short- and long-term disability benefits, an employee assistance program, paid time off and a credit union membership.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 500,000,000

2015 450,000,000

2014 430,000,000

2013 410,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 610-385-8200 Fax: 610-385-8500 Toll-Free: Address: 205 W. Welsh Drive, Douglassville, PA 19518 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 1,770 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 373,538,000

2011 320,000,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Sykes Enterprises Inc

www.sykes.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Integrated Systems Design Outsourcing Services Customer Contact Centers

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. provides outsourced customer contact management solutions and services. It operates 67 customer contact engagement centers in 20 countries, and fluent in more than 30 languages. These countries include the U.S., Europe, Egypt, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, Costa Rica, El Salvador, India, Mexico, China, Colombia and Brazil. Sykes offers services in three areas: outsourced customer engagement solutions and services, fulfillment services and enterprise support services. The outsourced customer engagement solutions and services segment provides three core services: customer care, including product information, activating customer accounts, resolving complaints, crossselling/up-selling, handling billing inquiries, changing addresses, claims handling, ordering/reservations, prequalification and warranty management, providing health information and roadside assistance; technology support, including hardware, software, communications services, communications equipment, internet access technology and internet portal usage; and customer acquisition, including digital marketing, demand generation and in-bound sales conversion. Fulfillment services, which are offered in Europe, are integrated with customer care and technical support services and involve order processing via the internet and phone, inventory control, product delivery and product returns handling. Enterprise support services, offered in the U.S., include technical staffing and solutions for outsourced corporate help desks. Clients range from Fortune 1000 companies to medium-sized businesses and public institutions in the communications, consumer technology, financial services, health care, transportation and leisure industries. In 2016, the firm strengthened its digital platform by acquiring ClearLink Holdings, LLC, a tech-enabled demand generation and sales conversion services provider.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: ClearLink Holdings LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Charles Sykes, CEO John Chapman, CFO Paul Whiting, Chairman of the Board David Pearson, Chief Information Officer William Rocktoff, Controller Jenna Nelson, Executive VP, Divisional Andrew Blanchard, Executive VP, Divisional James Holder, Executive VP Lawrence Zingale, Executive VP

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,460,037,000

2015 1,286,340,000

2014 1,327,523,000

2013 1,263,460,000

2012 1,127,698,000

2011 1,169,267,000

92,248,000 6.31% 351,408,000 62,390,000 130,728,000 78,352,000 163,431,000 5.71% 8.89% 0.36

94,264,000 7.32% 297,257,000 68,597,000 120,464,000 49,662,000 151,133,000 7.25% 10.26% 0.10

79,555,000 5.99% 298,040,000 57,791,000 94,264,000 44,683,000 139,821,000 6.10% 8.93% 0.11

53,527,000 4.23% 297,519,000 37,260,000 86,218,000 59,193,000 111,589,000 4.00% 6.00% 0.15

47,779,000 4.23% 341,354,000 28,423,000 86,514,000 38,647,000 97,552,000 3.38% 4.81% 0.15

65,535,000 5.60% 341,586,000 48,341,000 102,614,000 29,890,000 118,255,000 6.18% 8.35%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 813 274-1000 Fax: 813 273-0148 Toll-Free: Address: 400 N. Ashley Dr., Ste. 2800, Tampa, FL 33602 United States

Stock Ticker: SYKE Employees: 55,525 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $682,507 Second Exec. Salary: $430,704

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

Sales, profits and employees may be estimates. Financial information, benefits and other data can change quickly and may vary from those stated here.

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Syntel Inc

www.syntelinc.com

NAIC Code: 518210

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Process Outsourcing Outsourcing Services e-Business Solutions Application Development & Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES:

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Sanjay Garg, CEO, Subsidiary Anil Agrawal, CFO Daniel Moore, Chief Administrative Officer Bharat Desai, Co-Chairman of the Board Prashant Ranade, Director Anil Jain, Other Corporate Officer Raja Ray, Other Corporate Officer Sujay Puthran, Other Corporate Officer Rakesh Khanna, President Rahul Aggarwal, Senior VP, Divisional V. S. Raj, Senior VP, Divisional Gangidi Reddy, Senior VP, Divisional Murlidhar Reddy, Senior VP, Divisional Rajiv Tandon, Senior VP, Divisional Avinash Salelkar, Vice President, Divisional Ben Andradi, Vice President, Geographical

Syntel, Inc. is a global provider of digital transformation, information technology (IT) and knowledge process outsourcing services to Global 2000 companies. The firm operates through five business segments which each help Syntel customers adapt to market change by providing an array of technology-based, industry-specific solutions. These segments include banking and financial services; healthcare and life sciences; insurance; manufacturing; and retail, logistics and telecom (RLT). Banking and financial services includes companies that provide banking, capital markets, cards, payments, investments and transaction processing services to third parties. The healthcare and life sciences segment includes healthcare payers and providers, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device providers, among others. This division focuses on addressing regulatory requirements and emerging industry trends such as integrated care, wider use of electronic health records and the increasing prevalence of healthcare banking. The insurance segment serves the needs of global property and casualty insurers, insurance brokers, as well as personal, commercial, life and retirement insurance service providers. The manufacturing segment provides technology services and business consulting in a range of sub-sectors, including industrial products, aerospace and automotive manufacturing, as well as to processors of raw materials, natural resources and chemicals. The RLT segment serves retailers and distributors, including supermarkets, specialty premium retailers, department stores and large massmerchandise discounters who seek Syntel's assistance in becoming more efficient and cost-effective, as well as in helping to drive business transformation. This division also serves the entire travel and hospitality industry, including airlines, hotels, restaurants, as well as online and retail travel, global distribution systems, intermediaries and real estate companies.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 966,550,000

2015 968,612,000

2014 911,429,000

2013 824,765,000

2012 723,903,000

2011 642,404,000

262,297,000 27.13% 108,528,000 -57,390,000 -11,650,000 17,513,000 293,009,000 -6.11% -11.76%

283,745,000 29.29% 100,256,000 252,526,000 223,521,000 17,013,000 299,312,000 19.07% 23.97%

268,350,000 29.44% 109,217,000 249,740,000 233,400,000 19,218,000 284,492,000 22.48% 29.90% 0.13

267,602,000 32.44% 96,587,000 219,658,000 199,966,000 20,495,000 282,076,000 25.49% 34.10% 0.19

211,940,000 29.27% 103,044,000 185,543,000 188,688,000 32,255,000 226,385,000 28.04% 35.04%

138,228,000 21.51% 108,721,000 122,856,000 109,052,000 38,232,000 155,108,000 21.49% 26.01%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 248 619-2800 Fax: 248 619-2888 Toll-Free: Address: 525 E. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. 300, Troy, MI 48083 United States

Stock Ticker: SYNT Employees: 23,011 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $399,066 Second Exec. Salary: $311,488

Bonus: $31,562 Bonus: $26,495

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

www.tcs.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Software Engineering Business Process Outsourcing Research

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is one of India's largest consulting companies and one of Asia's largest independent software and services organizations, with a presence in 45 countries. The firm is part of the Tata Group, one of Asia's largest conglomerates, with interests in energy, telecommunications, financial services, chemicals, engineering and materials. TCS primarily provides IT consulting, services and business process outsourcing (BPO) for international businesses. TCS' services include assurance, business intelligence and performance management, business process, consulting, digital enterprise, e-sustainability, engineering and industrial, enterprise security and risk management, enterprise solutions, iON integrated IT-as-a-service solutions for small and medium businesses, IT infrastructure, IT services, big data and cloud, platform solutions and supply chain management. The company focuses on software engineering practices and standards as well as research and development in software engineering and technology. The firm has formed alliances with some of the world's leading technology companies, academic institutions and consulting firms to provide customers with expertise in technology fields in which it does not specialize. Development of new strategies and technologies occurs in the firm's global centers of excellence, located in several nations. The firm has offices throughout North America (with a regional headquarter in New York City), four of which are development centers and centers of excellence. A few of the company's 61 subsidiaries include Tata America International Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific Pte Limited in Singapore, Diligenta Limited in the UK and TCS e-Serve International Limited in India.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Tata Group Tata America International Corporation Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Diligenta Limited TCS e-Serve International Limited iON

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Natarajan Chandrasekaran, CEO Rajesh Gopinathan, CFO Ajoyendra Mukherjee, Exec. VP Cyrus Mistry, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 16,826,110,000

2015 14,658,260,000

2014 12,669,870,000

2013 9,755,224,000

2012 7,572,221,000

2011 5,780,472,000

4,905,663,000 29.15% 744,887,700 3,762,091,000 2,960,421,000 316,946,000 5,210,417,000 29.79% 41.88%

4,072,865,000 27.78% 686,476,700 3,074,521,000 2,999,656,000 456,744,600 4,367,565,000 28.19% 39.77%

3,934,003,000 31.05% 594,316,200 2,967,922,000 2,284,561,000 484,149,000 4,148,913,000 32.04% 43.55%

2,801,569,000 28.71% 224,358,100 2,155,383,000 1,798,817,000 408,524,100 2,976,327,000 29.67% 40.73%

2,156,313,000 28.47% 178,813,700 1,612,744,000 1,085,388,000 310,836,300 2,305,197,000 28.02% 38.41%

1,706,771,000 29.52% 137,390,400 1,404,374,000 1,028,046,000 286,560,300 1,824,742,000 30.11% 42.14%

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 91-22-6778-9999 Fax: 91-22-6778-9000 Toll-Free: Address: Raveline St., 21 DS Marg, Fort Mumbai, Maharasha 400001 India

Stock Ticker: TTNQY Employees: 319,656 Parent Company: Tata Group

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

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Tata Strategic Management Group

www.tsmg.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Consulting Services Management Consulting Consulting Services-Developing Nations Financial Research

Tata Strategic Management Group (TSMG), a division of Tata Industries Limited, is a leading Indian management consulting firm. Relying on a range of industry experience and an understanding of India's business environment, the firm advises clients in the areas of corporate strategy, organization/infrastructure, e-commerce and World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. The firm's services are chiefly organized around strategy formulation, strategy development, analytics solutions, productivity improvement, cost reduction, business process improvement (BPI) and entrance into India's market. TSMG's clients come from a range of industries including automotive, chemicals, durables, engineering, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), healthcare, infrastructure, logistics, retail, social and technology. Over 60% of TSMG's client base are non-Tata clients, while 25% are international customers. The firm also provides consulting services to governments of developing nations concerning the areas of growth, infrastructure development and IT; and conducts financial research concerning the Indian and global financial sectors. The company regularly publishes surveys and articles related to Indian market analysis and trends, issuing articles regarding India's growing small car industry, a new strategy for the Indian steel market, advances in India's health and wellness food industry and a new approach to the possibility of universal health care in India. The firm maintains professional relationships and partnerships with global firms such as ACXIT Capital Partners, a boutique merchant banking company; Tata International Limited, its parent company's international sourcing, manufacturing and marketing arm; and Beyond the Arc, Inc., a management consulting firm.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Tata Industries Limited Tata International Limited

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Rajendra Ramdas Bhinge, CEO Pankaj Gupta, Practice Head-Consumer & Retail Consulting Susnato Sen, Practice Head-Infrastructure Arindam Chakrabarti, Practice Head-Automotive & Eng.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 88 Parent Company: Tata Industries Limited

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 91-22-6637-6789 Fax: 91-22-6637-6600 Toll-Free: Address: B-1001 Marathon Futurex, N M Joshi Marg, Mumbai, 400 013 India Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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Tech Mahindra Limited

www.techmahindra.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Software Provider Business Process Outsourcing Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Tech Mahindra (Beijing) IT Services Limited Lightbridge Communications Corporation Tech Mahindra GmbH Tech Mahindra (Singapore) Private Limited Satyam Computer Services Ltd (Mahindra Satyam) Mahindra & Mahindra Limited CanvasM (Americas) Inc BIO Agency (The)

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

CP Gurnani, Managing Dir. L. Ravichandran, COO Midlind Kulkarni, CFO Hari Thalapalli, Chief Mktg. Officer Rakesh Soni, Chief People Officer AS Murthy, CTO Manoj Chugh, Global Head-Bus. Dev. Vineet Nayyar, Vice Chmn. Rakesh Soni, COO-Enterprise Div. Amitava Roy, COO-Telecom Div., Europe L. Ravichandran, COO-Telecom Div., Americas Anand G. Mahindra, Chmn.

Tech Mahindra Limited is an India-based firm working primarily with the communications industry and offering IT and technology consulting and global systems integration. The firm provides telecom software and telecommunications services in over 90 countries, including India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. The firm provides comprehensive services to clients primarily in the telecommunications industry. IT services encompass systems integration, software development and management, consulting, managed services and infrastructure management. Research and development services provide IT and technology research to telecom equipment manufacturers worldwide. Service offerings consist of product lifecycle management; testing; NMS/EMS software development for systems management; hardware board development; network offerings; technology updating; customer support; and modeling and post deployment of IT infrastructure. Business support service offerings include customer relationship management, finance and accounting, human resources and training, data analytics, procurement, contract management, service provisioning, inventory management and invoice validation. The company has partnerships with firms such as Microsoft, HP, Oracle, Konny and Sigma. Tech Mahindra is majority-owned by Mahindra & Mahindra in partnership with British Telecommunications plc. A few of the company's international subsidiaries include Mahindra Satyam; Tech Mahindra (Beijing) IT Services Limited; CanvasM (Americas), Inc.; Tech Mahindra GmbH; and Tech Mahindra (Singapore) Private Limited. In 2015, the company acquired Lightbridge Communications Corporation, a global provider of network engineering services to the telecommunications industry. In May 2016, Tech Mahindra agreed to acquire Target Group, a U.K. processing platform company. The following June, the firm acquired The BIO Agency, a specialist in digital transformation and innovation. The firm offers employees wellness programs with visiting doctors and nutritionists, onsite gym access, banking, insurance and tax planning help desks, tuition assistance and product and service discounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,103,175,000

2015 3,503,376,000

2014 2,916,432,000

2013 1,064,442,000

2012 850,193,600

2011 796,066,200

622,100,000 15.16% 356,218,000 482,886,800 497,630,500 142,357,100 746,105,000 14.38% 23.42% 0.01

560,337,600 15.99%

590,785,200 20.25%

162,072,200 15.22%

406,953,700 373,037,000 173,935,300 659,656,200 14.68% 24.52%

469,072,300 246,693,500 151,029,900 671,658,700 24.30% 41.46%

199,442,500 132,476,400 27,675,390 193,046,300 16.19% 27.17% 0.05

132,615,800 15.59% 105,281,100 170,218,400 110,221,500 45,810,750 233,343,600 16.90% 29.59% 0.14

170,373,200 99,767,700 71,813,540 23,757,160 108,905,100 10.78% 20.65% 0.36

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 91-20-6601-8100 Fax: 91-20-2542-4466 Toll-Free: Address: Sharda Center, Karve Rd., Pune, 411057 India

Exchange: GREY Stock Ticker: TCHQY Employees: 88,417 Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31 Parent Company: MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LIMITED

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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TeleTech Holdings Inc

www.teletech.com

NAIC Code: 541800

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Customer Support Services Consulting Outsourced Business Services Marketing Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Alteka Enterprise Inc Connextions Inc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Kenneth Tuchman, CEO Regina Paolillo, CFO Margaret McLean, Chief Risk Officer Judi Hand, Executive VP, Divisional Martin DeGhetto, Executive VP, Divisional Robert Jimenez, Executive VP, Divisional Steven Pollema, Senior VP, Divisional James Barlett, Vice Chairman of the Board

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. provides outsourced customer management services to a significant number of Global 1000 companies. The firm focuses on large global corporations in the financial services, communications and media, government, healthcare and technology industries. TeleTech has more than 300 global clients with 48,000 employees delivering services across 23 countries from 82 customer engagement centers on six continents. The company's service offerings include customer management services (CMS), customer growth services (CGS), customer technology services (CTS) and customer strategy services (CSS). CMS offers personalized multi-channel interactions that integrate voice, chat, e-mail, e-commerce and social media to maximize operating efficiencies and customer satisfaction. CGS offers integrated sales and marketing solutions to help clients boost revenue in business-to-consumer or business-to-business markets. The firm's CTS manages the client's customer management environments across a growing array of channels to achieve and sustain the client's customer engagement vision. CSS engages clients and helps build and design customer engagement at a strategic level through analytics management consulting. In November 2016, the firm acquired Canada-based customer experience provider, Atelka Enterprise, Inc. In April 2017, it acquired health services company, Connextions, Inc. Earlier that year, it announced plans to open a new customer experience center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 1,275,258,000

2015 1,286,755,000

2014 1,241,781,000

2013 1,193,157,000

2012 1,162,981,000

2011 1,179,388,000

52,752,000 4.13% 175,797,000 33,678,000 107,897,000 50,832,000 126,916,000 3.98% 8.54% 0.61

90,180,000 7.00% 194,606,000 61,666,000 133,750,000 66,595,000 157,235,000 7.27% 13.87% 0.23

96,475,000 7.76% 198,553,000 72,293,000 94,090,000 67,641,000 163,943,000 8.53% 15.70% 0.21

101,399,000 8.49% 193,423,000 67,388,000 137,979,000 50,364,000 145,646,000 7.97% 14.16% 0.21

78,545,000 6.75% 182,634,000 70,015,000 106,920,000 40,653,000 121,724,000 8.78% 14.81% 0.22

93,454,000 7.92% 188,802,000 74,174,000 113,799,000 40,425,000 141,561,000 10.53% 16.43% 0.13

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 303 397-8100 Fax: 303 397-8668 Toll-Free: 800-835-3832 Address: 9197 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO 80112 United States

Stock Ticker: TTEC Employees: 48,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $415,385 Second Exec. Salary: $415,385

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Tetra Tech Inc

www.tetratech.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Services Water Resource Management Infrastructure Consulting Communications Infrastructure Research & Development Alternative Energy Development

Tetra Tech, Inc. provides consulting and engineering services with a focus on fundamental needs for water, environment, infrastructure, resource management and energy. Tetra Tech typically begins at the earliest stage of a project by identifying technical solutions to problems and developing execution plans tailored to client needs and resources. Solutions may span the entire lifecycle of its projects, including applied science, research and technology, engineering, design, construction management, operations and maintenance and IT. Tetra Tech manages its operations through two primary segments: water resources, water and wastewater treatment, environment and infrastructure engineering in water and environment and infrastructure (WEI); and resource management and energy (RME). WEI derives 40% of the firm's revenues and RME derives 60%. WEI provides its consulting and engineering services worldwide for a broad range of water and infrastructure-related needs in both developed and emerging economies. This segment supports public and private clients, including federal, state/provincial and local governments, as well as commercial & industrial clients. RME provides consulting and engineering services for a range of resource management and energy needs. This division includes the firm's oil and gas, energy, waste management, remediation, utilities and international development services. Like WEI, it supports both public and private clients. In early 2016, the firm expanded its water data management services with the acquisition of INDUS Corporation; and acquired Australiabased Coffey International Limited, which was merged into the RME segment. The firm offers employees medical, vision and dental insurance; AD&D coverage; long- and short-term disability; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; a retirement plan; an employee stock purchase plan; credit union membership; tuition reimbursement; and an employee assistance program.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: INDUS Corporation Coffey International Limited

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Dan Batrack, CEO Steven Burdick, CFO Brian Carter, Chief Accounting Officer Craig Christensen, Chief Information Officer Leslie Shoemaker, Executive VP Ronald Chu, Executive VP Janis Salin, General Counsel William Brownlie, Other Corporate Officer Richard Lemmon, Senior VP, Divisional Kevin McDonald, Senior VP, Divisional

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,583,469,000

2015 2,299,321,000

2014 2,483,814,000

2013 2,613,755,000

2012 2,711,075,000

2011 2,573,144,000

135,855,000 5.25% 171,985,000 83,783,000 142,020,000 11,945,000 182,439,000 4.98% 9.71% 0.38

87,684,000 3.81% 170,456,000 39,074,000 162,847,000 24,296,000 132,565,000 2.34% 4.18% 0.21

153,833,000 6.19% 187,298,000 108,266,000 127,376,000 19,404,000 209,177,000 6.05% 10.77% 0.19

20,218,000 .77% 199,732,000 -2,141,000 137,750,000 27,545,000 83,826,000 - .12% - .21% 0.20

166,367,000 6.13% 211,884,000 104,380,000 158,021,000 25,106,000 224,142,000 6.39% 11.14% 0.07

146,422,000 5.69% 183,733,000 90,039,000 131,623,000 18,901,000 202,985,000 6.05% 11.23% 0.16

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 626 351-4664 Fax: 626 351-5291 Toll-Free: Address: 3475 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107-6024 United States

Stock Ticker: TTEK Employees: 16,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $900,000 Second Exec. Salary: $469,923

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 09/30

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 4 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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TNS UK Ltd

www.tnsglobal.com

NAIC Code: 541910

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Market Research Internet Market Research Business & Advertising Software Consumer Tracking & Analysis

TNS U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of Kantar Group and branded as Kantar TNS, is one of the largest market research conglomerates in the world, with operations serving customers in more than 80 countries. The company provides research in several industry sectors, including finance, automotive, consumer purchasing and behavior, political and social polling, health care, information technology, media intelligence, telecommunications and television audience measurement. The firm's business services include a number of surveys, tracking and testing instruments. Connect provides a 360degree view of the company's brand performance across all touchpoints and marketing tasks, helping to build brand equity by optimizing performance in relation to marketing and competition. Matrix provides a complete view of a client's target market, identifying and sizing incremental growth opportunities and providing a clear roadmap for action. Concept eValuate is a screening tool that provides guidance and understanding of true opportunity for individual-based investments. Its data technology significantly improves the accuracy of in-market growth predictions, even at the early stages of the innovation process. ConversionModel is a psychological measure of customer commitment. ValueManager, a choice-based simulation software, reveals the product features most valued by consumers. Brand & Communication is a brand and advertising tracking system. NeedScope System measures consumer needs and motivations. Omnibus is a suite of survey tools adaptable to individual research needs. TRI*M is a management information system that monitors a company's shareholder relationship. The company also provides internet and new media research.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Kantar Group Kantar TNS Connect Matrix Concept eValuate ConversionModel ValueManager NeedScope System

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Will Galgey, CEO Rebecca Wynberg, CEO-TNS Qualitative James Brooks, Dir.-Global Oper. Matthew Froggatt, Chief Dev. Officer Heather Payne, Chief Client Officer Chris Riquier, CEO-Asia Pacific Ignacio Galceran, CEO-Latin America Kim Macllwaine, CEO-Middle East & Africa

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2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 8,288 Parent Company: Kantar Group

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-207-656-5000 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 6 More London Place, London, SE1 2QY United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 2 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) www.trevigroup.com NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering & Construction Services Underground Construction Services Foundation & Drilling Machinery & Services Wind Farms Geothermal Energy Projects

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Petreven CA Trevi SpA Soilmec SpA Drillmec SpA Trevi Energy SpA Petreven SpA Petreven Peru SA Petreven Chile SpA

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Stefano Trevisani, CEO Gianluigi Trevisani, Exec. VP Franco Cicognani, Head-Corp. Comm. Dept. Stefano Trevisani, Managing Dir. Cesare Trevisani, Managing Dir. Davide Trevisani, Chmn.

Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) is a global leader in foundation engineering and drilling and provides project management services supporting related projects around the world. The group operates through five main subsidiaries: Trevi SpA, Petreven SpA, Soilmec SpA, Drillmec SpA and Trevi Energy SpA. Trevi provides construction services for underground engineering projects, such as special foundations for bridges, railways, dams, industrial systems and tunnels. Petreven is the company's segment in charge of oil drilling, with operations concentrated in South America, including Argentina (Petreven SA), Chile (Petreven Chile SpA), Peru (Petreven Peru SA) and Venezuela (Petreven CA). Soilmec manufactures plants and rigs used for foundation engineering. Drillmec specializes in drilling projects and manufactures hydraulic rigs for oil, geothermal and water drilling. It also has operations in well drilling for water research as well as having completed numerous automated car park projects. Trevi Energy is engaged in the design, development and engineering of offshore wind farms and the development of geothermal energy projects. Trevi Group's strong worldwide presence is illustrated by such past projects as the foundation works for the Third Mainland Bridge of Lagos in Nigeria, the Alicura in Argentina, the Port of Bandar Abbas in Iran and the Khao dam in Thailand.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 1,390,396,000

2014 1,299,240,000

2013 1,334,601,000

2012 1,163,634,000

2011 1,105,148,000

-94,266,590 -6.77%

67,138,020 5.16%

86,162,140 6.45%

50,920,520 4.37%

74,335,900 6.72%

-123,580,600 9,694,447

26,194,100 -30,791,350

14,765,900 93,398,640

11,590,210 71,464,900

27,572,740 18,318,170

-47,275,980 -6.07% -18.98% 0.68

128,330,200 1.42% 4.63% 0.40

145,348,000 .90% 3.33% 0.52

110,225,500 .71% 2.55% 0.57

125,434,500 1.83% 6.58% 0.67

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 39 547319111 Fax: 39 547319313 Toll-Free: Address: 201 Via Larga, Cesena, FO 47522 Italy

Stock Ticker: TVFZF Employees: 7,493 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: GREY Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 1 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities:

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Unisys Corp

www.unisys.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Enterprise Systems & Servers Outsourcing Services Infrastructure Services Security Technology Server Software & Middleware

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: ClearPath Unisys Stealth

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Peter Altabef, CEO Michael Thomson, Chief Accounting Officer Ann Ruckstuhl, Chief Marketing Officer Tarek El Sadany, Chief Technology Officer Paul Weaver, Director Eric Hutto, President, Divisional Jeffrey Renzi, President, Divisional Venkatapathi Puvvada, President, Divisional David Loeser, Senior VP, Divisional Andrew Stafford, Senior VP, Divisional Inder Singh, Senior VP Gerald Kenney, Senior VP Scott Battersby, Vice President

Unisys Corp. is a worldwide information technology services company. The firm offers services for systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology and consulting to commercial businesses and governments. Unisys operates in two business segments: services and technology. The services unit provides end-to-end services designed to help clients improve their competitiveness and efficiency in four main categories: systems integration and consulting, outsourcing, infrastructure services and core maintenance. Systems integration and consulting services include check processing systems, public welfare systems, airline reservations and messaging technology. Outsourcing services provide for the management of a customer's internal information systems and its specific business processes, such as insurance claims processing, mortgage administration and cargo management. Infrastructure services involve the design, warranty and support of customers' IT infrastructure and enterprise-wide network and devices. Core maintenance services include the maintenance of Unisys proprietary products and those of third party technology providers. In the technology segment, the company designs and develops servers and related products. Major technology offerings include enterprise-class servers based on Cellular Multi-Processing architecture, such as the ClearPath family of servers and the Unisys Stealth family of security software. Primary markets served by Unisys include the financial services, communications, transportation, commercial and public sectors. The firm owns over 920 active U.S. patents and over 80 active patents granted outside the U.S. Unisys maintains working partnerships with leading technology companies, including Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle, among others. The firm offers employees health services, recreational facilities and employee discounts.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 2,820,700,000 55,400,000 47,600,000 1.68% 455,600,000 -47,700,000 218,200,000 147,100,000 203,500,000 -2.29%

2015 3,015,100,000 76,400,000 -55,100,000 -1.82% 519,600,000 -109,900,000 1,200,000 213,700,000 133,200,000 -4.89%

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2014 3,356,400,000 68,800,000 154,900,000 4.61% 554,100,000 46,700,000 121,400,000 212,800,000 323,300,000 1.81%

2013 3,456,500,000 69,500,000 219,500,000 6.35% 559,400,000 108,500,000 187,400,000 151,400,000 388,900,000 3.74%

Stock Ticker: UIS Employees: 21,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 3,853,800,000 76,100,000 324,600,000 8.42% 586,300,000 134,000,000 317,200,000 134,400,000 463,900,000 4.27%

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 215 986-4011 Fax: 215 986-6850 Toll-Free: 800-874-8647 Address: Unisys Way, Blue Bell, PA 19424 United States Top Exec. Salary: $972,000 Second Exec. Salary: $505,626

2012 3,706,400,000 81,500,000 319,200,000 8.61% 572,800,000 145,600,000 261,300,000 132,600,000 456,200,000 5.14%

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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United American Healthcare Corp

www.pulsesystems.com

NAIC Code: 334418

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Contract Manufacturing Cleanroom Assembly Precision Manufacturing

United American Healthcare Corp. provides comprehensive management and consulting services to managed care organizations. It also arranges for the financing and delivery of healthcare contract manufacturing services to the medical device industry through its subsidiary, Pulse Systems, LLC. Pulse Systems offers implant manufacturing and laser-based metal fabrication, supplying precision components used in medical devices from a variety of medical fields, including cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, gynecology, ophthalmology and urology. Pulse Systems specializes in five areas of contract manufacturing: laser cutting, laser welding, computer numerical control (CNC) machining, Nitinol (nickeltitanium alloy) processing and surface treatments. Laser cutting, the firm's core business, involves cutting thin-wall metal tubes for a number of medical-grade materials, including stainless steel, certain Nitinols and precious metals such as platinum and gold and tantalum and cobalt chromium. Its laser welding services ensure that the medical-grade materials of the components are melted by the laser energy to form the weld, so that additional materials or contaminants are not introduced to the finished product. The firm offers precision CNC machining of small custom components for medical devices. Its equipment is capable of milling, turning, boring and drilling very small features on a range of biocompatible materials. Pulse Systems' Nitinol processing heat-treating techniques enable medical device developers to utilize the shape-memory properties of the Nitinol material, allowing the components to remain flexible while retaining the desired shapes. The firm offers an array of surface treatment capabilities, such as electropolishing, which provides long-term corrosion resistance for metallic implants; passivation, an anti-corrosion technique for stainless steel materials; and grit-blasting for equipment that requires a rough surface. As a value-added service, Pulse Systems also provides cleanroom assembly services.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Pulse Systems LLC

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Gregory Moses, Herbert Bellucci, CEO, Subsidiary William Brooks, CEO William Dennis, CFO Tom Goss, Director Stephen Harris, Director

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013 8,489,000

2012 6,831,000

2011 8,352,000

981,000 11.55% 2,643,000 537,000 943,000 652,000 1,751,000 3.42% 19.43% 0.71

139,000 2.03% 2,769,000 -1,864,000 538,000 765,000 860,000 -11.47% -54.79% 0.45

-1,486,000 -17.79% 5,169,000 -7,126,000 -679,000 306,000 -351,000 -37.99% -99.38% 0.71

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 313 393-4571 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 303 E. Wacker Dr., Ste. 1040, Chicago, IL 60601 United States

Stock Ticker: UAHC Employees: 31 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $320,000 Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $150,000 Bonus: $

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United Technologies Corporation

www.utc.com

NAIC Code: 336412

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing Elevator & Escalator Systems HVAC Systems Aircraft Parts & Maintenance

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Otis UTC Climate, Controls & Security UTC Aerospace Systems Pratt & Whitney

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Gregory Hayes, CEO Philippe Delpech, President, Divisional Akhil Johri, CFO Robert Bailey, Chief Accounting Officer Michael Dumais, Executive VP, Divisional Charles Gill, Executive VP Elizabeth Amato, Executive VP David Gitlin, President, Divisional Robert Leduc, President, Divisional Robert Mcdonough, President, Divisional David Whitehouse, Vice President

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) provides high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The company operates through four principle segments: Otis; UTC climate, controls & security; Pratt & Whitney; and UTC aerospace systems. Otis manufactures, sells, installs and services a wide range of passenger and freight elevators for low-, medium-, and highspeed applications, as well as a broad line of escalators and moving walkways. UTC climate, controls & security is the leading provider of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and refrigeration systems, including controls for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation applications. This segment is also a global provider of security and fire safety products and services such as alarms, access control systems and video surveillance systems. Pratt & Whitney supplies aircraft engines and maintenance services for the commercial, military, business jet and general aviation markets. Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is a world leader in the production of engines powering general and business aviation, as well as regional airline, utility and military airplanes and helicopters, and provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services, including the sale of spare parts. UTC Aerospace Systems supplies technologically advanced aerospace products and aftermarket solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, regional, business and general aviation markets, military, space and undersea operations. UTC offers employees benefits including medical and dental insurance, health care reimbursement accounts, long-term disability coverage, an Employee Scholar Program that features paid time off for academic pursuits as well as academic expense reimbursement, employee assistance programs, a retirement plan and select benefits for part time employees.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 57,244,000,000 2,337,000,000 8,172,000,000 14.27% 6,060,000,000 5,055,000,000 3,880,000,000 2,087,000,000 10,256,000,000 5.70% 18.40% 0.78

2015 56,098,000,000 2,279,000,000 7,291,000,000 12.99% 5,886,000,000 7,608,000,000 6,326,000,000 2,089,000,000 9,275,000,000 8.51% 25.97% 0.70

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2014 65,100,000,000 2,635,000,000 9,769,000,000 15.00% 6,500,000,000 6,220,000,000 7,336,000,000 2,304,000,000 11,894,000,000 6.83% 19.72% 0.57

2013 62,626,000,000 2,529,000,000 9,209,000,000 14.70% 6,718,000,000 5,721,000,000 7,505,000,000 2,410,000,000 11,167,000,000 6.35% 19.80% 0.61

Stock Ticker: UTX Employees: 202,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $3,000,000 Bonus: $1,100,000

2011 58,190,000,000 2,058,000,000 8,099,000,000 13.91% 6,464,000,000 4,979,000,000 6,590,000,000 983,000,000 9,625,000,000 8.30% 23.01% 0.43

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 860 728-7000 Fax: 860 728-7028 Toll-Free: Address: 1 Financial Plz., Hartford, CT 06103 United States Top Exec. Salary: $1,450,000 Second Exec. Salary: $806,250

2012 57,708,000,000 2,371,000,000 7,684,000,000 13.31% 6,452,000,000 5,130,000,000 6,646,000,000 2,932,000,000 9,328,000,000 6.80% 21.46% 0.83

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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US Interactive Inc

www.usinteractive.com

NAIC Code: 0

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: CRM Software

U.S. Interactive, Inc. (USI) is a software and services organization that develops and deploys internet-based customer management applications for communications and next generation service providers. The company has domestic and international offices, with locations California, USA; Mumbai, India; and Munich, Germany. The firm's USI Customer Management Platform is an integrated technology platform developed by the company and its affiliates. The platform is made up of three components: eViews, e2e Hub and connectors. eViews are the applications component of the U.S. Interactive platform for customer management services. These applications deliver a single, unified web-based view of the customer across order management, billing and customer service. e2e (enterprise-to-enterprise) Hub is the infrastructure that supports eViews. Connectors are the USI applications that integrate the commercial software of its affiliates. USI's customer base includes ISPs/ASPs (internet service providers/application service providers), CLECs (competitive local exchange carriers), broadband service and digital media providers and wireless carriers. The firm partners with companies that have quality products and services to provide technology options for its clients. Primary partners include BEA Systems, an e-business infrastructure software company; Portal, an integrated billing and e-CRM (electronic customer relationship management) solutions firm for communications and next-generation service providers; Commerce One, an emarketplace company; IBM, an information technology company; Sun Microsystems, a technology sharing and marketing support company; and Vignette Corporation, which develops internet applications that enable businesses to use the web for publishing and commerce.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: USI Customer Management Platform eViews e2e Hub

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Sunil Mathur, CEO Sunil Mathur, Pres.

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2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 700 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 408-863-7500 Fax: 408-863-7501 Toll-Free: Address: 1270 Oakmead Parkway, Ste. 318, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 United States Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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Value Partners Management Consulting SpA www.valuepartners.com NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting

Value Partners Management Consulting SpA provides consulting services to clients in over 50 countries, through a team of professionals that have come from more than 20 different nationalities. Value Partners has expertise in portfolio and business strategy, organization and change management and operational improvement. The firm concentrates on the following industry sectors: automotive, consumer products, luxury retail, energy, finance, industrial goods, insurance, life science, media, private equity and telecommunications. It has offices in Italy, the U.K., Turkey, the UAE, Brazil, Argentina, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 2016, the firm established Exage Digital Innovation, which helps Value Partners deal with complex integrated issues such as cyber security, big data, digital strategy, service design, UX/UI (user experience/user interface), communication, social media, and web and mobile development.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Exage Digital Innovation

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Giorgio Rossi Cairo, Managing Dir. Chris Cowan, Managing Partner

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 232 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 39-02-485481 Fax: 39-02-48-54-8720 Toll-Free: Address: Via Vespri Siciliani, 9, Milan, 20146 Italy Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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Vinci SA

www.vinci.com

NAIC Code: 237310

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction Infrastructure Management Information & Energy Technologies Commercial Construction Engineering Services Highway Construction Airport Management & Support Services Power Transmission Services

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: VINCI Concessions SA VINCI Contracting LLC VINCI Autoroutes VINCI Airports VINCI Energies Eurovia VINCI Construction J&P Richardson

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Xavier Huillard, CEO Pierre Coppey, COO Christian Labeyrie, CFO Franck Mougin, VP-Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility

VINCI SA is one of the largest companies operating in construction and related services worldwide. The company designs, finances, builds and operates infrastructures and facilities that help improve daily life and mobility for all. It consists of two major subsidiary divisions: VINCI Concessions SA, comprising VINCI Autoroutes, VINCI Airports and other concessions; and VINCI Contracting LLC, comprising VINCI Energies, Eurovia and VINCI Construction. The concessions division is Europe's leading transport infrastructure concession operator, operating in the motorway, airport, bridge & tunnel, rail, stadium and parking facility sectors. VINCI Autoroutes operates more than 2,700 miles of motorways in France, carrying over 2 million customers each day; VINCI Airports operates 34 airports in Portugal, France, Chile, Japan, Dominican Republic and Cambodia, transporting nearly 100 million passengers each year; and other concessions include motorways, bridges, tunnels, rail and parking facilities. The contracting division is engaged in building contracting, value engineering, interior design, insulation works, metal & steel structures, electrical works, plumbing works and air conditioning (HVAC), having worked on nearly 300,000 projects in some 110 countries. VINCI Energies serves public authorities and business clients by helping them to deploy electrical power & heating, HVAC, mechanical engineering and communication equipment, as well as operating their energy, transport and communication infrastructures; Eurovia is a world leader in transport infrastructure and urban development, building and upgrading roads, motorways, rail systems, airport hard surfaces and industrial facilities; and VINCI Construction brings together more than 777 consolidated companies in some 100 countries by delivering capabilities in building, civil engineering, hydraulic engineering and contracting-related specialties. In 2016, the firm acquired the following: J&P Richardson, two Kansai airports in Japan, AERODOM (which holds the concession for six airports in the Dominican Republic) and Novabase IMC. That same year, it sold its 24.6% stake in parking operator, Indigo.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 41,355,890,000

2015 42,014,630,000

2014 41,888,030,000

2013 43,708,690,000

2012 42,038,450,000

2011 40,389,350,000

4,418,076,000 10.68%

3,985,710,000 9.48%

4,552,184,000 10.86%

4,041,499,000 9.24%

3,917,046,000 9.31%

2,687,537,000 4,662,690,000 1,641,490,000 6,557,377,000 3.85% 15.86% 0.98

2,195,091,000 4,851,515,000 1,754,141,000 6,187,237,000 3.26% 13.70% 0.99

2,667,153,000 3,897,734,000 1,616,814,000 6,795,554,000 3.94% 17.21% 1.16

2,104,970,000 3,913,827,000 833,619,500 6,277,358,000 3.14% 14.28% 1.24

2,056,369,000 4,146,318,000 934,040,000 6,006,244,000 3.13% 14.61% 0.52

3,863,402,000 9.56% 1,082,740,000 2,141,447,000 4,224,530,000 1,999,936,000 6,014,612,000 3.25% 15.11% 1.35

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 33 147163500 Fax: 33 147519102 Toll-Free: Address: 1 Cours Ferdinand-de-Lesseps, Cedex, 92851 France

Stock Ticker: VCISY Employees: 214 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: PINX Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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VSE Corp

www.vsecorp.com

NAIC Code: 541330

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Engineering Consulting Services Engineering Services Logistics Services Technology Research & Development Equipment Maintenance, Refurbishment & Implementation Information Technology Support

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Energetics Incorporated G&B Solutions Inc Akimeka LLC Prime Turbines LLC CT Aerospace LLC Kansas Aviation of Independence LLC Air Parts & Supply Co

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Maurice Gauthier, CEO Thomas Loftus, CFO Clifford Kendall, Chairman of the Board Joseph Brown, President, Subsidiary Paul Goffredi, President, Subsidiary Chad Wheeler, President, Subsidiary Nancy Margolis, President, Subsidiary Thomas Kiernan, Secretary

VSE Corp. is a contract provider of services and equipment to U.S. Department of Defense legacy systems and federal civilian agencies. Its businesses are organized into four groups: supply chain, generating 37% of 2015 revenue; aviation, 23%; federal services, 31%; and IT, energy and management consulting, 9%. The supply chain group revenues result from the sale of vehicle parts to the USPS and other government and commercial clients. The aviation group revenues result from the sale of aircraft parts and performance of MRO services for private and commercial aircraft owners, other aviation MRO providers, and aviation original equipment manufacturers. Both the federal services and IT, energy and management consulting services groups revenues result primarily from cost plus fixed fee, cost plus award fee, time and materials, or fixed-price contracts with the government. The federal group provides engineering, technical, management, integrated logistics support and IT services to all U.S. military branches and to other government agencies. The IT, energy and management consulting group which encompasses wholly-owned subsidiaries, Energetics Incorporated; G&B Solutions, Inc.; and Akimeka LLC, provides technical and consulting services primarily to various civilian government agencies. Energetics provides technical and management support in the areas of nuclear energy, technology research, development and demonstration and consulting services in the energy and environmental management fields. G&B Solutions is an IT company. Akimeka is a health services IT consulting company. In 2015, the company acquired four business units from Killick Aerospace Group, which include Prime Turbines, LLC; CT Aerospace, LLC; Kansas Aviation of Independence, LLC and Air Parts & Supply Co.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 691,790,000

2015 533,982,000

2014 424,071,000

2013 471,638,000

2012 546,755,000

2011 618,592,000

51,529,000 7.44% 6,609,000 26,793,000 47,193,000 6,546,000 77,575,000 4.17% 11.06% 0.84

50,539,000 9.46% 3,288,000 24,918,000 37,574,000 10,562,000 76,080,000 5.09% 11.46% 1.04

36,930,000 8.70% 4,140,000 19,365,000 49,715,000 3,414,000 55,700,000 5.26% 9.87% 0.23

44,103,000 9.35% 3,285,000 22,852,000 56,598,000 4,416,000 64,119,000 5.77% 13.01% 0.48

51,076,000 9.34% 3,968,000 21,294,000 59,475,000 20,863,000 72,238,000 4.92% 13.83% 0.87

36,680,000 5.92% 5,266,000 20,552,000 34,260,000 6,635,000 51,779,000 5.53% 15.37% 1.24

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STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 703 960-4600 Fax: 703 960-2688 Toll-Free: Address: 6348 Walker Ln., Alexandria, VA 22310 United States

Stock Ticker: VSEC Employees: 2,523 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $730,000 Second Exec. Salary: $320,958

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 6 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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West Monroe Partners LLC

www.westmonroepartners.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Business Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Salesforce.com,

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Kevin McCarty, CEO Dean Fischer, Pres. Holly Kay, CFO Yves Leclerc, Dir.-Mfg. & Dist. Susan Stelter, Chief Admin. Officer Nathan Ulery, Dir.-Oper. Doug Armstrong, Dir.-Bus. Dev. Gil Mermelstein, Dir.-New York & East Coast Tom Hulsebosch, Dir.-Energy & Utilities Tom Bolger, Dir.-Seattle & West Coast Sean Adkins, Dir.-Columbus Dean Fischer, Chmn.

West Monroe Partners, LLC is a consulting firm that seeks to contribute to each client's commercial success. The company operates out of 11 U.S. office, including Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Bentonville, Dallas, Houston, Columbus, Pittsburgh and New York City. West Monroe serves industries such as banks, credit unions, private equity, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, energy, utilities, manufacturing, distribution and retail. The company provides merger and acquisition services, including carve-outs, divestures, post-merger integration and transaction advisory. West Monroe's customer experience services focus on the following areas: Salesforce.com, customer strategy and insights, digital strategy and high-performance contact center. Its operations excellence services cover workforce optimization, enterprise resource planning, organizational change management, supply chain management, human capital management and sustainability. Advanced analytics services include customer predictive analysis and data-driven organization. Performance services include service desk, infrastructure management, application management, data management and security management.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 144,970,000

2015 109,000,000

2014 100,000,000

2013 90,000,000

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Phone: 312-602-4000 Fax: 312-602-4010 Toll-Free: 800-828-6708 Address: 222 W. Adams St., 11/Fl., Chicago, IL 60606 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 725 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012 65,400,000

2011 56,300,000

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Willis Towers Watson plc

www.willistowerswatson.com/en

NAIC Code: 541612

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Human Resources Consulting Exchange Solutions

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Tower Watson & Co Willis Group Holdings plc

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be

Willis Towers Watson plc, formerly Towers Watson & Co., is a global advisory, broking and solutions company. Its services, such as market analysis and behavioral insight, help clients turn risk into an avenue toward growth through proprietary solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent and expand the power of capital in order to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Services include corporate risk and broking, exchange solutions, human capital, benefits, investment, risk and reinsurance. Industries served by Willis Towers include construction, financial, natural resources, technology, media/telecommunications and transportation. In early-2016, Tower Watson merged with Willis Group Holdings plc, forming Willis Towers Watson. In March 2017, the firm acquired Russell Investments' Australian actuarial practice, expanding its number of consultants based in Sidney and Melbourne, and adding more than 50 clients across the corporate, government, master trust and industry funds sectors.

intentionally listed here more than once.

John Haley, CEO Roger Millay, CFO Roger Millay, CFO Kirkland Hicks, General Counsel Eric Speer, Managing Director, Divisional Julie Gebauer, Managing Director, Divisional James Foreman, Managing Director, Divisional Carl Hess, Managing Director, Divisional Gene Wickes, Managing Director, Divisional Paul Morris, Managing Director, Geographical John Haley, President

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 7,887,000,000

2015 3,829,000,000

2014 3,802,000,000

2013 3,655,000,000

2012 3,480,000,000

2011 3,447,000,000

551,000,000 6.98% 4,823,000,000 420,000,000 920,000,000 303,000,000 1,293,000,000 1.71% 6.83% 0.33

427,000,000 11.15% 2,306,000,000 373,000,000 243,000,000 158,000,000 653,000,000 2.17% 17.70% 1.02

647,000,000 17.01% 2,314,000,000 362,000,000 477,000,000 117,000,000 799,000,000 2.39% 17.23% 1.07

685,000,000 18.74% 2,207,000,000 365,000,000 561,000,000 119,000,000 774,000,000 2.44% 18.65% 1.04

-209,000,000 -6.00% 2,475,000,000 -446,000,000 525,000,000 137,000,000 -71,000,000 -2.89% -21.31% 1.39

566,000,000 16.42% 2,087,000,000 204,000,000 439,000,000 111,000,000 537,000,000 1.29% 8.05% 0.94

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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Phone: 011-4420-3124-60 Fax: Toll-Free: Address: 51 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7DQ United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: WLTW Employees: 41,500 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $641,844 Second Exec. Salary: $1,000,000

Bonus: $592,178 Bonus: $

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Wipro Ltd

www.wipro.com

NAIC Code: 541512

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: IT Consulting Computer Hardware & Software Design Hydraulic Equipment Medical Electronics Lighting Equipment Soaps & Toiletries

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: HealthPlan Services Appirio

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Abidali Z. Neemuchwala, CEO Bhanumurthy B. M., Pres. Jatin Dalal, CFO Rishad Premji, Chief Strategy Officer Saurabh Govil, Chief Human Resources Officer Sangita Singh, Sr. VP- Health Care & Life Sciences Anurag Behar, Chief Sustainability Officer N.S. Bala, Sr. VP-Mfg. & High Tech. Inderpreet Sawhney, Sr. VP Rishad Premji, Chief Strategy Officer Ayan Mukerji, Sr. VP-Media & Telecom Vineet Agrawal, Pres., Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting Anurag Behar, Chief Sustainability Officer Alexis Samuel, Chief Process Officer Rajat Mathur Rajat Mathur Rajat Mathur, Chief Sales & Oper. Officer-Growth Markets Azim H. Premji, Chmn. Ulrich Meister, Sr. VP-Continental Europe

Wipro, Ltd. is a leading global IT services company. It provides IT services, software solutions, IT consulting, BPO services, cloud mobility and analytics services and solutions and research and development services in the areas of hardware and software design to leading companies worldwide. Operations are divided into two segments: IT services and IT products. The IT services segment provides a range of IT and IT enabled services which include IT consulting, custom application design, development, re-engineering and maintenance, systems integration, package implementation, technology infrastructure outsourcing, BPO services and research and development services in the areas of hardware and software design. This segment is further organized into various business units by customer industry, such as automotive, banking, energy, consumer goods, aerospace, communication service providers, healthcare, hi-tech, insurance, manufacturing, government, engineering and construction, medical devices, network equipment provider, pharmaceutical & life sciences, natural resources, media, entertainment and publishing, utilities, securities and capital markets, transportation, retail and professional services. The IT products segment provides a range of IT products encompassing computing, storage, networking, security and software products, including databases and operating systems. Under this segment, the company sells IT products manufactured by it as well as third-party IT products. Clients in this segment range from small and medium enterprises to large enterprises in all major industries. In February 2016, Wipro agreed to acquire HealthPlan Services from Water Street Healthcare Partners for $460 million. The following October, the firm agreed to acquire Appirio, a global cloud services company.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 7,936,194,000

2015 7,271,876,000

2014 6,725,554,000

2013 5,796,128,000

2012 5,760,740,000

2011 4,809,385,000

1,502,571,000 18.93% 937,850,400 1,377,141,000 1,221,512,000 216,060,100 2,030,293,000 13.42% 20.34% 0.03

1,477,822,000 20.32% 858,510,100 1,340,065,000 1,212,049,000 196,081,800 1,940,127,000 15.69% 23.02% 0.03

1,383,832,000 20.57% 817,500,400 1,207,480,000 1,051,526,000 138,036,200 1,749,714,000 16.55% 24.85% 0.03

1,083,661,000 18.69% 716,199,500 1,027,706,000 1,090,630,000 164,410,700 1,398,389,000 15.15% 23.31%

991,373,700 17.20% 744,354,900 863,094,300 620,659,800 200,975,700 1,291,157,000 13.80% 21.23% 0.07

893,108,300 18.57% 627,396,600 820,458,400 626,250,600 189,112,600 1,133,328,000 15.10% 24.31% 0.08

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STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 91 8028440055 Fax: 91 8028440256 Toll-Free: Address: Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Rd., Bangalore, Karnataka 560035 India

Stock Ticker: WIT Employees: 140,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $859,079 Second Exec. Salary: $541,991

Bonus: $351,213 Bonus: $376,553

Exchange: NYS Fiscal Year Ends: 03/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Wood Mackenzie

www.woodmacresearch.com

NAIC Code: 541610

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Management Consulting Services Market Research Energy Consulting

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Verisk Analytics Inc PCI Wood Mackenzie Downstream Oil Online PetroView PathFinder Greentech Media

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Neal Anderson, Pres. Stephen Garland, Chief Technology Officer

Wood Mackenzie, a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc., is a global research and consulting firm that focuses on the oil, natural gas, coal and metal mining industries. Its consulting services include asset analysis, scenario planning, risk quantification, business model review, issues management, strategy development and implementation, market analysis, corporate and competitor analysis, public policy and regulation analysis, benchmarking and project analysis. Wood Mackenzie's research products include reports on industryleading companies, trends analysis, forecasts and executive overviews. The company serves clients with interests in North America, Australasia, Russia and Latin America. It also provides upstream, corporate, gas and power and downstream research via web databases and applications such as Downstream Oil Online, PetroView and PathFinder, which are integrated with GIS (geographic information system) capabilities. Wood Mackenzie's clients include major multinationals, independent exploration and production companies, gas and power utilities, regional and national oil companies, refining and marketing businesses and governments and regulators around the world. The company maintains offices across the globe, including major energy hubs in Moscow, Calgary, Houston, Beijing, Dubai and Rio de Janeiro. Subsidiary PCI Wood Mackenzie provides intelligent consultation and insight in the upstream hydrocarbons, chemicals, polymers and fibers markets, so that clients can make the best commercial and strategic decisions businesswise. In 2016, the firm acquired Greentech Media, an information services provider for the next-generation electricity and renewables sector.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 323,500,000

2015 400,000,000

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014 380,000,000

2013 371,000,000

Stock Ticker: Subsidiary Employees: 1,170 Parent Company: Verisk Analytics Inc

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011 265,235,000

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 44-131-243-4400 Fax: 44-131-243-4495 Toll-Free: Address: 5 Semple St., Exchange Place 2, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL United Kingdom Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012 319,693,000

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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WPP plc

www.wpp.com

NAIC Code: 541810

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Advertising & Marketing Services Communications Consulting Human Resources Consulting IT Consulting Advertising Consulting Brand Research & Tools Public Relations

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Ogilvy & Mather JWT Burson-Marsteller Hill & Knowlton Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Triad Retail Media Zubi Advertising Services Inc Newsaccess Limited

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Martin Sorrell, CEO Paul Richardson, Dir.-Finance Mark Read, Dir.-Strategy Mark Read, CEO-WPP Digital Roberto Quarta, Chmn.

WPP plc, with more than 3,000 offices in 113 countries, is one of the largest global communications firms in the world. The firm's full-service advertising agencies include Ogilvy & Mather, JWT, Y&R and Bates CHI & Partners. WPP's media investment management companies, managed by GroupM, include MediaCom, Mindshare, MEC Global and Maxus, and have capabilities in business science, consumer insight, media planning, content development and sports and entertainment marketing. Data investment management companies, managed under the Kantar Group, are involved in market studies, brand positioning and equity research, customer surveys, international research and advanced modeling. Public relations companies offer services such as crisis management, reputation management, public affairs and government lobbying to clients seeking to communicate with consumers, governments and/or the business and financial communities. This segment includes companies such as Burson-Marsteller, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Finsbury, Cohn & Wolfe and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. The firm's branding and identity operations consist of Addison Group, Brand Union, FITCH, Landor Associates and Lambie-Naim. Health care communications companies, such as Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, provide integrated health care marketing services from advertising to medical education and online marketing. Specialist communications companies provide custom media and multicultural marketing; event, sports, youth and entertainment marketing; corporate and business-to-business (B2B) advertising; media technology; and production services. WPP Digital offers full-service interactive advertising and digital marketing services. In late-2016, WPP acquired e-commerce specialist, Triad Retail Media; project management and procurement company, Promotion Execution Partners, LLC; digital and e-commerce consultancy, Eperium; and healthcare and consumer agency, Entreprise de Communications Tank, Inc. In early-2017, the firm acquired Zubi Advertising Services, Inc., an ad agency focusing on the Hispanic market in the U.S.; multi-channel media monitoring firm, Newsaccess Limited; and a controlling interest in MediaCom India, a media buying and planning specialist.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015 15,715,570,000

2014 14,808,360,000

2013 14,153,930,000

2012 13,323,790,000

2011 12,872,560,000

2,096,231,000 13.33% 9,477,869,000 1,490,225,000 1,746,731,000 316,489,900 2,678,347,000 4.18% 15.32% 0.61

1,936,060,000 13.07% 9,186,169,000 1,383,615,000 2,188,327,000 275,387,300 2,685,797,000 4.16% 14.27% 0.55

1,811,468,000 12.79% 9,253,860,000 1,202,893,000 1,765,099,000 365,427,600 2,526,267,000 3.75% 13.00% 0.46

1,594,138,000 11.96% 8,730,059,000 1,056,722,000 1,166,671,000 423,998,800 2,296,992,000 3.31% 12.21% 0.54

1,531,328,000 11.89% 8,408,817,000 1,079,071,000 854,419,800 325,224,100 2,169,574,000 3.42% 12.81% 0.58

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 440 2078082204 Fax: 440 2074936819 Toll-Free: Address: 27 Farm Street, London, W1J 5RJ United Kingdom

Stock Ticker: WPPGY Employees: 124,930 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $1,477,124 Second Exec. Salary: $922,239

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: NAS Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 5 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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WSP Global Inc

www.wsp-pb.com

NAIC Code: 541614

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Distribution and Logistics Consulting Services Engineering Infrastructure Consulting Asset Management Project Management

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

David Ackert, CEO, Geographical Barbara Oberleitner, Vice President Gregory Kelly, CEO, Geographical John Murphy, CEO, Geographical Guy Templeton, CEO, Geographical Alexandre LHeureux, CFO Christopher Cole, Chairman of the Board Keith Zecchini, Chief Information Officer Louis-Martin Richer, Chief Risk Officer Paul Dollin, COO Pierre Shoiry, Director Tom Smith, Other Corporate Officer Hugo Blasutta, Other Corporate Officer Alphonse Galluccio, Other Executive Officer Valery Zamuner, Secretary David Langlois, Vice President, Divisional Isabelle Adjahi, Vice President, Divisional Christina Dona, Vice President, Divisional

WSP Global, Inc., operating under the brand WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, is an engineering company engaged in providing professional consulting services for private and public-sector clients in Canada and internationally. It has over 500 offices in 40 countries. The company provides integrated architecture services including planning and design; engineering services such as mechanical, electrical and structural work; asset management; and project management services. It also offers municipal rehabilitation and development, water distribution and treatment, wastewater collection and treatment, public utilities, storm water management, land development, municipal road networks, lighting and various municipal facility services. The firm's power generation projects include hydroelectric, wind, solar and thermal power generation as well as nuclear safety, cogeneration and related distribution and transmission systems to public suppliers of electricity and private developers. WSP offers planning, modeling, engineering, project management and contract administration services for roads, bridges, civil engineering structures, harbor, railways and airport facilities, mass and urban transit facilities, traffic systems and other transportation-related projects. The company also provides environment services, such as impact and ecosystem studies; environmental assessments; monitoring surveys and characterizations; management systems; permitting, compliance audits and mapping; and economic and risk management services. In October 2016, the firm agreed to acquire the engineering consulting services business of Mouchel Limited, Mouchel Consulting.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 4,767,264,000

2015 4,531,426,000

2014 2,168,867,000

2013 1,506,490,000

2012 939,688,100

2011 487,132,100

226,421,900 4.74% 2,937,656,000 148,780,800 289,042,800 107,905,300 342,846,000 3.23% 6.89% 0.31

217,081,000 4.79% 2,555,653,000 141,084,000 152,293,000 78,238,840 326,107,300 3.39% 7.45% 0.29

70,467,260 3.24% 1,317,282,000 46,928,360 167,910,900 34,224,820 133,536,600 1.84% 4.01% 0.36

75,249,780 4.99% 936,026,600 53,579,040 89,373,120 21,297,110 120,085,800 3.90% 7.58% 0.19

47,451,450 5.04% 563,065,600 34,598,460 71,737,620 14,646,430 78,612,480 3.64% 6.52% 0.24

47,323,660 9.71% 125,525,200 37,402,200 54,203,000 9,137,580 66,950,630 7.47% 12.96% 0.10

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 514 340-0046 Fax: 514 340-1337 Toll-Free: Address: 1600 Rene Levesque W., Montreal, QC H3H 1P9 Canada

Stock Ticker: WSP Employees: 36,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

Exchange: TSE Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

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Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd

www.yipintsoi.com

NAIC Code: 541513

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Computer Facilities Management Services Business & Finance Consulting Professional Services

Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd. is a Thailand-based consulting firm engaged in information technology (IT) solutions and business and finance related services. The firm's business consulting and software development services include consultancy on business process improvements as well as the implementation of IT technologies to streamline business processes. Its outsourcing services aim to reduce costs and improve productivity via solutions within data center and network operations, call center operations and hardware and software maintenance. Yip In Tsoi's financial and banking technology services implements and customizes its Infosys Finacle Core Banking software, which provides banking solutions such as check imaging, workflow, loan origination, credit card management. This division also provides solutions for financial institutions and insurance companies. The company's information technology services provides hardware, system software and networking solutions via its Enterprise Solutions division. This division offers products from Oracle, NetApp, Tally, Infosys, Alcatel-Lucent and more. The firm's professional services team provides system architect and design services to ensure dependable and optimized IT infrastructures. This division assesses existing infrastructures, and designs and implements data center environments in order to meet the specific needs of clients. Other products that the firm utilizes include Dell, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems, Symantec and more. The firm's IT subsidiaries include Yip In Tsoi & Jacks Ltd.; Sisson Paints (Thailand) Ltd.; TCCL Co., Ltd.; Tangerine Co., Ltd.; Yipintsoi Consulting Co., Ltd.; Yipintsoi Solutions Ltd.; Enrich Broker Co., Ltd.; and Leafy Co., Ltd.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Yip In Tsoi & Jacks Ltd Sisson Paints (Thailand) Ltd TCCL Co Ltd Tangerine Co Ltd Yipintsoi Consulting Co Ltd Ypintsoi Solutions Ltd Enrich Broker Co Ltd Leafy Co Ltd

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once. Morakot Yipintsoi, CEO Supak Lailert, COO Thienchai Lailert, Pres. Morakot Nanthawithaya, Sr. Exec. VP Supak Lailert, Sr. Exec. VP Thienchai Lailert, Chmn.

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016

2015

CONTACT INFORMATION:

2014

2013

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 350 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS: Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2011

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 662-353-8600 Fax: 662-236-5693 Toll-Free: Address: 523 Mahaprutharam Rd., Bangkok, 10500 Thailand Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

2012

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ZS Associates

www.zsassociates.com

NAIC Code: 541613

GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:

TYPES OF BUSINESS: Sales & Marketing Consulting Strategy Consulting

ZS Associates is an international management consulting firm that specializes in sales and marketing consulting, company capability building and outsourcing. The company has worked with client companies in more than 70 countries and has offices in the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe and Asia. It helps companies improve sales by assisting clients with specific issues or through helping companies transform overall operations. ZS Associates offers services in four categories: consulting, outsourcing, technology and software. Its consulting services help clients determine where and how to change sales and marketing organizations for improvements in market share, revenue and costs. Its outsourcing services help clients improve sales and marketing operations. Technology services help clients design and implement the best sales and marketing data solutions. Software services include a portfolio of ZS Associates' own applications delivered as software-as-aservice (SaaS) that address crucial sales and marketing issues. Software solutions include the Javelin Suite, comprised of the Javelin Incentive Manager, which helps administer and manage incentive compensation programs; Javelin Call Plan Manager, which helps to process call plans; Javelin Alignment Management, which assists in territory design, personnel assignment management and alignment; and ARTIS Cloud Business Intelligence, a business intelligence and integration program that provides sales and marketing insights. Additionally, the company has produced several books aimed at improving sales and marketing teams and publishes a quarterly e-mail magazine on sales and marketing named ZS Insights.

BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: ZS Insights Javelin Suite Javelin Incentive Manager Javelin Call Plan Manager ARTIS Cloud Business Intelligence Javelin Alignment Management

CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be intentionally listed here more than once.

Chris Wright, Managing Dir. Dan Peterson, Managing Principal-Oper. Paul Darling, Managing Principal-Bus. Dev. & Licensing Greg Austin, Contact-Public Rel. Heather Wiederholt, Office Managing Principal-Zurich Maria Whitman, Office Managing Principal-Philadelphia Judith Kulich, Managing Principal-Sales Forecasting Sanjay Joshi, Managing Principal-Oper. & Tech. Solutions Jaideep Bajaj, Chmn. Paul Maloney, Managing Principal-Europe Glenn Hollister, Principle-Transportation & Logistics

FINANCIAL DATA: Note: Data for latest year may not have been available at press time. In U.S. $ Revenue R&D Expense Operating Income Operating Margin % SGA Expense Net Income Operating Cash Flow Capital Expenditure EBITDA Return on Assets % Return on Equity % Debt to Equity

2016 569,000,000

2015 553,000,000

2014

2013

CONTACT INFORMATION:

STOCK TICKER/OTHER:

Phone: 847-492-3600 Fax: 847-864-6280 Toll-Free: Address: 1800 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 United States

Stock Ticker: Private Employees: 3,000 Parent Company:

SALARIES/BONUSES:

OTHER THOUGHTS:

Top Exec. Salary: $ Second Exec. Salary: $

Bonus: $ Bonus: $

2012

2011

Exchange: Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31

Estimated Female Officers or Directors: 3 Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y

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Contents: Index of Firms Noted as “Hot Spots for Advancement” for Women/Minorities

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Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations

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INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN & MINORITIES ABB Ltd Abt Associates Inc Accenture LLP Accenture plc Acquis Consulting Group Adecco Group AG Agility Solutions LLC Aimia Inc Air France Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC Ameresco Inc Analysis Group Inc Analysts International Corporation Aon Hewitt Arcadis NV Arthur D Little Atos Origin SA Bechtel Group Inc Bombardier Inc Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) Brink's Company (The) Brooker Group PCL (The) BT Global Services plc Bureau Veritas CACI International Inc Cambridge Group (The) Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) Capco Capita PLC Cartesian Inc CFI Group CGI Group Inc CH2M HILL Companies Ltd Charles River Laboratories International Inc CIBER Inc Cisco Systems Inc Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Convergys Corporation Cornerstone Research CRA International Inc (Charles River Associates) Crawford & Company CSRA Inc Dell EMC Deloitte LLP Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Edenred SA ENGlobal Corp Exponent Inc EY EY LLP Fair Isaac Corporation Fidelity National Information Services Inc

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INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS Brand or subsidiary, followed by the name of the related corporation 360-degree Research; Frost & Sullivan Inc Abelica Global Representative Council; Abelica Global Ltd Abt JTA; Abt Associates Inc Abt SRBI; Abt Associates Inc Acano Limited; Cisco Systems Inc Accenture Consulting; Accenture plc Accenture plc; Accenture LLP Accenture PLC; First Annapolis Consulting Inc Accenture plc; Kurt Salmon Associates Accountemps; Robert Half International Inc Acquis Technology Solutions; Acquis Consulting Group ACS Servicios Y Concesiones SL; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA ACUSON S2000; Siemens Healthineers Adaptra; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Addison Whitney; inVentiv Health Inc AddThis; Oracle Corporation Adecco Industrial; Adecco Group AG Adecco Office; Adecco Group AG Adheris Health; inVentiv Health Inc Aeroplan; Aimia Inc Age of the Customer Research; Forrester Research Inc Agilux Laboratories Inc; Charles River Laboratories International Inc Air France-KLM SA; Air France Air Miles Middle East; Aimia Inc Air Parts & Supply Co; VSE Corp Akimeka LLC; VSE Corp Alpha Partners Leasing Limited; Rolls-Royce plc Alsbridge Holdings Inc; Information Services Group Inc Altegrity Inc; Kroll Inc Alteka Enterprise Inc; TeleTech Holdings Inc Alvarez & Marsal Global Asset Risk Services; Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC Ameco; Fluor Corp Ameresco Canada Inc; Ameresco Inc American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI); CFI Group American CyberSystems Inc; Analysts International Corporation AmeyVTOL; Amey plc Amity Communications; Capita PLC Aon Corporation; Aon Hewitt Apax Partners Inc; Altran Technologies SA Appirio; Wipro Ltd Aquenta Consulting; Jacobs Engineering Group Inc Ariba Network; Ariba Inc Arrow Business Consulting; Chiyoda Corporation ARTIS Cloud Business Intelligence; ZS Associates Artis zeego; Siemens Healthineers

plunkettreserach.com ARTISTE; Siemens Healthineers Ascend; MAXIMUS Inc Assessments Australia; MAXIMUS Inc AT Kearney Procurement & Analytic Solutions; AT Kearney Inc Atos Codex; Atos Origin SA Atos Consulting; Atos Origin SA Atos Worldgrid; Atos Origin SA Audit Committee Institute; KPMG LLP Aurelius Group; Getronics NV Ausy; Randstad Holding NV Avande Connected Architectures for .NET; Avanade Inc Axiom Cost Consulting Inc; Altus Group Ltd Badenoch & Clark; Adecco Group AG BancTec Group; SourceHOV LLC Baran Group Ltd; Baran Telecom Inc Bay Partnership Pty Ltd; Altus Group Ltd BCG Henderson Institute; Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) BDO Capital Advisors LLC; BDO USA LLP BDO Consulting; BDO USA LLP BDO International; BDO USA LLP BDO PHA Finance; BDO USA LLP BDO USA; BDO USA LLP Binswanger Brooker (Thailand) Ltd; Brooker Group PCL (The) Binswanger Group USA; Brooker Group PCL (The) BIO Agency (The); Tech Mahindra Limited BioPharm Communications; Omnicom Group Inc Blue Stream Laboratories; Charles River Laboratories International Inc Bluetube; Perficient Inc Bluewolf Group LLC; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) BMC; Randstad Holding NV Boeing Company (The); Argon ST Inc Bombardier Aerospace; Bombardier Inc Bombardier Transportation; Bombardier Inc Broadspire Services Inc; Crawford & Company BT Connect; BT Global Services plc BT Frontline; BT Global Services plc BT Global Services; BT Global Services plc BT Group plc; BT Global Services plc BT One; BT Global Services plc Bull Atos Technologies; Atos Origin SA Burj Khalifa; Arcadis NV Burson-Marsteller; WPP plc Butler America LLC; HCL Technologies Ltd C1 Consulting; CRA International Inc (Charles River Associates) CACI BV; CACI International Inc CACI Limited; CACI International Inc Campaign Essentials; comScore Inc Canopy Atos Cloud; Atos Origin SA CanvasM (Americas) Inc; Tech Mahindra Limited Capco; Fidelity National Information Services Inc Capco Institute (The); Capco CARAVAN; ORC International Inc

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INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS, CONT. Cardlytics; Aimia Inc Careo Group; Randstad Holding NV Carlyle Group (The); Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp Cassidy; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc Center for Customer Insight; Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) Center for Energy Impact; Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) Center for Health Care Value; Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) CF Analyze; CFI Group CF Monitor; CFI Group CF Workbench; CFI Group CF Workflow; CFI Group CGI Federal Inc; CGI Group Inc CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc; CGI Group Inc Challenger; Bombardier Inc Charles River Associates; CRA International Inc (Charles River Associates) China Rewards; Aimia Inc Chiyoda Corporation (Shanghai); Chiyoda Corporation Chiyoda International Corporation; Chiyoda Corporation Chiyoda Oceania Pty Ltd; Chiyoda Corporation Chiyoda System Technologies Corporation; Chiyoda Corporation Chiyoda U-Tech Co Ltd; Chiyoda Corporation Cisco Unified Computing System; Cisco Systems Inc ClearLink Holdings LLC; Sykes Enterprises Inc ClearPath; Unisys Corp Clece SA; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Clifton StrengthsFinder; Gallup Organization (The) CloudMail; Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) CloudTalent; Avanade Inc Club Premier; Aimia Inc Coffey International Limited; Tetra Tech Inc Columbia Healthcare Services; Staffmark COM DEV International; Honeywell International Inc Community Education Centers; GEO Group Inc (The) Composite Technology & Applications Limited; RollsRoyce plc CompuSafe; Brink's Company (The) Computer Sciences Corporation; CSRA Inc Computer Task Group (UK) Ltd; Computer Task Group Inc Computer Task Group Belgium NV; Computer Task Group Inc Computer Task Group IT Solutions SA; Computer Task Group Inc Computer Task Group Luxembourg PSF; Computer Task Group Inc Computer Task Group of Canada Inc; Computer Task Group Inc Computer Task Info Technology Private Svcs Ltd; Computer Task Group Inc

Concept eValuate; TNS UK Ltd Concur Technologies; Acquis Consulting Group Condenser & Chiller Services Inc; Mistras Group Inc Connect; TNS UK Ltd Connectis; Getronics NV Connextions Inc; TeleTech Holdings Inc Consumer Financial Insights; First Manhattan Consulting Group ConversionModel; TNS UK Ltd Corporate Direction (Shanghai) Inc; Corporate Directions Inc Corporate Directions (Vietnam) Co Ltd; Corporate Directions Inc Corporate Directions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Corporate Directions Inc Corporate Directions Thailand; Corporate Directions Inc CRA International Inc; Marakon Associates Creative Group (The); Robert Half International Inc CT Aerospace LLC; VSE Corp CTG Health Solutions NV; Computer Task Group Inc CTG ITS SA; Computer Task Group Inc Culr; North Highland Company (The) Daejoo Accounting Corporation; Grant Thornton International Ltd DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc; Omnicom Group Inc DDB Worldwide Inc; Omnicom Group Inc Decision Quality; Strategic Decisions Group International LLC Decision Strategies International; Heidrick & Struggles International Inc Dell Technologies Inc; Dell EMC Deloitte & Touche LLP; Deloitte LLP Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Lmited; Deloitte LLP Delta Model; Dean & Company Deluxe Corporation; First Manhattan Consulting Group Digital Transformation Accelerator; Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) Diligenta Limited; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Diversified Agency Services; Omnicom Group Inc Downstream Oil Online; Wood Mackenzie Draht+Schutz Sicherheitstechnik GmbH; Securitas AB Drillmec SpA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) DSIT Solutions Ltd; Acorn Energy Inc Dunedin; Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd Dynatrace LLC; Keynote Systems Inc Dynatrace Load; Keynote Systems Inc Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring; Keynote Systems Inc e2e Hub; US Interactive Inc Ecofys Investments BV; Navigant Consulting Inc ecx.io; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) eGov Holdings Inc; Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp EMC Corporation; Dell EMC Employee Management Services; Staffmark

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INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS, CONT. Employer Branding; ORC International Inc Energetics Incorporated; VSE Corp Energo; KBR Inc Engage ESM; Atos Origin SA Engine Group Limited (The); ORC International Inc ENGlobal Emerging Markets Inc; ENGlobal Corp ENGlobal Government Services Inc; ENGlobal Corp ENGlobal International Inc; ENGlobal Corp ENGlobal US Inc; ENGlobal Corp Enrich Broker Co Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd Environmental Strategies; Arcadis NV Ernst & Young LLP; Parthenon-EY EstateMaster Group Holdings Pty Ltd; Altus Group Ltd EUREKA; Chiyoda Corporation Eurovia; Vinci SA eViews; US Interactive Inc EWA-Canada Ltd; Intertek Group plc Exage Digital Innovation; Value Partners Management Consulting SpA Excelcor Inc; Segal Group Inc (The) Executive Agenda; AT Kearney Inc eXelate; Nielsen Holdings plc Expense Computer Check; Edenred SA Experis; ManpowerGroup Inc Experton Group AG; Information Services Group Inc EY; EY LLP EY Online; EY EZ Source; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) FEED; Chiyoda Corporation FICO Analytic Cloud; Fair Isaac Corporation FICO Decision Management; Fair Isaac Corporation Fidelity National Information Services; Capco File Management Suite; Novell Inc Filr; Novell Inc Finacle; Infosys Ltd Financial Personalities; First Manhattan Consulting Group Flexjet; Bombardier Inc Fluor Constructors International Inc; Fluor Corp Foote, Cone & Belding; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc Forcepoint; Raytheon Company ForecastView; Forrester Research Inc Forrester Connect; Forrester Research Inc Forrester Wave (The); Forrester Research Inc Frontica Business Solutions; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation; Fujitsu America Fujitsu Consulting; Fujitsu America Fujitsu Limited; Fujitsu America Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc; Fujitsu America FutureBrand; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc G&B Solutions Inc; VSE Corp G4S plc; G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc

G500; General Dynamics Corporation G600; General Dynamics Corporation Gallup Panel; Gallup Organization (The) Gallup Poll; Gallup Organization (The) Gallup Student Poll; Gallup Organization (The) Gallup World Poll; Gallup Organization (The) Gallup-Purdue Index; Gallup Organization (The) Garden City Group LLC; Crawford & Company Geocisa SA; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Geometric Limited; HCL Technologies Ltd Getronics; Getronics NV Getronics Global Workspace Alliance; Getronics NV Global; Bombardier Inc Global Analytics; Gallup Organization (The) Global Business Policy Council; AT Kearney Inc Global Retail Development Index; AT Kearney Inc Golin; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc Granherne; KBR Inc Grant Thornton; Grant Thornton International Ltd Grant Thornton International Ltd; Grant Thornton LLP Greentech Media; Wood Mackenzie Grid360; Nexant Inc GridSense Systems Inc; Acorn Energy Inc Groupe Acticall SAS; Sitel Corporation GroupWise; Novell Inc Growth, Innovation and Leadership University; Frost & Sullivan Inc Grupo Dragados SA; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Grupo Ferrovial SA; Amey plc Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; General Dynamics Corporation Guy Carpenter; Oliver Wyman Group GVA; KBR Inc Hawkeye; KEYW Holding Corp Health Analytics Ltd; Capita PLC Healthcare Services Management Inc; Huron Consulting Group Inc HealthPlan Services; Wipro Ltd Heliocentric; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Hellfire; Lockheed Martin Corp Hewlett-Packard Company; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Hill & Knowlton; WPP plc Hitachi Ltd; Hitachi Consulting Corporation Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc; KBR Inc HOP!; Air France HP Inc; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company IBM Corporation; IBM Global Business Services Idea Couture; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation iEnergy; Nexant Inc iHedge; Nexant Inc

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INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS, CONT. Incredible Race (The); Disney Institute (The) INDUS Corporation; Tetra Tech Inc Infor Local.ly; Infor Inc Infor Xi; Infor Inc Informate Mobile Intelligence; Nielsen Holdings plc Infosys BPO; Infosys Ltd Infosys Mana; Infosys Ltd Infratek Security Solutions AS; Securitas AB Innosight Holdings LLC; Huron Consulting Group Inc Insights 2 Communication LLP; Aimia Inc Intelligrated; Honeywell International Inc Interfile; Atento Brasil SA Interna OU; Grant Thornton International Ltd inVentiv Group Holdings Inc; inVentiv Health Inc inVentiv Health Clinical Division; inVentiv Health Inc inVentiv Health Public Relations Group; inVentiv Health Inc inVentiv Recruitment Solutions; inVentiv Health Inc inVentiv Therapeutics Institute; inVentiv Health Inc Invictus Capital Assessment Model (ICAM); Invictus Consulting Group LLC iON; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) IP Trade SA; BT Global Services plc IPG Mediabrands; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc Ipsos Connect; Ipsos SA Ipsos Loyalty; Ipsos SA Ipsos Marketing; Ipsos SA Ipsos Observer; Ipsos SA Ipsos Partners SAS; Ipsos SA Ipsos Public Affairs; Ipsos SA J&P Richardson; Vinci SA Java; Oracle Corporation Javelin Alignment Management; ZS Associates Javelin Call Plan Manager; ZS Associates Javelin Incentive Manager; ZS Associates Javelin Suite; ZS Associates JC Ingenieria; Securitas AB JCA Group; Heidrick & Struggles International Inc JIEC Co Ltd; SCSK Corporation John P Picone Inc; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile; Lockheed Martin Corp Judge Canada; Judge Group Inc (The) Judge China; Judge Group Inc (The) JWT; WPP plc Kansas Aviation of Independence LLC; VSE Corp Kantar Group; TNS UK Ltd Kantar TNS; TNS UK Ltd Katzenbach Center; Strategy& KBR Training Solutions; KBR Inc KCS.net; Avanade Inc Keynote Scorecards; Keynote Systems Inc KIS Information Services Limited; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Kloud; Aon Hewitt KnowledgeLeader; Protiviti Inc Korn Ferry; Hay Group KPMG Auditors Plc; KPMG International KPMG Australia; KPMG International KPMG Belgium; KPMG International KPMG Corporate Finance; KPMG International KPMG Fides Peat; KPMG International KPMG India; KPMG International KPMG International; KPMG LLP KPMG LLP; KPMG International KPMG TaxWatch; KPMG LLP KPMG United Kingdom; KPMG International Kurt Salmon Digital; Kurt Salmon Associates Lancope Inc; Cisco Systems Inc Lawson Solutions; Analysts International Corporation Leadership Boards; Forrester Research Inc Leafy Co Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd Lean Digital; Genpact Limited Learjet; Bombardier Inc Lee Hecht Harrison; Adecco Group AG Leo Burnett; Publicis Groupe SA Lightbridge Communications Corporation; Tech Mahindra Limited Lime Energy 2.0; Lime Energy Co Lippincott; Oliver Wyman Group Liquid Data; Information Resources Inc (IRI) Littoral Combat Ship; Lockheed Martin Corp Lohika; Altran Technologies SA LT Participations SA; Ipsos SA Lucky Generals; Omnicom Group Inc M&A Institute; Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited M&A Institute; Deloitte LLP M1A2 Abrams Tank; General Dynamics Corporation Mabel Chan & Co; Grant Thornton International Ltd Mahindra & Mahindra Limited; Tech Mahindra Limited Malcolm Pirnie Inc; Arcadis NV Manpower; ManpowerGroup Inc ManpowerGroup; ManpowerGroup Inc ManpowerGroup Solutions; ManpowerGroup Inc Mantenimiento Marino de Mexico; KBR Inc Marco Consulting Group Inc; Segal Group Inc (The) Marsh; Oliver Wyman Group Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc; Mercer LLC Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc; NERA Economic Consulting Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc; Oliver Wyman Group Matrix; TNS UK Ltd MBW International; Milliman Inc McCann Worldgroup; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc McKinsey Global Institute; McKinsey & Company Inc McKinsey Quarterly; McKinsey & Company Inc Mercer LLC; Oliver Wyman Group

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INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS, CONT. MGS Systems AG; Plaut AG Micro Focus International plc; Novell Inc Micro Focus iPrint; Novell Inc Micro Focus Vibe; Novell Inc Microsoft Dynamics; Avanade Inc Microsoft Dynamics AX; Avanade Inc Microsoft Gold; Avanade Inc Milestone Intelligence Group Inc; KEYW Holding Corp Mirabeau BV; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Mitchell Madison Group (Schweiz) AG; Mitchell Madison Group Mitchell Madison Group Manila Inc; Mitchell Madison Group MMG Management Consulting; Mitchell Madison Group MMG Management Consulting AG; Mitchell Madison Group MMG Management Consulting GmbH; Mitchell Madison Group Modern Survey; Aon Hewitt Modis; Adecco Group AG Momentum Application; CIBER Inc Monster Worldwide Inc; Randstad Holding NV MullenLowe Group; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc Multiple Launch Rocket System; Lockheed Martin Corp MWH Global Inc; Stantec Inc My Preferred Benefits; People Corporation My VeriSTAR; Bureau Veritas myFICO; Fair Isaac Corporation MyRounding Solutions LLC; Huron Consulting Group Inc Navicor; inVentiv Health Inc Nectar UK; Aimia Inc NeedScope System; TNS UK Ltd Nefos; NTT DATA Corporation NERA Economic Consulting; Oliver Wyman Group NetSuite; Oracle Corporation Newsaccess Limited; WPP plc Nielsen Company (The); Cambridge Group (The) Nielsen Holdings NV; Cambridge Group (The) Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation; NTT DATA Corporation Nodeware; Infinite Group Inc NutriSavings; Edenred SA Obiettivo Lavoro SpA; Randstad Holding NV Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; SM&A OfficeTeam; Robert Half International Inc Ogilvy & Mather; WPP plc Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide; WPP plc Oleen Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting; Cumberland Consulting Group LLC Oliver Wyman; Oliver Wyman Group Olivery Wyman Group; NERA Economic Consulting OMD Worldwide; Omnicom Group Inc

Omega Contracts; Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd Omnicom Engineering; Balfour Beatty plc OmniMetrix LLC; Acorn Energy Inc OpenDNS; Cisco Systems Inc Optevia; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Oracle Applications; Oracle Corporation Oracle Database; Oracle Corporation Oracle Fusion Middleware; Oracle Corporation Oracle PaaS; Oracle Corporation Oracle Saas; Oracle Corporation Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle; Lockheed Martin Corp Otis; United Technologies Corporation Panaya; Infosys Ltd PathFinder; Wood Mackenzie Patriot Advanced Capability-3; Lockheed Martin Corp PCI Wood Mackenzie; Wood Mackenzie Penna Consulting Plc; Adecco Group AG Petreven CA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) Petreven Chile SpA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) Petreven Peru SA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) Petreven SpA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) Petrochemical Simulator; Nexant Inc PetroView; Wood Mackenzie Pinkerton; Securitas AB PlautWorks; Plaut AG Pluto's Pursuit; Disney Institute (The) PNMsoft; Genpact Limited Point B Capital; Point B Inc Pointlogic; Nielsen Holdings plc policyIQ; Resources Connection Inc Ponte Technologies LLC; KEYW Holding Corp Pontoon; Adecco Group AG Pratt & Whitney; United Technologies Corporation Predictix; Infor Inc PricewaterhouseCoopers; PwC Consulting LLC PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); Strategy& Pricol Technologies Ltd; Altran Technologies SA Prime Turbines LLC; VSE Corp Prism; Arthur D Little Process Space; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Proffice Randstad; Randstad Holding NV Protiviti Inc; Robert Half International Inc Proudfoot; Management Consulting Group PLC Publicis Communications; Publicis Groupe SA Publicis Groupe; Sapient Corporation Publicis Health; Publicis Groupe SA Publicis Media; Publicis Groupe SA

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INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS, CONT. Publicis ONE; Publicis Groupe SA Publicis.Sapient; Publicis Groupe SA Pulice Construction Inc; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Pulse Systems LLC; United American Healthcare Corp PwC Consulting Services; PwC Consulting LLC QuadMetrics; Fair Isaac Corporation R Brasil Solucoes; Atento Brasil SA R2G Limited; Altus Group Ltd Randstad Sourceright; Randstad Holding NV RApid INnovation (RAIN); Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) RAS & Associates LLC; Perficient Inc RatesRecovery; Altus Group Ltd Recruit Holdings Co Ltd; Staffmark ReD Associates; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Reis SE; Reis Inc Reis Services LLC; Reis Inc ReisReports; Reis Inc Repucom; Nielsen Holdings plc Resources Global Professionals; Resources Connection Inc RevenueManager; Nexant Inc Ricardo Knowledge; Ricardo plc Ricardo Software; Ricardo plc Right Management; ManpowerGroup Inc Rightshore; Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) Ringtail; FTI Consulting Inc Robert Half Finance & Accounting; Robert Half International Inc Robert Half International Inc; Protiviti Inc Robert Half Legal; Robert Half International Inc Robert Half Management Resources; Robert Half International Inc Robert Half Technology; Robert Half International Inc Roland Berger Institute; Roland Berger GmbH Roland Berger Trend Compendium; Roland Berger GmbH RoleView; Forrester Research Inc Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited; Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Leasing Limited; Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Power Engineering plc; Rolls-Royce plc RSM First-Choice Advisor Center; RSM US LLP RSM International; RSM US LLP Saatchi & Saatchi; Publicis Groupe SA Salesforce.com,; West Monroe Partners LLC Sanovi Technologies; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) SAP Ariba; Ariba Inc SAP Cloud; SAP SE SAP Digital Boardroom; SAP SE SAP HANA; SAP SE SAP HANA 2; SAP SE SAP IoT; SAP SE SAP SE; Ariba Inc

Sapient Global Markets; Sapient Corporation Sapient Government Services; Sapient Corporation SapientRazorfish; Sapient Corporation Satyam Computer Services Ltd (Mahindra Satyam); Tech Mahindra Limited Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas Inc; Abt Associates Inc Schutter Groep BV; Bureau Veritas SCM World; Gartner Inc SCSK Asia Pacific Ptd Ltd; SCSK Corporation SCSK Europe Ltd; SCSK Corporation SCSK Hokkaido Corporation; SCSK Corporation SCSK Kyushu Coporation; SCSK Corporation SCSK Shanghai Limited; SCSK Corporation SCSK USA Inc; SCSK Corporation Securitas Mobile; Securitas AB Segal Company Inc (The); Segal Group Inc (The) Segal Select Insurance Services Inc; Segal Group Inc (The) Segal Waters Consulting; Segal Group Inc (The) Semiray Inspection Services; Mistras Group Inc Service Desk; Novell Inc ServiTrade; Fluor Corp Siemens AG; Siemens Healthineers Siemens Explorer; Siemens Healthineers Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics; Siemens Healthineers SIEMIC; Bureau Veritas SIGOS; Keynote Systems Inc Sisson Paints (Thailand) Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd Sitrick Brincko Group; Resources Connection Inc Skava; Infosys Ltd Smart Button; Aimia Inc Smart Enterprise Process (SEP); Genpact Limited Sogeti; Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) Soilmec SpA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) SOMATOM Definition Flash; Siemens Healthineers Spring Professional; Adecco Group AG SSI Strategy; Acquis Consulting Group Starcom; Publicis Groupe SA Stern Stewart Institute; Stern Stewart & Company Stork Holding BV; Fluor Corp Strategy&; PwC Consulting LLC Stream Global Services Inc; Convergys Corporation Stroud Newsletter; Stroud Consulting LLC STV Security Solutions Group Inc; STV Group Inc Summit Inspection Services; Bureau Veritas SunGard Data Systems Inc; Fidelity National Information Services Inc SVIA; ABB Ltd Symposium/Itxpo; Gartner Inc Synapse; Altran Technologies SA Tangerine Co Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd Tata America International Corporation; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

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INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS, CONT. Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Tata Group; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Tata Industries Limited; Tata Strategic Management Group Tata International Limited; Tata Strategic Management Group TBWA Worldwide Inc; Omnicom Group Inc TCCL Co Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd TCS e-Serve International Limited; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Tech Mahindra (Beijing) IT Services Limited; Tech Mahindra Limited Tech Mahindra (Singapore) Private Limited; Tech Mahindra Limited Tech Mahindra GmbH; Tech Mahindra Limited Tech Mahindra Ltd; LCC International Inc Techjet Aerofoils Limited; Rolls-Royce plc Technical Staffing Resources; KBR Inc Tecsa Empresa Constructora SA; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Terminal High Altitude Area Defense; Lockheed Martin Corp Terra Numerata; Roland Berger GmbH Thoma Bravo LLC; Keynote Systems Inc Ticket Alimentacion; Edenred SA Ticket Car; Edenred SA Ticket Log; Edenred SA Ticket Plus Card; Edenred SA Ticket Restaurant; Edenred SA Tivoli; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Tmap; Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) Tolt Solutions; Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc TONBELLER AG; Fair Isaac Corporation Tower Watson & Co; Willis Towers Watson plc Trade NTE LLC; ICF International Inc Transavia France; Air France TransCentra Inc; SourceHOV LLC Trevi Energy SpA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) Trevi SpA; Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale SpA (Trevi Group) Triad Retail Media; WPP plc Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile; Lockheed Martin Corp Trinisys; Cumberland Consulting Group LLC TRITON; Raytheon Company Trustmarque Solutions Ltd; Capita PLC Truven Health Analytics; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Unify Atos Collaboration Solutions; Atos Origin SA Union Tank Eckstein GmbH & Co KG; Edenred SA Unisys Stealth; Unisys Corp UOP Russell LLC; Honeywell International Inc

USI Customer Management Platform; US Interactive Inc Ustream Inc; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) UTC Aerospace Systems; United Technologies Corporation UTC Climate, Controls & Security; United Technologies Corporation ValueManager; TNS UK Ltd ValueScience Center; Boston Consulting Group Inc (The, BCG) Van Dyke Technology Group Inc (The); Jacobs Engineering Group Inc Verisk Analytics Inc; Wood Mackenzie Vias y Construcciones SA; ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA VINCI Airports; Vinci SA VINCI Autoroutes; Vinci SA VINCI Concessions SA; Vinci SA VINCI Construction; Vinci SA VINCI Contracting LLC; Vinci SA VINCI Energies; Vinci SA VWA; Cap Gemini SA (Capgemini) Walt Disney Company (The); Disney Institute (The) Weber Shandwick; Interpublic Group of Companies Inc Wednesday Agency Group; Omnicom Group Inc Westpoint Limited; Capita PLC Willis Group Holdings plc; Willis Towers Watson plc Wireless Institute (WI-LCC); LCC International Inc World Gas Model; Nexant Inc Worldline Atos e-Payment Services; Atos Origin SA Worldwide Survey Research; Gallup Organization (The) WRH Inc; Charles River Laboratories International Inc WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff; WSP Global Inc Wyle Inc; KBR Inc Xian XR Aero Components Co Limited; Rolls-Royce plc Xtralis International Holdings Limited; Honeywell International Inc Yacht Group Nederland BV; Randstad Holding NV Yip In Tsoi & Jacks Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd Yipintsoi Consulting Co Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd Ypintsoi Solutions Ltd; Yip In Tsoi & Co Ltd ZENworks; Novell Inc ZS Insights; ZS Associates Zubi Advertising Services Inc; WPP plc

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A Short Consulting Industry Glossary 3PF: See “Third-Party Fulfillment (3PF).” 3PL: See “Third-Party Logistics (3PL).” 4PL: See “Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL).” 802.11n (MIMO): Multiple Input Multiple Output antenna technology. MIMO is a new standard in the series of 802.11 Wi-Fi specifications for wireless networks. It has the potential of providing data transfer speeds of 100 to perhaps as much as 500 Mbps. 802.11n also boasts better operating distances than current networks. MIMO uses spectrum more efficiently without any loss of reliability. The technology is based on several different antennas all tuned to the same channel, each transmitting a different signal. 802.15: See “Ultrawideband (UWB).” For 802.15.1, see “Bluetooth.” 802.15.1: See “Bluetooth.” Accordion Theory: A cyclical theory of retailer evolution suggesting that changes in retail institutions are explained in terms of depth versus breadth of assortment. Retail institutions cycle from highdepth/low-breadth to low-depth/high-breadth stores and back again. Activity-Based Costing (ABC): A set of accounting methods used to identify and describe costs and required resources for activities within processes. ADM: The application, development and maintenance of software. Advanced Professional Degree (APD): Advanced professional degree (e.g., MD, PhD). AFA: Alternative Fee Arrangements. AI: See “Artificial Intelligence (AI).” Ajax: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It is a technology that enables web page data to update within a browser on a continuous basis, thus updating the page on the fly. This means that applications that reside on the Internet, such as instant messaging, can

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appear to run so quickly that they seem like programs that are local to a user's computer. An example is Google Inc.'s Google Maps, launched in 2005. During that year, Microsoft also announced services that will run via Ajax. Analytics: With regard to software, the programs that analyze data for noteworthy trends. For example, retailers use analytics to track sales and inventory for positive or negative trends over time. This enables them to better predict the future need for inventory and to establish the most effective pricing and marketing of individual items. Anticompetitive Leasing Arrangement: A lease that limits the type and amount of competition a particular retailer faces within a trading area (e.g., a lease that will not allow two supermarkets in one shopping center). Antidumping Tariffs: Additional duties which are assessed on imported goods when those goods are sold to the importing country at a price that is less than “fair value” (“fair value” usually being defined as the price on the exporting country's domestic market or to third countries) and when those imported goods are found to cause or threaten to cause material injury to industry of the importing country. Antitrust Legislation: A set of laws that foster a competitive environment preventing unreasonable restraint of trade or unfair trade practices such as price-fixing. In the United States, antitrust laws originated with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. APD: See “Advanced Professional Degree (APD).” Application Service Provider (ASP): A web site that enables utilization of software and databases that reside permanently on a service company's remote web server, rather than having to be downloaded to the user's computer. Advantages include the ability for multiple remote users to access the same tools over the Internet and the fact that the ASP provider is responsible for developing and maintaining the software. (ASP is also an acronym for “active server page,” which is not related.) For the latest developments in ASP, see “Software as a Service (SaaS).” Applied Research: The application of compounds, processes, materials or other items discovered during

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basic research to practical uses. The goal is to move discoveries along to the final development phase. Apps: Short for applications, apps are small software programs designed to run primarily on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Also known as “mobile apps.” Area of Dominant Influence (ADI): A market area established by Arbitron that places cities and/or parts of counties into groupings that are reached by the same local radio or television stations. It is similar to Nielsen's “Designated Market Area.” For example, advertising on radio stations in Boston will reach listeners far outside of Boston within the surrounding ADI. Array: An orderly arrangement, such as a rectangular matrix of data. In some laboratory systems, such as microarrays, multiple detectors (probes) are positioned in an array in order to best perform research. See “Microarray.” Artificial Intelligence (AI): The use of computer technology to perform functions somewhat like those normally associated with human intelligence, such as reasoning, learning and self-improvement. Asia Pacific Advisory Committee (APAC): A multi-country committee representing the Asia and Pacific region. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): An organization established to promote investment and trade in the Pacific basin. ASP: See “Application Service Provider (ASP).” Asset Turnover: Net sales divided by total assets. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Association of Southeast Asian Nations. A regional economic development association established in 1967 by five original member countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei joined on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Laos and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. Assortment Management: A computer process that breaks down barriers in merchandising by allowing retailers to offer the right amount of product at the right time. Retailers accomplish this through

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comprehensive computer analysis, which forecasts consumer preferences, buying patterns and buying trends. Baby Boomer: Generally refers to people born from 1946 to 1964. In the U.S., the initial number of Baby Boomers totaled about 78 million. The term evolved to describe the children of soldiers and war industry workers who were involved in World War II and who began forming families after the war's end. In 2011, the oldest Baby Boomers began reaching the traditional retirement age of 65. Balanced Scorecard: A plan that transforms a company's vision into a list of performance indicators in four categories: financial, customer, internal practices, and learning and growth. Bananagram: A graph of profit versus market share, usually showing that higher market share leads to greater profitability. This is normally an expression of Return On Capital Employed. See “Return on Capital Employed (ROCE).” Barriers to Outsourcing: Forms of resistance to outsourcing, which may include loss of control, quality issues, flexibility and customer and labor backlash. Baseline: A set of data used in clinical studies, or other types of research, for control or comparison. Basic Research: Attempts to discover compounds, materials, processes or other items that may be largely or entirely new and/or unique. Basic research may start with a theoretical concept that has yet to be proven. The goal is to create discoveries that can be moved along to applied research. Basic research is sometimes referred to as “blue sky” research. BCP: See "Business Continuity Planning (BCP)." Benchmarking: The procedure of measuring a process or practice against those of a group of other companies in the same industry. For example, it is common to compare the operating profit margin of a firm against a benchmark that is the average of the profit margin of a group of other firms in the same industry. Big Data: The massive sets of data that are generated and captured to a growing extent by a wide variety of enterprises. For example, the digitization of health

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care records is creating big data sets. Likewise, consumer activities on an extremely popular website like Facebook create big data sets. A growing trend will be the generation of big data sets by remote wireless sensors. The challenges created by big data include the steps of data capture, storage, visualization and analysis. The opportunities include targeted online advertising; greater efficiency in health care, energy, business and industry, as well as intelligent transportation systems and better outcomes in health care. Big Four: The top four accounting firms in the world, which account for about 99% of the audits at U.S. publicly held companies. These firms are Deloitte & Touche, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. Blank Slide: An initial sketch of a slide to be used in a presentation. It is called a blank slide because it does not contain any data. Bluetooth: An industry standard for a technology that enables wireless, short-distance infrared connections between devices such as cell phone headsets, Palm Pilots or PDAs, laptops, printers and Internet appliances.

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might “extend its brand” by introducing household cleaners and dish detergents. Branding: A marketing strategy that places a focus on the brand name of a product, service or firm in order to increase the brand's market share, increase sales, establish credibility, improve satisfaction, raise the profile of the firm and increase profits. Also, see “Brand.” BRIC: An acronym representing Brazil, Russia, India and China. The economies of these four countries have been some of the fastest growing in the world. A 2003 report by investment bank Goldman Sachs is often credited for popularizing the term. Also, see “MIST.” Broadband: The high-speed transmission range for telecommunications and computer data. Broadband generally refers to any transmission at 2 million bps (bits per second) or higher (much higher than analog speed). A broadband network can carry voice, video and data all at the same time. Internet users enjoying broadband access typically connect to the Internet via DSL line, cable modem or T1 line. Several wireless methods offer broadband as well. B-to-B, or B2B: See “Business-to-Business.”

BPM: See “Business Process Management (BPM).” B-to-C, or B2C: See “Business-to-Consumer.” BPO: See “Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).” B-to-E, or B2E: See “Business-to-Employee.” Brand: A marketing strategy that places a focus on the brand name of a product, service or firm in order to increase the brand's market share, increase sales, establish credibility, improve satisfaction, raise the profile of the firm and increase profits. Also, see “Brand.”

B-to-G, or B2G: See “Business-to-Government.”

Brand Development Index (BDI): A measure of how a brand's sales in a particular market compare to the number of people in that market, as a portion of the national totals.

Business Continuity Planning (BCP): High level planning designed to identify various risks that might interrupt a business, consider contingencies and start the process of writing Disaster Recovery Plans (DCPs). Such risks might include fire, information systems failure, information systems hacking, electric or water supply failure, or supply chain disasters. Sometimes refrerred to as "BCP."

Brand Equity (Brand Capital): The level of influence a brand has in swaying a customer to buy a product purely based on the brand. Also, see “Brand.”

Business Development: An ongoing process of identifying and developing potential customers, markets, distribution channels and marketing partnerships for a company's products or services.

Brand Extension: Using the strength of an existing product (or line of products) to establish a new product. For example, a maker of laundry detergent

Business Process Management (BPM): Refers to tools and processes that automate, monitor and accelerate business functions (processes). BPM software, for example, can be used to seamlessly

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Buying Power Score: A measure of the potential value of a customer. Sometimes referred to as “EScore” or “Consumer Valuation.” CAD: See “Computer-Aided Design (CAD).”

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): The process of hiring another company to handle business activities. BPO is one of the fastest-growing segments in the offshoring sector. Services include human resources management, billing and purchasing and call centers, as well as many types of customer service or marketing activities, depending on the industry involved. Also, see “Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)” and “Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO).” Business Process Reengineering: The process of reviewing a company's business practices to eliminate wasteful methods and create more efficient practices. Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO): A segment within outsourcing in which the client company revamps its business processes with the goal of transforming its business by following a collaborative approach with its outsourced services provider. Business-to-Business: An organization focused on selling products, services or data to commercial customers rather than individual consumers. Also known as B2B. Business-to-Consumer: An organization focused on selling products, services or data to individual consumers rather than commercial customers. Also known as B2C. Business-to-Employee: A corporate communications system, such as an intranet, aimed at conveying information from a company to its employees. Also known as B2E. Business-to-Government: An organization focused on selling products, services or data to government units rather than commercial businesses or consumers. Also known as B2G. Buying Power Index (BPI): An index indicating the percentage of total U.S. retail sales occurring in a specific geographic area. Used to forecast demand for new stores and to evaluate the performance of existing stores.

CAE: See “Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE).” CAFTA-DR: See “Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).” Cancellation Penalty: A monetary penalty incurred when a reservation or a contract is cancelled. Cap and Trade: A system in which governments attempt to reduce carbon emissions by major industry. First, an overall “cap” is placed, by government regulation, on total carbon emissions for particular companies and/or their industries. The “trade” part of cap and trade allows companies that operate efficiently on a carbon basis, and thereby emit a lower amount of carbon than law allows, to sell or trade the unused part of their carbon allowances to firms that are less efficient. Capability Maturity Model (CMM): A global process management standard for software development established by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Capex: Capital expenditures. Capital Expenditure: Funds used for investment in or improvement of physical assets such as offices, equipment or factories and the purchase or creation of new facilities and/or equipment. Capital Gain: The difference between the net sales price and net cost of securities or other investment assets when sold for a profit. Capital Gain Distribution: A payment to shareholders of profits realized from the disposition of a mutual fund’s investment portfolio securities. Capital Loss: The difference between the net sales price and net cost of securities or other investment assets when sold at a loss. Capitalization Rate (Real Estate): A measure of a property’s sale price, determined by dividing the annual net income of a property by the purchase price.

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Captive Offshoring: Used to describe a companyowned offshore operation. For example, Microsoft owns and operates significant captive offshore research and development centers in China and elsewhere that are offshore from Microsoft's U.S. home base. Also see “Offshoring.”

Centralized Buying: A system whereby a chain makes all purchase decisions at one location, typically the headquarters.

Case Team: The team working on a specific project in consulting or business process engineering.

Certified Financial Planner (CFP): A certification managed by the International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners. Individuals with this designation have passed a stringent series of exams covering such topics as taxation, estate planning, insurance and investments.

Cash Flow: A company's cash flow can be generated in three ways: operations, investment activities or financing activities. In accounting, cash flow is determined by adding non-cash charges, such as depreciation, to a firm's net income after taxes. Cash flow may be a negative number. A positive cash flow is essential to a firm's ability to meet its financial obligations. Cash Method of Accounting: A system, used especially in computing income tax, in which income is not credited until it is actually or constructively received and expenses are not charged until they have been paid; to be distinguished from the accrual method, in which income is credited when the legal right to the income occurs and expenses are charged when the legal liability becomes enforceable. Category Development Index (CDI): Relates the percentage of product sales in a market to the percentage of the population in that market. CDO: See “Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO).” CDS: See “Credit Default Swap (CDS).” CEM: Contract electronic manufacturing. See “Contract Manufacturing.” Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR): A trade agreement signed into law in 2005 that aimed to open up the Central American and Dominican Republic markets to American goods. Member nations include Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Before the law was signed, products from those countries could enter the U.S. almost tariff-free, while American goods heading into those countries faced stiff tariffs. The goal of this agreement was to create U.S. jobs while at the same time offering the non-U.S. member citizens a chance for a better quality of life through access to U.S.-made goods.

Centralized Prepackaging: A central facility that packs perishable items and ships them to retail stores.

Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM): A professional certification awarded by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) based on completion of five program modules and related exams. CFA: See “Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).” CFP: See “Certified Financial Planner (CFP).” Change Management: Consulting or implementation services offered to help a client company through a process of change, such as a reorganization, reengineering, acquisition or downsizing. Changeover: The refitting of equipment to either neutralize the effects of the just completed model production or to prepare equipment for production of the next scheduled model, or both. This term is frequently used in connection with automotive manufacturing. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA): A certification managed by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, a branch of the Association for Investment Management and Research. Individuals with this designation have passed stringent tests covering investments, accounting economics and money management. CIS: See “Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).” Classification Dominance: A situation in which a retailer has an assortment so broad that customers are able to satisfy all of their consumption needs in a particular category by visiting one store (e.g., Home Depot).

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Climate Change (Greenhouse Effect): A theory that assumes an increasing mean global surface temperature of the Earth caused by gases (sometimes referred to as greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere (including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and chlorofluorocarbons). The greenhouse effect allows solar radiation to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere but absorbs the infrared radiation returning to space.

Commoditization: The process whereby a good or service is deemed essentially the same by consumers, leading to price being almost the exclusive competitive factor.

Closing: The meeting between the buyer, seller and lender or their agents where the property or asset and funds legally change hands. Also called “settlement.”

Common Stocks: The basic unit of stock in most corporations. Common stockholders are generally paid last (after holders of debt and preferred stocks) in the event of a bankruptcy or dissolution of a company. Common stockholders typically get one vote per share of stock. However, there may be more than one class of common stock (for example, Class A and Class B), and various classes of stock may have unique privileges, such as multiple votes per share.

CMO: See “Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO).” Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR): An inventory management practice that evaluates and fills inventory needs throughout the supply chain. It is a cooperative effort between suppliers and outlets. Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO): A method of taking a pool of debts, such as mortgages, and selling pieces of that pool to multiple investors. CDOs can also be created for pools of bonds, loans, leases and other types of financial assets. Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO): A bond that is a debt instrument backed by a pool of underlying mortgages that pass through payments received to the holder of the CMO. A CMO is a popular way to trade large amounts of mortgages at once. The underlying pool may represent thousands of individual mortgages. Commerce Chain Management (CCM): Refers to Internet-based tools to facilitate sales, distribution, inventory management and content personalization in the e-commerce industry. Also see “Supply Chain.” Committee on Proprietary Medicinal Products (CPMP): A committee, composed of two people from each EU Member State (see “European Union (EU)”), that is responsible for the scientific evaluation and assessment of marketing applications for medicinal products in the EU. The CPMP is the major body involved in the harmonization of pharmaceutical regulations within the EU and receives administrative support from the European Medicines Evaluation Agency. See “European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA).”

Commodity: An item that is traded in commerce on a common basis. The term usually implies an undifferentiated product competing primarily on price and availability.

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): An organization consisting of 11 former members of the Soviet Union: Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It was created in 1991. Turkmenistan recently left the Commonwealth as a permanent member, but remained as an associate member. The Commonwealth seeks to coordinate a variety of economic and social policies, including taxation, pricing, customs and economic regulation, as well as to promote the free movement of capital, goods, services and labor. Competitive Advantage: Those qualities about a company, such as its brands, strategies, prices, products, services, technologies, intellectual property and staff, that give it an edge over its rivals. Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI): A computer-assisted method for conducting polls. Computer-Aided Design (CAD): A tool used to provide three-dimensional, on-screen design for everything from buildings to automobiles to clothing. It generally runs on workstations. Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE): The use of computers to assist with a broad spectrum of engineering design work, including conceptual and analytical design.

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Computer-Assisted Software Engineering (CASE): The application of computer technology to systems development activities, techniques and methodologies. Sometimes referred to as “computeraided systems engineering.” Consultancy: A term used in Europe for a consulting firm. The term is gaining acceptance in the U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG): The Consumer Packaged Goods ("CPG") sector refers to common household items that are consumed and replaced on an ongoing basis. Such products include packaged foods, beverages, household cleaners and personal hygiene items. Some analysts include tobacco in this sector. Consumer Price Index (CPI): A measure of the average change in consumer prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services, such as food, clothing and housing. The CPI is calculated by the U.S. Federal Government and is considered to be one measure of inflation. Consumer Valuation: See “Buying Power Score.” Consumerism: The activities of government, business and independent organizations designed to protect individuals from practices that infringe upon their rights as consumers. Consumerization: An approach to new product and services development focused on quickly determining and fulfilling the needs of individual consumers. This may be demand-driven development as opposed to technology-driven. Consumerization also may be a business development model based on first fulfilling the needs of consumers with the hope that demand for a new product or service will then broaden to include businesses, government and other enterprises. Contract Manufacturing: A business arrangement whereby a company manufactures products that will be sold under the brand names of its client companies. For example, a large number of consumer electronics, such as laptop computers, are manufactured by contract manufacturers for leading brand-name computer companies such as Dell and Apple. Many other types of products, such as shoes and apparel, are made under contract manufacturing. Also see “Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)” and “Original Design Manufacturer (ODM).”

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Contract Research Organization (CRO): An independent organization that contracts with a client to conduct part of the work on a study or research project. For example, drug and medical device makers frequently outsource clinical trials and other research work to CROs. Convertible Bonds: Bonds that may, usually at the investor's option, be converted into common stock at a pre-determined price. Preferred stocks may also be convertible. Cooperative (Co-Op) Advertising: A program in which the vendor agrees to pay all or part of a retailer’s ads for the vendor’s products. Copyright: A form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. In the U.S., the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to reproduce the copyrighted work, to prepare derivative works, to distribute copies or recordings of the copyrighted work, to perform the copyrighted work publicly, or to display the copyrighted work publicly. Other nations have similar laws. In the United States, copyrights are registered by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. There are also cooperative, international copyright agreements and agencies. Core Competencies: A business's main area of capability. Core Task: A task that does not represent a competitive advantage, such as human resources operations. Counterparty: See “Swap.” CPFR: See “Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR).” CPIM: See “Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).” Credit Default Swap (CDS): An agreement whereby the seller of the credit default swap, or CDS, agrees to make a payment to the buyer in the event of a specified event. The buyer of the swap may purchase it with one upfront payment or with a series of payments over time. The swap acts as a sort of insurance against the default of a debt instrument,

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often a junk bond. The seller is guaranteeing that the debt will not be defaulted upon. In return, the seller receives a fee rather like an insurance premium. This reduces risk on the part of the debt holder, who is the buyer of the swap. Hedge funds are common sellers of these swaps. Credit Derivative: See “Credit Default Swap (CDS).” Critical Path Management: A critical path represents the series of tasks that must be completed in order to finish an entire project. Critical path management attempts to determine which tasks must be completed, in order of completion, by which dates so that a project may be completed on time. Critical Task: A task that represents a competitive advantage, such as research and development. CRM: See “Customer Relationship Management (CRM).” CRO: See “Contract Research Organization (CRO).” Crowdsourcing: A method of gathering data that capitalizes on users of a web site or database to find and post the data. Wikipedia is a well known example.

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Current Yield: A ratio of the coupon interest rate divided by the market price of a bond or note. Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Refers to the automation, via sophisticated software, of business processes involving existing and prospective customers. CRM may cover aspects such as sales (contact management and contact history), marketing (campaign management and telemarketing) and customer service (call center history and field service history). Well known providers of CRM software include Salesforce, which delivers via a Software as a Service model (see “Software as a Service (Saas)”), Microsoft and Oracle. Customs and Shipping Broker: A firm specializing in the preparation of shipping and customs documents for international shipments. Brokers often have offices at major freight gateways, including border crossings, seaports and airports. Data Base Management System (DBMS): A software system used to store, retrieve and manipulate data in an organized fashion. Usually consists of dictionary, manipulation, security and access components. DBA: Doing business as.

Current Assets: The value of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, marketable securities and any other assets that are convertible to cash in less than one year.

DBMS: See “Data Base Management System (DBMS).”

Current Liabilities: The amount owed for salaries, interest, accounts payable and any other debts due within one year.

Debt to Equity Ratio: A ratio of a company’s longterm debt to its shareholders’ equity. This is an indicator of the overall financial leverage of the firm.

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT): The most widely accepted medical nomenclature used to report medical procedures and services under public and private health insurance programs. CPT is also used for administrative management purposes, such as claims processing and developing guidelines for medical care review.

Debt-to-Income Ratio (Mortgages): Also called the “back-end” ratio, this ratio, expressed as a percentage, is calculated by dividing a borrower's monthly payment obligations on long-term debt (including housing expense) by his or her gross monthly income.

Current Ratio: A measure of short-term debt-paying ability. The ratio represents a company’s current assets divided by current liabilities. A higher ratio indicates a more liquid company.

DCF: See “Discounted Cash Flow (DCF).”

Deck: A report detailing recommendations from the consulting team. Demand Chain: A similar concept to a supply chain, but with an emphasis on the end user.

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Demographics: The breakdown of the population into statistical categories such as age, income, education and sex.

dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of any of its principal intended purposes.

Depreciation: A method of amortizing the cost of an asset in equal dollar amounts over the useful life of an asset. For example, an item with a five-year life would be charged with a certain amount of its cost every year for five years.

Digital: The transmission of a signal by reducing all of its information to ones and zeros and then regrouping them at the reception end. Digital transmission vastly improves the carrying capacity of the spectrum while reducing noise and distortion of the transmission.

Deregulation: See “Regulated Business (Utility Companies).” Derivative: A financial security or instrument, such as a debt, swap, option or future, with a value partly derived from the value and characteristics of an underlying stock, debt, commodity or currency. Sophisticated investors may purchase or sell derivatives to make a bet on future values or manage risks associated with the underlying asset. The investor hopes to protect against fluctuations in value, or to profit from periods of inactivity or decline. For example, an American manufacturer that has shipped products to Europe and expects to be paid a substantial sum in Euros in the future may buy or sell derivatives in an attempt to protect against a change in the value of the Euro. Also, see “Credit Default Swap (CDS)” and “Swap.” Design Patent: A patent that may be granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture. Development: The phase of research and development (R&D) in which researchers attempt to create new products from the results of discoveries and applications created during basic and applied research. Device: In medical products, an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent or other similar or related article, including any component, part or accessory, that 1) is recognized in the official National Formulary or United States Pharmacopoeia or any supplement to them, 2) is intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, in man or animals or 3) is intended to affect the structure of the body of man or animals and does not achieve any of its principal intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body of man or animals and is not

Digital Rights Management (DRM): Restrictions placed on the use of digital content by copyright holders and hardware manufacturers. DRM for Apple, Inc.’s iTunes, for example, allows downloaded music to be played only on Apple’s iPod player and iPhones, per agreement with music production companies Universal Music Group, SonyBMG, Warner Music and EMI. Direct Marketing: A form of non-store retailing in which customers are exposed to merchandise through catalogs, direct-mail brochures, telemarketing or television. Direct marketing may be used to generate direct-response purchases, store traffic, sales leads or a combination thereof. Direct Selling: A form of marketing which involves manufacturing and then selling merchandise or services through direct mail or through salespeople who contact consumers directly or by telephone at home or place of work (e.g., Mary Kay cosmetics). Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (D&O): Insurance that covers directors and officers of a company for negligent acts or omissions or misleading statements that result in successful libel suits against the company. The coverage includes the cost of defending against such suits. Direct-Response Marketing: The use of direct marketing with the intent of soliciting an order from the customer, rather than generating store traffic. Direct-response methods may include mail-order catalogs or brochures, infomercials, telemarketing and online banner ads. See “Direct Marketing.” Disaster Recovery: A set of rules and procedures that allow a computer site to be put back in operation after a disaster has occurred. Moving backups off-site constitutes the minimum basic precaution for disaster recovery. The remote copy is used to recover data if the local storage is inaccessible after a disaster.

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Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP): A plan that is designed to enable an enterprise to recover, in logical and efficient steps, from a significant outage, loss or disaster. For example, a DRP might specify how to recover from an information systems failure, a telecommunications failure or a power outage. Writing DRPs is part of a higher level process called 'Business Continuity Planning."

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA): An indicator of a company's financial performance calculated as revenue minus expenses excluding taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization. It is a prime indicator of a company's potential to earn profits. Also, see “Net Income,” “Net Operating Income” and “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT).”

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF): The present value of future cash flow.

Earnings Per Share (EPS): A figure determined by dividing net income for one year by the number of common shares outstanding, as reported by a company. Companies frequently use a weighted average of shares outstanding over the reporting term. Also called “Primary Earnings Per Share.”

Disintermediate: A business or distribution model that bypasses the middleman in marketing or retailing. For example, a web site that enables endconsumers to purchase apparel direct from a designer or manufacturer, bypassing retail stores and traditional catalogs, is attempting to disintermediate the supply chain. Disruptive: A new technology or business model that unexpectedly threatens to displace existing products or services. For example, the manner in which email has disrupted standard postal service. By some estimates, in order to be disruptive, a new model must provide at least 80% of the value of existing methods, at no more than 20% of traditional costs. Distributor: An individual or business involved in marketing, warehousing and/or shipping of products manufactured by others to a specific group of end users. Distributors do not sell to the general public. In order to develop a competitive advantage, distributors often focus on serving one industry or one set of niche clients. For example, within the medical industry, there are major distributors that focus on providing pharmaceuticals, surgical supplies or dental supplies to clinics and hospitals. Dividend: The distribution to shareholders, in cash or stock, of part of a company’s earnings, cash flow or capital. DRP: See "Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)." Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT): An indicator of a company's financial performance calculated as revenue minus expenses excluding tax and interest. Also see “Net Income,” “Net Operating Income” and “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciations and Amortization (EBITDA).”

EBIT: See “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT).” EBITDA: See “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA).” Echo Boomers: See “Generation Y.” ECM: Electronic Contract Manufacturing. See “Contract Manufacturing.” E-Commerce: The use of online, Internet-based sales methods. The phrase is used to describe both business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales. Economic Value Added: A company's net operating profit after taxes, minus the cost of capital. Also known as "economic profits." Some analysts consider this to be the best measure of a firm's ability to convert the money invested in the company (capital) into profits. EFT: See “Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).” Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): An accepted standard format for the exchange of data between various companies’ networks. EDI allows for the transfer of e-mail as well as orders, invoices and other files from one company to another. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Moving money from one account to another via electronic means. EMEA: The region comprised of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA): Calls for proper plan reporting and disclosure by employee pension and savings plan sponsors to plan participants. The act was passed in 1974. EMS: Electronics Manufacturing Services. See “Contract Manufacturing.” End of Runway Services: Refers to certain logistics services provided to client companies by UPS and others on an outsourced basis. These services include processes provided after goods have landed in the client company's home nation, such as warehousing, fulfillment, repackaging and distribution. Engagement: A job assignment. Often called a project or a case. Enterprise Application: A major software tool intended to manage data over an extremely large corporate or government user base (e.g., SAP, Oracle). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): An integrated information system that helps manage all aspects of a business, including accounting, ordering and human resources, typically across all locations of a major corporation or organization. ERP is considered to be a critical tool for management of large organizations. Suppliers of ERP tools include SAP and Oracle. Environmental Audit: An independent assessment of a facility's compliance procedures, policies and controls. Many pollution prevention initiatives require an audit to determine where wastes may be reduced or eliminated or energy conserved. Equities: A term used to describe stock investments in corporations as opposed to debt investments in corporations (bonds). Equity: 1) The net value of the common stockholders' interest in a company as listed on a company’s balance sheet. 2) The difference between a company's assets and liabilities (it is possible for a company to have negative equity). 3) The difference between the value of a property and the amount owed on that property. 4) A share of stock. ERISA: See “Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).”

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ERP: See “Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).” E-Score: See “Buying Power Score.” eTOM: A business process flow standard created by the TeleManagement Forum. EU: See “European Union (EU).” EU Competence: The jurisdiction in which the European Union (EU) can take legal action. European Community (EC): See “European Union (EU).” European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA): The European agency responsible for supervising and coordinating applications for marketing medicinal products in the European Union (see “European Union (EU)” and “Committee on Proprietary Medicinal Products (CPMP)”). The EMEA is headquartered in the U.K. www.eudraportal.eudra.org European Union (EU): A consolidation of European countries (member states) functioning as one body to facilitate trade. Previously known as the European Community (EC). The EU has a unified currency, the Euro. See europa.eu.int. EVA: See "Economic Value Added." Expense Ratio: The comparison of the cost of operating a property, business or organization to its gross income. Experience Curve: The idea that the more experienced a company is, the less it costs to design a project or product. The goal is generally considered to be a 25% cost reduction per doubling in production. Expert Systems: A practical development of AI that requires creation of a knowledge base of facts and rules furnished by human experts and uses a defined set of rules to access this information in order to suggest solutions to problems. See “Artificial Intelligence (AI).” Facilities Management: The management of a company's physical buildings and/or information systems on an outsourced basis.

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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): A U.S. federal law that states the minimum wage, describes the 40hour work week and defines child labor as well as overtime. Fair Market Value (FMV): A term used to indicate the value of a property on the open market.

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acts as a moderator. Meanwhile, people from the client company watch the proceedings through a oneway mirror or on a camera. Follow-On Shares: Refers to the offering of additional stock shares as a form of financing; typically occurs after a company has had an initial public offering (IPO).

FAQ: See “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).” FASB: See “Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).” FCC: See “Federal Communications Commission (FCC).” Federal Communications Commission (FCC): The U.S. Government agency that regulates broadcast television and radio, as well as satellite transmission, telephony and all uses of radio spectrum. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC): A U.S. government-sponsored agency that purchases conventional mortgages from lending institutions, thus adding liquidity to the market. Also known as “Freddie Mac.” Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA): A major, government-sponsored investor that purchases mortgage loans from mortgage bankers. It is similar to FHLMC. Also known as “Fannie Mae.” FHLMC: See “Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).” Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB): An independent organization that establishes the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Financial Derivative: See “Derivative.” Fixed Expenses: Costs that do not fluctuate in response to sales or inventory changes over time. Examples include rent fees and depreciation. FLSA: See “Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).” FNMA: See “Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA).” Focus Group: A group in which a small number of consumers sit in a room, observe ads or products and then discuss their reactions with a professional who

Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The U.S. government agency responsible for the enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, ensuring industry compliance with laws regulating products in commerce. The FDA’s mission is to protect the public from harm and encourage technological advances that hold the promise of benefiting society. www.fda.gov Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL): A service that integrates a company's third-party logistics providers into a single entity for ease of use. Often formed by a telecommunications company, a 4PL is also called a lead logistics provider. A 4PL service provider provides a top layer of business processes, generally technology-driven, to the client's supply chain. Also see “Third-Party Logistics (3PL).” Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Answers inquiries about a given topic. Generally, FAQs come in the form of a help file or a hypertext document. Full-Service Leasing: A program under which a vehicle or building is leased and the operation and maintenance are included in the lease fee. Functional Process Outsourcing (FPO): The outsourcing of a company's core tasks. Fuzzy Logic: Recognizes that some statements are not just “true” or “false,” but also “more or less certain” or “very unlikely.” Fuzzy logic is used in artificial intelligence. See “Artificial Intelligence (AI).” GAAP: See “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).” Gainsharing: A contract structure where both the customer and the service provider share financially in the value created through the relationship. One example is when a service provider receives a share of the savings it generates for its client.

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Gatekeeper: A person or persons controlling the flow of information. Individuals who allow information to pass through them to be disseminated to the public are referred to as gatekeepers. These include newspaper publishers, editors, reporters, television and radio producers, station owners and executives.

of Generation Z are considered to be natural and rapid adopters of the latest technologies.

GDP: See “Gross Domestic Product (GDP).”

GERD: Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (research & development).

General Merchandise, Apparel, Furniture and Other (GAFO): Usually used in reference to the retail sector, excluding automotive and food stores, and includes general merchandise, department, discount apparel, furniture and miscellaneous specialty stores. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): A set of accounting standards administered by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and enforced by the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). GAAP is primarily used in the U.S. Generation M: A very loosely defined term that is sometimes used to refer to young people who have grown up in the digital age. “M” may refer to any or all of media-saturated, mobile or multi-tasking. The term was most notably used in a Kaiser Family Foundation report published in 2005, “Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 year olds.” Also, see “Generation Y” and “Generation Z.” Generation X: A loosely-defined and variously-used term that describes people born between approximately 1965 and 1980, but other time frames are recited. Generation X is often referred to as a group influential in defining tastes in consumer goods, entertainment and/or political and social matters. Generation Y: Refers to people born between approximately 1982 and 2002. In the U.S., they number more than 90 million, making them the largest generation segment in the nation's history. They are also known as Echo Boomers, Millennials or the Millennial Generation. These are children of the Baby Boom generation who will be filling the work force as Baby Boomers retire. Generation Z: Some people refer to Generation Z as people born after 1991. Others use the beginning date of 2001, or refer to the era of 1994 to 2004. Members

Geological Information System (GIS): A computer software system which captures, stores, updates, manipulates, analyzes, and displays all forms of geographically referenced information.

GI Generation: Generally considered to be Americans who were born between 1901 and 1924. They made up the bulk of people who entered the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. “GI” stands for Government Issue, a reference to the equipment issued to members of the military. Global Warming: An increase in the near-surface temperature of the Earth. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is most often used to refer to a theory that warming occurs as a result of increased use of hydrocarbon fuels by man. See “Climate Change (Greenhouse Effect).” Globalization: The increased mobility of goods, services, labor, technology and capital throughout the world. Although globalization is not a new development, its pace has increased with the advent of new technologies. GNMA: See “Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA).” Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP): A collection of regulations and guidelines to be used in manufacturing drugs, biologics and medical devices. Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA): A government-owned corporation within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that specializes in the purchase of FHA and VA loans. Also known as “Ginnie Mae.” Granularity: The description of the fine details of a business problem. Green Field: An investment and business expansion strategy where a company starts an entirely new venture in a new location by opening new plants, offices or other facilities. This typically involves hiring and training local staff. Green field is generally

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used to describe new investments in foreign countries. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total value of a nation's output, income and expenditures produced with a nation's physical borders. Gross Margin: The difference between the retail price the customer pays for merchandise and the cost of the merchandise (the price the retailer paid at wholesale). Gross National Product (GNP): A country's total output of goods and services from all forms of economic activity measured at market prices for one calendar year. It differs from Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in that GNP includes income from investments made in foreign nations. Group of Eight (G8): The eight major industrial countries, including the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Canada, whose leaders meet at annual economic summits to coordinate economic policies. The group was formerly known as the G7, before Russia was admitted in June 2002. Groupware: A type of software that enables various people on a network to contribute to one document at the same time, sharing ideas, molding the final product and monitoring its progress along the way. Groupware is a new way of group “thinking” without physical meetings. Lotus Notes pioneered this market. HD Radio (High Definition Radio): A technology that enables station operators to slice existing radio spectrum into multiple, thin bands. Each band is capable of transmitting additional programming. One existing radio station's spectrum may be sliced into as many as eight channels. Hedge Fund: An investment fund that may utilize aggressive strategies such as selling shares short, leverage via heavy borrowing, the timing of trading via very sophisticated computer models, arbitrage or derivatives in order to seek high rates of return. Historically, only large institutions and very wealthy individuals were investors in such funds. Today, however, some hedge funds seek money from smaller investors. Fund managers receive generous fees, including a significant portion of any profits. Some hedge funds total in the billions of dollars.

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Hedging: A strategy for reducing the risk of loss in investments involving call options, put options, short selling or futures contracts, by lessening the potential volatility of a portfolio. Hedging helps to lock in existing profits. HENRY: See “High Earner Not Yet Rich (HENRY).” High Earner Not Yet Rich (HENRY): Used to describe consumers who are affluent enough to make large discretionary purchases, but are not truly wealthy. High-Level View: The overall view of a business problem in general terms. Holacracy: A management style in which employees do not have job titles and are expected, to a large extent, to manage themselves. Homesourcing: The use of home-based employees to perform a business process on a regular basis. A noted example is discount airline JetBlue's use of homesourced reservation agents. A sophisticated telephone call management system routes inbound customer calls to home-based employees who assist the customers. The advantages to the employer include lower office space costs. To some homebased employees, the advantages are numerous. For example, parents of young children may be able to work from home in order to keep a closer eye on the children. A related term is telecommuting. Hot-Desking: A system in which consultants do not have their own desks because they are in the field so much. When in the office, they are assigned a temporary desk. Some firms require consultants to call ahead to reserve a desk. Hoteling: See “Hot-Desking.” Human Resources (HR): Generally refers to the department within an organization that is responsible for all basic functions regarding employees, from recruiting to benefits and policies. It may also include payroll, training and education. Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO): Refers to the practice of hiring an outsourced services provider to manage an organization's day-to-day human resources needs.

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Hurdle Rate: The cost for a company to acquire capital. If the return is greater than the cost, the company should make the investment. ICT: See “Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).” Idea Management: Software designed to enable employees, investors, management, customers and vendors to share ideas and opportunities for innovation in a secure environment. The goal is to foster faster development of new products and services. Idea management may be an adjunct to crowdsourcing. See "Crowdsourcing." IEEE: See “Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).” IFRS: See “International Financials Reporting Standards (IFRS).” IMC: See “Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC).” Inbound Logistics: The movement of materials from shippers and vendors into production processes or storage facilities. Industry Code: A descriptive code assigned to any company in order to group it with firms that operate in similar businesses. Common industry codes include the NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) and the SIC (Standard Industrial Classification), both of which are standards widely used in America, as well as the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC), the Standard International Trade Classification established by the United Nations (SITC) and the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities (NACE). Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): A term used to describe the relationship between the myriad types of goods, services and networks that make up the global information and communications system. Sectors involved in ICT include landlines, data networks, the Internet, wireless communications, (including cellular and remote wireless sensors) and satellites. Information Technology (IT): The systems, including hardware and software, that move and store

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voice, video and data via computers and telecommunications. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL): A theory in which IT services are aligned to the needs of a business or organization and support its core processes. It provides guidance to organizations and individuals on how to use IT as a tool to facilitate business change, transformation and growth. It is a tool for ITSM (IT Service Management). Infrastructure: 1) The equipment that comprises a system. 2) Public-use assets such as roads, bridges, water systems, sewers and other assets necessary for public accommodation and utilities. 3) The underlying base of a system or network. 4) Transportation and shipping support systems such as ports, airports and railways. Initial Public Offering (IPO): A company's first effort to sell its stock to investors (the public). Investors in an up-trending market eagerly seek stocks offered in many IPOs because the stocks of newly public companies that seem to have great promise may appreciate very rapidly in price, reaping great profits for those who were able to get the stock at the first offering. In the United States, IPOs are regulated by the SEC (U.S. Securities Exchange Commission) and by the state-level regulatory agencies of the states in which the IPO shares are offered. Insourcing: A unique and increasingly popular business method. It is similar to “outsourcing,” in that it is a continuing business service or process provided to a company by an outside organization. The intent is to enable the client company to focus on its core strengths, while hiring outside firms to provide other needs such as warehouse, call center or human resources management. However, with insourcing, the services provider moves into or near the client company's facility and sets up shop. For example, ARAMARK has a business unit that will set up and manage an employee cafeteria within a client company's facility. (Occasionally, the term “insourcing” has also been used to describe the creation of jobs in America by foreign firms.) Also see “Third-Party Logistics (3PL).” Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE): An organization that sets global technical standards and acts as an authority in technical areas

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including computer engineering, biomedical technology, telecommunications, electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others. www.ieee.org. Institutional Review Board (IRB): A group of individuals usually found in medical institutions that is responsible for reviewing protocols for ethical consideration (to ensure the rights of the patients). An IRB also evaluates the benefit-to-risk ratio of a new drug to see that the risk is acceptable for patient exposure. Responsibilities of an IRB are defined in FDA regulations. Integrated Logistics: A business that combines all aspects of the supply chain into one comprehensive system, instead of managing its individual functions separately. Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC): The process of building and maintaining a coordinated system of branding, marketing and advertising in a seamless manner. The goal is to create synergies between all activities in this area while producing cost effective results. IMC activities may include B2B, B2C marketing, as well as internal company communications. It typically focuses on areas such as building brand, communicating and building relationships with customers and end-users, distribution, sales, social media, public relations and advertising. Intellectual Property (IP): The exclusive ownership of original concepts, ideas, designs, engineering plans or other assets that are protected by law. Examples include items covered by trademarks, copyrights and patents. Items such as software, engineering plans, fashion designs and architectural designs, as well as games, books, songs and other entertainment items are among the many things that may be considered to be intellectual property. (Also, see “Patent.”) Interactive Voice Broadcast (IVB): This is a type of telephone survey technology that enables the client to incorporate pre-recorded messages into standard telephone surveys. Interactive Voice Response (IVR): A type of telephone-based consumer survey that is automated and computer-driven. The consumer responds via voice or via telephone keypad.

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Intermodal: Transportation of freight involving more than one type, or mode, of carrier. For example, a container of freight may be first carried by a truck, then placed on a train car and eventually moved to the deck of a cargo ship before reaching its final destination. Internal Consultant: Management consultants and others who work in-house in an exclusive capacity for corporations and other types of organizations. See “Management Consulting.” International Financials Reporting Standards (IFRS): A set of accounting standards established by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the preparation of public financial statements. IFRS has been adopted by much of the world, including the European Union, Russia and Singapore. International Telecommunications Union (ITU): The international body responsible for telephone and computer communications standards describing interface techniques and practices. These standards include those that define how a nation’s telephone and data systems connect to the worldwide communications network. Internet of Things (IoT): A concept whereby individual objects, such as kitchen appliances, automobiles, manufacturing equipment, environmental sensors or air conditioners, are connected to the Internet. The objects must be able to identify themselves to other devices or to databases. The ultimate goals may include the collection and processing of data, the control of instruments and machinery, and eventually, a new level of synergies, artificial intelligence and operating efficiencies among the objects. The Internet of Things is often referred to as IoT. Related technologies and topics include RFID, remote wireless sensors, telecommunications and nanotechnology. Internet Telephony: See “Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP).” Inventory Management: The process of acquiring and maintaining a proper assortment of merchandise while keeping ordering, shipping, handling and other related costs in check. Since it is expensive to own and stock inventory, proper management is vital. Dillard’s and Wal-Mart are famous for advanced inventory management.

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Inventory Turnover: Net sales divided by average retail inventory. Used to evaluate how effectively managers utilize their investment in inventory. Investment Bank: A general term that describes the activities of financial firms such as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. While these companies provide traditional stock brokerage, the investment banking side of their business entails much more, including the various roles involved in taking firms public; advising on and completing mergers, acquisitions or divestitures; spin-offs; maximizing shareholder value; and the creative use of debt. IoT: See “Internet of Things (IoT).” IP: See “Intellectual Property (IP).” ISO 9000, 9001, 9002, 9003: Standards set by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 9000, 9001, 9002 and 9003 are the highest quality certifications awarded to organizations that meet exacting standards in their operating practices and procedures. IT-Enabled Services (ITES): The portion of the Information Technology industry focused on providing business services, such as call centers, insurance claims processing and medical records transcription, by utilizing the power of IT, especially the Internet. Most ITES functions are considered to be back-office procedures. Also, see “Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).” ITSM: IT Service Management. See "Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)." Java: A programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that allows web pages to display interactive graphics. Any type of computer or operating systems can read Java. Junk Bond: A high risk bond (debt instrument) that is below “investment grade.” These bonds are typically rated BB or lower by agencies that analyze bond risk. They offer higher returns of interest than investment bonds, but carry substantially higher risk. Therefore, they are also referred to as “high yield” bonds. Junk bonds are often issued in conjunction with leveraged buyouts. Also, see “Leveraged Buyout (LBO).”

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Just-in-Time (JIT) Delivery: Refers to a supply chain practice whereby manufacturers receive components on or just before the time that they are needed on the assembly line, rather than bearing the cost of maintaining several days' or weeks' supply in a warehouse. This adds greatly to the costeffectiveness of a manufacturing plant and puts the burden of warehousing and timely delivery on the supplier of the components. Kaizen: A Japanese manufacturing process concept that is widely studied by the global automotive industry. It is a philosophy based on continuous improvement of the manufacturing and business process. Facets of Kaizen may include just-in-time delivery of components, zero defects, productivity enhancement and a customer-oriented mindset. Kanban: From the Japanese word for “visual record,” a just-in-time methodology, initially attributed to Toyota, whereby sub-assemblies are delivered to a product line at the time required in the appropriate number. Kanban has also come to refer to tag-like cards used to track flow along the product line. Key Performance Indicators (KPI): A set of benchmarks used by an organization to see whether it is hitting its goals, and to see the relationship between one type of performance (e.g. sales per customer) and another (such as advertising costs). Knowledge Management (KM): Includes techniques and technologies that help users find their way through existing information. Also defined as capturing and growing knowledge as employees in an organization interact with customers, partners and products. Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO): The use of outsourced and/or offshore workers to perform business tasks that require judgment and analysis. Examples include such professional tasks as patent research, legal research, architecture, design, engineering, market research, scientific research, accounting and tax return preparation. Also, see “Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).” KPI: See “Key Performance Indicators (KPI).” KSI (Key Success Indicators): See "KPI (Key Performance Indicators)".

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LAC: Latin America and the Caribbean.

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LIBOR: See “London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).”

LDCs: See “Least Developed Countries (LDCs).” Lead Logistics Provider (LLP): See “Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL).” Lean Manufacturing: See “Lean Production.” Lean Production: An enhancement of the mass production concept. Lean production, also known as lean manufacturing, involves optimizing the factory floor, design team, supply chain and other areas in order to manufacture a higher-quality product in less time, with less labor at less cost. Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nations determined by the U.N. Economic and Social Council to be the poorest and weakest members of the international community. There are currently 50 LDCs, of which 34 are in Africa, 15 are in Asia Pacific and the remaining one (Haiti) is in Latin America. The top 10 on the LDC list, in descending order from top to 10th, are Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde and the Central African Republic. Sixteen of the LDCs are also Landlocked Least Developed Countries (LLDCs) which present them with additional difficulties often due to the high cost of transporting trade goods. Eleven of the LDCs are Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which are often at risk of extreme weather phenomenon (hurricanes, typhoons, Tsunami); have fragile ecosystems; are often dependent on foreign energy sources; can have high disease rates for HIV/AIDS and malaria; and can have poor market access and trade terms. Leveraged Buyout (LBO): A financial transaction in which a buyer uses debt (“leverage”) to acquire a company. The target company may be a publiclyheld firm or a privately-owned concern. Typically, the buyer is an outside group operating as a private equity firm. Some members of the target firm's existing management may be included in the purchasing group. The debt portion of the purchase typically is in the form of money borrowed from a bank or other financial institution and/or newlyissued bonds using the acquired company’s assets as collateral. Also, see “Private Equity” and “Private Equity Fund.”

Licensed Brands: Brands for which the licensor (owner of a well-known name) enters a contractual arrangement with a licensee (a retailer or a third party). The licensee either manufactures or contracts with a manufacturer to produce the licensed product and pays a royalty to the licensor. Many fashion designers license their names, such as Ralph Lauren. LINUX: An open, free operating system that is shared readily with millions of users worldwide. These users continuously improve and add to the software's code. It can be used to operate computer networks and Internet appliances as well as servers and PCs. Liquidity: The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash. For example, publicly traded stocks in major corporations have high liquidity because they can readily be sold at a known price on short notice. Also, the general ability of an organization to meet its financial obligations. Local Area Network (LAN): A computer network that is generally within one office or one building. A LAN can be very inexpensive and efficient to set up when small numbers of computers are involved. It may require a network administrator and a serious investment if hundreds of computers are hooked up to the LAN. A LAN enables all computers within the office to share files and printers, to access common databases and to send e-mail to others on the network. Location Based Advertising (LBA): The ability for advertisers and information providers to push information to mobile consumers based on their locations. For example, GPS equipped cell phones have the potential to alert consumers on the go to nearby restaurants, entertainment attractions, and special sale events at retailers. LOHAS: Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. A marketing term that refers to consumers who choose to purchase and/or live with items that are natural, organic, less polluting, etc. Such consumers may also prefer products powered by alternative energy, such as hybrid cars. London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR): The interest rate charged among banks for short-term

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Eurodollar loans. It is a common index for adjustable-rate loans and mortgages. Long Term Debt: The value of loans of more than one year as owed by a corporation or organization. M&A: Mergers and acquisitions. A specialty within investment banks, private equity firms and supporting organizations such as law firms. Make-to-Order (MTO): A term applied to products that are manufactured only when an order is confirmed. MTO differs from ETO in that no additional engineering or design is required to make the product. Make-to-Stock (MTS): Refers to products that are manufactured in anticipation of sales, with inventories of finished goods stocked in warehouses awaiting customer orders. Management Consulting: The profession of advising a corporation's top management on such issues as growth strategy, acquisitions, finance and vital areas of operations including product development, customer service and human resources. Management consulting is conducted by professionals who analyze and evaluate problems, make recommendations and, where appropriate, assist in implementing recommendations. They apply multi-disciplined approaches as well as specialized skills to solve problems. Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II): A methodology that supports effective planning with regard to all resources of a manufacturing company, linking MRP with sales and operations planning, production planning and master production scheduling. Maquila (Maquiladora): A production plant, located in Mexico near the U.S.-Mexican border, that manufactures components but does not perform final assembly of completed products. The U.S. allows duty-free import of these components, which then undergo final assembly at a U.S. plant. Also see “Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).” Marginal Cost: The increase or decrease in the total cost of a production when one additional unit is produced. For example, a factory is planning to build 1,000 bicycles. How would its costs change if it made 1,001? A marginal cost computation can be most

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useful in production runs where the breakeven point will be reached. That is, the fixed costs will be absorbed, and only the direct (variable) costs of producing an additional unit have to be accounted for. This can help management to answer a simple problem: Since we are planning a production run anyhow, should we increase the number of units we plan to make? Even if we do not yet have orders for the additional units, are the (marginal) costs of producing extra units so low that we should consider producing these units to hold in inventory? Some types of production have particularly low marginal costs. Printing is a good example. Generally, it takes so much time and effort to set up a printing job on the machinery involved, that the marginal cost of printing additional units is extremely small once breakeven has been achieved. In other types of production, marginal costs are extremely high. A good example is the manufacture of a complex product such as an airplane. Marginal costs include variable costs (labor and material used on the production run), plus an estimated portion of fixed costs (such as general and administrative overhead). Market Capitalization: The total dollar value of all outstanding shares in a company; an indicator of corporate size. The figure is the product of shares and current market price. Sometimes called “Market Cap.” Market Segmentation: The division of a consumer market into specific groups of buyers based on demographic factors. Marketing: Includes all planning and management activities and expenses associated with the promotion of a product or service. Marketing can encompass advertising, customer surveys, public relations and many other disciplines. Marketing is distinct from selling, which is the process of sell-through to the end user. Material Requirements Planning (MRP): An integrated management technique that uses bill of material data, inventory data and master production schedules to calculate requirements for material. MRP generates recommendations to release or reschedule replenishment orders for materials. Medical Device: See “Device.” Megapolitan: Massive corridors comprising several million residents across several cities. Examples

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include the IH35 Corridor anchored by Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas, and the Atlantic Coast corridor anchored by Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida. Metrics: Metrics are vital statistics about an organization that enable managers and investors to determine how well the organization is performing. Metrics may include key data on finances, investments, sales, customers, production, research and other areas. Also, see “KPI (Key Performance Indicators).” Microarray: A DNA analysis tool consisting of a microscopic ordered array that enables parallel analysis of complex biochemical samples; used to analyze how large numbers of genes interact with each other; used for genotyping, mapping, sequencing, sequence detection; usually constructed by applying biomolecules onto a slide or chip and then scanning with microscope or other imaging equipment. Middleware: Software that interprets requests between applications. Also used to describe software that helps an application communicate with an underlying operating system. Generally, middleware integrates various types of systems by acting as a conversion or translation layer. Millennials: See “Generation Y.” MIP: See “Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP).” MIST: An acronym representing Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey. These are four emerging nations that have been enjoying rapid economic growth and are favored by some investment managers. Also, see “BRIC.” Mobile Apps: See “Apps.” Monoclonal Antibodies (mAb, Human Monoclonal Antibody): Antibodies that have been cloned from a single antibody and massed produced as a therapy or diagnostic test. An example is an antibody specific to a certain protein found in cancer cells. Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP): Insurance purchased by the borrower to insure the lender against loss should he or she default. MIP is paid on government-insured loans (FHA or VA loans)

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regardless of the LTV (loan-to-value ratio). Should the borrower pay off a government-insured loan in advance of maturity, he or she may be entitled to a small refund of MIP. Also see “Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI).” NAFTA: See “North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).” Nanotechnology: The science of designing, building or utilizing unique structures that are smaller than 100 nanometers (a nanometer is one billionth of a meter). This involves microscopic structures that are no larger than the width of some cell membranes. Nearshoring: A variation on offshoring in which certain business operations, such as software development, or back-office support services, are outsourced to locations that are relatively close to the home country of the client company. Nearshoring aims to achieve results similar to those of offshoring in general (such as labor cost savings), while at the same time taking advantage of the relative proximity of the services provider to maintain outsourced operations in areas that share, for example, cultural heritage, common languages or a common time zone. Nearshored operations can be easier to monitor, since the costs and time involved in travelling to such sites are kept at a minimum, and similar hours of operation, thanks to nearby time zones, make it easier to communicate via telephone. Examples might include a firm in the U.K. outsourcing to Eastern Europe, or a U.S. or Canadian corporation outsourcing to Mexico or Latin America. Net Income: A company's total earnings after income taxes. The figure reflects income less the costs of business operations, depreciation, interest, taxes and various other expenses. Also see “Net Operating Income,” “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)” and “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA).” Net Operating Income: Net profit from operations, before allowances for payments due for income taxes and interest. Also see “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)” and “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA).” Net Present Value: The process whereby the value of cash inflow is subtracted from the value of cash outflow and compared to the future values of cash

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inflows and outflows. Used to determine the return on an investment. New Urbanism: A relatively new term that refers to neighborhood developments that feature shorter blocks, more sidewalks and pedestrian ways, access to convenient mass transit, bicycle paths and conveniently placed open spaces. The intent is to promote walking and social interaction while decreasing automobile traffic. The concept may also include close proximity to stores and offices that may be reached by walking rather than driving. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): A trade agreement signed in December 1992 by U.S. President George H. W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. The agreement eliminates tariffs on most goods originating in and traveling between the three member countries. It was approved by the legislatures of the three countries and had entered into force by January 1994. When it was created, NAFTA formed one of the largest free-trade areas of its kind in the world. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS): See “Industry Code.”

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operating costs in such nations as China, India, Hungary and Russia. The choice of a nation for offshore work may be influenced by such factors as language and education of the local workforce, transportation systems or natural resources. For example, China and India are graduating high numbers of skilled engineers and scientists from their universities. Also, some nations are noted for large numbers of workers skilled in the English language, such as the Philippines and India. Also see “Captive Offshoring” and “Outsourcing.” Onshoring: The opposite of “offshoring.” Providing or maintaining manufacturing or services within or nearby a company's domestic location. Sometimes referred to as reshoring. Operating Margin: A ratio derived by dividing operating income by net revenues. It is a measurement of a firm’s pricing strategy and operating efficiency. Optimum Lean Production: See “Lean Production.” Order Cycle: The time and process involved in placing an order from beginning to end.

Offshore Financial Center (OFC): Typically considered to be a smaller nation where the majority of banks and other financial institutions are controlled by foreigners. These financial institutions are often used to set up offshore trusts, offshore corporations and other vehicles that may be used in an attempt to go around financial regulations in more developed nations. OFCs are sometimes referred to as “Tax Havens.”

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): A group of more than 30 nations that are strongly committed to the market economy and democracy. Some of the OECD members include Japan, the U.S., Spain, Germany, Australia, Korea, the U.K., Canada and Mexico. Although not members, Estonia, Israel and Russia are invited to member talks; and Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa have enhanced engagement policies with the OECD. The Organisation provides statistics, as well as social and economic data; and researches social changes, including patterns in evolving fiscal policy, agriculture, technology, trade, the environment and other areas. It publishes over 250 titles annually; publishes a corporate magazine, the OECD Observer; has radio and TV studios; and has centers in Tokyo, Washington, D.C., Berlin and Mexico City that distributed the Organisation’s work and organizes events.

Offshoring: The rapidly growing tendency among U.S., Japanese and Western European firms to send knowledge-based and manufacturing work overseas. The intent is to take advantage of lower wages and

Original Design Manufacturer (ODM): A contract manufacturer that offers complete, end-to-end design, engineering and manufacturing services. ODMs design and build products, such as consumer

ODM: See “Original Design Manufacturer (ODM).” OECD: See “Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).” OEM: See “Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).” OFC: See “Offshore Financial Center (OFC).”

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electronics, that client companies can then brand and sell as their own. For example, a large percentage of laptop computers, cell phones and PDAs are made by ODMs. Also see “Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)” and “Contract Manufacturing.” Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM): 1) A company that manufactures a component (or a completed product) for sale to a customer that will integrate the component into a final product. The OEM’s customer will put its own brand name on the end product and distribute or resell it to end users. 2) A firm that buys a component and then incorporates it into a final product, or buys a completed product and then resells it under the firm’s own brand name. This usage is most often found in the computer industry, where OEM is sometimes used as a verb. Also see “Original Design Manufacturer (ODM)” and “Contract Manufacturing.” Outbound Logistics: The process related to the movement and storage of products from the end of the production line to the end user.

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PEST Analysis: The study of Political, Economic, Social and Technological factors when evaluating a industry and the business environment in which companies operate. It is a top-down, macro look at major influencers in the marketplace. It can be used in conjunction with SWOT analysis. Also, see "PESTLE Analysis". PESTLE Analysis: The study of Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental factors when evaluating a industry and the business environment in which companies operate. It is a top-down, macro look at major influencers in the marketplace. It can be used in conjunction with SWOT analysis. Also, see "PEST Analysis". PIPE: See “Private Investment Public Equity (PIPE).” Pivot: A point where a start-up decides to change strategy to better address the market opportunity. PLM: See “Product Lifecyle Management (PLM).”

Outsourcing: The hiring of an outside company to perform a task otherwise performed internally by the company, generally with the goal of lowering costs and/or streamlining work flow. Outsourcing contracts are generally several years in length. Companies that hire outsourced services providers often prefer to focus on their core strengths while sending more routine tasks outside for others to perform. Typical outsourced services include the running of human resources departments, telephone call centers and computer departments. When outsourcing is performed overseas, it may be referred to as offshoring. Also see “Offshoring.” Patent: An intellectual property right granted by a national government to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout that nation or importing the invention into the nation for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention when the patent is granted. In addition to national patenting agencies, such as the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and regional organizations such as the European Patent Office, there is a cooperative international patent organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, or WIPO, established by the United Nations.

PMI: See "Purchasing Managers Index" Porter's 5 Forces: A model, named in honor of consultant, strategist and author Michael E. Porter, that analyzes five competitive forces shaping an industry. The five forces include existing competition, ease of entry by new competitors, the bargaining power held by suppliers, the bargaining power held by customers and the potential disruptive threats of new products or services that could be substituted for current offerings within the industry. PPP: See “Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) or Pointto-Point Protocol (PPP).” Pre-Boomer: A term occasionally used to describe people who were born between 1935 and 1945. They are somewhat older than Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1962). Also see “Baby Boomer.” Predictive Analytics: See “Analytics.” Price/Book Ratio (P/B): A figure comparing a stock's market value to the book value. (Book value is the value of total assets minus total liabilities.) Also known as market-to-book.

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Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E): A figure showing the “multiple” of earnings at which a stock sells. The ratio represents current share price divided by current earnings per share, adjusted for stock splits. Earnings per share is calculated by dividing earnings for one year by the number of common shares outstanding. Higher “multiples” correspond to higher investor expectations for future growth and consequent higher stock price. Price/Sales Ratio: A figure representing a stock's current price per share divided by revenue per share, adjusted for stock splits. Revenue per share is calculated by dividing revenue for one year by number of shares outstanding. Private Equity: Private equity is money invested in a business, in the form of stock and/or debt instruments such as bonds, that has been raised from private investors. It is the opposite of money that has been raised through public offerings, (including IPOs) of stocks or bonds. Investors in private equities generally seek to receive an eventual return on their investment through one of three ways: an initial public offering of stock in the business, a sale of the business, or a recapitalization of the business. Also, see “Private Equity Fund” and “Leveraged Buyout (LBO).” Private Equity Fund: A business that raises money from outside investors, such as wealthy individuals and pension plans, and invests the money into private equity investments. The total amount of money in one fund may be relatively small, but it can also run into billions of dollars, as many of today's private equity deals are massive. Private equity funds are managed by investment and finance professionals who take annual fees based on the total amount of money in the fund and the profits of the fund. Also, see “Private Equity.” Private Investment Public Equity (PIPE): A type of financing whereby a private investor or mutual fund buys a large block of common stock in a company, typically at a discount to the current market value per share, via a private placement transaction. Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI): Insurance paid on those loans that are not government-insured when the loan to value ratio is greater than 80%. When you have accumulated 20% of your home’s value as equity, your lender may waive PMI at your request. Note that such insurance does not constitute a form of

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life insurance that pays off the loan in case of death. Also see “Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP).” Product Lifecycle (Product Life Cycle): The prediction of the life of a product or brand. Stages are described as Introduction, Growth, Maturity and finally Sales Decline. These stages track a product from its initial introduction to the market through to the end of its usefulness as a commercially viable product. The goal of Product Lifecycle Management is to maximize production efficiency, consumer acceptance and profits. Consequently, critical processes around the product need to be adjusted during its lifecycle, including pricing, advertising, promotion, distribution and packaging. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM): See “Product Lifecycle (Product Life Cycle).” Purchasing Managers Index: The Purchasing Managers Index (sometimes knows as PM or PMI) is published by the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) in the United States. It is based on major indicators of business purchasing activity, including orders, inventories, production, deliveries and hiring. A level on the index of more than 50 represents a positive or expanding purchasing environment, while a level of less than 50 indicates a negative environment. Purchasing Managers Indexes are published in several different nations. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP): A comparative monetary calculation. PPP is used to attempt to account for differences in local prices in a given country such as Mexico, China or Indonesia, compared to prices for similar items in, for example, America. That is, it’s an effort to compare apples to apples. PPP is difficult to compute. For instance, to attempt to evaluate an emerging nation’s total GDP on this basis, a value, in American dollars, has to be assigned to all goods and services produced in that country. Analysts use PPP as an educated guess as to how much money someone has to earn, in local currency, to enjoy certain consumer goods or a certain level of lifestyle. Quant: A person who practices quantitative finance. See “Quantitative Finance.” Quantitative Finance: A sophisticated method of valuing investments that relies heavily on advanced computer algorithms and automated analysis. Quantitative financial analysis may combine several

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disciplines at once, including statistics, higher mathematics, finance and computer science. The intended result is higher accuracy in valuing assets and forecasting trends. Quick Ratio: A measure of the financial strength of a company. The figure is determined by dividing current assets less inventories by current liabilities. Also known as “acid test.” R&D: Research and development. Also see “Applied Research” and “Basic Research.” Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): A technology that applies a special microchip-enabled tag to an individual item or piece of merchandise or inventory. RFID technology enables wireless, computerized tracking of that inventory item as it moves through the supply chain from factory to transport to warehouse to retail store or end user. Also known as radio tags. RDF: See “Resource Description Framework (RDF).” Reengineering: The redesign of an object or process. This phrase is typically used to describe the complete reworking of a company's manufacturing, services or management structures. Regulated Business (Utility Companies): The business of providing natural gas or electric service to customers under regulations and at prices set by government regulatory agencies. Generally, utilities have been required to operate at set prices and profit ratios because they have been granted monopoly or near-monopoly status to serve a given geographic market. Under deregulation, utility companies are being granted greater flexibility to set prices and to enter new geographic markets. At the same time, consumers gain the right to choose among several different utilities providers. Request for Bids (RFB): A request for pricing and supporting details, sent by a firm that requires products or services, outlining all the firm's requirements. Proposing companies are asked to place a bid based on the requested goods or services. Request for Quotation (RFQ): A proposal that asks companies to submit pricing for goods or a described level of services. See “Request for Bids (RFB).”

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Reshoring: See “Onshoring.” Resource Description Framework (RDF): A software concept that integrates many different software applications using XML as a syntax for the exchange of data. It is a core concept for development of the Semantic Web, an enhanced World Wide Web envisioned by W3C, the global organization that oversees development of the web. RDF may be useful for the syndication of news or the aggregation of all types of data for specific uses. Return on Assets (ROA): An indicator of the profitability of a company relative to its total assets. It is calculated by dividing annual net earnings by total assets. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): A ratio of a company's profit before interest and tax divided by the difference between total assets and current liabilities. ROCE is a measure of the returns a company realizes from its capital which represents its efficiency with regard to how capital is utilized to generate revenue. Return on Equity (ROE): A measurement of net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Also called the rate of return on the ownership interest. It is a vital indicator of the quality of a company’s operations. Return on Investment (ROI): A measure used to determine the efficiency of an investment. It is calculated as (total gain from an investment, minus the cost of that investment), divided by (cost of the investment). ROI may be adjusted to reflect the average yearly return on an investment. Reverse Logistics: A specialized segment of logistics focusing on the movement and management of products and resources after sale and delivery to the customer. Includes product returns and repair for credit. Reverse Merger: Seen by some as a shortcut to going public. In a reverse merger, a privately-held firm acquires a publicly-held company, merges into that publicly-held firm and thereby creates a larger, publicly-held company. This is practiced because it is often easier for a publicly-held firm to raise additional funding. RFID: See “Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).”

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ROE: Return on equity. See “Return on Equity.” ROI: See “Return on Investment (ROI).” SaaS: See “Software as a Service (SaaS).” Sales Per Square Foot of Selling Space: Net sales divided by square feet of selling space. SAM: See "Serviceable Available Market (SAM)." Same-Store Sales: Sales dollars generated only by those stores that have been open more than a year and have historical data to compare this year's sales to the same time-frame last year. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sarbox): A set of federal regulations passed in 2002. It sets strict guidelines to be followed by publicly held companies in financial reporting and internal controls. Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (sometimes referred to as “Sarbox”) is overseen by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Scope Creep: The expansion of a project far beyond its initial bounds. SCOR: See “Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR).” Secondary Market: A market providing for securities to be bought or sold. This market is where the majority of trading occurs. The New York Stock Exchange, all other stock exchanges and the bond markets are secondary markets. In mortgages, large pools of mortgages are bought and sold by major investors in the secondary market. Securitization: The process of financing a pool of similar assets (such as mortgages, automobile loans, corporate debt instruments or credit card debts) by issuing to investors interests in the funds generated by that pool. Such pools are generally in the range of $100 million or higher, and may represent the debts of dozens of companies or thousands of consumers. Securitization enables banks and other lenders to have ready markets into which they may sell loans that they generate.

Semantic Web: An initiative started by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that is focused on improving the way users access databases and online content by adding semantic metadata to content that will clearly define the relationships between data. Users will get much better search results, and web site developers will be able to create pages that update results and content based on related data onthe-fly. Data will automatically be shared across applications and across organizations. Semiconductor: A generic term for a device that controls electrical signals. It specifically refers to a material (such as silicon, germanium or gallium arsenide) that can be altered either to conduct electrical current or to block its passage. Carbon nanotubes may eventually be used as semiconductors. Semiconductors are partly responsible for the miniaturization of modern electronic devices, as they are vital components in computer memory and processor chips. The manufacture of semiconductors is carried out by small firms, and by industry giants such as Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. Service Level Agreement (SLA): A detail in a contract between a service provider and the client. The agreement specifies the level of service that is expected during the service contract term. For example, computer or Internet service contracts generally stipulate a maximum amount of time that a system may be unusable. Serviceable Available Market (SAM): Describes the total revenue for a particular type of good or service within a broader market. That is, if a company makes compact cars, it may want to identify the total market for compact cars only, within the broader market for automobiles of all types. (The broader market could be described as the Total Available Market, or TAM, while the SAM is a only a segment of that TAM.) The phrase may be used to describe a regional, national or global market. Also, see "Total Addressable Market (TAM)" and "Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM)." Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM): Describes what a company might consider to be a realistic goal for the total revenues it may be able generate from its

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sales a particular good or service within a broader market. The SOM should be estimated after considering such factors as the competition, demand trends and the company's own competitive advantages and budget constraints. That is, if a company makes compact cars, it may want to identify what part of the total market for compact cars that it might reasonably attain, within the broader market for compact cars and the broader market for automobiles of all types. (The total market for compact cars could be described as the Serviceable Available Market, or SAM, while the SOM is a only a segment of that SAM.) The phrase may be used to describe a regional, national or global market. Also, see "Total Addressable Market (TAM)" and "Serviceable Available Market (SAM)." Servicemark (Service Mark): Similar to a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. The servicemark may include a logo or other identifying word or mark meant to distinguish a service from others and indicate the provider of the service. An “SM” indicates that a servicemark has been applied for (or that the owner intends to protect the servicemark) but is still pending, while ® indicates it has been processed and is legally upheld. Servicemarks must be renewed on a regular basis with the appropriate regulatory authorities. In America, trademarks are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. There are also cooperative, international servicemark and trademark agreements and agencies. (Also, see “Trademark, (Trade Mark).”) SGA Expense: The sum of the selling, general and administrative expenses of a company, including costs such as advertising, interest, personnel, utilities, office space rent, etc. Shared Services Center: Created when common business processes from several business units are combined in one location. Such services may include purchasing, human resources, accounting or other common day-to-day business needs. Shrinkage: The difference between the recorded value of inventory (at retail) based on merchandise bought and the retail value of actual inventory in stores and distribution centers divided by retail sales during a time period. Shrinkage is caused by employee theft, customer shoplifting and merchandise being misplaced, damaged or mispriced.

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Silent Generation: Generally considered to be people born between 1925 and 1945, although the dates vary. Most of the Silent Generation were born during the Great Depression, through the end of World War II. Six Sigma: A quality enhancement strategy designed to reduce the number of products coming from a manufacturing plant that do not conform to specifications. Six Sigma states that no more than 3.4 defects per million parts is the goal of high-quality output. Motorola invented the system in the 1980s in order to enhance its competitive position against Japanese electronics manufacturers. Small to Medium Enterprise (SME): A term used to refer to smaller businesses. For example, in the European Union, SME businesses are officially considered to have fewer than 250 employees and less that 50 million Euros in annual sales. SMEs make up the vast majority of all businesses and provide the vast majority of all employment. SME: See “Small to Medium Enterprise (SME).” Social Media (Social Networks): Sites on the Internet that feature user generated content (UGC). Such media include wikis, blogs and specialty web sites such as MySpace.com, Facebook, YouTube, Yelp and Friendster.com. Social media are seen as powerful online tools because all or most of the content is user-generated. Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC): Refers to the four fastest growing trends in computing and data. Software as a Service (SaaS): Refers to the practice of providing users with software applications that are hosted on remote servers and accessed via the Internet. Excellent examples include the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software provided in SaaS format by Salesforce. An earlier technology that operated in a similar, but less sophisticated, manner was called ASP or Application Service Provider. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC): See “Industry Code.” Strategic Outsourcing: The reorganization of a company's resources toward its core competencies. This usually means outsourcing core tasks such as

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human resources. Also see “Functional Process Outsourcing (FPO).” Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT): A process used to analyze corporations, organizations and industries for strategic planning and risk analysis. Strike Price: The stated price per share at which underlying stock can be bought (in the case of a call option) or sold (in the case of a put option) by the holder when the option contract is exercised. Subsidiary, Wholly-Owned: A company that is wholly controlled by another company through stock ownership. Supply Chain: The complete set of suppliers of goods and services required for a company to operate its business. For example, a manufacturer's supply chain may include providers of raw materials, components, custom-made parts and packaging materials. Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR): A model developed by the Supply-Chain Council that specifies top-level supply chain processes in five key steps. Sustainable Development: Development that ensures that the use of resources and the environment today does not impair their availability to be used by future generations. Swap: A contract whereby two parties (called “counterparties”) agree to exchange payments. A common swap is an interest rate swap, where one conterparty agrees to pay the other based on a fixed interest rate, while the other counterparty agrees to make payments based on a floating interest rate. Each counterparty is making a bet as to the direction of future rates of interest. Also, see “Credit Default Swap (CDS)” and “Derivative.” Tactical Outsourcing: Outsourcing to achieve operational efficiencies.

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Third-Party Logistics (3PL): A specialist firm in logistics, which may provide a variety of transportation, warehousing and logistics-related services to buyers or sellers. These tasks were previously performed in-house by the customer. When 3PL services are provided within the client's own facilities, it can also be referred to as insourcing. Also see “Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL).” Total Addressable Market (TAM): Describes the total revenues generated by sales of a specific product or service. It may be used to describe total regional, national or global demand. Also, see "Serviceable Available Market (SAM)" and "Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM)." Also called Total Available Market. Total Quality Management (TQM): The management of an operation with the goal of producing a product with zero defects. Trade Dress: The distinctive visual characteristics of a business, such as a retail store or a restaurant. In legal terms, trade dress may also be used to describe the architecture of a building, the design of a product or distinctive packaging. Trade Secrets: Proprietary formulas, research, manuals, methods of operation and concepts owned by a business. Generally trade secrets are carefully guarded by the owner and are shared only on a needto-know basis. Trademark (Trade Mark): A name or phrase that has been registered by a company or organization for its exclusive use. A "TM" indicates that a trademark has been applied for (or that the owner intends to protect the trademark) but is still pending, while ® indicates it has been processed and is legally upheld. A trademark may or may not include an accompanying, distinctive design or font for the word or phrase. Trademarks must be renewed on a regular basis with the appropriate regulatory authorities. In America, trademarks are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. There are also cooperative, international trademark agreements and agencies.

TAM: See "Total Addressable Market (TAM)." Third-Party Fulfillment (3PF): A 3PL company that focuses on warehousing, order processing and shipping, especially for retail and online sellers. See “Third-Party Logistics (3PL)” and “Insourcing.”

Tradename (Trade Name): A name used to distinguish a product or service. (Also, see “Trademark (Trade Mark)” and “Servicemark (Service Mark).”)

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of physical or mental limitations. For example, design elements may include wider doorways and stepless entries that are easy for the physically challenged to navigate.

Transformational Outsourcing: An outsourcing method in which management takes advantage of the production break provided by outsourced labor to largely re-engineer or transform the way in which the process has historically been done. The end goal is to streamline the process and make it more effective and cost-efficient. For example, faster, better customer service might be the end goal of the transformation. Outside management consultants are often involved in designing the transformation.

User Generated Content (UGC): Data contributed by users of interactive web sites. Such sites can include wikis, blogs, entertainment sites, shopping sites or social networks such as Facebook. UGC data can also include such things as product reviews, photos, videos, comments on forums, and how-to advice. Also see “Social Media (Social Networks).”

Triangulated Forecasting: A method of financial forecasting that focuses on three core elements: information capture, information aggregation and information analysis. By focusing on these three elements and the issues surrounding them, analysts can build a stronger financial forecast. U-Commerce (U Commerce): Ubiquitous Commerce, Universal Commerce or Ultimate Commerce (ubiquitous meaning ever-present), depending on whom you ask. It describes the concept that buyers and sellers have the potential to interact anywhere, anytime thanks to the use of wireless devices, such as cell phones, by buyers to connect with sellers via the Internet where orders can be placed online and payments can be made via credit card or PayPal. The Association for Information Systems states that the qualities of U-Commerce include ubiquity, uniqueness, universality and unison. Underwriter: The issuer of a publicly-held security, a loan or an insurance policy. Also see “Underwriting.” Underwriting: In lending, the reviewing of a loan file to determine the applicant's ability to meet the loan obligation. In insurance, underwriting is the process of reviewing the risk in a given insurance policy. In securities and investments, underwriting is the process of analyzing a bond or stock offering and then completing the necessary paperwork and regulatory filings necessary to offer the bond or stock for sale. Universal Design: An approach to residential as well as commercial building design that attempts to accommodate as many people as possible, regardless

USP: An acronym for Unique Selling Point or Unique Selling Proposition. A vital factor that sets a product or service apart from its competition. This is a key thought that should be communicated clearly throughout a company's advertising and marketing communications. A marketing campaign may stress several USPs, such as price, design and quality of a product. Utility Patent: A utility patent may be granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to anyone who invents or discovers any new, useful, and nonobvious process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. Value Added: Increased or improved value, worth, functionality or usefulness. In particular, the addition of services or features to a product to add value in the eyes of the end users. In manufacturing, value added is the increase in the price (value) that a company adds during the manufacturing process. For example, a window manufacturer may purchase sheets of glass, raw aluminum, plastics and paints from its suppliers. It fabricates and combines these materials to create a finished window. The value added is the difference between the cost of the raw materials and the price of the finished window. (Also, see "Value Added Reseller.") Value Added Tax (VAT): A tax that imposes a levy on businesses at every stage of manufacturing based on the value it adds to a product. Each business in the supply chain pays its own VAT and is subsequently repaid by the next link down the chain; hence, a VAT is ultimately paid by the consumer, being the last link in the supply chain, making it comparable to a sales tax. Generally, VAT only applies to goods bought for consumption within a given country; export goods are exempt from VAT, and purchasers from other

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countries taking goods back home may apply for a VAT refund. Value Management: In consulting, the process of management with the goal of increasing the shareholder value for the client. Vendor Relationship Management (VRM): A process whereby consumers can use online tools and other means to manage their relationships with the firms (“vendors”) that they buy from. An example is the ability of a consumer to set personal preferences in an online account. Some observers expect VRM to rapidly evolve into sophisticated technology that enables the consumer to be in control of the buyerseller cycle while enjoying maximum-possible choices and lowest-possible prices. Vertical Integration: A business model in which one company owns many (or all) of the means of production of the many goods that comprise its product line. For example, founder Henry Ford designed Ford Motor Company's early River Rogue plant so that coal, iron ore and other needed raw materials arrived at one end of the plant and were processed into steel, which was then converted onsite into finished components. At the final stage of the plant, completed automobiles were assembled. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP): The ability to make telephone calls and send faxes over IP-based data networks, i.e., real-time voice between computers via the Internet. Leading providers of VOIP service include independent firms Skype and Vonage. However, all major telecom companies, such as SBC are planning or offering VOIP service. VOIP can offer greatly reduced telephone bills to users, since toll charges, certain taxes and other fees can be bypassed. Long-distance calls can pass to anywhere in the world using VOIP. Over the midterm, many telephone handsets, including cellular phones, will have the ability to detect wireless networks offering VOIP connections and will switch seamlessly between landline and VOIP or cellular and VOIP as needed.

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multiple users to create content such as wikis, sites such as photo-sharing services that share data among large or small groups and sites such as Friendster and MySpace that enable consumers to form groups of people with similar interests. Common features of Web 2.0 are tagging, social networks and folksonomies. Web 3.0: See “Semantic Web.” Web of Things: See “Internet of Things.” White Space Opportunity: The chance for a company to make money in a new area. This might include a new or improved product or service. Wide Area Network (WAN): A regional or global network that provides links between all local area networks within a company. For example, Ford Motor Company might use a WAN to enable its factory in Detroit to talk to its sales offices in New York and Chicago, its plants in England and its buying offices in Taiwan. Also see “Local Area Network (LAN).” Wiki: A web site that enables large or small groups of users to create and co-edit data. The best known example is Wikipedia, a high traffic web site that presents a public encyclopedia that is continuously written and edited by a vast number of volunteer contributors and editors who include both experts and enthusiasts in various subjects. Also, see “User Generated Content (UGC).”

VOIP: See “Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP).”

World Trade Organization (WTO): One of the only globally active international organizations dealing with the trade rules between nations. Its goal is to assist the free flow of trade goods, ensuring a smooth, predictable supply of goods to help raise the quality of life of member citizens. Members form consensus decisions that are then ratified by their respective parliaments. The WTO’s conflict resolution process generally emphasizes interpreting existing commitments and agreements, and discovers how to ensure trade policies to conform to those agreements, with the ultimate aim of avoiding military or political conflict.

WAN: See “Wide Area Network (WAN).”

WoT: Web of Things. See “Internet of Things.”

Web 2.0: Generally refers to the evolving system of advanced services available via the Internet. These services include collaborative sites that enable

WTO: See “World Trade Organization (WTO).”

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Yield: In finance, the percentage rate of return paid on a stock in dividends or the rate of interest paid on a bond or note. ZigBee: May become the ultimate wireless control system for home and office lighting and entertainment systems. The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked monitoring and control products based on an open global standard, 802.15.4 entertainment systems.

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