February 22, 2005

Integré Partners has placed Dr. Stephen C. Beale, Ph.D. as Senior Vice President - Marketing & Sales and Chief Scientific Officer at Celerity Partners' investee company, ABC Laboratories. ABC Labs is a privately held contract research and development company providing sophisticated analytical and biological services to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Dr. Beale most recently held a leadership role in Pfizer, Inc.'s analytical research facility in Groton, CT. His earlier career included technical management roles at Pharmacia and G.D. Searle as well as a tenured Associate Professorship of Chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

According to Byron Hill, President of ABC Laboratories, "Both the Board and I were extremely pleased with Integré's process, assessment documentation and, most important, the results. The careful due diligence they performed at the outset was evident in the outcome. We saw five highly credible candidates, among whom was Steve Beale. We didn't require multiple iterations of the work effort - it was done with precision, focus and thoughtfulness."

Integré Partners provides executive search and acquisition search services. Ralph Dieckmann, Managing Director, attributes the success of this search to the partnership which developed with ABC Labs and the rigor of the processes employed by Integré in its execution of the engagement. "Our formula for successful client service is best expressed by focusing on return on search investment," observed Dieckmann. "When you combine an intimate understanding of your client with a rigorous search methodology which is executed by highly experienced professionals who limit their client workloads, you get predictably favorable results."