CCG Strengthens Market Intelligence Department by Hiring Additional Senior Professionals

CCG Strengthens Market Intelligence Department by Hiring Additional Senior Professionals

Adds Financial Analyst to Beijing Team

New York, Los Angeles and Beijing (February 2, 2009) - CCG Investor Relations, a leading global investor relations and strategic communications agency, announced today that the agency has hired two senior professionals as part of its 2009 initiative to further enhance its market intelligence services in response to the exceptional volatility of the capital markets. The agency also announced the addition of a skilled financial analyst to be based in its Beijing office.

“Our dedicated market intelligence team is focused on delivering deep insight into the changes in our clients’ shareholder mix, changing investor strategies and market perceptions,” said Crocker Coulson, president of CCG Investor Relations. “As we continue to evolve our breadth of services in line with changing market conditions, we are pleased to add two seasoned professionals with more than four decades of combined Street experience to our high-performing team, as well as a new financial analyst to our Beijing office,” Coulson added.

Erin S. Cox, who joins the Los Angeles office of CCG as senior market intelligence executive, is a performance-driven, insightful investor relations and client service professional with more than 10 years’ experience in investor relations and corporate communications. Prior to joining CCG, Cox was the director of relationship management at the NASDAQ OMX Group, where she built and maintained relationships with more than 130 NASDAQ-listed companies and successfully presented and sold across NASDAQ’s product suite line. Cox was formerly the director of market intelligence of the Financial Relations Board, where she built a solid record of achievement and advancement. Cox also served as an analyst at the following: Quellos Capital Management, Banc of America Securities LLC and Corporate Finance. She holds a BA in Communications, Journalism from the University of Washington, Seattle.

With 21 years of experience as a top-performing stockbroker, Joseph Kevin Ferguson joins the New York office of CCG as market intelligence executive. Ferguson has received numerous distinctions during his established career, including winning the Presidents Award for three consecutive years at Nichols, Safina and Lerner, NY, and being recognized as the number one-producing stockbrocker at Bluestone Capital Partners in 1998 and 1999. Prior to his employment with CCG, Ferguson served as senior vice president at the following companies between 1997 and 2009: JP Turner & Co., NY, Concord Equity Group, NJ, Bluestone Capital Partners, NJ, and Nichols, Safina & Lerner, NY. He holds a BS in Marketing from the University of Scranton and Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

Adding to the agency’s growing Asia presence, Rebecca Lei joins the Beijing office of CCG as financial analyst. Prior to her employment with CCG, Lei was senior investment representative at TD Waterhouse Canada, where she was promoted from investment representative within one year. Lei was also assistant editor at the Center for Economic & Technology Research, Beijing, and research assistant at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Lui has earned an MA in Economics and Finance from the University of Albert, Edmonton, from which she graduated with First Class Standing, and has a bachelor of economics from the University of International Business & Economics, Beijing.

“We are pleased to welcome such high-quality candidates to our growing team as we capitalize on the strength of the current job pool and maximize our agency’s value to our clients and their shareholders,” said William F. Coffin, CEO of CCG Investor Relations.

About CCG Investor Relations

CCG is one of the nation’s leading investor relations and strategic communications agencies. In business for more than 30 years, the agency provides a complete range of investor communications and counseling services to nearly 80 clients across multiple capital markets. CCG has been awarded a number of industry honors for its handling of complex investor relations and crisis communications matters. The agency’s corporate headquarters is in Los Angeles with additional offices in New York; Beijing; Shanghai; Shenzhen; Frankfurt; Tel Aviv; Dallas, Texas; and Newport Beach, California. For further information, contact CCG directly, or visit the Company’s Web sites at www.ccgir.com and www.ccgirasia.com.

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