St Albans, 28 June 2006

Sullivan joins Business & Decision as Head of Management Consulting and will add his expertise in setting up its UK Management Consulting practice, initially focusing on risk management and performance improvement initiatives within the financial services sector.

“I have many years experience in advising financial services organisations how they can improve business performance”, commented Sullivan. “With the launch of Business & Decision’s UK Management Consulting practice, my experience in business process/improvement and my industry knowledge of financial services will prove valuable in driving forward its success.”

Previously Sullivan spent 8 years at Techne Capital as a specialist in providing Business Performance Improvement, Planning and Corporate Finance solutions. During this time Sullivan was involved in a series of large scale, back office, reengineering programmes, aimed at improving the "customer experience", streamlining business processes and reducing the cost base within a number of large banking, asset management and insurance organisations. Sullivan spent 3 of these years in Korea where he was Non-Executive Chairman for one of the country’s largest financial institutions.

Prior to Techne Capital, Sullivan gained over 25 years experience as a Management Consultant working for leading edge strategy and performance improvement consultants Price Waterhouse and Arthur D Little. Sullivan’s client interests lay in revenue-side consulting and business development, particularly customer intelligence, management, loyalty and new product and channels to market. During this time, Sullivan worked with some of the leading financial services institutions in Europe, the US and Far East.

“I am delighted to announce Francis Sullivan’s appointment to drive forward our Management Consulting capabilities in the UK,” added Ian Huckle, Chief Executive Officer, Business & Decision Limited. “As a company we are very successful in the financial services sector and now is an appropriate time for us to expand our offerings and capabilities. I am confident that Francis Sullivan’s experience will play a key part in driving this forward.”

Sullivan will be based from Business & Decision’s City office and will report directly into Ian Huckle, Chief Executive Officer. Sullivan’s personal interests include horse-riding, skiing, history and reading.