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April 3, 2001

Hunt-Scanlon Announces CEO Speaker Lineup for Chicago Human Capital Conference

Stamford, CT, April 3, 2001Hunt-Scanlon Advisors, a leading market research firm and online data provider to the executive recruiting industry, today announced the three CEO keynote speakers for its upcoming Human Capital Advantage conference, "Strategies in Recruiting and Retaining World Class Talent,"  set for June 5 and 6 at Chicago's Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Attendees at this event will gain a better understanding of how to effectively recruit and retain top-flight talent in a shifting economy and have an opportunity to network with top executives and executive recruiters.

Continental Airlines President and COO, Gregory D. Brenneman, will kick off the conference on Tuesday evening, June 5, at 7:30 pm with "C-Level Strategies for Building a Championship Organization." Mr. Brenneman will discuss his personal role in transforming Continental Airlines from a talent flight to a talent fight organization. On Wednesday morning, June 6, at 8:45 am, Gerard R. Roche, Senior Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles International, will deliver the morning keynote address with a presentation titled, "Recruiting Strategies for the 21st Century." Mr. Roche, who has placed more CEOs than any other executive recruiter, will share his recent experiences in helping America's best-known companies identify and recruit the best global executive talent available. The FORTUNE keynote address will be presented at 2:45 pm on June 6 by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr., Chairman and CEO of Baxter International. Mr. Kraemer, who spends half of his time developing the next generation of management at Baxter, will discuss his unique approach to recruiting people in a presentation entitled, "Building and Retaining Top Management Teams — A CEO's Perspective."

Rounding out the conference agenda will be individual presentations and panel discussions delivered by senior executives from leading corporations and executive search firms including: Bank One, Credit Suisse First Boston, Exelon, FMC, Lear Corporation, Navistar International, Ray & Berndtson, Shepherd Bueschel & Provus, Spencer Stuart and Tellabs.

"We have assembled an impressive lineup of top-notch speakers to provide in-depth views and analysis at this important industry event," said Scott A. Scanlon, chairman and CEO of Hunt-Scanlon. "This conference will provide an unparalleled opportunity to obtain first-hand knowledge on how great companies effectively recruit and retain best-in-class talent — and the challenges they face in doing so in an unstable economic environment."

For full program information and registration please visit www.hunt-scanlonconferences.com or call Joe Palmer, Director of Marketing at (800) 477-1199.

ABOUT HUNT-SCANLON

Hunt-Scanlon Corporation is a leading market research firm and online data provider to the executive recruiting industry. The firm publishes daily real time newswires, three monthly newsletters (Executive Search Review, Online Recruiting Strategist and Diversity Monitor), as well as directories of executive recruiters and senior HR executives. The company's flagship recruitment portal for senior executives, hunt-scanlon.com, is a growing online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of recruiting services worldwide. Within this portal, Hunt-Scanlon operates four leading web sites, including executiveselect.com, recruiterlink.com, diversityonline.com and leadersonthemove.com. A separate operating unit, Hunt-Scanlon Advisors, produces executive-level conferences and in-depth market intelligence reports on human capital and technology issues.

Contact Information:
Brian Lee – Chief Market Strategist
Hunt-Scanlon Publishing
20 Signal Road
Stamford, CT 06902
Telephone: (203) 352-2920; Fax (203) 352-2930
E-mail: brian@hunt-scanlon.com