| April 21, 2003 Hunt-Scanlon Names William Wrigley Jr. As Human Capital Award Recipient Stamford, CT, April 21, 2003 - Hunt-Scanlon Advisors, a market research firm tracking the human capital and executive recruiting industries, announced today that William Wrigley Jr., president and CEO of The Wrigley Company (NYSE: WWY), has been named the 2003 recipient of Hunt-Scanlon's Human Capital Advantage Award. This annual award is designed to recognize a leading chief executive who has displayed excellence in human capital management while increasing shareholder value. Mr. Wrigley will accept the award at Hunt-Scanlon's "Emerging Strategies in Human Capital Forum" to be held October 15 and 16 in New York City at The Waldorf-Astoria. Mr. Wrigley joined the company in 1985 and became the fourth-generation president of The Wrigley Company in March 1999. Under his leadership, Wrigley has reinvigorated existing core products and introduced new brands that have increased its share in the sugar-free gum market from 30 percent to 51 percent. More importantly, during his tenure as CEO the company's stock has risen 18 percent and annual revenues have increased more than a third to an estimated $2.7 billion in 2002. "On behalf of the entire Wrigley organization, I am pleased to accept the Hunt-Scanlon Human Capital Advantage Award that highlights our long-standing focus on growing and developing our people," said Mr. Wrigley. "In particular, this award provides well-deserved recognition to our People, Learning and Development team and their mission to unleash potential, optimize performance, and create opportunities for Wrigley associates around the world. We are firm in our conviction that fundamental to the success of the Wrigley Company - past, present and future - is a high-performance organization that believes in the power of our people." "Bill Wrigley is an excellent example of today's new leaders who are not afraid to take a back-to-basics approach in focusing on growing their core assets and delivering consistent results to their shareholders while keeping an eye on their most important asset: their people," said Christopher W. Hunt, president of Hunt-Scanlon. "By sticking to old-fashioned values, Bill has maintained a human capital culture that strives for excellence in execution, innovation, brand building, worldwide distribution, and merchandising. We could not have identified a more ideal award recipient this year." Please click here to view the entire conference agenda or to register online. ABOUT HUNT-SCANLON Hunt-Scanlon Corporation is a leading market research firm and online data provider to the executive recruiting and human capital industries. The firm publishes market intelligence, including: industry rankings, online research, real time electronic newswires, three monthly newsletters (Executive Search Review, Online Recruiting Strategist and Diversity Monitor), directories of executive recruiters and senior executives, online database products, and also provides advisory services. The firm's online recruitment portals for senior executives connect buyers and sellers of recruiting and human capital services worldwide. Hunt-Scanlon produces executive-level conferences on human capital management, senior-level recruiting, staffing technology, diversity and talent acquisition strategies for CEO's, senior human resource executives and recruiting professionals. Contact Information:
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