| June 15, 2005 Hunt-Scanlon To Honor Lea N. Soupata of UPS With 2005 Human Capital Award Stamford, CT, June 15, 2005 – Hunt-Scanlon Advisors, the nation's leader in providing executive recruitment market intelligence to senior-level executives, human resource professionals and executive recruiters, will present Lea N. Soupata, SVP of human resources at UPS, with Hunt-Scanlon's 2005 Human Resource Leadership Award. Hunt-Scanlon's annual award is designed to recognize a leading human resource executive for their accomplishments in designing and implementing innovative human capital strategies that have lead to superior financial performance. Ms. Soupata will accept the award at the "Capitalizing on Growth" Leadership Forum to be held June 22 at the Chicago Club in Chicago. "Creating a workforce that embraces diversity, fosters innovation and encourages individual leadership and accountability begins with establishing a shared set of values," said Hunt-Scanlon president Christopher W. Hunt. "The Hunt-Scanlon Human Capital Advantage Award honors an executive whose primary philosophy is to build the 'best in business' by creating a culture where employees are proud to be part of their company and dedicated to its long-term success. This year's award winner has been chosen for her efforts in establishing and maintaining an innovative spirit which has made her company one of the world's best known brands." In her 36 years at UPS, Ms. Soupata has risen through the ranks of the organization, from delivery driver to a member of the board of directors. As senior vice president of people programs at UPS, she oversees a human resource function well-known for better than average salaries and benefits, as well as providing healthcare and stock buy-ins to part-time workers. Ms. Soupata worked closely with Presidents Clinton and Bush on the Welfare to Work program at UPS. Through this effort, 60,000 people were taken off of federal aid and placed in positions at UPS. Hunt-Scanlon's day-long human capital symposium is designed to help HR professionals, senior-level executives, executive recruiters and leaders of emerging growth companies understand the importance of human capital as a source for competitive advantage. Senior executives and chief executives from companies including Abbott Laboratories, Allstate Insurance Company, A.T. Kearney Executive Search, Compass Group, Dell Inc., Diversity Best Practices, Epsen Fuller & Associates, Hewitt Associates Inc., Motorola, Spencer Stuart and W.W. Grainger Inc. will share new thinking and the winning strategies they are embracing to gain a competitive edge in today_s marketplace. Presentations to be discussed include, Blueprints for Internalizing the Recruitment Process; Projections and Trends in Human Capital; Capitalizing on Growth Through Diversity; and Building a Top Tier Workforce. The conference is sponsored by Diversity Best Practices; Korn/Ferry International; Whitney Group; DHR International; Epsen Fuller & Associates; AT Kearney Executive Search and JamesDruryPartners. For more information on this conference or to register online, visit www.huntscanlonconferences.com or call Courtney Hickey, vice president sales and 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 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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