Deonanan Named UK and Ireland Regional Manager

Kim Deonanan has been named UK and Ireland regional manager for
Business Wire, it was announced today by Dick Bromley, the company's
European sales director.

Deonanan started with Business Wire in February 2002 as an account
executive, moving up to senior account executive, and then was
appointed UK sales manager in 2004. She is responsible for motivating
the sales team, increasing revenue within territories covered, and
working to enhance market and industry awareness of the company.

In her new role she will continue to be responsible for sales and
supporting the sales team but now with the additional responsibility
of editorial and administrative operations in the London office. This
role also encompass working closely with the Financial Times on the
recent partnership to develop this area of the business throughout
2007 plus working with relevant departments to ensure smooth rollout
to clients of TOD in January.

Prior to joining Business Wire, Deonanan spent more than six years
working within the newspaper industry, four years for a global trading
company and 10 years in the financial and public relations sales
environment.

About Business Wire

Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is utilized by
thousands of member companies and organizations to transmit their
full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other
multimedia content to journalists, news media, trade publications,
institutional and individual investors, financial
information services, regulatory authorities, Internet portals,
information web sites, business-to-business decision-makers and
consumers worldwide. With a news distribution network spanning 150
countries and 45 languages, Business Wire's multi-channel delivery
network, has access to some 60 international and national news agency
networks throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and
Africa.

The Business Wire news network is powered by its patented
NX high-speed data platform and supports XML, XHTML and XBRL code to
deliver the most sophisticated news file to enhance news release
interactivity, customization and search engine optimization. Business
Wire has 30 bureaus in cities including New York, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Paris, Frankfurt, London, Brussels,
Tokyo and Sydney with reciprocal offices throughout the world.
Business Wire was founded in 1961 by Chairman Lorry I. Lokey, veteran
journalist and public relations executive. Cathy Baron Tamraz is
president and CEO.