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Kantar Announces Key Management Changes at Millward Brown



    Today, Eric Salama, Chief Executive Officer of Kantar, announces
    key management changes at Millward Brown. Effective immediately,
    current Millward Brown Chairman & CEO, Bob Meyers, will turn Chief
    Executive Officer duties over to Eileen Campbell. Meyers will remain
    Chairman for the balance of 2007. Mr. Meyers has lead Millward Brown
    for the past 10 years, during which the company has experienced
    tremendous success. Ms. Campbell currently serves as Millward Brown's
    President of Global Development. She joined the firm in 2000 as Chief
    Executive Officer of the company's North American business unit.

    According to Salama, this announcement fills him with a mixture of
    both joy and sadness. About Ms. Campbell's appointment, he says, "I'm
    delighted that Eileen will be taking over as CEO of Millward Brown.
    She has a great track record in growing client relationships,
    developing talent and building new capabilities; she knows our
    industry inside out and knows the importance of each part of the
    jigsaw that goes to make up a great offer; and she has got a sense of
    what is special about Millward Brown and how the company needs to
    adapt for the future. Her energy, sense of direction and talent are
    huge and just what MB needs at this point in time."

    But his enthusiasm about Campbell's appointment is tempered by
    sadness at Meyers' departure as CEO. According to Salama, "Bob Meyers
    has been a superb CEO and as good a colleague as you could hope to
    find. Under his leadership MB has innovated and widened its offer,
    globalised and become a magnet for top talent. In many ways MB is the
    benchmark for our industry. As a colleague he has been totally
    dependable, open to change, and fair - everything you would want in a
    CEO."

    The transition from Meyers to Campbell will begin now and be
    completed by Q3. Mr. Meyers will remain Chairman until year-end and is
    in active discussions with Mr. Salama about other roles within Kantar.
    According to Salama, "I very much hope that we will benefit from Bob's
    talent for many years to come".