Zyman Group Appoints New CEO

Zyman Group today announced the appointment of Timothy R. Pearson as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2006. In this position, Pearson will team with Sergio Zyman, who as Chairman will actively focus on clients' strategic issues, new business development and acquisitions in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Sergio Zyman will remain as Chairman. The Zyman Group is an international management consulting firm that leverages the business principles codified in the book The End Of Marketing As We Know It,. Prior to joining Zyman Group, Pearson was Vice Chair and Global Managing Partner, Marketing and Communications for KPMG. Pearson was responsible for KPMG International's global brand management, marketing and communications for member firms in 717 cities in 148 countries. During his tenure, which began in 1997, KPMG LLP became the industry revenue growth leader for eight consecutive years. Pearson also served as Managing Partner of KPMG LLP's 1,800-person Montvale, NJ, National Support Services complex (Audit and Advisory Center of Excellence, Finance & Administration, Human Resources, Information Technology Services and Operations). Pearson also has expertise in emerging technology applications. He has
been awarded interactive technology process patents in 18 countries and
has developed leading-edge business and enterprise-wide solutions.
Additionally, he was won numerous awards including The Wall Street
Journal's Best, Belding, Cables, Golden Phone, Protos, PRSA, Sunny Awards and Advertising Age's Best, among others. Pearson also serves on the Advisory Board of The Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway, and on the Harvard Business School's Dean's Research Society. A graduate of DePauw University with a B.A. in English Literature with Honors, cum laude, Pearson currently serves on DePauw University's Board of Visitors.