FCG Names CFO

(Dec 18, 2006) – LONG BEACH, Calif.- First Consulting Group announced the appointment of Thomas A. Watford to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Watford, who will remain an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has held the position of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis since March 2005.

Watford, 46, has served in multiple management roles since joining FCG in 1997, including Senior Vice President of Shared Services, and as a Vice President in FCG's Health Delivery and Health Plan businesses. Prior to joining FCG, Watford spent twelve years at Accenture (Andersen Consulting), as an Associate Partner responsible for large client engagements in the health delivery and health plan markets.