KROLL
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Miami, FL 33131
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www.krolllatinamerica.com
For Immediate Release
KROLL LAUNCHES MARKET INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS UNIT
SERVING LATIN AMERICA
- Former InfoAmericas Principals Join Kroll in Latin
America -
MIAMI, March 10,
2008 � Kroll, the world�s leading risk consulting company,
announced today that the company has hired John Price, Jan
Smith, Thomas Rideg and Guillaume Corpart to launch a new
market intelligence business line serving Latin America.
Messrs. Price, Smith, Rideg and Corpart join Kroll along
with other key personnel from InfoAmericas, Inc., Latin
America�s leading provider of market intelligence solutions.
These strategic hires unite Kroll�s traditional
investigation and security services with a suite of market
intelligence services that are designed to help clients
manage both the opportunities and risks of doing business in
Latin America. The core services of Kroll�s market
intelligence business include market analysis, market sizing
and segmentation, market and product feasibility analysis,
partnering, benchmarking, competitive intelligence and
customer intelligence.
Prior to joining Kroll,
Mr. Price was co-founder and president of InfoAmericas,
Inc.; Mr. Smith was co-founder of InfoAmericas and head of
its Financial Services practice; Mr. Rideg served as
InfoAmericas Brazil Market Intelligence practice leader; and
Guillaume Corpart, was the company�s Mexico Market
Intelligence practice leader.
�Kroll has worked
with InfoAmericas for more than 10 years. We are delighted
to add a group of top professionals who are proven leaders
in market intelligence in Latin America,� said Sam Anson,
Regional Managing Director of Kroll for Latin America & the
Caribbean. �Our clients will have the added benefit of a
�one-stop-shop� to help navigate the complexities of doing
business in the region.�
�The InfoAmericas
team�s experience in helping clients measure market
opportunities is the perfect complement to Kroll�s risk
analysis capabilities,� said Mr. Price, who joins Kroll as a
Managing Director. �Kroll now offers the unique capacity to
help companies assess and capitalize on market opportunities
and potential.�
The market intelligence division
will be fully integrated into Kroll�s Latin America
platform. Kroll�s Latin America region includes offices in
Miami, Mexico City, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, and the
Eastern Caribbean (Grenada).
About Kroll
Kroll, the world�s leading risk consulting company, provides
a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial,
security and technology services to help clients reduce
risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities.
Headquartered in New York with offices in more than 65
cities in over 33 countries, Kroll has a multidisciplinary
corps of more than 4,800 employees
and serves a global clientele of law firms, financial
institutions, corporations, non-profit institutions,
government agencies, and individuals. It is a subsidiary of
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC), the global
professional services firm.
Kroll serves
individual, business, public sector and non-profit clients
in Latin America through its regional headquarters in Miami
and offices in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and
Grenada. Core services include business investigations and
intelligence; forensic accounting; business valuation;
corporate turnaround; employee screening; and electronic
discovery. For more information, visit
www.krolllatinamerica.com
Contact:
Ana Carolina Boniche
305 789 7100
aboniche@kroll.com