Mergent Launches "U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies" Online
Authoritative research tool provides unparalleled information on U.S. corporate executives
New York, NY, February 7, 2006 – Mergent Inc., the leading provider of business and financial data on global publicly listed companies, today announced the launch of U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies, a Mergent Online™ research tool providing in-depth access to corporate information on over 200,000 executives of U.S. companies
U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies builds on Mergent Online’s™ suite of global business and financial data products and is designed to give a sharper insight and perspective on a company’s management team. The database allows business researchers unparalleled access to information on specific individuals within an organization, including corporate biographies, compensation details and insider trading information.
“With the launch of U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies we continue to successfully build the most comprehensive online financial database in the industry,” said Jonathan Worrall, CEO of Mergent. “Against a strict regulatory backdrop, we are responding to growing demand for reliable information on corporate executives. Our enhanced database answers our customers’ corporate governance needs and gives them the necessary tools to make well-informed business decisions.”
Features for U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies include: Search and generate specific list of targeted individuals with company name and address who may have decision-making authority by using various research criteria including current job title, compensation, location, age and committee (i.e., external governance committee); export corporate officers and board member profiles into quality reporting formats in MS Excel, MS Word, and Adobe Acrobat PDF; click on the Web Bio feature to investigate and expand on additional executive research available on the Internet and recent news; utilize insider trading information and track the buying and selling trends of corporate securities.
About Mergent
Mergent, Inc., a Xinhua Finance company (TSE Mothers: 9399), is the preferred leading provider of business and financial data on global publicly listed companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and Charlotte, NC, with sales offices in key North American cities as well as London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney. Mergent’s databases include information on more than 15,000 U.S. public companies and 20,000 non-U.S. public companies in more than 100 countries. Mergent is the publisher of the Dividend Achievers™ family of indexes including Broad, International, High Growth and Canadian. Mergent products and services include Ford Equity Research, independent equity research with buy, sell and hold recommendations; Mergent Online; Mergent Manuals, Handbooks and Investment Guides; EventsData, web-based reporting of corporate actions and events; BondSource, access to municipal and corporate fixed income data and end-of-day evaluation pricing. For more information, visit our websites, www.dividendachievers.com and www.mergent.com.
Contact Samantha Dumas:
Taylor Rafferty
205 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-4350
Mergent@taylor-rafferty.com
Mergent Contact:
Ricardo Angel
Associate Director, Equity Research
Mergent, Inc.
5250 77 Center Drive, Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 559-7667
ricardo.angel@mergent.com
About Xinhua Finance Limited
Xinhua Finance Limited is China’s unchallenged leader in financial information and media, and is listed on the Mothers board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China’s financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance serves financial institutions, corporations and re-distributors through four focused and complementary service lines: Indices, Ratings, Financial News and Investor Relations. Founded in 1999, the Company is headquartered in Shanghai with 17 offices and 22 news bureaus across Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.xinhuafinance.com.
Authoritative research tool provides unparalleled information on U.S. corporate executives
New York, NY, February 7, 2006 – Mergent Inc., the leading provider of business and financial data on global publicly listed companies, today announced the launch of U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies, a Mergent Online™ research tool providing in-depth access to corporate information on over 200,000 executives of U.S. companies
U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies builds on Mergent Online’s™ suite of global business and financial data products and is designed to give a sharper insight and perspective on a company’s management team. The database allows business researchers unparalleled access to information on specific individuals within an organization, including corporate biographies, compensation details and insider trading information.
“With the launch of U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies we continue to successfully build the most comprehensive online financial database in the industry,” said Jonathan Worrall, CEO of Mergent. “Against a strict regulatory backdrop, we are responding to growing demand for reliable information on corporate executives. Our enhanced database answers our customers’ corporate governance needs and gives them the necessary tools to make well-informed business decisions.”
Features for U.S. Corporate Executive Biographies include: Search and generate specific list of targeted individuals with company name and address who may have decision-making authority by using various research criteria including current job title, compensation, location, age and committee (i.e., external governance committee); export corporate officers and board member profiles into quality reporting formats in MS Excel, MS Word, and Adobe Acrobat PDF; click on the Web Bio feature to investigate and expand on additional executive research available on the Internet and recent news; utilize insider trading information and track the buying and selling trends of corporate securities.
About Mergent
Mergent, Inc., a Xinhua Finance company (TSE Mothers: 9399), is the preferred leading provider of business and financial data on global publicly listed companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and Charlotte, NC, with sales offices in key North American cities as well as London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney. Mergent’s databases include information on more than 15,000 U.S. public companies and 20,000 non-U.S. public companies in more than 100 countries. Mergent is the publisher of the Dividend Achievers™ family of indexes including Broad, International, High Growth and Canadian. Mergent products and services include Ford Equity Research, independent equity research with buy, sell and hold recommendations; Mergent Online; Mergent Manuals, Handbooks and Investment Guides; EventsData, web-based reporting of corporate actions and events; BondSource, access to municipal and corporate fixed income data and end-of-day evaluation pricing. For more information, visit our websites, www.dividendachievers.com and www.mergent.com.
Contact Samantha Dumas:
Taylor Rafferty
205 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-4350
Mergent@taylor-rafferty.com
Mergent Contact:
Ricardo Angel
Associate Director, Equity Research
Mergent, Inc.
5250 77 Center Drive, Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 559-7667
ricardo.angel@mergent.com
About Xinhua Finance Limited
Xinhua Finance Limited is China’s unchallenged leader in financial information and media, and is listed on the Mothers board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China’s financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance serves financial institutions, corporations and re-distributors through four focused and complementary service lines: Indices, Ratings, Financial News and Investor Relations. Founded in 1999, the Company is headquartered in Shanghai with 17 offices and 22 news bureaus across Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.xinhuafinance.com.
