| 02.20.01-Informa hires Renee Arends |
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EXPERIENCING RAPID GROWTH, INFORMA RESEARCH SERVICES HIRES RENEE ARENDS AS HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER |
(February 20, 2001) - ., appointed as Human Resource Manager to handle emerging issues resulting from the company's rapid growth, announced Michael E. Adler, President and Managing Director of Informa Research Services, Inc. "It's been phenomenal," said Adler. "Since our purchase by Informa Group plc on June 1, 2000, Informa Research Services has experienced a 26 percent growth in revenues. We've added employees and management to meet the increase in financial research requests and maintain our high standards for accuracy and service. I see no slow down in this growth, so it was time to bring in an HR expert to focus on hiring, training, benefit and compensation administration, and the many other employee-related issues." Renee Arends comes to Informa Research Services with over ten years of human resources experience. Her background is established in the financial industry, working previously for First Bank of Beverly Hills, Washington Mutual Bank, The California Credit Union, and Capital Bank of California. "It's very exciting to be part of a fast growing, entrepreneurial type company," said Arends. "With over 105 employees, it will be great to put morale-boosting programs in place to attract the best and the brightest in the financial services industry. I have been on the job for just over a week, and am already busy formalizing policy and procedures, filling many new positions, and getting to know the wonderful Informa staff." Renee received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California. She attended the Master of Arts program at Loyola Marymount University where she majored in Counseling Psychology. Through the University of Southern California, she studied abroad at the University Mendez Pelayo in Spain. She is a member of the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) and The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). For information on Renee Arends or Informa Research Services, call (818) 880-8877. About Informa Research Services, Inc. Based in ., provides the financial industry's most extensive array of market research and decision-support information. Conducting daily surveys of the retail and business products offered by more than 5,000 financial organizations nationwide, Informa Research Services, Inc., currently supports the product pricing decisions of more than 2,100 clients, representing all 50 states and including the top 25 financial institutions. This electronically transmitted competitive pricing intelligence effectively generates profitable responses to continual market changes, enables clients to effectively position deposit and loan products within local markets, maximizes interest income, and manages interest expense. Informa is the premier provider of fee and feature studies used to determine the competitiveness of fee-based services. In-depth studies are also available on cash management services, trust products, mystery shops, and other specialized services. Informa Research Services, Inc., is a division of London-based Informa Group plc (LONDON:INF). Informa Group offers "must have" business-to-business information through 3,500 conferences and seminars and nearly 1,500 print and electronic publications from offices in 19 countries. |