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MSA Names Ronny Bindra Senior Vice President, IMS Division PITTSBURGH, PA - June 13, 2002 - Jatinder (Ronny) Bindra, former Executive Vice President of Business, Product and Technology Development for the NFO World Group of Greenwich, CT, has been named Senior Vice President of Information Management Solutions, a division of Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA). The announcement was made today by William Whitlatch, President of MSA's IMS Division. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, MSA has been a pioneer in marketing analysis and systems development. "Mr. Bindra will be headquartered in MSA's Manhattan office in New York, Mr. Whitlatch said. With more than 15 years of experience in business analytics, data management and systems design and development, Mr. Bindra will provide strategic consulting, information based solutions and overall account leadership to our key New York area clients. We are pleased to have Ronny join MSA and are looking forward to his contributions to our clients," Mr. Whitlatch concluded. His experience includes more than 13 years with Information Resources, Inc., where he ultimately rose to the position of Senior Vice President, Region Manager Analytics Insights Group - Atlantic for that firm, managing annual revenue of $23 million from business solutions, marketing and sales consulting and more than 50 professionals. In May of 2000, he joined NFO World Group where he was responsible for business, product, and technology development including alliances and acquisitions. A native of India, Mr. Bindra was graduated from St. Stephen's college, Delhi University, with B.A. Honors in History and Economics in 1982 and received his Bachelor of Law degree from Delhi's Campus Law Center in 1985. He also attended Manchester Business School of the University of Manchester, U.K. In 1987, Mr. Bindra received his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Board of Directors of I-GYAN, a public charity dedicated to bringing Internet technology to rural communities around the world. Projects in India include the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, MIT Media Lab, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and the Dhan Foundation. About MSA Founded in 1963, MSA was a pioneer in marketing analysis and systems development and was first to create brand-switching models for advertising and among the first to use computers to analyze purchasing behavior. Its first large industry-wide application was managing new product introductions. MSA's Information Management Solutions Division specializes in demand and supply chain management, data warehousing and marketing automation for some of the largest and best-known consumer packaged goods manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the world. The Division supplies data source management systems, decision-support tools, pay-for-performance and business intelligence systems, as well as business analytics and knowledge management consulting. With more than 900 employees and a long-term annual growth rate of almost 18 percent, MSA is one of Pittsburgh's original fast-growing high-tech companies. It has over 300 clients, including some of the largest U.S. and foreign firms and institutions, and has offices in New York City, Boston, Chicago, High Point, NC; Toronto, Canada; Cardiff, Wales, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.