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FEI Announces Election of New Leaders
     Richard Schrader, EVP and CFO of Parsons Brinckerhoff, to Serve as
  Chairman; FERF Names George Boyadjis, EVP and CFO of American TeleCare,
                             Inc., as Chairman

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Executives
International (FEI), the leading professional organization serving chief
financial officers (CFOs) and other senior financial executives, today
announced the election of a new slate of executive officers for the year
beginning July 1, 2006.
    Richard Schrader, executive vice president and CFO for Parsons
Brinckerhoff Inc. (PB), will be elevated to chairman, after serving as vice
chairman for the past year. Schrader is responsible for the financial and
administrative management for PB's family of companies worldwide, with
10,000 employees under management. He has been a member of the PB's board
of directors since 1992 and chairs its Risk Management and Stock Options
Committees. Prior to joining PB, Schrader served as an officer in the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers and at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as
an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences. Schrader has
been a member of FEI since 1992.
    Additional officers include:

    * George Boyadjis, executive vice president and CFO, secretary and
      treasurer of American TeleCare, Inc., in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will
      become chair of Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), the
      non-profit 501(c) (3) research affiliate of FEI. Boyadjis has been a
      FERF trustee for four years.

    * M. Alexis Dow, elected auditor of Metro, the Portland, Oregon
      metropolitan-area regional government, will serve as vice chair. Dow has
      been a member of FEI since 1984.

    * Joseph DiLorenzo, co-founder and manager of M/D Group, LLC, Humarock,
      Mass., will serve as vice president at large. DiLorenzo has been a
      member of FEI since 1987.

    * Brian Ruttencutter, president and CEO, ABC Window Co., Ontario, Calif.,
      will serve as vice president at large. He has been an FEI member since
      1987.

    * Gerald Urich, director, external reporting and compliance of The Hershey
      Company, Hershey, Pa., will serve as treasurer. Urich has been a member
      of FEI since 1997.

    * Jeffrey Curtiss, senior vice president and CFO, Service Corporation
      International, Houston, Texas, will serve as secretary. Curtiss has been
      a member of FEI since 1984.
    "We are privileged to have these skilled financial leaders as part of
our organization," said FEI President and CEO Colleen Cunningham. "They
selflessly volunteer their time and their contributions are invaluable."
    About FEI and FERF
    Financial Executives International is the leading advocate for the
views of corporate financial management. Its 15,000 members hold
policy-making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers and
controllers. FEI enhances member professional development through peer
networking, career management services, conferences, teleconferences and
publications. Members participate in the activities of 85 chapters, 74 in
the U.S., 11 in Canada. Financial Executives Research Foundation is the
non-profit 501(c)(3) research affiliate of FEI. FERF researchers identify
key financial issues and develop impartial, timely research reports for FEI
members and non-members alike, in a variety of publication formats.
SOURCE Financial Executives International
http://www.fei.org
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/310650.html /
CONTACT:
Chris Allen, Financial Executives
International - FEI, +1-973-765-1058