Press Releases

08.08.05 — Greg Stewart as Chief Executive Officer
09.01.05 — Rita Bennett as SVP, Global Market Development

   
 

MeridianEaton Global Names Greg Stewart
as Chief Executive Officer

SAN FRANCISCO — September 26, 2005 — Greg Stewart, SCRP, has been named Chief Executive Officer of MeridianEaton Global, the organization formed by the recent merger of Meridian Resources Associates and Eaton Consulting Group.

Greg has over 20 years experience growing and leading global services organizations. For the past four years Greg served as President of Global Mobility Services at Crown Relocations, a company headquartered in Hong Kong serving multinational corporate clients from its operations in 43 countries. Stewart also led Coldwell Banker's eastern US and international business through its dramatic growth era during the 1990s. In addition to substantial organic growth, the business was recognized numerous times for excellence in the area of Total Quality Management. Greg was Executive Vice President for Global Operations for Coldwell Banker and subsequently Cendant Mobility.

"We are thrilled to have Greg join our team," said David Eaton, co-Founder of MeridianEaton Global. "Greg's strong leadership qualities along with his track record for creating highly successful organizations make him an ideal executive to guide our growth. Greg's organizational experience will better enable us to fully leverage the skill base of the company and respond even more rapidly with new solutions, intellectual property and service innovation."

Dr. Ernest Gundling co-Founder of MeridianEaton Global said, "Greg is an experienced executive with a passion for continuously adapting to customer needs through solid teamwork and creativity. His approach is very much in keeping with our original values, and his talents are a great addition to the leadership quotient of the company. We look forward to his contributions in this key role as we move forward."

"I have had the opportunity over the past few months to work closely with the combined leadership of the two firms in developing our business plan going forward," said Stewart. "The many assets that exist within MeridianEaton Global, along with the truly creative insight of this team, position us to bring a substantially greater value proposition to both the challenges and opportunities confronted by our multinational clients. I am exhilarated by the prospects that lie ahead of us."

About MeridianEaton Global
MeridianEaton Global is a global management consulting organization focused on enabling clients to improve international business performance and strategy execution. MeridianEaton Global delivers a blend of services and web-based tools that allow customers to distribute global knowledge efficiently to large numbers of employees at sites around the world, while also targeting key groups for strategic interventions. The firm's service segments include global leadership; team performance; partnerships resulting from M&A, outsourcing and joint ventures; diversity; and best practices for the globalization of core business functions. The new firm is able to offer clients significant global reach with offices in Shanghai, Chennai, Tokyo, London, Paris, Zurich, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam, in addition to the USA. MeridianEaton Global's consultants cover more than 100 major markets worldwide.

Greg Stewart can be reached at greg.stewart@meridianglobal.com. For more information about MeridianEaton Global, see the press release posted at www.meridianeaton.com.

Media Contact
Laurie Mack
Phone: 1-415-321-7922
Email: lmack@meridianglobal.com

 


MeridianEaton Global Names Rita Bennett Senior Vice President, Global Market Development

SAN FRANCISCO — September 26, 2005 — Rita Bennett, has joined MeridianEaton Global, the organization formed by the recent merger of Meridian Resources Associates and Eaton Consulting Group, as Senior Vice President, Global Market Development.

Bennett is widely recognized as a pioneer in corporate intercultural training, global executive development and international workforce management. An industry leader, Bennett has successfully led two international training firms, Bennett Associates and Cendant Intercultural, and served Global 1000 companies for over 20 years. Most recently, Bennett worked with CARE, one of the world’s largest international humanitarian relief and development organizations, where she was responsible for creating new approaches to corporate engagement and for launching CARE’s development efforts in Hong Kong.

"Rita is a highly respected member of our field who has been an inspiration to many of us over the years," said Dr. Ernest Gundling, co-Founder of MeridianEaton Global. "We welcome her energy, enthusiasm, and experience for introducing new solutions to clients in support of their global business objectives. We look forward to working with Rita to bring a blend of web-based products and services to the market in a way that serves our mission and focuses on the human factors involved in efficient and effective globalization."

Greg Stewart, MeridianEaton's Chief Executive Officer added, "Rita and I have worked on the same team in the past, and it is indeed a pleasure to rejoin professionally at this time where there is such abundant opportunity and excitement about the future. Rita will play an invaluable role in helping us forge important relationships and new market segments."

"I have known the leaders of MeridianEaton Global for many years, admired and respected their work, and have looked forward to the opportunity to collaborate with them," said Bennett. "This opportunity is an excellent one as it will enable me to support this unique organization's plans to expand their global reach and to offer truly innovative solutions to companies challenged by a dynamic set of human business issues worldwide. I am very excited to be part of this team and look forward to working with them to develop new strategic partnerships worldwide."

About MeridianEaton Global
MeridianEaton Global is a global management consulting organization focused on enabling clients to improve international business performance and strategy execution. MeridianEaton Global delivers a blend of services and web-based tools that allow customers to distribute global knowledge efficiently to large numbers of employees at sites around the world, while also targeting key groups for strategic interventions. The firm's service segments include global leadership; team performance; partnerships resulting from M&A, outsourcing and joint ventures; diversity; and best practices for the globalization of core business functions. The new firm is able to offer clients significant global reach with offices in Shanghai, Chennai, Tokyo, London, Paris, Zurich, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam. MeridianEaton Global's 85 consultants cover more than 100 major markets worldwide.

For more information about MeridianEaton Global, see the press release posted at www.meridianeaton.com.

Media Contact
Laurie Mack
Phone: 1-415-321-7922
Email: lmack@meridianglobal.com