LONDON, UK - Jul 18, 2014 - Deallus Consulting is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Claudio D’Ambrosio as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September 2014. Claudio will succeed Richard Withers, the Founder and current CEO who will remain on the Board of Deallus Holdings Ltd.

Founded in the UK in 2004 as a consultancy specialising in Competitive Intelligence, Deallus has successfully built on the expertise and leadership achieved within this segment, to become an innovative global life science consultancy with an expanded service offering and client base. The Company has shown impressive year on year double-digit growth, with a CAGR of 33% since YE March 2007. In the 12 months from July 2013 to July 2014, sales of USD18.1 million were recorded, and continued growth is projected for the current financial year.

Deallus supports its rich client mix with strategy development through harnessing objective external perspective with in-depth market knowledge and rigorous analytics. With close to 100 employees and a global footprint spanning five offices across USA, Europe and Asia, the appointment of a new CEO will bring increased focus, energy and dynamism to the business during its next growth phase.

Claudio joined Deallus Consulting in 2008 and took on his current position as Head of North American Operations in 2011, where he has been fundamental to driving the Company’s growth in this region over the past three years. Commenting on his new appointment as CEO, Claudio said:

“I am delighted to have the opportunity of leading Deallus Consulting through our next phase of growth. This is a really exciting time for the Company as we continue on our growth trajectory and strive to cement our position as leaders in life science consulting. The core values that are embedded in the business and the immensely talented team that have grown and shaped the organisation give me a great sense of confidence about the future.”

As CEO, Claudio will report to Lawrence Hunt, Chairman of Deallus Holdings Ltd who commented:

“We are extremely excited about Claudio’s appointment. He brings a tremendous energy and a fresh approach to how we can achieve our vision and strategic imperatives and I have no doubt he is the right person to build on the success we have achieved under Richard’s leadership”

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Notes for Editor:

• Deallus Consulting is an innovative global life science consultancy with offices in London, New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Singapore.
• We support the strategy development process by harnessing objective external perspectives with in-depth market knowledge and rigorous analytical capability

• This enables us to deliver comprehensive market landscape analysis, insight generation and to provide clear guidance and strategic recommendations

• Our unique and highly customised approach, provides an effective platform upon which our customers can define winning strategies with minimum risk and maximum confidence

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For further information please contact:

Emma Coughlan at Tonic Life Communications

Tel: +44 (0) 7896 075 431

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