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Editorial Resources:

• Maritz Learning Press Kit (PDF, 621 KB)
• About Brian Carlin, President of Maritz Learning
• Press Release: Maritz Learning's Librix® Performance Management System Earns AICC Certification(09/23/03)
• Press Release: Maritz Learning and Minolta Corporation Partner To Train 6,500 Technicians (1/07/03)
• Press Release: Maritz Learning Joins Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers as Silver Sponsor (9/23/02)
• Press Release: Maritz Learning Begins Fiscal Year With Host of New Customer Agreements (9/05/02)
• Press Release: Maritz Learning Provides Learning Content and Management for Lockheed Martin (5/21/02)
  
• Press Release: Maritz Learning Launches Enhanced LMS(4/09/02)
• Press Release: Maritz Names Division VP and Maritz Learning Director of Product Development (3/14/02)
• Press Release: Maritz Announces Launch of Maritz Learning (11/27/01)
• Press Release: Maritz Announces New Management Team (11/29/01)
• Press Release: Maritz Acquires Librix Learning (10/1/01)

Maritz Names Donald Fogarty Division Vice President and Maritz Learning's Director of Product Development

March 14, 2002

Fenton, MO -- Maritz Learning (www.maritzlearning.com), a leading provider of custom training, e-learning and performance management and improvement solutions, today announced that Maritz Inc. has promoted Donald Fogarty to the position of Division Vice President and Maritz Learning's Director of Product Development. Maritz Learning is a business unit of Maritz Inc., the world's largest provider of integrated performance improvement, travel and research services.

Fogarty, the chief architect of the LIBRIX Performance Management System™ that Maritz acquired as part of the recent acquisition of Librix Learning LLC, will manage the team of developers that customizes the company's software platform to the needs of individual customers. Fogarty indicated that his first goal is to further integrate the Maritz Learning technology with the services that Maritz Inc. provides to its customers.

"I plan to take this existing, multi-use platform that I helped develop at Librix and blend it into the overall offerings of Maritz," Fogarty said. "We'll tie it into the rewards and recognition programs that Maritz has in its arsenal to provide an integrated solution that can be easily customized for any company's business challenges."

Fogarty emphasized that Maritz Learning's primary goals have always been to help its customers improve their organizational performance and, therefore, the bottom line. "Ultimately it's not about technology -- we're trying to solve business problems," he added. "Our multi-use platform provides an infrastructure from which to manage a range of strategic solutions that improve individual and organizational performance. It's open, flexible, customizable, and adaptable to any business need."

A recent study conducted by brandon-hall.com rated the Maritz Learning technology as a top system for competency management and a leading learning management system. The platform also enables companies to conduct gap analyses, manage tests and surveys, deliver training, handle registration management, tie into third party products, and deliver an integrated solution with existing applications.

"We're delighted to have someone with Don Fogarty's experience and expertise as part of our management team," said Maritz Learning President Brian Carlin. "Maritz Learning is committed to continuous product development as well as improving its existing technology. Don Fogarty's considerable skills will enable us to continue along this path."

Fogarty has been a Director/Product Manager in the e-learning space for the past four years, with a total of 12 years IT experience, and brings extensive expertise in IT and product development to Maritz Learning. He played a key role at Librix where he built and managed the product development organization and oversaw the creation of the company's software products.

About Maritz Learning
Maritz Learning (www.maritzlearning.com) designs and delivers engaging, high-impact training and development programs to improve the business performance of sales and service organizations. Maritz Learning's systematic approach to performance improvement integrates traditional training techniques, state-of-the-art e-learning content and industry-leading learning and competency management technologies with incentives, rewards and recognition initiatives to drive bottom-line results. As a business unit of Maritz Inc., Maritz Learning draws from decades of experience in helping businesses worldwide improve business and employee performance in critical areas such as sales, marketing, product launches and customer satisfaction by influencing the behavior of employees, channel partners and customers.

Customers turn to Maritz Learning for: expertise in e-learning content development; custom development of instructor-led, video and CD-ROM training; proven leadership in providing incentive and reward programs; as well as a comprehensive learning management system, complete with authoring, competency management, prescriptive learning and skills assessment tools. Maritz Learning's clients include Anheuser-Busch, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Nabisco, HON Industries, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Panasonic, Minolta and the National Restaurant Association.

About Maritz
Maritz Inc., which ranked 157th on the most recent Forbes list of "500 Biggest Private Companies," is based in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, MO. Maritz offers marketing research, travel, and performance improvement services, which are delivered through 18 operating companies located in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Further information can be found at www.maritz.com.

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