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THE BEANSTALK GROUP PROMOTES WILLIAM KEHOE TO
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE

NEW YORK, January 20, 2006 — The Beanstalk Group, the world's leading brand licensing agency, announced today the promotion of William (Bill) Kehoe to Vice President, Finance.

In his new role, Kehoe will be responsible for overseeing the finance and IT functions of Beanstalk?s five offices. He will also be the primary liaison to the corporate financial team of Omnicom Group, Beanstalk?s parent company.

Kehoe joined The Beanstalk Group in 2001 as corporate controller for the Dearborn, Michigan office. In 2004, he moved to Beanstalk?s New York headquarters and became director of the Finance Department. In that role, his responsibilities included corporate consolidations and reporting, treasury management, tax compliance, business planning, financial analysis, and operations.

Kehoe holds a B.A. from Hillsdale College and an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

?Bill is an excellent leader and integral part of the senior management team at Beanstalk. We are pleased to promote Bill and we are confident that in his new role he will continue to make vast improvements to our infrastructure to support the growth of the agency,? said Michael S. Stone, President and Chief Executive Officer.

In addition, other new hires at Beanstalk include:

  • Lew Swanston joins the Legal Affairs Department as contract administrator.
  • Michelle Thomas joins the Legal Affairs Department as contract administrator.
  • Yashih Wu joins the Brand Management Department as licensing coordinator.

 

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About The Beanstalk Group
The Beanstalk Group, with approximately 100 employees, is the world's leading trademark licensing agency and consultancy. With offices in New York, Dearborn (MI), Bentonville (AR), Los Angeles and London, Beanstalk offers clients a complete solution to their brand licensing needs. For more information, please visit www.beanstalk.com.

For more information please contact:
Lindsey Schiffman
The Beanstalk Group
lindsey.schiffman@beanstalk.com
Tel: (212) 303-1142