M.A.I.D. announces two board appointments

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 1996--M.A.I.D. plc (NASDAQ:MAIDY) today announced the appointments of Marmaduke Hussey as a non-executive director and Derek Smith, Ph.D., as an executive director.

Marmaduke Hussey was chairman of the board of governors at the British Broadcasting Corp. ("BBC") from 1986 until March of this year. Hussey started his media career in 1949 when he joined Associated Newspapers, where he was named a director in 1964. In 1967, he was appointed Managing Director of Harnsworth Publications, and in 1971 joined the Thompson Organization as chief executive of Times Newspapers. From 1982 to 1986 he was a director at Times Newspapers Ltd.

"We are delighted that Marmaduke Hussey has agreed to join our Board," said Dan Wagner, chief executive of M.A.I.D. "His extensive knowledge of the media industry spanning more than 40 years, together with his wide management experience will be of great value in the further development of our business intelligence services."

Dr. Derek Smith has been a non-executive director of M.A.I.D. since the company was founded 11 years ago. For the past 16 years, Dr. Smith has been with the Economist Group, most recently as president, Asia/Pacific. Prior to that position he was regional general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Economist Intelligence Unit. Before joining the Economist Group, he lectured on economics and statistics at universities in England and Australia, and later spent five years as a U.K. Government economist.

Said Wagner: "Derek's counsel in a non-executive capacity has been invaluable. With his considerable management experience and specific expertise in the publishing sector, he will add an important dimension to the executive management team as we continue to forge ahead in this exciting and fast-changing environment. We are thrilled to secure his services on a full-time basis."

Established in 1985, M.A.I.D. is a leading online supplier of business intelligence services to business professionals worldwide, including market research reports, live and archived business news, company statistics, brokerage research, economic analyses, and up-to-date stock market and commodity prices. The company's online service, Profound, is available via the Internet/Intranet as well as via private dial-up in 1,100 cities worldwide, accessed via an easy-to-use Windows-based graphical user interface with a powerful proprietary data indexing/search engine and a flexible distribution and pricing philosophy. With world headquarters in London and New York, M.A.I.D. is traded on the NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange.

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