Tatum LLC St. Louis Office Adds Partners and Clients

Business Wire,  June 24, 2008  

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Leading Executive Services Firm Adds Gary Bybee, Earl Hardy and Raymond Zipprich as Partners

ST. LOUIS -- Tatum LLC, the largest executive services firm in the United States, today announced that Gary Bybee, Earl Hardy and Raymond Zipprich have joined Tatum as Partners of Tatum's Saint Louis Practice.

"Bybee, Hardy and Zipprich are seasoned financial leaders whose experiences are critical to our client relationships and will help Tatum continue to gain traction in the marketplace and support our phenomenal growth," said Larry LaBrier Managing Partner for Tatum's Saint Louis office. "Throughout the past year Tatum has experienced exponential growth in every facet of business, from headcount to revenue to service offerings. To continue to service our clients at the high velocity for which we are known, bringing on financial leaders such as Bybee, Hardy and Zipprich is invaluable to Tatum's evolution."

Gary Bybee brings more than 35 years of experience. Bybee specializes in financial leadership, acquisitions and divestitures, administrative shared services, long-term customer and supplier contracts, supplier partnerships and supply chain management, strategy development, high-performance organization management systems and executive coaching/mentoring.

Earl Hardy has directed financial accounting and treasury functions of a number of privately-held and public companies in various industries. He specializes in financial leadership, controllership, treasury management, debt financing, and helping small to medium-size companies improve operating results and cash flows.

Raymond Zipprich has extensive experience in the alternative fuels, pharmaceutical, transportation and distribution, mining, chemical and startup biotech industries. He specializes in debt and equity financing with aggregate financing in excess of $175 million.

Tatum's Saint Louis office recently added two new clients, a world leader in manufacturing tactical nylon products and an IT services organization focusing on identity management and application security.

"Demand for executive services is at unprecedented levels and we are seeing a need for seasoned financial executives in businesses of all sizes," continued LaBrier.

Tatum delivers financial and technology leadership to companies facing transitions such as executive vacancies, rapid growth, acquisitions and restructurings. CFO turnover has reached exceptional levels in the past two years, driving the need for Tatum's CFO and Controller Services.

About Tatum, LLC

Tatum is the largest Executive Services firm in the U.S. and the only firm with a singular focus on helping companies maximize the Office of the CFO to accelerate business performance and create more value. Tatum works with companies of all sizes who need decisive leadership talent, capacity, and access to improve and sustain performance. Tatum understands the urgency of NOW. Our firm's extensive cadre of executive and consulting professionals can respond immediately to deliver the right executive leader and flexible resources, to address the challenges facing the Office of the CFO. For more information, please visit www.TatumLLC.com.

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