BTS Welcomes Jim Bowles to Global Leadership & Management Practice

Business Wire, June 25, 2008

Former AT&T VP of Workforce Development to Join Leading Learning and Development Consultancy

STAMFORD, Conn. -- BTS, the world leader in customized business simulations and other discovery learning solutions that enable leading corporations to change, grow and succeed, announces that Jim Bowles, most recently vice president of workforce development at AT&T Mobility, has joined the company to lead initiatives in its Leadership & Management practice.

"As a former VP of a company known for its aggressive development and retention of talent, Jim brings a wealth of experience and energy to BTS and its clients and we're very pleased about his decision to join us," said Jonas Akerman, President and CEO, BTS USA.

As VP of Workforce Development in Human Resources for AT&T Mobility, Bowles led divisions of leadership, staffing, learning and organizational development. Currently, he has board-level involvement at the Human Resource Planning Society. Bowles is on the editorial boards of the HRPS Journal of People and Strategy and Talent Management magazine.

"BTS is pushing the boundaries of achievement in discovery learning right now, in leadership and management, and the critical role both play in strategy implementation," said Jim Bowles, vice president, BTS. "I've seen first-hand the huge return BTS provides in its programs, and I'm looking forward to new challenges with this team of incomparably talented people."

Bowles adds yet another "CLO-level" executive with deep expertise to the BTS team. In 2007, Richard Dapra, former vice president and manager of human resource development at Liberty Mutual Insurance, joined the company in 2007 to design business leadership assessment instruments.

"Jim's experience, sense of humor, top notch speaking style and passion for learning make him a wonderful addition to the BTS team," added Akerman. "It's very rewarding for all of us that a great client, leader and person like Jim has joined BTS."

About BTS

BTS is the world leader in customized business simulations and other discovery learning solutions that enable leading corporations to change, grow and succeed. We partner with our clients to develop the mindset and capabilities that their people need to accelerate change and improve business results.

BTS has 300 highly talented professionals serving over 400 clients, including 40 of the US Fortune 100 companies and 25 of the Global Fortune 100 world's largest corporations. Select BTS clients include AT&T, Ericsson, Kimberly-Clark, Nokia, Sony, Toyota, Unilever and Xerox.

BTS adds value to its clients through three practice areas: Strategic Alignment & Business Acumen, Leadership & Management, and Sales. BTS also has strong capabilities in Operational Excellence & Project Leadership and offers an innovative Engage for Change process.

BTS serves its clients from offices in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Stamford, Beijing, Bilbao, Brussels, Helsinki, Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Oslo, Singapore, Stockholm and Sydney.

For more information please visit www.bts.com.