ResearchPoint Appoints Matthew W. Walker, Executive Vice President, Business Development...

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:00am EST 

ResearchPoint Appoints Matthew W. Walker, Executive Vice President, Business Development & Marketing

AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--ResearchPoint, a full-service, privately-owned, contract research
organization serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical
device industries, announces the appointment of Matthew W. Walker to
its leadership team as Executive Vice President, Business Development
& Marketing. In addition to sales, marketing, and business development
responsibilities, Mr. Walker will lead strategic and organizational
alignment and growth, while coordinating development and positioning
of ResearchPoint's service lines.

   Mr. Walker joined ResearchPoint from Hart InterCivic, Inc. At
Hart, Matt managed multiple business units, culminating in the
position of Senior Vice President and General Manager, responsible for
launching and managing new business initiatives. He brings nearly two
decades of experience to ResearchPoint in project operations, P&L
ownership, and operations management, and has a background in health
care consulting from Deloitte Consulting.

   "We welcome the strategic vision, leadership, and business savvy
Matt brings to ResearchPoint," remarks John Farinacci, President and
CEO of ResearchPoint. "As the entire industry perseveres to improve
the development process, customers are looking to technology to
enhance efficiencies and outcomes. We believe that Matt's insight and
experience will bolster ResearchPoint's ability to accommodate their
expectations. We are pleased to have him at ResearchPoint as a member
of our Executive Team."

   Mr. Walker received his BA in Economics from Stanford and his MBA
from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern
University.

   About ResearchPoint

   ResearchPoint is a contract research organization offering global
reach with a customer-centric, individualized approach. The
ResearchPoint team uses a continuum model of integrated clinical
development services to expedite product development and improve the
outsourcing experience for customers and investigators.

ResearchPoint, Austin
Elisa Murphy, 610-328-0055
emurphy@researchpoint.com
www.researchpoint.com

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