Harris Interactive Adds Antoine Treuille as Independent Director; International Expertise Will Benefit Company's Global Growth
January 07 2004 - 12:41PM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Interactive Adds Antoine Treuille as Independent Director;
International Expertise Will Benefit Company's Global Growth
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Antoine Treuille,
executive managing partner of Mercantile Capital Partners in New
York City, has joined the Harris Interactive board as an
independent director, effective January 7, 2004. "Antoine Treuille
represents the beginning of the internationalization of our board.
As we continue our expansion in Europe and then into Asia, we will
need directors who represent and understand the arenas in which we
will operate," said Dr. Gordon S. Black, Chairman and CEO. "Antoine
currently serves as a director of several French and American
companies, speaks fluent French, English and Spanish, and is well
connected in European business circles. His skill and experience
will contribute much to our board, and I look forward to working
closely with him," Black stated. Prior to Mercantile Capital
Partners, Mr. Treuille was President of Charter Pacific
Corporation, an investment banking firm in New York City. Before
that, he served in executive roles at Desai Capital Management,
Entrecanales Y Travora Inc. and Citibank in New York City, as well
as Le Credit Chimique in Paris, France. Mr. Treuille currently
serves on the boards of Eramet (director) and Societe Bic (chairman
of the audit committee) in Paris as well as Eye Care Centers of
America (director and member of the compensation committee). Mr.
Treuille formerly served as Chairman of the Board of both The
Museum Company and Loehmanns' Holdings Inc. He also served on the
board of Special Metals Corporation (chairman of the audit
committee) in the United States. Mr. Treuille holds an MBA from
Columbia University, a M.S. in Engineering from Columbia and a
Masters from Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et
Commerciales in Paris. "Adding Antoine Treuille, plus the recent
additions of George Bell, Stephen Harlan, Dr. Subrata Sen, and our
new CEO and director Bob Knapp, strengthens our board to the level
Harris Interactive needs to become one of the dominant forces in
the worldwide market research industry," concluded Black. About
Harris Interactive(R) Harris Interactive
(http://www.harrisinteractive.com/) is a worldwide market research
and consulting firm best known for The Harris Poll(R), and for
pioneering the Internet method to conduct scientifically accurate
market research. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, U.S.A.,
Harris Interactive combines proprietary methodologies and
technology with expertise in predictive, custom and strategic
research. The Company conducts international research through
wholly owned subsidiaries -- London-based HI Europe
(http://www.hieurope.com/) and Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan
-- as well as through the Harris Interactive Global Network of
local market- and opinion-research firms, and various U.S. offices.
EOE M/F/D/V To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be
invited to participate in future online surveys, visit
http://www.harrispollonline.com/. Safe Harbor This media release
includes statements that may constitute forward-looking
information. We caution you that these forward-looking statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those discussed. Additional
detailed information concerning a number of factors that could
cause actual results to differ is readily available in the "Risk
Factors" section of the most recent Annual Report on form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DATASOURCE: Harris Interactive
CONTACT: Dan Hucko of Harris Interactive, +1-585-214-7470, Web
site: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/
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