Ad Industry Veteran Douglas Frank Named SVP, Management Supervisor for Thomas Ferguson Associates.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2002

In an ongoing effort to maximize and expand client relationships, Thomas Ferguson Associates (TFA), CommonHealth's founding full-service professional advertising agency, today announced that Douglas Frank has joined the company as senior vice president, management supervisor.

CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com) is the world's leading healthcare-communications network and a WPP Group (LSE: WPPL.L; NASDAQ/ADR: WPPGY; www.wpp.com) company.

Joining TFA with more than 20 years of advertising and marketing experience, Mr. Frank will be responsible for the management of a variety of client brand introductions. He will also supervise the day-to-day business activities on his assigned accounts and will be responsible for overseeing their tactical and strategic direction, as well.

"With his vast knowledge of the advertising industry, Doug is an asset to the TFA team and to CommonHealth as a whole," commented David Chapman, president of Thomas Ferguson Associates. "His direction will help TFA to continue to introduce innovative ways for our clients to surpass their goals - and simultaneously help us to achieve our own."

"TFA is a wonderfully human place," added Mr. Frank, "and the CommonHealth network is brilliantly organized for success."

Mr. Frank comes to TFA from a consultant position with Adient, a TFA sister company and CommonHealth's professional advertising and promotion unit located in Wayne, N.J.

Prior to that, Mr. Frank managed his own agency, Concept Advertising Inc., in New York, where he oversaw the development and execution of dozens of programs for the agency's healthcare and consumer clients.

CommonHealth comprises Thomas Ferguson Associates, Adient, The Quantum Group, Noesis Healthcare Interactions, The Xchange Group, Health Learning Systems, ProCom International, The Conectics Group, MBS/Vox, Enterprise IG Health, EinsonHealth, MD&A/Salud, Shire Hall, CommonHealth Europe, CommonHealth Australia and CommonHealth Kyowa.

CommonHealth also has partnerships with the following companies: Ogilvy Healthcare Network, CIA Medianetwork, Medical Broadcasting Company (MBC), Pedagogue Solutions, PDI and SoftWatch.