Broadspire Names Peter Imbrogno Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Industry veteran Peter Imbrogno, a former managing director with CS STARS, has joined Broadspire as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Broadspire, a Platinum Equity company, is a leading provider of casualty and disability claims management and risk and safety consulting to companies in North America. In his new role, Imbrogno will be responsible for Broadspire's casualty claim and IT operations.

Prior to joining Broadspire, Imbrogno had been managing the CS STARS product management group, responsible for product strategy and practice development for claims management and risk management information systems. He was a member of the CS STARS Executive Committee and served as the business owner and sponsor of CLAIMTRAKKER, Marsh's first STARS-based, national claim management system. He also served as operations head of Marsh's claims consulting practice and was a senior consultant to carriers, claim administrators, service providers and clients on claims and operational issues.

"With Broadspire offering a customized version of the STARS product to our clients, Pete's combination of operational and IT experience is invaluable to our organization," said Dennis Replogle, Broadspire president and CEO.

Before joining Marsh in 1999, Imbrogno was executive vice president and chief operating officer of RSKCo/CNA and president and chief operating officer of Alexsis. He also was vice president and head of field operations at Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., where he spent 20 years of his career. Imbrogno began his career with Allstate Insurance Company in 1973. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Finance.

About Broadspire

Broadspire, http://www.choosebroadspire.com, a Platinum Equity company, offers the broadest array of absence management services in the industry. Those services include risk and safety consulting; workers' compensation, auto liability, general liability and short- and long-term disability claim management services; Family Medical Leave Act administration; total disability management programs; and field care and medical management services. Broadspire, based in Plantation, Fla., with 3,400 employees throughout the United States, creates customized solutions designed to increase employee productivity and contain costs.

About Platinum Equity

Platinum Equity, http://www.platinumequity.com, is a global M&A&O(R) firm specialized in the merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide services and solutions to customers in a broad range of business markets, including information technology, software, telecommunications, logistics, manufacturing, health care products and entertainment distribution. Since its founding in 1995 by entrepreneur Tom T. Gores, Platinum Equity has acquired more than 50 businesses and built a portfolio of operating companies that today has more than 40,000 employees, more than 600,000 customer sites and aggregate annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. In 2004, Platinum was named the 32nd largest private company in the United Stated by Forbes magazine.