Clarkston Consulting Honored by the ``San Diego Business Journal'' in the Seventh Annual ``Best Places to Work in San Diego'' Competition.

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Clarkston Consulting, a global management and technology consulting firm, today announced that the company was chosen in 2006 as one of the "Best Places to Work in San Diego," a competition compiled by the "San Diego Business Journal."

Paul Garrison, West Regional Managing Partner of Clarkston Consulting, stated, "As a company that provides professional services, we consider our people our greatest assets. We believe that nurturing them to grow professionally and treating them well will come back to us ten fold. Therefore, we work hard to design and maintain our corporate culture, and we are delighted to receive this award in recognition of our efforts."

The winning companies were selected from a large pool of nominees and were chosen by an independent panel of judges. Companies were judged on the tools used to measure employee satisfaction, diversity records, management/employee communication, turnover rates, employee benefits, corporate culture, and mission statement clarity. Three honorees were chosen in each revenue-based business category: small, medium, and large.

As an honoree in the medium category, Clarkston was recognized for its strong benefits, open communication policies, community contributions, and its dedication to employee training and professional development. Also noted was the firm's commitment to obtaining honest, confidential employee feedback through its annual employee satisfaction survey and for turning employees' responses and recommendations for change into firm actions.

Tom Finegan, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for Clarkston Consulting, stated, "Since we founded this company in 1991, my coworkers and I have believed that taking care of our people and taking care of our clients would be the two key elements that would enable this firm to achieve our vision. I don't believe that Clarkston would continue to be successful without both of these pieces thriving. Employee satisfaction and client satisfaction are strongly intertwined and linked to shareholder value."

Clarkston has achieved similar awards in the past for its corporate culture and brilliant client service. In 2005, Clarkston was ranked #4 among the best employers in North Carolina, a competition compiled by the Best Companies Group, Inc. In both 2003 and 2004, Clarkston was recognized by CUBIC (Corporate University Best In Class) for its outstanding corporate university training program, and as a Platinum Rule(TM) award winner by the "Triangle Business Journal". In addition, Clarkston received a 99% overall client satisfaction rating for 2005 as measured by the Conference Board's e-Surveys unit. After six years of benchmarking their client service and maintaining above average ratings over 90 percent, this ranking represents the highest ranking in the firm's history.

About Clarkston Consulting

Clarkston Consulting is a global management and technology consulting firm that provides strategic business solutions for clients within the life sciences and consumer products industries worldwide. These market leaders turn to Clarkston to help them bridge the gap between strategy and execution to sustain a competitive advantage. Clarkston is a sought-after business partner because of its recognized industry thought-leadership and superior client relationships, as measured by The Conference Board's survey on client satisfaction. For more information, visit www.clarkstonconsulting.com.