Connet & Company Adds Partner; Technology Specialist Joanne Giudicelli is Latest Addition To 'New Breed' Executive Search Firm.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002

Connet & Company LLC (www.connetcompany.com), a new breed executive search firm focused on quickly fulfilling the leadership needs of technology companies, today announced that Joanne Giudicelli has joined the firm as Partner. Joanne comes to Connet & Company from Information Technology Partners, Inc., a search practice she founded in 1990 which provided a broad range of executive search and consulting services for corporate IT organizations.

Joanne's recruiting focus is on high-impact IT executives, including Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers, across all industries. In addition, she specializes in VP Engineering and R&D executive searches for technology companies. With over 15 years of executive search experience, Joanne has conducted over 300 successful searches, helping companies to staff their technology organizations across every discipline of corporate information systems and infrastructure. She has established relationships with CIO/CTO and VP executives who have significantly impacted their organizations with the development and deployment of customer-focused enterprise and e-Business solutions. Joanne has conducted assignments for venture backed, emerging growth companies, as well as publicly traded, Fortune 1000 companies. Her clients include such companies as Intuit, Visa USA, Wind River Systems, Genentech, CellularOne and Williams Sonoma.

"We are delighted to have Joanne Giudicelli join our firm's partnership. Joanne brings a wealth of recruiting experience in the software, e-business and IT arena to our firm and to our clients," said Mel Connet, Managing Director of Connet & Company. "In addition, Joanne's focus on client service and her collaborative, team oriented style is perfectly suited to our culture and values."

"I explored a number of search firm opportunities before deciding to join Connet & Company" said Giudicelli. "I'm very impressed with the integrity and client focus of the firm, the infrastructure that has been developed, and the relationships that this firm has built. I look forward to helping the firm continue to redefine the executive search industry with a value proposition of consistently delivering high quality results very quickly."

At Connet & Company, Joanne will continue to focus on high-impact, officer-level executive search in the Information Technology Industry, including serving the needs of corporate IT organizations as well as the engineering and R&D needs of technology companies. Prior to joining Connet & Company, Joanne was a founder and president of Information Technology Partners, Inc., a Silicon Valley based executive search firm. Earlier in her career, Joanne was an Applications Development Manager responsible for designing, developing and implementing business systems for various industries including transportation, manufacturing, distribution and financial services.

Joanne graduated with an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and a BBA in Computer Science from Temple University. Joanne is active in the community and does volunteer work for several organizations including Guide Dogs for the Blind.

About Connet & Company

Connet & Company is an executive search firm focused solely on high impact, officer level searches for technology clients on a global basis. The firm combines the advantages offered by the big, legacy search firms with the responsiveness, quality and short cycle times typically associated with the best sole practitioners or boutiques. The firm's innovative organizational design and culture is attractive to many of the best search consultants in the industry, and creates a high performance environment that encourages partnership and sharing. With a focus on delivering high quality results very quickly, the firm's methodology significantly reduces the client's risk when they have a mission critical position to fill. For additional information, visit www.connetcompany.com, call 650/331-3800 or send email inquiries to [e-mail].

Note to Editors: A JPEG photograph of Joanne Giudicelli is available by contacting Dorris O'Brien at 650/331-3883 or [e-mail]

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