Continued Growth of Beacon Partners Evidenced by Addition of New CFO.

- Financial Executive James Carria to Lead Fiscal Growth of Rapidly Expanding Healthcare Consulting Firm-

WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- As Beacon Partners continues to expand its presence in the healthcare consulting world, the internal infrastructure requires an addition to its existing strong foundation in the form of a CFO. Thus, the announcement has been made that CEO, Ralph Fargnoli, has added financial executive James Carria, CPA, to that position.

"We are acutely aware of the fact that in order to not only remain competitive but to continue to present ourselves as a true leader in the healthcare consulting industry, our corporate infrastructure needs to reflect the same level of excellence that our in-field consultants display everyday," said Ralph Fargnoli, President and CEO of Beacon Partners. "Adding the tried and true talents of James Carria simply allows us to move forward with our expansion in an optimistic and confident fashion. We're thrilled to have him."

As CFO, Carria will be responsible for providing Beacon Partners with strategic financial leadership by working with the executive management team to establish long-range financial and strategic goals. Additionally, other responsibilities will include leveraging his international business experience by overseeing the financial and risk management opportunities for the company, as well as banking and legal relationships to support continued growth.

"Joining Beacon Partners at a period of growth and expansion is presenting me with some exciting professional opportunities to help facilitate change and growth that will enhance the company direction," said James Carria, CFO of Beacon Partners. "I'm honored to join this team and look forward to contributing to the future of the organization."

Prior to joining Beacon Partners, Carria grew his career as a Tax Manager at Ernst & Young in his first corporate role, to CFO and Co-President of a $50 million international manufacturing corporation. His core competencies include; profit maximization, budgeting, business valuations and operations management. Carria earned both his B.S. in Business Administration and his Masters of Science in Taxation from Bryant College in Rhode Island.

ABOUT BEACON PARTNERS

Founded in 1989, Beacon Partners has quickly evolved as a leader in both the United States and Canada, in the IT, strategic, and operations consulting practices within the healthcare industry. Focused on the client experience and backed by decades of healthcare industry knowledge, Beacon Partners is the only firm in the marketplace capable of providing a satisfaction guarantee for all its services. Beacon Partners' commitment is to maximize their client's Enterprise Yield[TM], which is the alignment of that healthcare facility's people, processes and technology for optimal performance.