Corporate Profile for Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide, dated July 19, 2002.

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Published Date:   July 19, 2002

Company Name:     Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide

Address:          355 Ericksen Ave, Suite 422
                  Bainbridge, WA 98110

Main Telephone
 Number:          206/780-2333

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)            www.crisisteams.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         David Chard

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Cecil Whitlock

Investor Relations
 Contact:         Richard Davis
 Business number: 206/780-2333
 E-mail address:  [e-mail]

Public Relations
 Contact:         David Chard
 Business number: 206/780-2333
 E-mail address:  [e-mail]

Industry:         Crisis Training and Consulting

Company description:

About Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide, Inc. (CCG)

Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide, Inc. was founded by public relations and crisis management veteran David Chard in 2000, with a mission of helping companies and organizations to develop high performance crisis teams.

CCG uses a unique combination of web-based technology and on-site training to expedite the development of crisis teams that can respond effectively to crises in real time. CCG's training methods are grounded in the principles of Action Learning, a state-of-the-art coaching model for developing high performance teams.

CCG employs top trainers, crisis consultants and legal experts to train crisis teams and lead them a high state of crisis readiness. CCG is based in Seattle, Washington and is a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the American Society of Training and Development. CCG works in partnership with E-Change Inc., a developer of e-learning solutions for Fortune 500 corporations.

Visit www.crisisteams.com to take a free Crisis Preparedness Survey.

About CCG's Founder

David Chard, President

Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide, Inc.

David Chard is President of Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide, Inc., (CCG.) After a 24-year career in professional public relations in Asia, Chard launched CCG in 2000 to create the world's first global web-based crisis preparedness training capability, with operational headquarters in Seattle, Washington. CCG uses a unique combination of web-based technology and on-site training to expedite the development of crisis teams that can respond effectively to crises in real time. CCG's training methods are grounded in the principles of Action Learning a state-of-the-art coaching model for developing high performance teams.

Before launching CCG, Chard served as president, Asia Pacific, for Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, the world's largest independent public relations company. In this role he supervised a pan-Asian network of nine Edelman offices and 26 affiliates. During this time he also served as Asia Pacific sector head for crisis management and in this role led the development of crisis preparation and response programs for key clients in the region.

Beginning in 1976, Chard lived and worked professionally in Asia Pacific with a communication focus, grounded in the hands-on development of advertising, public relations and corporate reputation programs for multinational firms. His career experience spans three successful entrepreneurial start-ups, including branch offices for J.Walter Thompson and Hill and Knowlton, and most recently, his own firm, Profiles Corporate Communications, which was acquired by Edelman Public Relations in 1997.

Chard is recognized for his deep experience in strategic crisis counsel and corporate reputation management. In addition to his work for corporate clients, Chard has served as a crisis advisor for the American Chamber of Commerce and has authored numerous articles on public relations and crisis communication. Chard is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce, the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the American Society of Training and Development. He is a veteran media trainer, group facilitator and a certified Learning Coach.

Chard is the recipient of both the PIRAF and KASPAR awards from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the two most prestigious communication awards offered by the Netherlands flag carrier. The awards are for global excellence in advertising and public relations, respectively.

Chard graduated from Kansas University with a dual major in East Asian Studies and Chinese Language. Pursuing a graduate program at National Taiwan University, he studied both classical and modern Chinese literature at the Stanford IUP Center. Chard is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, including reading, writing and speaking. While in Taiwan he hosted his own television program entirely in Mandarin.

Chard is married with one son, and lives in Hansville, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, trout fishing, hiking and writing.