MCA Expands Investor Relations Operations With Hiring of IR Manager.

Business Editors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000

MCA, a leading Silicon Valley high-tech public relations agency, today announced the hiring of Stephen M. Brennan to the newly created position of investor relations manager. Ranked among the top 15 independent Silicon Valley PR agencies, MCA has emerged as a leading provider of investor relations services. With a growing list of industry-leading clients such as Cymer, KLA-Tencor, Novellus Systems and Silicon Image, the company is rapidly expanding its services and infrastructure to meet the growing demand for IR counsel.

Commenting on the expansion, MCA President Jean LeMoin noted the new position, based in its Mountain View headquarters, enhances existing operations led by Director of Investor Relations Bill Monigle, headquartered outside of Boston, Mass. Brennan will focus on providing strategic IR counsel, while implementing analyst relations programs and coordinating investor events. LeMoin stated, "With a proven track record of successfully managing triple-digit growth in clients and assets with an investment product line, Steve is the ideal candidate for this position. His combination of investment and PR experience will enable us to expand our global IR activities, while maintaining our high level of service. The addition of Steve to our staff is one of several strategic moves MCA is taking to raise the bar -- providing an expanded portfolio of services to better support our growing global client base."

Prior to joining MCA, Brennan was the director of fund operations for Fisher Investments, a leading institutional and high-net-worth money manager, and vice president of Purisima Securities LLC. Earlier in his career, Brennan was with the Franklin Templeton Group, one of the world's largest mutual fund companies. His investment industry experience covers a wide breadth, including: public relations, marketing, compliance, sales and operations. He has written a number of articles that have appeared in a variety of national publications from BuySide and Research to Millionaire Magazine.

As the director of fund operations for Fisher Investments, Brennan doubled the asset size of Fisher Investments' mutual funds. His marketing and public relations efforts over a two-year period aided an increase in total firm assets under management from $2 billion to $4.5 billion. Brennan holds a bachelor's degree in political economy of industrial societies from the University of California, Berkeley.

About MCA

In its seventeenth year as a high-technology communications force, Moving Companies Ahead (MCA) is ranked among the top 15 Silicon Valley PR agencies, with annual revenues of $3.0 million. Based in Mountain View, MCA focuses on high-tech markets ranging from all facets of the semiconductor value chain to embedded platforms and displays. With an elite client base that includes some of today's hottest start-ups, along with established industry leaders, MCA designs and delivers a full spectrum of business-to-business communications programs -- from strategic positioning to public relations, investor communications and analyst relations. Information about MCA is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.mcapr.com.