The Yankee Group Names New Chief Financial Officer; Key Position to Focus On Company's Financial Growth and Corporate Expansion.

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2001

The Yankee Group, a global leader in technology research and consulting, announced today the appointment of Dean McCausland, a 15-year veteran of technology growth companies, as its chief financial officer. As primary member of the Yankee Group's senior management team, McCausland is responsible for the company's financial and accounting activities, and closely involved in the area of strategic mergers and acquisitions for the Yankee Group.

McCausland brings extensive financial and operational experience to the Yankee Group. His background includes accounting and consulting experience at Arthur Anderson, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, start-up experience within the biotech industry, and most recently, he worked as chief financial officer for Belenos, Inc., a networking consulting firm targeting the telecommunications industry.

Brian Adamik, president and COO of the Yankee Group states, "The Yankee Group is a healthy and growing business, and Dean's appointment is an essential component to the company's growth initiatives." Adamik adds, "His experience in technology service companies, and collective financial expertise and operational understanding, greatly enhances the Yankee Group's ability to increase revenues, profitability, and operating leverage."

McCausland said of his appointment, "The Yankee Group has an outstanding reputation in the technology research and consulting industry. I'm excited to join the Yankee Group, and look forward to playing a pivotal role in furthering the company's expansion and financial success".

McCausland was formerly the vice president of finance and corporate development for Gamera Bioscience Corporation, a genomics hardware company in the Life Sciences field. He was a founding member of their executive team, and positioned the company for sale to Tecan Pharmaceutical. He was also the chief financial officer for Biodevelopment Laboratories, Inc., a service organization formed as a spin-off from Arthur D. Little, where he was instrumental in the acquisition and formation of the company, and subsequent sale of the business to Genzyme Transgenics Corporation.

McCausland received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Oregon and his MBA degree from The Wharton School.

The Yankee Group (www.yankeegroup.com)

As a global leader in technology research and strategic consulting, the Yankee Group provides accurate and reliable research, custom consulting, and personalized one-to-one client interaction encompassing all areas essential to e-business success: the Internet, electronic commerce, communications, wireless/mobile, computing, and enterprise applications. Established in 1970 and headquartered in Boston, the company maintains offices throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim.