Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“Paladin Helps the Needy ”

Atlanta, GA, February 2009….

In conjunction with our partners Iasta and McCart Group, Paladin Associates has volunteered to lead a project with Open Hand of Atlanta to achieve supply chain improvements sufficient to fund an additional 100,000 meals annually for those in need. Just like for-profit companies, non-profits also need to aggressively manage the cost of purchased goods and services.  Paladin Associates can help.Iasta is one of the world’s leading providers of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) technology and services. Founded in 2000, Iasta helps organizations blend technology and best practice sourcing methodologies to optimize decisions within real-world business factors. They offer sourcing professionals around the world free access to extensive best practice content through their blog (www.eSourcingForum.com), wiki (www.eSourceWiki.com), and the eSourcing Handbook, a modern guide to spend management success. Iasta’s software, services, and resources enable companies to select the right processes and tools to improve decision making. For more information on Iasta, see www.iasta.com, or call +1-317-594-8600.

About Paladin Associates Inc.:

Paladin is a results-driven Atlanta-based management services  firm led by former GE executives with over 600 years of financial and operating experience in numerous industries, specializing in productivity and profitability improvement. In addition to expertise in Strategic Sourcing and eSourcing, Paladin offers services in Telecommunications Sourcing, Transportation Sourcing,  Energy Cost Optimization,  Financial Management, Marketing & Sales Productivity, Mergers & Acquisitions Support, IT Management, HR Productivity, Manufacturing Efficiency, and Interim C-level Management. For more complete information please visit www.PaladinAssociatesInc.com.

For more complete information, visit: www.PaladinAssociatesInc.com

Press contact:

Patrick J. Horgan, Partner
pjhorgan@PaladinAssociatesInc.com
770-395-9156 or 404-276-4506(cell)