Press Release - Selection to Supply & Demand Chain Executive Top 100 Solution Providers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Mpower Group Executive Team and Clients Receive Industry Accolades - Exelon and Volvo Construction Equipment Recognized as Innovation Leaders for Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing; The Mpower Group’s Anne Kohler and Dalip Raheja are 2009 Provider
PROS TO KNOW

April 13, 2009 Chicago, IL - Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive’s magazine for
successful supply and demand chain transformation, recognized two members of The Mpower
Group (TMG) as Provider PROS TO KNOW. Among the eighteen Practitioner PROS TO KNOW, two
are TMG clients.

Award recipients:

	•	Bridget Reidy, Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Officer, Exelon Corporation
		“(Bridget) has integrated the goal of a “green” supply chain with reducing the total cost for Exelon. She is an industry leader in demonstrating that going green does not have to be at the expense of total cost.”
	•	Doug Rohn, Vice President Global Sourcing and Purchasing, Volvo Construction Equipment
		“(To become cost competitive), Doug knew that the people within the Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (P&SM) organization had to develop and utilize new competencies. He therefore launched EVEREST, a competency improvement initiative, which has close to 100% participation… It is because of these critical initiatives that the P&SM organization is now recognized as a strategic organization within VCE.”
	•	Anne Kohler, Executive Vice President and COO, The Mpower Group
		“Tough economic times usually create the greatest opportunity for her clients…Strategic Sourcing’s primary focus has always been to create efficiencies, which is usually not welcome in good times. Her advice to her clients is to seize the opportunity and use these tough times to their advantage.”
	•	Dalip Raheja, President and CEO, The Mpower Group
		“Organizations are slowly starting to recognize that Supply Chains are now a major source of risk with serious implications for (firm) survivability. By utilizing a portfolio risk management approach, Dalip has helped (clients) develop robust Risk Management programs that are helping them identify various risks throughout their entire supply chain and develop strategies to mitigate those risks.”

Dalip Raheja says;

“The Mpower Group is proud of Volvo Construction Equipment and Exelon Corporation, and the
work each has done to further the Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing disciplines. There is no greater reward in our profession than when our clients successfully achieve their goals.

Anne and I are honored to be recognized as Thought Leaders in this space; the acknowledge-
ment comes as a welcome addition to the 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 recognition of firm members
as PROS TO KNOW.”

About The Mpower Group:
The Mpower Group, a global consultancy, serves Fortune 500 organizations globally, solving complex issues related to supply chain management and strategic sourcing including outsourcing and offshoring. TMG emphasizes world-class business practices related to strategy, process and technology that truly drive superior financial results for their clients. TMG, is nationally recognized for its thought-leadership and advanced strategic concepts in the areas of Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management. On the web at: www.thempowergroup.com

Contact:
Nicolas Hummer
The Mpower Group
(630) 268-8963
info@thempowergroup.com
www.thempowergroup.com

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