Kroll Restructures Business Intelligence & Investigations Business for Global Growth

Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company, announced today that it has reorganized its Business Intelligence & Investigations practice into two primary geographies, naming Robert Brenner vice president, Americas and Thomas Hartley vice president, Eurasia, effective January 1, 2010.

Brenner and Hartley will drive Kroll’s relationships with corporations, law firms, financial institutions, government agencies and individuals to deliver fully integrated, best in class service across the company’s diverse client base. Based in New York, Brenner will oversee Kroll’s business throughout North and South America. Hartley will guide Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific from Kroll’s London office.

Tim Whipple, president of Kroll’s Consulting Services Group, said, "Our clients are tackling opportunities and threats in an increasingly global context. The changes we’re announcing today maximize Kroll’s ability to support them around the world, through greater focus on their needs and better marshalling of our internal resources. Bob’s and Tom’s proven leadership will help drive growth for our business, our people and our clients.”

Prior to his appointment, Brenner was regional managing director, North America of Kroll’s Business Intelligence & Investigations practice. A former prosecutor and first deputy commissioner in New York City, Brenner previously served as senior investigative and trial counsel in the New York County District Attorney’s office, and as a special assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting organized crime and political corruption matters.

Hartley previously served as regional managing director of Kroll’s Business Intelligence & Investigations practice in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Before joining Kroll, Hartley worked for KPMG where he led the strategic arm of Transaction Services in the United Kingdom. He also managed the consumer and industrial markets team. Prior to his role at KPMG, Hartley was a consultant with Bain and Company advising clients on a wide variety of issues.

Kroll is also redeploying two senior managing directors to focus on market growth opportunities. Anne Tiedemann, regional managing director, Asia Pacific, will lead a global initiative to expand Kroll’s market-leading anti-corruption services. Anne joined Kroll’s New York office in 1988 and has been instrumental in building Kroll’s business globally. She has held a number of senior positions including regional managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa and director of operations in Latin America. Sam Anson will transition from his role as regional managing director, Latin America to lead Kroll’s Los Angeles office, where he began his career with the company. As head of Latin America, Sam steered the region through a period of sustained growth, opening new offices in Colombia and the Eastern Caribbean. He will continue to lead complex cross border investigations in his new role. Prior to joining Kroll, Sam was an award-winning investigative journalist in Los Angeles.

Kroll’s Business Intelligence and Investigations practice is internationally recognized as the leader in conducting investigations of fraud and misconduct, uncovering facts and gathering intelligence to support successful litigation strategies, evaluating business opportunities and the strengths and weaknesses of competitors, and performing due diligence investigations on prospective deals.

About Kroll

Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company, provides a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. Headquartered in New York with offices in more than 60 cities across 29 countries, Kroll has a multidisciplinary corps of approximately 3,000 employees and serves a global clientele of law firms, financial institutions, corporations, non-profit institutions, government agencies, and individuals. Kroll is a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC), the global professional services firm.