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LehmanBrown Announces "Crisis Preparedness for Managers in China" Seminars, slated for week of November 21st in Beijing

(Beijing) International accounting firm LehmanBrown will sponsor two 1.5 day seminars for senior managers in China entitled, "Crisis Preparedness for Managers in China."

Designed to provide local managers with a detailed look at what is involved in preparing for and responding to a crisis, the seminars are scheduled for the week of November 21, 2002 and will be held at the China World Hotel in Beijing. The Beijing seminars have been specially developed to assist managers in preparing cross-functional teams to handle crisis situations in China. Registered participants who complete the seminar also receive a certificate providing them complimentary access to an advanced, online "Crisis Preparedness" course.

According to Russell Brown, managing partner of Lehman-Brown Beijing, "This is exactly what managers need - practical advice on real issues that impact their bottom-line. We are delighted to sponsor these seminars. Our clients, both international and domestic, are increasingly concerned about responding effectively to crises - the key is preparation. These seminars provide excellent preparation for the unique crisis environment which managers in China must address," he stressed.

Each crisis preparedness seminar is 1.5 days in length and addresses the needs of general managers, line managers, HR directors, controllers and financial officers, marketing directors and public relations directors. The format of the seminars is "highly hands-on and interactive" according to Brown and "will leave no doubt in the minds of participants as to what a crisis is actually like and what it will take to respond effectively."

"Crisis Preparedness for Managers in China" will be led by David Chard, president of international crisis preparedness firm, Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide (www.crisisteams.com), based in the USA. CCG is a leader in the development of web-based crisis training and highly acclaimed for its on-site crisis simulations which use "Action Learning" coaching methodologies to develop high-performance crisis teams. Chard is a fluent Mandarin speaker and a 20-year veteran of crisis management and crisis training in the Greater China region.

To register for the "Crisis Preparedness for Managers in China" seminar in Beijing, please visit the following site: http://www.crisisteams.com/seminar.cfm

About Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide, Inc. (CCG)

Crisis Consultants Group Worldwide, Inc., was founded by public relations and crisis management veteran David Chard in 2000, with a mission of helping companies and organizations to develop high performance crisis teams. CCG uses a unique combination of web-based technology and on-site training to expedite the development of crisis teams that can respond effectively to crises in real time. CCG's training methods are grounded in the principles of Action Learning a state-of-the-art coaching model for developing high performance teams.

CCG employs top trainers, crisis consultants and legal experts to train crisis teams and lead them a high state of crisis readiness. CCG is based in Seattle, Washington and is a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the American Society of Training and Development. CCG works in partnership with E-Change Solutions, a developer of e-learning solutions for Fortune 500 corporations.

DAVID CHARD, President, Crisis Consultants Group WORLDWIDE, Inc.

After a 24-year career in professional public relations in Asia, Chard launched CCG in 2000 to create the world's first global web-based crisis preparedness training capability, with operational headquarters in Seattle, Washington. CCG uses a unique combination of web-based technology and on-site training to expedite the development of crisis teams that can respond effectively to crises in real time. CCG's training methods are grounded in the principles of Action Learning a state-of-the-art coaching model for developing high performance teams.

Before launching CCG, Chard served as president, Asia Pacific for Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, the world's largest independent public relations company. In this role he supervised a pan-Asian network of nine Edelman offices and 26 affiliates. During this time he also served as Asia Pacific sector head for crisis management and in this role led the development of crisis preparation and response programs for key clients in the region.

Beginning in 1976, Chard lived and worked professionally in Asia Pacific with a communication focus, grounded in the hands-on development of advertising, public relations and corporate reputation programs for multinational firms. His career experience spans three successful entrepreneurial start-ups, including branch offices for J.Walter Thompson and Hill and Knowlton, and most recently, his own firm, Profiles Corporate Communications, which was acquired by Edelman Public Relations in 1997.

Chard is recognized for his deep experience in strategic crisis counsel and corporate reputation management. In addition to his work for corporate clients, Chard has served as a crisis advisor for the American Chamber of Commerce and has authored numerous articles on public relations and crisis communication.

Chard is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce, the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the American Society of Training and Development. He is a veteran media trainer, group facilitator and a certified Action Learning Coach. Chard is the recipient of both the PIRAF and KASPAR awards from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the two most prestigious communication awards offered by the Netherlands flag carrier. The awards are for global excellence in advertising and public relations, respectively.

Chard graduated from Kansas University with a dual major in East Asian Studies and Chinese Language. Pursuing a graduate program at National Taiwan University, he studied both classical and modern Chinese literature at the Stanford IUP Center.

Chard is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, including reading, writing and speaking. While in Taiwan he hosted his own television program entirely in Mandarin.

Chard is married with one son, and lives in Hansville, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, trout fishing, hiking and writing.