ChampionScott Partners Expands U. S. Operations
Adds New Principals in Washington DC/Northern Virginia Technology Corridor and Silicon Valley

December 2006 - ChampionScott Partners, the world's premier retained executive search firm focused on the technology industry and related sectors, today announced that Ed Donahue and Erik Klee, have joined the firm's Washington DC/Northern Virginia's office and Silicon Valley office respectively as Principals.

Mr. Donahue brings more than eight years of professional search experience serving technology and technology services customers. Prior to joining ChampoinScott Partners, Ed founded and served as President of Adams and Associates, an executive search firm specializing in the information technology and banking sectors. Adams and Associates conducted over 200 search assignments for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to the largest international professional services firms. Before founding Adams and Asociates, Ed managed business development for Allegis Group, a global staffing and professional services company, in the information technology industry. Most recently, Ed was with Chevy Chase Bank in Bethesda, MD.

Mr. Klee has over 25 years of experience working with technology companies to raise funding, enter the China market and build management teams in Silicon Valley and China. Erik has unsurpassed expertise in Greater China business practices, having lived and worked in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong for over 18 years. Prior to joining ChampionScott Partners, Erik was a founding partner of Commence Technology Partners where he assisted U.S. technology companies entering the China market with business development, partnership creation, and fund raising. Previously, he was a member of Glisson Capital, where he executed the international acquisition of Polyhedra (U.K.), by Enea Data Systems (Sweden), and successfully funded and provided strategic partnerships for a number of venture backed start-ups, including YesVideo, PowerFile, MedioStream, Stryon, and Display Research Laboratories.

"The addition of talent with Ed and Erik coming on board is both timely and critical. We are responding to the noticeable increase in client demand for our assistance to help them recruit senior executive management talent around the globe" said Geoff Champion, ChampionScott Partners' Chairman and CEO. "Today, companies in the technology industry and related sectors must operate globally from day one. Ed's extensive professional search experience along with Erik's deep expertise in Greater China are crucial assets that our firm will build on to continue our global competitive advantage over both specialist boutiques and large generalist firms," said Tony Scott, president, Silicon Valley.

A native of Washington D.C., Mr. Donahue graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor's of Arts degree.

Mr. Klee holds Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees from San Jose State University, and is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese and French.

ChampionScott Partners is the world's premier retained executive search firm focused exclusively on the technology industry and related sectors. Our firm delivers the personalized focus of a technology boutique combined with the research resources and global reach of a large international firm through our offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. We have conducted over 500 searches and played pivotal roles in the formation of over 200 technology companies around the world. ChampionScott Partners recruits CEOs, their direct reports, and Board Directors for companies ranging from start-ups to the Global 500 in the key technology centers of the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, India and Israel. On every engagement our team provides partner-level knowledge and judgment gained through our decades of experience in the technology industry.