DataMentors, a leading Data Quality Vendor, adds key technology executive to its ranks

TAMPA, FL. – January 11, 2009 – DataMentors®, the industry leading full-service Data Quality and Data Integration Solutions Company, announced today that Stephen Meyer has joined DataMentors as Vice President of Technical Services.

Steve brings more than 15-years of decisive technical leadership to DataMentors.  His industry knowledge spans database systems best practices in the Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecommunications, e-Commerce and Retail categories. Most recently, Steve served as First Vice President at LaSalle Bank and Bank of America where he was responsible for the technology arm and customer data warehouse for its Marketing Intelligence division.  Prior to LaSalle Bank, he leveraged his broad expertise for the benefit of Quaero Corporation, leading their Data Warehousing consulting team, and at Signet Bank/First Union, directing the group responsible for performance reporting of the company’s customer service division.

Meyer will lead DataMentors’ rapidly expanding Technical Services and Professional Services groups.  He will oversee all functional aspects of the organizations while ensuring the continued advancement and refinement of the company’s exemplary technical and storied Customer Services, which have helped make DataMentors a leader in the Data Quality space.

"Steve and I are no strangers to each other, having previously worked together while he was with LaSalle [Bank].  He has a solid grasp of DataMentors’ culture and understands our passion for service excellence.  He’ll be a real complement to our already strong management team and we will look to Steve for additional insight into how to better address our clients’ unique needs.  We are most fortunate to count him among us,” said Robert Orf, DataMentors’ president.

Meyer said: “Based on my prior working relationship with the DataMentors team, I greatly admire the employee dedication to quality and see the company’s direction headed just one way-- up.  Bob [Orf] and I recognize my experience will prove beneficial in providing meaningful new organizational insight and that my skill sets can help steer the team through its continuing growth process. Like the team I’m preparing to lead, I share a mutual passion for excellence and look forward, with great expectations, to playing a contributing role in DataMentors’ continued growth.”

Steve is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Maryland.