Infineo is a strategy and management consulting company that was founded in 2005 by the Business & Decision Group and by partners coming from large multinational consulting firms. The company specializes in strategy execution, performance management, cost management, and operations efficiency and its business focuses on the Financial Services, Consumer and Industrial Products, Media, Telecommunications, and Utilities fields. Infineo is managed by a group of eight partners led by Managing Partner Yves Jarlaud, a former VP and Managing Director at BearingPoint France.

"We are very proud to be now a member of the Palladium Global Network and we are quite excited about the additional expertise and market recognition that our affiliation will bring to Infineo," Jarlaud said. "Infineo's skills in the field of strategy execution that have already been demonstrated through leading-edge assignments with large clients will be significantly enhanced thanks to this partnership with Palladium, that will also give us access to some great industry-specific expertise."

As an affiliate of Palladium, Infineo will gain further knowledge and tools to enhance the integrity of the Balanced Scorecard as a value-added management tool in the European market.  

"Infineo will be a valuable partner within our affiliate program, especially as we jointly develop and expand strategy execution services throughout Europe," said George McMillan, CEO of Palladium Group, Inc. "We look forward to a working with Infineo's experienced strategy-execution teams and tapping their strong functional and sectorial expertise."

About Business & Decision - www.businessdecision.com

Founded in 1992, Business & Decision is an International consulting and Systems Integration company specializing in Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and E-Business. The Group works with clients to implement systems that aim at driving business functions and performance (dashboards, reporting, consolidation etc.); help in customer relationship management (sales force automation, call centers, campaign management, analytical CRM); and assist in E-Business (intranet and extranet portals, directories and Meta directories, e-commerce, knowledge management, Open source technologies, etc.). With more than 2,800 employees worldwide, Business & Decision has developed a "complete project" approach that spans from consulting to implementation. The Group has a reputation for its functional and technological expertise and has forged partnerships with all of the key technology vendors. At present, Business & Decision has more than 1,200 clients.

Business & Decision has been listed on the Euronext Paris since February 2001 (compartment B / Isin code: FR 00000 7895 8 / Symbol:  BND). Business & Decision is listed in the NextEconomy segment and in the IT-Cac (technology market). For more information, visit: http://www.businessdecision.com/

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