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1 Firm Foundation, Forward Focus a timeline history of A.T. Kearney

2 Our success as consultants will depend upon the ESSENTIAL RIGHTNESS of the advice we give and our capacity for convincing those in authority that it is good. Andrew Thomas Kearney ( )

3 Predecessor firm established 1929 Andrew Thomas Kearney joins firm 1934 Landmark study of wholesale operations of Marshall Field & Co. completed 1935 Tom Kearney becomes managing partner James M. Phelan joins firm 1939 The firm splits in two: McKinsey & Co. moves to New York and Boston, and McKinsey, Kearney & Co. remains in Chicago 1945 Tom Kearney asked by President Franklin Roosevelt to head mission to help the Chinese improve their defense readiness efforts. Kearney and staff spend six months in China. He receives a U.S. Medal of Freedom and a Victory Medal from the Chinese government 1946 Firm adopts the name A.T. Kearney & Company 1961 Tom Kearney retires and James Phelan becomes managing partner 1962 Tom Kearney dies January A.T. Kearney & Company, Inc., incorporated in April A.T. Kearney International, Inc., incorporated in July as a subsidiary 1964 James Phelan elected president of A.T. Kearney & Company, Inc. A.T. Kearney, G.m.b.H., established as first non-u.s. office in Düsseldorf, led by Art Kelly Expansion continues with offices opened in San Francisco, New York, Milan, Paris and London 1969 James Phelan becomes chairman of the board and Kenneth L. Block becomes president of A.T. Kearney & Company, Inc Firm s name changed to A.T. Kearney, Inc. First Asian office opens in Tokyo Kenneth Block becomes chairman of the board Donald E. Ramlow becomes president 1980 Offices open in Amsterdam, Stuttgart, Atlanta, Boston and Dallas 1983 Fred G. Steingraber becomes chief executive officer 1985 Fred Steingraber becomes fourth chairman in 60 years A.T. Kearney begins consulting work in China 1986 Joint ventures in China, Taiwan and Tunisia signed

4 Collaboration with International Trade Research Institute of the People s Republic of China results in definitive study of manufacturing equity joint ventures in China 1988 Four-part landmark study of U.S. manufacturing competitiveness completed Biggest expansion in the history of the firm peaks with 20 of 26 offices enlarged, relocated or opened since late 1985 Offices open in Madrid and Munich A.T. Kearney named fifth-largest broad-based multidisciplined management consultancy in the United States Firm surpasses $100 million in revenue 1989 A.T. Kearney s operation in West Germany celebrates 25th anniversary; first officers meeting outside of the United States held in Munich A.T. Kearney staff worldwide reaches 1,000 employees 1990 A.T. Kearney awarded contracts to arrange transportation for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona Office opens in Singapore 1991 Berlin office opens 1992 Three Nordic offices acquired in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm Offices open in Hong Kong and Prague Global Business Policy Council formed to provide a global strategic forum for corporate executives and policy leaders New world headquarters completed in Chicago 1993 Firm marks 10th straight year of double-digit growth 1994 A.T. Kearney wins two five-year contracts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, largest in firm s history Offices open in Helsinki, Mexico City, São Paulo, Sydney, Melbourne and Silicon Valley 1995 A.T. Kearney hires its 2,000th employee A.T. Kearney becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDS in September, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities Offices open in Beijing, Warsaw and Seoul 1996 Moscow office expansion makes A.T. Kearney the multinational consultancy with the largest on-site capability in Russia Offices open in Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon and Rome 1997 First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded Offices open in New Delhi, Shanghai and Jakarta Revenues top $1 billion 1998 Premiere issue of Executive Agenda, the firm s thought-leadership journal, published Offices open in Vienna and Frankfurt

5 Dietmar Ostermann named chief executive officer 2003 Winning the Merger Endgame, by Fritz Kroeger and Graeme Deans, selected by Executive Book Summaries as one of the best business books of 2003 Officers elect Henner Klein as chief executive officer 2004 Consulting Magazine names Fritz Kroeger to its list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants; Fritz and co-author Graeme Deans publish Stretch! How Great Companies Grow in Good Times and Bad 2005 A.T. Kearney officers elect a new board of directors Paul A. Laudicina, director of A.T. Kearney s Global Business Policy Council, named to Consulting Magazine s list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants World Out of Balance, by Paul Laudicina, selected by Executive Book Summaries as one of the best business books of A.T. Kearney completes management buyout ut from EDS and becomes an independent, privately owned firm A.T. Kearney celebrates its 80th anniversary Officers elect Paul Laudicina as managing officer and chairman of the board A.T. Kearney South Korea LLC LC becomes largest consulting presence in the country Offices open in Dubai and Ljubljana 2007 Office opens in Bucharest Firm signs a cooperation operation agreement with South African-based FeverTree Consulting to jointly develop and execute business in sub-saharan Africa A.T. Kearney launches its new strategic direction, Vision 20/15: Connect, Lead, Sustain

6 A.T. Kearney is a global strategic management consulting firm known for helping clients gain lasting results through a unique combination of strategic insight and collaborative working style. The firm was established in 1926 to provide management advice concerning issues on the CEO s agenda. Today, we serve the largest global clients in all major industries. A.T. Kearney s offices are located in major business centers in 33 countries. AMERICAS EUROPE ASIA PACIFIC MIDDLE EAST Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Detroit Mexico City New York San Francisco São Paulo Toronto Washington, D.C. Amsterdam Berlin Brussels Bucharest Copenhagen Düsseldorf Frankfurt Helsinki Lisbon Ljubljana London Madrid Milan Moscow Munich Oslo Paris Prague Rome Stockholm Stuttgart Vienna Warsaw Zurich Bangkok Beijing Hong Kong Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Melbourne Mumbai New Delhi Seoul Shanghai Singapore Sydney Tokyo Dubai For information on obtaining additional copies, permission to reprint or translate this work, and all other correspondence, please contact: A.T. Kearney, Inc. Marketing & Communications 222 West Adams Street Chicago, Illinois U.S.A insight@atkearney.com Copyright 2007, A.T. Kearney, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the copyright holder. A.T. Kearney is a registered mark of A.T. Kearney, Inc. A.T. Kearney, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 5M ATK707018

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