Bucher + Christian Receives Lilly Global Supplier Award

Citing its ability to leverage technology as a means of solving business problems, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today announced the selection of Bucher + Christian an Indianapolis-based Information Technology services firm — as the winner of its 2007 Global Supplier Award.

“On behalf of our associates, we are pleased and honored to receive this award from our partners at Eli Lilly and Company,” says Justin Christian, Chairman/CEO, Bucher + Christian. “Earning this recognition underscores our drive to achieving excellence in everything we do on behalf of all of our clients.”

Selected with the support of Lilly’s management, the award recognizes a supplier’s efforts to improve productivity through quality, speed and value.

With more than 6,000 suppliers worldwide, the award is prestigious in its own right, as only 12 companies are honored with this recognition.

Founded in 1998, Bucher + Christian currently maintains a team of more than 400 consultants. Bucher + Christian is one of the fastest growing, Midwestern Information Technology services firms. Using only the most skilled and experienced consultants as well as the latest technology, Bucher + Christian is able to provide premier solutions for companies across a wide variety of industry.