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BearingPoint Names John C. Distefano As National Practice Leader for Healthcare Payer Services

Posted on: Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 09:05 CDT

BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE), one of the world's largest management and technology consulting firms, today announced the appointment of John C. Distefano as vice president and executive director of healthcare payer services in the firm's global Healthcare practice.

Distefano brings more than 26 years of experience to BearingPoint and will be responsible for overseeing the growth of BearingPoint's health payer practice, which focuses on assisting U.S. health plans with improving healthcare quality and affordability through improved business performance.

Distefano was most recently a partner and member of Accenture's healthcare payer industry executive leadership team, where he was responsible for leading the company's information technology solutions for its healthcare payer business. Distefano's experience also includes more than 13 years of healthcare payer business transformation and technology services at Ernst & Young and CapGemini.

Distefano has served as a columnist and contributor for prominent industry publications. He co-authored the book, "Enterprise Wireless Application Architecture," and served as executive editor of the book, "Gaining Business Value from Mobile Technologies."

"I've worked with John previously in my career and have always admired his unflagging commitment to client service," said Tuck Crocker, vice president and head of BearingPoint's commercial healthcare practice. "We are excited to add his extensive experience to our rapidly-growing team."

"I'm very excited to join BearingPoint, and look forward to helping healthcare payer clients enhance core business operations and improve the execution of technology delivery," said Distefano. "BearingPoint is committed to assisting clients in solving business and technology challenges and I believe this uniquely positions us to deliver superior business performance to our clients."

About BearingPoint, Inc.

BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE) is one of the world's largest providers of management and technology consulting services to Global 2000 companies and government organizations in 60 countries worldwide. Based in McLean, Va., the firm has over 17,000 employees and major practice areas focusing on the Public Services, Financial Services and Commercial Services markets. For nearly 100 years, BearingPoint professionals have built a reputation for knowing what it takes to help clients achieve their goals, and working closely with them to get the job done. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.BearingPoint.com.

Some of the statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections. Words such as "will,""expects,""believes" and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and as such are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events or our future financial performance that may not prove to be accurate. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in these forward-looking statements. As a result, these statements speak only as of the date they were made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Source: Business Wire

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