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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA/ October 8, 2001/Businesswire/-- Nth Degree Global, LLC, one of the largest privately-held, face-to-face marketing companies in the world, today announced that Kevin J. Rowe has joined the company as president. Mr. Rowe was most recently president of North America at AGENCY.COM (Nasdaq:ACOM).

Nth Degree offers labor management, event management, trade show management, and marketing services worldwide to more than 3,000 domestic and multinational clients, and supports more than 14,000 proprietary events, trade shows, and event marketing programs annually. The company has twenty-three domestic offices, including all major convention cities, two offices in Germany, a presence in Brazil, and strategic partnerships in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Asia.

Mr. Rowe has nearly twenty years of experience in industry-leading, professional services organizations. Most recently, Rowe was responsible for North American operations at AGENCY.COM, a leading global e-consultant. Rowe previously led Eagle River Interactive (formerly Nasdaq:ERIV), an interactive agency with seven offices worldwide and approximately 200 employees, which he joined in December 1996 as chief executive officer and president. Rowe assumed senior management responsibilities at AGENCY.COM when the company merged with Eagle River Interactive.

Prior to joining Eagle River, Rowe was vice president and general manager of the Midwest Region business unit of MCI Systemhouse Inc., a division of MCI Communications. Prior to joining MCI Systemhouse, Rowe was an associate partner at Andersen Consulting. Rowe has been a regular speaker at leading technology industry trade shows, including Internet Commerce Exposition (ICE), Internet World, and @d:tech.

"Nth Degree offered me an exceptional opportunity to lead one of the face-to-face marketing industry's most innovative companies," said Kevin Rowe. "This industry offers marketers a unique forum in which to enhance revenues and effectively communicate brand messages. I look forward to working with all of the Nth Degree colleagues to continue to grow our company's geographic presence and capabilities in order to deliver strategic services to our clients and their face-to-face marketing initiatives."

Mr. Rowe joins Nth Degree as the company has embarked on an expansion plan to broaden its capabilities and enhance its global presence. Earlier this year, an investor group, including Lake Capital; Frontenac Company; PPM America Capital Partners, LLC; First Union Capital Partners: Banc One Venture Partners; Svoboda, Collins L.L.C.; and Credit Agricole Indosuez, among others, committed up to $150 million in equity in an initiative to acquire Nth Degree and aggressively expand the company's strategic and international capabilities.

"We're extremely excited to have Kevin as part of the Nth Degree team," commented Paul Yovovich, chairman of Nth Degree and a principal of Lake Capital. "Time after time, Kevin has proven himself a successful leader in a global, professional services environment. His extensive experience will help drive our continued success, as we continue to build Nth Degree into the premier organization focused on supporting our clients' diverse face-to-face marketing initiatives worldwide."

About Nth Degree

Nth Degree, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia, is one of the largest privately-held, face-to-face marketing companies in the world. The company offers labor management, event management, trade show management, and marketing services worldwide to more than 3,000 domestic and multinational clients, and supports more than 14,000 proprietary events, trade shows, and event marketing programs annually. Nth Degree has twenty-three domestic offices, including all major convention cities, two offices in Germany, a presence in Brazil, and strategic partnerships in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Asia. Additional information is available on Nth Degree (www.ndegree.com).

Additional information is available at www.ndegree.com