John H. Hedden Joins CM2 Limited as Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC | February 2, 2009

CM2 Limited, LLC is pleased to announce that Mr. John H. Hedden has joined CM2 Limited as Executive Director, broadening CM2's service offerings to include Transaction Advisory, Strategy, and Enterprise Risk Management.

"As a senior executive with over 25 years of global experience in key areas of interest to CM2, John brings a deep reservoir of expertise to CM2," said Matt Polak, co-Managing Partner of CM2. "John's background driving development and implementation of successful business strategies, overseeing numerous transactions, and creating leading-edge enterprise risk management practices for major Fortune 500 companies melds synergistically with CM2's long-term vision and strategy," continued Catherine Foley, CM2's co-Managing Partner.

"I am delighted to join CM2 and play a key role in the development of the Company," noted Hedden. "I believe that my skills and interests dovetail with those of CM2 and look forward to a long and successful relationship with the Company."

Hedden joins CM2 most recently from Capital One Financial Corporation, where he was the Managing Vice President of Risk Management. Previously, Hedden was Vice President of Corporate Development at Capital One. Prior to joining Capital One, he was the Director of Corporate Strategy and Development at Ameritech, and held the position as a Manager of Corporate Strategy and Development with M.A. Hanna. Earlier in his career, Hedden managed Amoco Corporation's China Strategy and held various other positions within the company.

He serves on the Investment Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design. John has a BA in Economics from Middlebury (cum laude) and an MBA from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business.

Click here for a link to John Hedden's biography.

CM2 Limited is headquartered in Arlington, VA and specializes in providing clients unmatched access to competitive intelligence and working at the intersection of strategy, M&A, and risk. CM2 personnel have played key roles in over 90 M&A transactions and over 1,000 intelligence projects on a global basis. Please email info at cm2limited.com for more information.