CSA Group Announces Appointment of Magali Depras as Vice President, Europe

By Csa Group, PRNE
Monday, January 31, 2011

TORONTO, February 1, 2011 - Ash Sahi, President and CEO, CSA Group, today announced the appointment
of Magali Depras to the position of Vice President, Europe for CSA Group.
Effective immediately, Ms. Depras will be located in Frankfurt, Germany and
will be responsible for accelerating the growth of CSA services and offerings
in Europe, as well as ensuring the provision of global services to all CSA
European clients.

In addition to leading the European Division, Ms. Depras will also join
the Board of Directors with the CSA - China Inspection and Certification
Organisation (CCIC) Joint Venture (JV). In this capacity, she will further
provide strategic solutions and services to CSA's European clients who have
operations in China.

"Magali brings more than 20 years of European business experience and an
impeccable track record in business development that will be instrumental in
extending CSA Group's regional and global service offerings for our European
clients," said Mr. Sahi. "Magali's leadership skills, sales and marketing
expertise will serve as invaluable assets as CSA Group expands its current
testing and certification services in HazLoc, medical, photovoltaic and other
programs in Europe."

Ms. Depras joins CSA Group from Brødrene Hartmann A/S, an approximately
$200-million (USD) European packaging business. Hartmann is a publicly listed
firm on the Copenhagen Exchange. Over the past 20 years, Magali managed their
sales and marketing departments. Her last role was Chief Commercial Officer
and Member of Executive Board, where she was responsible for global sales,
marketing and product development strategies.

Ms. Depras holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from IAE
Paris Sorbonne and a Master's degree in Foreign Languages from the University
of Lille, and a number of other degrees.

About CSA Group

CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit membership association
serving business, industry, government and consumers. CSA Group consists of
three divisions: CSA Standards, a leading standards-based solutions
organisation, providing standards development, application products, training
and advisory services; CSA International, which provides testing and
certification services for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, gas and a
variety of other products; and OnSpeX, a provider of consumer product
evaluation, inspection and advisory services for retailers and manufacturers.
For more, visit www.csagroup.org

For further information:

    Marco A. Ouji
    Media Relations Officer
    CSA Group
    T: +1-416-747-2615
    E: marco.ouji@csagroup.org

Marco A. Ouji, Media Relations Officer, CSA Group, T: +1-416-747-2615, E: marco.ouji at csagroup.org

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