Laurie Benson Joins BLOOMBERG MARKETS Magazine

Award-Winning Magazine Names First Pan-Europe Advertising Director

NEW YORK, November 18 - BLOOMBERG MARKETS(R) magazine, the award-winning monthly publication for
investors and business professionals, has named Laurie Benson advertising
director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), based in London.

"Laurie's experience and track record in media and print advertising
sales will further enhance the growth of BLOOMBERG MARKETS magazine across
the U.K. and Europe," said Michael Dukmejian, publisher of BLOOMBERG MARKETS
magazine, to whom Benson will report. "Laurie knows the market, the
advertisers and their ad agencies. Her experience will be a tremendous asset
to our publication, which is a truly global title read by the most
sought-after audience of highly affluent financial and business leaders
worldwide."

BLOOMBERG MARKETS magazine continues to defy trends among business and
financial magazines. The publication has grown to be a leader in providing
readers with original analysis and enterprise reporting, earning more than 45
journalism and design awards in 2009 alone.

Before joining BLOOMBERG MARKETS magazine, Benson was EMEA publishing
director for Time Warner's TIME magazine and TIME.com, where she was
responsible for print and digital commercial activities. Previously, she was
the president for sales and marketing for Hotel Networks Inc. and was senior
vice president at Oxygen Media. She started her career in sales at CNN.
Benson is a board member of the World Media Group, a fellow of the Royal
Society of the Arts and advisor to the Make-a-Wish Foundation in Switzerland.
She earned her Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Administration from
the University of Minnesota.

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