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Equilar Appoints Michael Bendorf Vice President of Strategic DevelopmentREDWOOD CITY, CA, Jan 31, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Equilar, the leading provider of executive compensation benchmarking and research solutions, today announced the appointment of Michael Bendorf as Vice President of Strategic Development. In addition to driving the company's overall strategic planning and business development, he will oversee client and professional services, sales, and key thought-leadership initiatives of Equilar Insight, one of the company's two core product lines. "Michael's knowledge, experience, and breadth of relationships in our industry will be a tremendous asset to our company and will help drive our Insight business to the next level," said David Chun, CEO and founder of Equilar. "He is an important strategic addition to the Equilar team in our efforts to continue the tremendous growth we've experienced over the last several years." Most recently, Mr. Bendorf served as Executive Director of the Global Equity Organization (GEO), an international nonprofit association dedicated to building and enhancing a worldwide network of equity compensation professionals. He was responsible for all aspects of GEO's development and outreach, including regional and international conferences, ongoing education and networking, strategic relationships, and operational oversight. Previously, Mr. Bendorf served as a principal at Buck Consultants, where he led its global survey, industry research, and thought leadership management groups. "I'm both pleased and excited to join one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in Silicon Valley," said Bendorf. "I look forward to making a significant contribution in strengthening and broadening Equilar's position as the leading supplier of state-of-the-art executive compensation benchmarking solutions for corporations and nonprofits." Michael Bendorf holds a B.S. in International Politics from Georgetown University and an M.A. in International Business from St. Mary's College of California. For more information, visit www.equilar.com About Equilar Equilar's award-winning product suite is the gold standard for benchmarking and tracking executive compensation, board compensation, equity grants and award policies and compensation practices. Equilar products and custom research services enable corporations, nonprofits, human capital consulting firms, law firms, investors, individual executives, and the media to accurately compare pay packages across thousands of public and nonprofit companies using SEC, Form 990, and proprietary survey data. Equilar's research is cited frequently by Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, Reuters, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other leading media outlets. Equilar (Redwood City, CA) has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Deloitte, Inc. magazine, and the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Image Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=1869325 Media Contact Nick Ezzo Equilar (650) 241-6677 Email Contact SOURCE: Equilar http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=311251F1895BB732 |