CSR Press Release

WALTHAM, MA – December 20, 2006- The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association has announced that it has hired Tim C. Mazur as Director of Program Management and Alliances. In this role, Mr. Mazur will lead several new ECOA initiatives including the development of regional networks, an accredited certificate program, and the recently announced research alliance with the Ethics Resource Center.

Mr. Mazur has been actively involved in the ethics and compliance field for nearly twenty years. Most recently he was Vice President of Ethics at Countrywide Financial Corporation in Plano, Texas, where he also served as the Chair of the ECOA Financial Services Industry Group. He previously worked as Regional Ethics and Compliance Officer for Blue Cross and Blue Shield and for KPMG as Director of Integrity Management Services. In addition, over one-half of his career in ethics and compliance was spent in leadership positions at prominent nonprofit organizations including the Ethics Resource Center, the Council for Ethics in Economics, the Josephson Institute, and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Mr. Mazur shared, “I couldn’t be more pleased with this opportunity to serve the ECOA’s 1,400 members. Critical decisions made in the next 2-3 years will forever define the ethics and compliance field. I’m honored to join the leadership team of the most important organization that will help decide that future.”

About the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association

The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) is a non-consulting, member-driven association exclusively for individuals who are responsible for their company’s ethics, compliance, and business conduct programs. Dedicated to building trust and corporate integrity worldwide, the ECOA is the largest group of corporate ethics and compliance practitioners in the world. By bringing together people who are new to the field with those with years of experience to share, the ECOA facilitates peer-to-peer learning, and helps to foster a global commitment to ethics and integrity.

The ECOA offers an annual conference for ethics and compliance professionals, professional development workshops, periodic web casts, and regional forums that provide members the opportunity for education and discussion on recent legislation. In addition, the ECOA publishes a monthly newsletter, daily news updates, and houses a library containing ethics and compliance program materials from more than 500 member companies, along with business videos, DVDs, magazines and books.

The ECOA is a non-profit, 501(c) (6) association, which derives all of its revenue from members’ dues, conferences and other meeting fees, and financial contributions. ECOA members represent nearly 600 companies worldwide and in over 30 industries. To learn more about the ECOA, please visit the website at www.theecoa.org or call 781-647-9333.

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