January 18, 2007                                                                                      

Experient Hires Linda Brennan as Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Twinsburg, OH – Experient, the source for integrated meeting and event services, announces the appointment of Linda M. Brennan, SPHR to the position of Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

Brennan comes to Experient from the SVP, Human Resources position at RSM McGladrey, provider of accounting, tax and consulting services with more than 7,000 employees in over 90 domestic locations. At RSM McGladrey, Brennan was involved in several key initiatives, including leading a HR merger team charged with on-boarding and integrating 2,400 employees, implementing a competency-based interview and selection process, championing the re-engineering of RSM’s recruiting function, and enhancing the project management competency of the corporate HR team through coaching and the use of professional project managers.

At Experient, Brennan will lead an HR team of 12 persons and will be responsible for all HR functions across nine regional offices.  Brennan will be based in Experient’s Arlington, VA office but will travel extensively to all Experient locations.

“I am extremely impressed with Linda’s accomplishments, intelligence, and her extensive knowledge of human resources processes and policies,” said Ed Shartar, Experient president and CEO. “Her background is perfectly suited for the needs of a company like Experient that is experiencing significant growth and integrating its operations to better service the needs of the marketplace. I am excited to have Linda on board and as a member of our executive leadership team.”

Born and raised in the Washington, DC metro area, Brennan received her B.A. in labor studies and history from Pennsylvania State University, where she was Phi Beta Kappa; her M.S. in human resources and industrial relations from Rutgers University; and her post-graduate certificate in organizational counseling from Johns Hopkins University. She obtained her senior professional in human resources certification from the Society of Human Resource Management in 2001.