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North Highland Announces new Japan Consulting Partner

ATLANTA (Monday, July 11, 2011) – North Highland is pleased to announce GENEX Partners as a new member company and consulting partner within Highland Worldwide. The partnership further extends North Highland’s global reach into the Asia-Pacific region.

Genex Partners, an implementation-focused consulting firm based in Tokyo, boasts a client base of more than 200 organizations, including many global companies. Genex Partners brings expertise in the pharmaceutical, finance, manufacturing and retail industries within the Japanese market. Additionally, as a leading provider of consulting and training solutions for leadership development, Genex Partners offers expertise in six sigma consulting and training, management team development, and turnaround service.

"In order to successfully serve our multi-national clients in Japan, we were looking for an independent, agile partner with an outstanding reputation. In Genex, we recognize a clear alignment of company culture, expertise and client profiles that fit well within North Highland’s values and functional expertise," said Dan Reardon, CEO North Highland. "This addition is a strategic one for our membership and represents a strong vote of confidence in Japan’s recovery prospects and Genex’s potential to contribute."

In addition to broadening North Highland’s expansion into Japan, this partnership allows Genex to utilize the resources available through Highland Worldwide to grow its business locally with both multinationals as well as locally based organizations.

About The North Highland Company
North Highland is a global consulting firm that has changed the model of how a consultancy serves its clients. We hire only experienced consultants who live and work where our clients live and work, leveraging our global network of service area expertise. We also guarantee our work. Our innovative approach sustains successful, long-term relationships by helping clients achieve their business objectives again and again. For more information, please visit North Highland online at www.northhighland.com.

About Genex Partners
Founded in 2002, Genex Partners has rapidly grown to become a leading edge consulting firm in Japan with its unique value as "Execution Partner."

Value is realized by solid execution, and execution is realized by true leadership.

Drawing on its strong hands-on approach, Genex Partners works with organizations and stakeholders as partners to realize their business goals and to incubate true leaderships within.

Genex Partners has helped more than 200 organizations on more than 2,000 unique issues in the past three years, collaborating with outside business partners such as capitalists, industry specialists and IT companies to deliver working solutions for complex issues. For more information, visit www.genexpartners.com.

About Highland Worldwide
Breaking the mold of traditional consultancies, Highland Worldwide partner firms deliver actionable solutions and measurable results while employing a “globally local” mentality, allowing its consultants to serve clients in the areas where they live. Having local consultants with global capabilities allows Highland Worldwide customers to benefit from the resources of a global firm with the like-mindedness and local-market expertise of a local firm. Highland Worldwide’s member firms each share the same cultural commitment to long term client success in the markets they serve. For information about Highland Worldwide, visit www.highlandworldwide.com.