Linkage’s International Growth Continues - Announces Opening of Office in Romania; Local office will serve the needs of clients in South East Europe

BURLINGTON, MA – October 14, 2006- Linkage, Inc., a global organizational development company specializing in leadership development, announced today that it has expanded into South East Europe by establishing a new regional office located in Romania which will service the countries of Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria.

Linkage is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and has other regional offices located in United States; including, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and San Francisco. The establishment of an office in Romania builds on Linkage’s existing international presence which includes offices in London, Brussels, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, and Johannesburg.

“We are responding to our clients need for high-quality global leadership development services,” said Todd Langton, president of Linkage. “We have already established strong presence in Western Europe and Eastern Europe was the natural progression in our global expansion plans.”

Linkage’s Romanian office will conduct business under the Linkage Romania name and will be headed by Sorina Bradea, an executive with more than 10 years of human resource and leadership development consulting experience in Europe. Joining Sorina will be the team she has worked with at RoMarketing of Romania, together they will operate as Linkage Romania. RoMarketing has been providing Human Resource management programs along with coaching, training, and team building services to companies throughout Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria including GSK, Lefarge, L’Oreal Romania, Coca-Cola Romania, Europharm Holding Brasov and Shell Gas Romania.

“Linkage has a unique portfolio of leadership consulting services, training, research, assessments, and conferences,” Bradea said. “I am certain that clients in this region will quickly see the value of that portfolio. I look forward to heading up Linkage Romania and bringing Linkage’s product and service offering to our clients who are looking to develop great leaders and organizations.”

“Sorina and her Team at RoMarketing have a strong presence in Eastern Europe and is the perfect partner to spearhead our expansion into Eastern Europe,” added Langton. “With more and more global organizations looking for local experts; Linkage Romania will play a key role in broadening Linkage’s global reach.”

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About Linkage:

Linkage, Inc. is a global organizational development company that specializes in leadership development. Serving the public and private sectors, the Company provides clients around the globe with integrated solutions that include strategic consulting services, customized on-site training experiences, tailored assessment services, and benchmark research and publications.

With a relentless commitment to learning, Linkage also offers a full range of conferences, institutes, summits, public workshops, and distance learning programs on leading-edge topics in leadership, management, HR, and OD. More than 100,000 leaders and managers have attended such a Linkage program since the Company’s founding in 1988. On two occasions, Linkage has been named to the Inc. 500, a list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States.

Linkage is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. In addition to regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Minneapolis, Linkage has offices in Japan, Korea, London, Singapore, South Africa, Southern Europe and Western Europe. For more information on Linkage’s Consulting and training services, research, assessment, publications and events can be found at www.linkageinc.com.

Media Contact:
Lisa Philpott
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lphilpott@linkageinc.com