Environmental Data Resources Appoints James B. Stanton as Vice President of Products and Marketing

MILFORD, Conn., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Barber, CEO of Environmental Data Resources, the nation's leading provider of environmental risk management reports for companies and properties, today announced that James B. Stanton has joined the company as vice president of products and marketing. Based in EDR's headquarters in Milford, Connecticut, Mr. Stanton will oversee EDR's product management, marketing, digital and social media, and business development teams.  

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Mr. Stanton brings extensive product development and marketing experience to EDR. Prior to this appointment, he spent four years with Gartner, the world's leading information technology research and advisory firm, in various roles including vice president of marketing, vice president of product management, and global product marketing director. Before Gartner, Mr. Stanton held numerous marketing and advertising roles in a variety of industries including hospitality and retail banking.

"Demand for EDR content is rapidly increasing, and as a result, we have an aggressive new product roll-out schedule," said Barber. "James is uniquely qualified to lead this effort. His responsibilities at Gartner spanned every aspect of product development and management for business to business products aimed at IT professionals. He has expertise in conducting market research, conceiving new products, developing product specifications, pricing and promoting products, and using web-based analytics to better understand how customers use product features. James has a successful track record and I'm confident that he will help lead EDR to continued growth and profitability."

About EDR: Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR) is the nation's leading provider of environmental risk reports for companies and properties. The company created and maintains the National Environmental Data Information System, or NEDIS™, its proprietary aggregate database of environmental records and historical land use information culled from public records and private sources. Over 20 years in the making and updated continually, NEDIS contains 1,400 databases, some of which are proprietary, and more than 3.1 billion records.

Founded in 1990 and based in Milford, Connecticut, EDR has regional offices located throughout the United States. The company is wholly owned by DMG Information Inc., the business information division of Daily Mail and General Trust, plc (DMGT). For more information about EDR, please visit www.edrnet.com.

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