King Worldwide Appoints Global Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- DF King Worldwide ("King Worldwide"), a leading global financial communications and stakeholder management company, has appointed Mark L. Wilson as global chief financial officer. This is a new position, created to guide and strengthen the existing finance and accounting resources within the company. Mr. Wilson will work closely with the finance teams at both the group and business unit levels.

Mr. Wilson brings thirty years of experience as a financial executive across sectors. He most recently collaborated in the formation of China Ceramics Co., Ltd. through the combination of a China-based ceramic tile manufacturer with a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"). Prior to guiding that transaction to completion, Mr. Wilson was chief financial officer of Towers Perrin, a global professional services firm, which recently merged with Watson Wyatt to become Towers Watson.

Additional relevant executive experience comes from commensurate positions at The Thomson Corporation and MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, a diversified holding company. He holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Cornell University and is a C.P.A.

Dr. Oliver Niedermaier, president and chief executive officer of King Worldwide, commented: "Mark is ideally suited to managing the financial growth of King Worldwide as we continue to take steps to ensure that internal financial processes, controls are robust enough to match the size and scope of our company. Further, his specific experience with private investment companies positions him well to manage the finances of a single portfolio of best-in-class, brand-named firms developing a fully integrated service offering addressing the financial communications, investor relations, and stakeholder management needs of global public companies. We're excited to have Mark on board and are certain that his financial acumen will contribute significantly to our growth."

King Worldwide

King Worldwide is the leading global Financial Communications and Stakeholder Management firm. The King Worldwide family is comprised of Europe's fastest-growing financial communications consultancy M:Communications, the premier international investor relations consultancy Taylor Rafferty, the top-ranked Nordic investor relations and online communications firm Hallvarsson & Halvarsson, the alternative asset investor and media relations consultancy Broadgate Consultants, the premier capital markets intelligence company Capital Precision, the leading proxy solicitation company D. F. King & Co. and bankruptcy specialist Donlin, Recano and Company.  King Worldwide employs over 900 staff, serving more than 1,000 clients from offices in New York, London, Stockholm, Dubai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Chicago. For more information, visit www.king-worldwide.com .

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