Needham & Company, LLC Becomes a Corporate Directors Group Sponsor

NEEDHAM, Mass., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corporate Directors Group (CDG) today announced that Needham & Company, LLC, a privately held, full-service investment bank, has become a corporate sponsor.

The CDG offers a comprehensive and rigorous director education program for the nearly 1000 public company directors, CEO's and Corporate Counsels who comprise its membership. The Professional, Advanced Professional, and Masters Professional Director Certifications they offer are widely regarded as the "gold standard" credential in director education. These educational programs are designed for directors who want to be informed and educated about current, timely and important issues that face today's public boards.

Clint Allen, Founder and President of the organization said, "We are very pleased to welcome Needham & Company to our first class team of sponsors. We take pride in our affiliations with only the 'best of breed' service providers. We are very pleased that Needham & Company will join this fine group as they offer the kind of world class capabilities our members use and demand. On a personal note, I have used and been very satisfied with Needham & Company's services on several of my boards, including their highly respected fairness opinion practice and corporate services group. I know our CDG members will enjoy and benefit from our sponsor partnership with them."

John Prior, President and CEO of Needham & Company, LLC said, "We look forward to meeting with the members of The Corporate Directors Group to provide input on important matters affecting public companies, such as access to equity capital and important strategic issues. In addition, by sponsoring The Corporate Directors Group, we will be continuing our 25-year effort to provide decision-makers with the long-term advice they need to achieve their business goals. Our interaction with the group will be coordinated by Raymond H. Godfrey, Jr., a founder of Needham & Company and Head of our Corporate Services Group."

Needham and Company executives will be addressing the CDG members at the upcoming "Advanced Director Education Seminar", April 21 - 23, 2010 in Key Largo, Florida.

For information about the CDG visit:  www.corporatedirectorsgroup.com

About Needham & Company, LLC

Needham & Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc., is a privately held, full-service investment bank with the mission of helping emerging growth companies achieve their potential. The firm is headquartered in New York City with offices in Boston, Menlo Park and San Francisco. In addition to investment banking, Needham's principal activities include institutional sales and trading and asset management. To serve its institutional clients, Needham & Company, LLC produces comprehensive equity research on more than 350 companies in clean technology, communications, consumer, enterprise infrastructure, healthcare, industrial and diversified growth, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, and software. Needham & Company, LLC is a member of FINRA/SIPC. For more information, please see www.needhamco.com.

SOURCE The Corporate Directors Group