PAREXEL Chairman and CEO Named Executive of the Year in North America in International Business Awards

BOSTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, today announced that its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Josef von Rickenbach has been named Executive of the Year in North America in the seventh annual International Business Awards(SM), which celebrate excellence worldwide.  PAREXEL helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies worldwide develop and commercialize their products.  The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards honoring outstanding performance in business.

Mr. von Rickenbach was selected as the winner of the Executive of the Year in North America category for his leadership excellence by an independent panel of internationally-based judges.  Working with PAREXEL's management team, Mr. von Rickenbach has transformed the business to deliver a new level of strategic partnering.  This initiative is focused on helping clients achieve their development goals as the biopharmaceutical industry faces the demands of a changing global marketplace and mounting pressure to improve R&D productivity.  This honor also recognizes Mr. von Rickenbach's guidance of continuing efforts by expert teams across the Company to support biomedical advances and help bring important treatments to patients worldwide.

"I am honored to be recognized by the judges of The International Business Awards.  I am proud of PAREXEL's achievements, including the continued commitment of our employees worldwide to deliver on our goal to be a premier partner to the biopharmaceutical industry.  We have maintained a clear focus on our mission to combine the strength of our expertise, experience and innovation to advance the success of the industry in preventing and curing disease," said Mr. von Rickenbach.

In addition to the recognition of Mr. von Rickenbach, the eClinical Suite from Perceptive Informatics, a subsidiary of PAREXEL, was named in The International Business Awards as Distinguished Honoree in the category of "Best New Product or Service of the Year:  Computer Software—New Version."  This honor recognizes the Company's focus on innovation and continuous investment in the next generation of technologies to accelerate clinical development.

Winners and honorees of The International Business Awards, selected from over 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 40 countries, were determined through two rounds of judging by professionals worldwide.  More information about the International Business Awards can be found at www.stevieawards.com/iba.

For more information about PAREXEL visit www.PAREXEL.com.  For more information Perceptive Informatics visit www.perceptive.com.

About The Stevie Awards

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About PAREXEL International

PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement.  Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process.  Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 71 locations throughout 54 countries around the world, and has approximately 9,500 employees.  For more information about PAREXEL International visit www.PAREXEL.com.

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