Plaut Climbs Up International Consulting Charts / Kennedy Information Research evaluates Plaut as fastest growing Central-European consulting group in the Unite

Munich-Salzburg (PROTEXT/ots) - In their current survey of the50 largest management consulting companies worldwide ("CN 50"),Kennedy Information Research Group (KIRG), the leadingindependent American business information provider has includedPlaut as the sole Central-European competitor in their list ofthe 11 fastest-growing consulting firms in the managementconsulting sector in the U.S. Plaut shares ninth place with theBoston Consulting Group and Buck Consultants, in terms of revenueincrease in fiscal 2000. Plaut has also improved on its 49th position in the "CN 50"listing itself, the KIRG-charts ranking the 50 globally operatingconsulting companies posting the strongest sales revenues, andclimbed to 47th. Next to Plaut AG, which has more than 2,000employees and is represented in 18 countries with 34subsidiaries, there are only two further German-speakingconsulting firms in the "CN 50" charts. Erich Lebeiner, CEO of Plaut AG, sees the positive KIRGassessment as "confirmation of our growth strategy initiated inthe past. Our policy of expansion and diversification has enabledus today to overcome the critical mass, also in terms of expertknowledge, in order to be able to offer key accounts in theinternational arena a high degree of professionalism - regardlessof where in the world it is required". He adds, "KIRG's positiveevaluation supports our sustained focus on the profitability ofthe company by utilising our infrastructure for the new, faster-growing business practices, such as Supply Chain Management,Customer Relationship Management, or Outsourcing". Plaut regardsitself as a Full Solution Provider with a portfolio of servicesfrom strategy consulting and integration of business solutions inFrontOffice and BackOffice to IT- and Hosting services that helpsto make it one the leading management consulting firms. The complete list of "C50" and of "Fastest Growing" firms canbe ordered from Plaut via e-mail (sven.kielgas@plaut.de). About Plaut AG Plaut AG is an independent, internationallyoperating management consulting group with a global presence of34 subsidiaries in 18 countries. As a full solution provideroffering a suite of services from strategy consulting to IT-outsourcing, and with sales revenues amounting to EUR 291 million(in 2000), it is one of the leading management consultingcompanies worldwide. Since November 9, 1999, Plaut AG is listedon the "Neuer Market" of the Frankfurt stock exchange (PUTG.F;Securities Code Number 918.703).

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Plaut Consulting Group

Kirchhoff Consult AG Sven KielgasFrank Schwarz Max-von-Eyth-Str. 3

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