Bluerock Consulting appoints Mark Tennant as Non-Executive Chairman Thursday 31st March 2005 Senior banking industry leader joins expanding financial services consultancy Bluerock Consulting, a provider of management consulting services, today confirmed that Mark Tennant has been appointed as a non-executive director and chairman of the company. Mark is a former chairman of Hill Samuel Unit Trusts, Hill Samuel Private Clients and Bell Lawrie White (now part of Brewin Dolphin) and was with JP Morgan for 13 years where he held a number of senior management posts. He is now a senior advisor to JP Morgan and on the international advisory board of T Rowe Price. He is also on the advisory board of executive search consultants, 33 St James. His role with Bluerock will be to provide strategic counsel as the business expands. Bluerock is recognised as a financial services consultancy whose mission is to work in close partnership with its clients to turn vision into reality, by acting as specialists in Business Advisory and Change Delivery. Mark Tennant commented: "Bluerock provides a rare combination of genuine market insight with excellence in the delivery of business change. As a result the company can provide effective consultancy solutions that help deliver meaningful benefits to financial services organisations." Tim West, director and co-founder of Bluerock, added: "The financial services sector is experiencing exciting times as it recovers from a significant downturn, and Bluerock is ideally placed to help global organisations to deliver effective business change initiatives that increase shareholder value. We look forward to welcoming Mark to the team and receiving the benefit of his extensive and relevant experience as Bluerock expands." Press contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7743 6780