Asset International Appoints Thomas Wright
as Chief Financial Officer

STAMFORD, CT, October 19, 2009 – Asset International, Inc. (“AI”), a global publisher and information provider to institutional investors and other financial enterprises, announced that Thomas Wright has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. He reports to Jim Casella, Chief Executive Officer.

 “Tom joins Asset International during a period of significant transformation,” Mr. Casella said. "His financial skills should prove to be highly valuable as we to continue to grow rapidly via innovative new products, global expansion and acquisitions.”

Since Asset International was purchased by Austin Ventures in early 2009, the firm has acquired Strategic Insight, a provider of research, data and analytics to asset managers worldwide, and The Trade, a London-based publisher focused on the electronic securities trading industry. In June, Asset International launched ai5000, an online publication focused on the globe’s top 5,000 pools of capital.

According to Casella, “Tom has a proven record of helping business-to-business media achieve higher growth and profitability, and his entrepreneurial drive is consistent with Asset International’s forward-moving culture.”

Mr. Wright possesses more than two decades of industry experience. Prior to joining Asset International, he was Chief Financial Officer of Northstar Travel Media LLC, where he set strategic direction for the company and was responsible for all aspects of financial management, including capital markets structuring, M&A and planning. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer ofTradescape Corporation and Vice President and Treasurer at Softbank Holdings, a Ziff-Davis company.

Mr. Wright earned an M.B.A. from Boston University and a B.A. in Business Administration from Franklin & Marshall College.

He and his family reside in Glen Ridge, NJ.

About Asset International
Asset International is a privately-held publisher and information provider to global pension funds, asset managers, financial advisers, banking service providers, and other financial institutions in the private and public sector. Asset International produces and distributes print and digital publications, conferences, research and data resources via its industry-leading brands PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER, Global Custodian, ai5000, Strategic Insightand The Trade. The company was acquired in January 2009 by Austin Ventures and has offices in New York, London and Stamford, CT.


For further information, please contact Diane Green, Ben-Abraham Associates, 212.867.0133, diane@benabe.com.

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