NeuStar Adds to board

STERLING, Va. -- NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR) today announced the addition of three members to its board of directors. Hellene Runtagh, former CEO and President of Berwind Group; Joel Friedman, retired President of Accenture's Business Process Outsourcing organization; and Michael Rowny, former President and CEO of MCI's International Ventures, Alliances, and Correspondent group; have been appointed to NeuStar's board. The three new members join Andre Dahan, former President and CEO of Mobile Multimedia Services at AT&T Wireless; and Ross Ireland, former Senior Executive Vice President of Services and Chief Technology Officer of SBC Communications Inc., who were elected to NeuStar's board at the company's annual shareholder meeting in June. The company's board now totals 8 members, 7 of whom are non-employee directors.

"We were honored to have Andre Dahan and Ross Ireland, two very highly respected leaders in this industry, join NeuStar's board. We are also truly fortunate to be able to welcome Hellene Runtagh, Joel Friedman, and Michael Rowny. Each of these new members brings impressive leadership and business experience to NeuStar's board, and we look forward to their contributions," said Jeff Ganek, chairman and CEO of NeuStar. "Andre's impressive experience and leadership in mobile services at AT&T Wireless, and Ross's substantial contributions at SBC Communications and Pacific Telesis, will both prove valuable to NeuStar's vision to provide premium, world-class products and services to our telecommunications services provider customers. Hellene's business acumen and perspectives, shaped and proven during her tenures at GE, Universal Studios, and Berwind, will be of great benefit to NeuStar. Joel is a distinguished business leader who successfully guided Accenture's BPO function through an extraordinary period of transformation and growth. Michael's vast experience at MCI, Kaiser International, Hermitage Holding, Bendix, and The White House will be an excellent addition to our board, and we look forward to benefiting from his contributions. We are extremely pleased and fortunate to have these industry leaders join our board."

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