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CHICAGO, February 22, 2012 – Cision AB today announced that Joe Bernardo, Chief Executive Officer of Cision North America, has elected for early retirement and will step down from his position on March 1. Peter Granat, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cision North America, will assume Joe Bernardo’s responsibilities, reporting to Hans Gieskes, CEO of the Cision Group.

“For the past 13 years, Joe Bernardo has been key to Cision’s success in North America, as the company transformed itself from a news clipping service and publisher of hard-copy media directories to a global software and technology company,” says Hans Gieskes, CEO of the Cision Group. Joe Bernardo has handed over increasing levels of responsibility in the past year to Peter Granat, a long-time Cision executive who spent two years as CEO of Cision Europe before returning to the U.S. as North American President and COO in January 2011. “We have planned for a smooth transition in our North American management team,” says Hans Gieskes.

About Cision
Cision is a leading global media intelligence company, serving the complete workflow of today’s communications, social media and content marketing professionals. Offering the industry’s most comprehensive PR and social software, rich analytics and a Global Insights team, Cision enables clients to improve their marketing and strengthen data-driven decision making. Cision also represents the Gorkana Group, PRWeb, Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and iContact brands. Headquartered in Chicago, Cision has over 100,000 customers worldwide and maintains offices in Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and China. For more information, visit www.cision.com or follow @Cision on Twitter.