Company Profile for Business Wire

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations executive. Cathy Baron Tamraz is president and CEO.

Thousands of member companies and organizations depend on Business Wire to transmit their full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, financial information services, regulatory authorities, Internet portals, information websites, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers worldwide. In fact, Business Wire is the most comprehensive news and disclosure network in the world.

Business Wire originates hundreds of thousands of news announcements each year, with a dramatic impact on capital and commercial markets around the globe and in virtually every industry sector. With a news distribution network spanning 150 countries and 45 languages, Business Wire's multi-channel delivery network has access to dozens of international and national news agency networks throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

The Business Wire news network is powered by its patented NX high-speed data platform and supports XML, XHTML and XBRL code to deliver the most sophisticated news file to enhance news release interactivity, customization and search engine optimization. Business Wire has 31 bureaus in cities including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Paris, Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Tokyo, Toronto and Sydney with reciprocal offices throughout the world.

Company:		Business Wire
Headquarters Address:		44 Montgomery Street
		San Francisco, CA 94104
Main Phone:		+1 415-986-4422
Website:		www.BusinessWire.com
Organization Type:		Subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway
Industry:		Communications: Public Relations/Investor
		Relations
Key Executives:		President and CEO: Cathy Baron Tamraz
		Chief Operating Officer: Gregg Castano
		Chief Operating Officer: Phyllis Dantuono
		Chief Information Officer: Steve Messick
		Chief Financial Officer: Geff Scott
Public Relations
Contacts:		Thomas Becktold
Phone:		+1 310-820-9473
Email:		Thomas.Becktold@BusinessWire.com
		Neil Hershberg
		+1 212-752-9600
		Neil.Hershberg@BusinessWire.com