Dear Friends:

   It is a pleasure to welcome Noah J. Hanft, effective May 1, 2014, as CPR’s new President & 
   CEO. Noah succeeds CPR’s tremendous leader during the last seven years, Kathy Bryan.  
   Kathy’s vision, remarkable leadership skills and commitment to excellence left CPR well 
   positioned for significant growth and the Board of Directors is indebted to her for many years 
   of exemplary service to CPR’s mission.  

We are confident that Noah will build upon CPR’s 35 year legacy and help take CPR to the next level.  

In the attached recent Metropolitan Corporate Counsel article, “Kathy Bryan: Her Accomplishments At CPR Mark A Great Leader", Kathy talks about her plans to teach as an adjunct law professor and remain active in the ADR field during the next phase of her career.  During the interview for this article, Kathy explained that “ADR is a way forward.  It’s not a subject you can simply walk away from.  Noah… is a wonderful leader with a very exciting vision of what mediation and ADR can do for companies.  He will put us in a good position for going forward into the future because he recognizes that companies really lead the charge of change in this area”. 

The attached recent article from Commercial Dispute Resolution, “A Meditation on Mediation”, discusses 
Noah’s career, his enthusiasm for ADR and some of his thoughts about his new role with CPR.  

Please join me and the Board of Directors in welcoming Noah to CPR, as well as wishing Kathy well in the next phase of her career.

Sincerely yours,

John S. Kiernan
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Chairman, CPR’s Board of Directors