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IHS News James Lang Joins CERA as President and COO

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), an IHS Company (NYSE: IHS), announced today that James Lang has joined CERA as President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for CERA’s daily operations and strategic growth. Lang succeeds Robert Lockwood who is taking on responsibilities for IHS’ expansion in Asia.

“Jim has an outstanding record in consulting and advisory work in a variety of industries including energy, and much success in helping clients define strategies and achieve their objectives,” said Daniel Yergin, Chairman, CERA. “He is also a strategic thinker in his own right. He now brings that deep expertise to assisting CERA in meeting our clients’ needs for insight, advice and thought leadership.”

“I can’t imagine a better time to join CERA,” said Lang. “This organization has, without a doubt, the most highly regarded strategic insight on energy around the world, as well as in geopolitics, emerging renewable energies and evolving industry trends. Our core values will continue to focus on the independence, fundamental research, objectivity, and original thinking that define CERA and that are so highly valued.”

“Jim is a proven leader and innovator of businesses, organizations and teams,” said Ron Mobed, IHS President and COO, Energy. “His leadership and vision will help CERA and IHS continue to realize our mission of serving the global energy marketplace as ‘The Source for Critical Information and Insight.’"

Lang previously was President and COO of Strategic Decisions Group (SDG), a leading strategy consulting firm serving the oil & gas, power, transportation, life sciences and other industries. With that firm since 1989, he specialized in strategy development, capital investment decision-making, and organizational capability development, and founded the firm’s Boston and Houston offices. Lang managed projects around the world, providing strong and capable leadership for SDG through different business environments.

Lang’s professional experience spans the worldwide energy, telecom, transportation, high tech, defense, finance, and automotive industries. Before joining SDG, he held planning and engineering positions at Analog Devices, Data General Corporation, and AT&T.

Lang holds an MBA with Distinction from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, where he was named an Edward Tuck Scholar. He received a BS in electrical and computer engineering, summa cum laude at the University of New Hampshire. He currently guest lectures at the Tuck School at Dartmouth.

About CERA (www.cera.com)

Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), an IHS Company (NYSE: IHS), is a leading advisor to energy companies, consumers and industrial companies, financial institutions, technology companies, and governments. CERA delivers strategic knowledge and independent analysis on energy markets, geopolitics, industry trends, and strategy. CERA is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Calgary, Dubai, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Oslo, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Washington, DC.

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