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that, he served as President & CEO of USI of Southern California where he
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He is taking over for Bob Kent who will be retiring at the end of
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methods include desk research, quantitative research (CAPI, face-to-face, mail
and telephone interviews) and qualitative research with focus groups and
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research methods , Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research
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TRIA International Research and Consultancy Joins Harris Interactive Global Network

Acordia Inc. Names H. David Wood Senior Vice President Regional Managing Director of Its West Region

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subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www.

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Acordia is also a member of HLA Global Network. Wells Fargo Bank, N.

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Today, there are
more than a dozen global network members , representing Africa, Asia,
Australia, the Caribbean, Eastern and Western Europe, Central/North/South
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About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc. (http://www.com ), Paris-based
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TRIA, headquartered in Istanbul , was established in October 2000 and its
management offers more than 20 years of dynamic market research experience to
a broad variety of industries.
"We are very pleased to welcome TRIA, a firm that offers premier research
capabilities for a diverse list of practice areas, as the newest member of our
global network," stated David Vaden, executive vice president and chief
strategy officer for Harris Interactive., is the world's fifth largest
insurance brokerage and the largest bank-owned insurance brokerage in the
U.com), and other distribution channels
across North America and elsewhere internationally.

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harrisinteractive.com ), the 15th
largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
N.

Acordia is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, a diversified financial
services company with over $420 billion in assets, providing banking,
insurance, investments , mortgage and consumer finance from more than 6,000
stores, the Internet (wellsfargo.
is the only "Aaa"-rated bank in the United States.

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For more
information about the Harris Interactive Global Network , go to
http://www.com ), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide , a Reston, Virginia-based research
and consultancy firm ranked 25th largest in the world, and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies.
Conboy, President & Chief Executive Officer of Acordia, Inc.

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Turkey serves as a gateway into Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central
Asia

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Acordia, Inc., serves as the
international arm of Acordia.

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"Joining the Harris Interactive Global Network will help us gear up the
speed of growth of TRIA," stated Melih Yurdagul, managing director of TRIA
International Research and Consultancy.Y.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through U. David Wood has accepted the position of Senior
Vice President, Regional Managing Director of Acordia's West region., headquartered in Chicago, Ill .

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To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited to
participate in future online surveys, visit http://www.com .S. Its 4,500 insurance professionals
place in excess of $8 billion of risk premiums with expertise in property,
casualty, benefits, international, personal lines and life products. HLA Global, a partnership
between London-based Heath Lambert Group and Acordia , Inc.

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New product and service offerings as well as the implementation
of state-of-the-art Harris Interactive online research technology will
definitely help our clients make better use of research in the region."

About the Harris Interactive Global Network
The Harris Interactive Global Network, an international network of
affiliate market research firms, was established in 1992 .

Wood will assume the leadership of the offices in the West region's seven
states, which account for approximately 20 percent of Acordia's total
revenue.

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, Harris Interactive(R)
(Nasdaq: HPOL ) announces that TRIA International Research and Consultancy, a
full-service global market research and consulting company in Turkey, has
become the newest member of the Harris Interactive Global Network . "We are pleased to have our local and
international skills and capabilities endorsed by our affiliation with Harris
Interactive.S.harrispollonline.

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Sectors include automotive, chemicals,
construction , fast-moving, jewelry, logistics and management performance, oil
and gas, pharmaceutical, retailing , and telecommunications. "We are excited to offer our clients
the opportunity to gain consumer and business insights into this region that
serves as a gateway to Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. "David's
customer relationships as well as his insurance experience and knowledge
will be a key benefit to the West region."

Wood received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from
Arizona State University and a juris doctorate from the University of
LaVerne College of Law.

Acordia and Wells Fargo

Acordia, Inc.

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-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
with innovative and efficient methods of investigation, analysis and
application.hieurope., a Wells Fargo Company, is
pleased to announce that H., with over 150 offices in 38 states.

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harrisinteractive. In is role, he was responsible for
overseeing the operations of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

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"I'm excited to announce David's new role within Acordia ," said Kevin W.

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TRIA offers market research services in Turkey, and
through its business partners in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia,
Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and in Central Asia.

Most recently, Wood held the position of Regional Executive Officer for
Willis North America in Glendale, Calif.

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Member firms exchange research expertise and
provide the resourcefulness of local-country knowledge.
Though affiliated with Harris Interactive, global network members operate
as totally independent market- and opinion-research firms .asp . HLA Global is one of the world's largest
networks of insurance brokers, with independent brokers in over 90 nations
across the world including Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and
Africa .