TRANZACT Welcomes Back Ms. Mercer Carlin as Executive Vice President

FORT LEE, N.J., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TRANZACT, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, and the market leader in fully integrated, end-to-end, online and offline customer acquisition solutions for large brands, announced that Ms. Mercer Carlin has rejoined the company after an entrepreneurial hiatus.

As Executive Vice President of TRANZACT, Carlin is now responsible for Human Resources and Office Services functions, and will also provide executive-level support related to mergers and acquisitions integration.

"Mercer has always brought a high level of energy to our company," said David Graf, TRANZACT's President and CEO. "We value her wide-ranging industry experience and unique capability to help us further create a positive culture."

Carlin has worked in the direct marketing industry for nearly 15 years. She brings back to TRANZACT a specialized combination of hands-on direct marketing knowledge as well as a highly refined corporate training and development expertise.

Carlin has worked and partnered with David Graf and other members of the company's executive management team over the last 12 years. In 2006, Carlin left TRANZACT to pursue her passion for executive coaching, consulting, and leading programs on communication, productivity, and empowerment. And, today, "We're thrilled to have Mercer return to us," continued Graf. "She will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow TRANZACT and further our position as the market leader in customer acquisition solutions."

About TRANZACT

Based in Fort Lee, NJ, TRANZACT is the leader in providing end-to-end technology-driven customer acquisition solutions to the financial services and media and telecommunications sectors. TRANZACT leverages and integrates sophisticated digital, data, and direct marketing solutions to deliver qualified leads, fully provisioned sales, and robust customer management systems to brands seeking to acquire and manage large numbers of customers. Additional information about TRANZACT can be found at http://www.tranzact.net.

About Veronis Suhler Stevenson

Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) is a private equity firm that invests buyout and structured capital funds in the media, communications, information, and education industries in North America and Europe. VSS provides capital for buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, and strategic acquisitions to companies and management teams with a goal to build companies both organically and through a focused add-on acquisition program. To date, VSS equity and structured capital funds have invested in more than 54 platform companies, which have, in turn, completed more than 230 add-on acquisitions resulting in a portfolio with realized and unrealized enterprise values in excess of $12 billion. Additional information about Veronis Suhler Stevenson can be found at http://www.vss.com.