TestAmerica Appoints Bryan Firestone as CIO  

PRESS RELEASE

Date August 27, 2007
For Immediate Release  

TestAmerica is pleased to announce the appointment of Bryan Firestone as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the company.

Mr. Firestone and his team will be administering the Information Technology systems across the company, focusing on the current challenges of a combined infrastructure, while providing accurate analytical data deliverables to environmental decision makers. “My focus will be to create a far reaching Information Technology vision for the new company. We will leverage all existing and future technologies to improve the customer experience, continue to build products that will positively differentiate us from the competition, while making the laboratories highly efficient,” states Mr. Firestone.

Mr. Firestone has extensive experience in Information Technology and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) integrations, including 5 years experience in semi-conductor reliability lab management and 20 years experience in clinical laboratory Information Technology and management. Prior to joining TestAmerica, Mr. Firestone held former positions as CIO, Vice President, and General Manager with several large firms, including billion dollar organizations in the clinical testing industry.

TestAmerica President and CEO (former STL President and CEO), Rachel Brydon Jannetta said, “As the leader in the industry, it is essential we have a best-in-class IT organization that will enable us to provide exceptional data deliverables and IT solutions for our clients.”  

About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, including 48 laboratories, 24 service centers and additional locations in Asia and South America. TestAmerica provides a vast array of analytical testing services, including analyses for source and ambient air, specialty organics and dioxin, drinking water, emerging contaminants, sediments, radiochemistry and mixed wastes, tissue preparation and analysis. TestAmerica affiliate companies include TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing; TestAmerica Drilling Corp., provider of innovative environmental and geotechnical drilling; EMLab P&K, the leader in indoor air quality, and QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems. TestAmerica employs over 3,200 personnel dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients’ environmental testing needs.

For more information, contact:

JAMES H. MILLER
Vice President

TestAmerica
THE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

Tel 716.691.2600
www.testamericainc.com | www.stl-inc.com