2007 News Release
Financial Times Survey Ranks Center for Creative Leadership No. 7 Worldwide in Executive Education

May 14, 2007- Greensboro, N.C. - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) ranked No. 7 overall in the 2007 Financial Times worldwide survey of executive education released today. CCL is the only institution in the survey focused exclusively on leadership education and research, placing it in the company of many of the world's elite business schools.

CCL, which operates campuses in North America, Europe and Asia, is also ranked No. 6 worldwide for open-enrollment programs and No. 15 for custom programs.

With its No. 6 ranking, the Financial Times placed CCL's open-enrollment programs in the top 10 worldwide for the sixth straight year. The Center's open-enrollment programs also placed among the Top 5 in four categories: aims achieved, course design, teaching materials and faculty.

CCL's custom programs were rated among the Top 10 in two categories: value for money and teaching materials.

The Financial Times executive education rankings were based on surveys of organizations and individuals from around the world who rated leading executive education providers, such as Harvard, Duke and London Business School, for quality and impact. The full report is posted in the Executive Education section of FT.com.

"At CCL, we are committed to helping individual leaders and organizations cultivate creative leadership - the capacity to think and act beyond boundaries to achieve more than imagined," said CCL President John Alexander. "We are honored that our program participants and organizational clients consistently rank the Center among the top educational institutions in the world."

About the Center for Creative Leadership
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) is a top-ranked, global provider of executive education that accelerates strategy and business results by unlocking the leadership potential of individuals and organizations. Founded in 1970, CCL offers an array of research-based programs, products and services for leaders at all levels. Ranked among the world's Top 10 providers of executive education by Bloomberg BusinessWeek and the Financial Times, CCL is headquartered in Greensboro, NC, with offices in Colorado Springs, CO; San Diego, CA; Brussels; Moscow; Singapore; New Delhi - NCR, India and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its work is supported by 500 faculty members and staff.

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