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PRESS RELEASE (11 Aug 2010)
Former British Government Minister joins Cornerstone Global Associates
Former British Government Minister Gillian Merron has joined Cornerstone Global Associates
as Senior Consultant and Senior Advisor.

Ms Merron was a highly effective Minister in five government departments, most recently
Minister of State for Public Health. She previously was a Minister at the Foreign Office,
Cabinet Office, Department for International Development and Department for Transport. She
has an outstanding track record in international and national crisis management, including
the Swine Flu pandemic, flooding and Foot and Mouth and was a lead member of the cross-
government emergency committee Cobra.

Whilst at DfID, Ms Merron was the lead Minister for Africa and health, tackling child and
maternal mortality, HIV/Aids, malaria and TB. She was instrumental in the delivery of UK
policy change to improve human rights and justice, particularly in South America. At the
Department of Transport, Gillian was lead Minister for aviation, bus services, regional and
local transport plans and funding.

After 13 years as a Member of Parliament, Ms Merron returns to the private sector.

Cornerstone Global Associates are particularly privileged to have her as part of our
international team. Ghanem Nuseibeh, Co-Founder, partner and director at Cornerstone
commented: “Gillian Merron has a deep understanding of policy and the need for effective
engagement at all levels. Gillian is a natural ambassador and action-oriented persuader. Her
impressive track record in being able to take on complex briefs, quickly winning the
confidence of new teams and achieving results is highly commendable. We look forward to
working with Gillian in delivering further high-end consultancy to our clients. Gillian will be
available to provide input on projects across our sectors of operations”.

Mark Townsend, Cornerstone’s Senior Gulf Advisor, co-anchor of Dubai’s Business Breakfast
radio programme and former Business Editor of the UAE daily Khaleej Times commented:
"Governments in the Gulf are engaged on a irrevocable path to higher standards of
transparency and accountability. Gillian Merron's track-record and high-level skills will be
invaluable to policy makers in the public and private sector throughout the region as they
confront complex issues. Cornerstone's team in the region is significantly strengthened by
Gillian's appointment particularly in the UAE where her expertise in institution building will be
highly relevant."
For further information, please contact Ghanem Nuseibeh at gn@cstoneglobal.com
Cornerstone Global Associates is a high-end strategy and management consultancy that
delivers seemingly intractable challenges. Information about Cornerstone Global Associates’
services can be found on www.cstoneglobal.com or by contacting Ghanem Nuseibeh at
gn@cstoneglobal.com

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