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Sapient Named 45th Fastest Growing Company by Fortune Magazine, Ranks #2 in Profit Growth

^{Published on 2010-08-23 06:15:30 - Market Wire}
 

BOSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Sapient ] (NASDAQ: SAPE), a global integrated marketing and technology services firm, has just been named the 45^th Fastest Growing Company by Fortune magazine, a 43-spot improvement over the 2009 list, which ranked Sapient at #88. Of the 100 companies named to the list this year, Sapient was ranked #2 in terms of profit growth, based on a three-year EPS growth rate of 188%. The momentum is credited to the rapid growth of its three divisions: Sapient Global Markets, Sapient Government Services, and SapientNitro.

"Collectively, the achievements of our three divisions prove that clients are increasingly relying on Sapient to deliver great results in the areas of customer insights, marketing, and technology and demonstrate the benefit of our uniquely differentiated value proposition."

aThe passion, tenacity and innovation of our talented worldwide team have made the past year one of the strongest in our 20-year existence, even in the midst of a challenging economic environment. The tremendous growth and success of our company is a testament to the incredible people that Ia™m privileged to work with every day,a said Alan J. Herrick, president and chief executive officer, Sapient. aCollectively, the achievements of our three divisions prove that clients are increasingly relying on Sapient to deliver great results in the areas of customer insights, marketing, and technology and demonstrate the benefit of our uniquely differentiated value proposition.a

Sapient is the only company with multi-channel marketing and technology capabilities on the Top 100 list, which ranks publicly held companies with a minimum of $50 million in annual revenue. In February 2010, Sapient announced a re-aligned organizational structure consisting of three divisions: Sapient Global Markets, which focuses on providing business and technology services to leaders in todaya™s evolving capital markets; Sapient Government Services, a leading provider of consulting, marketing, and technology services to US governmental agencies; and SapientNitro, a fully integrated marketing and technology services firm that counts Coca-Cola, Chrysler, Travelers, and Unilever as its clients.

The Fastest Growing Company list can be found at Fortunea™s website: [ http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortunefastestgrowing/2010/full_list/ ]

About Sapient

Sapient is a global services company that helps clients transform in the areas of business, marketing, and technology. The company operates three divisions that enable clients to gain a competitive advantage and succeed in an increasingly digital world. SapientNitro, Sapient Global Markets, and Sapient Government Services fuse insight, creativity, and technology to drive innovation and to help clients navigate complex business problems. Our approach is the subject of case studies used by MBA programs at Harvard and Yale. The company has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit [ www.sapient.com ].

Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation.