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Financial Times Survey Ranks Center for Creative Leadership No. 6 Worldwide in Executive Education

May 11, 2009 - Brussels - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL ^®) ranked No. 6 overall in the 2009 Financial Times worldwide survey of executive education released today. CCL has ranked in the survey's overall Top 10 for five straight years, placing it in the company of many of the world's elite business schools. It is the only institution in the survey focused exclusively on leadership education and research. The survey ranked 45 institutions globally.

CCL, which operates campuses in North America, Europe and Asia, also ranked No. 7 worldwide for open-enrollment programs and No. 14 for custom programs.

The Financial Times ranks open-enrollment providers in several sub-categories. CCL placed in the Top 10 in eight of them: aims achieved; course design; teaching materials; faculty; follow-up; preparation; new skills and learning; and international locations.

CCL also placed in the Top 10 in four Custom sub-categories: future use, teaching methods and materials; food & accommodation; and facilities.

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 Harvard, Duke, INSEAD and IMD, for quality and impact.

"At CCL, listening to our clients and creating impact for them is our top priority," CCL President John Ryan said. "These new rankings show our work really does make a difference for them. We appreciate the feedback they have given us through this survey, and we'll use it to keep getting better. I am very proud of all my CCL colleagues."

About the Center for Creative Leadership
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) is a top-ranked, global provider of executive education that unlocks individual and organizational potential through its exclusive focus on leadership development and research. Founded in 1970 as a nonprofit, educational institution, CCL helps clients worldwide cultivate creative leadership - the capacity to achieve more than imagined by thinking and acting beyond boundaries - through an array of programs, products and other services.

Ranked among the world's top providers of executive education by BusinessWeek and the Financial Times, The Center for Creative Leadership is an internationally recognised resource for maximising the leadership capabilities within organisations. Every year, over 20,000 professionals attend CCL programmes worldwide.

While our focus is learning and development, we differ from many academic institutions in that our R&D efforts are practitioner-oriented. We strive to design and produce practical tools that our clients can use to change themselves and their organisations in fundamental ways, in keeping with our mission of working for the benefit of society worldwide.

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