2004 News Release
Financial Times Survey Ranks Center for Creative Leadership Among World's Best in Executive Education

May 2004 - Greensboro, N.C. - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) is ranked among the top providers of executive education worldwide in a new survey by the Financial Times. CCL is the only institution focused exclusively on leadership education in the survey, placing it in the company of many of the world's elite business schools.

CCL, which has campuses in North America, Europe and Asia, was one of just a few international institutions to have both its open-enrollment and custom programs ranked among the Top 20 in the survey.

The Financial Times ranked CCL's open-enrollment programs in the Top 10 worldwide for the third straight year. The Center's open-enrollment programs also placed among the Top 5 in five categories: preparation, course design, teaching materials, faculty and aims achieved.

CCL's custom programs placed the Top 20 worldwide and earned Top 10 rankings in the categories of faculty and new skills and learning.

The Financial Times executive education rankings were based on surveys of organizations and individuals from around the world who rated leading executive education providers for quality and impact.

"It is gratifying for CCL to be consistently ranked among the very best educational institutions by the individuals and organizations we serve," said CCL President John Alexander. "The Financial Times' survey findings and our recent ranking by BusinessWeek as the world's top provider of leadership education provide continued validation of the depth and impact of the programs we offer."

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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