J.D. Power and Associates Relocates California Corporate Headquarters To Larger Facility

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--April 11, 2002--The global marketing information firm J.D. Power and Associates is moving its California corporate headquarters from Agoura Hills, Calif., to a new and larger facility in Westlake Village, Calif., on April 15.
    The move is prompted by a need for more space to accommodate the firm's continued growth and to consolidate the firm's corporate office with its Newbury Park, Calif., facility. A total of about 350 employees will be affected by the relocation.
    The move involves all 250 associates at the Agoura Hills facility who will begin relocating April 12 to the new 93,000 square-foot facility. By April 29, all 100 associates from the Newbury Park facility will also occupy the new Westlake Village headquarters.
    "This is certainly an exciting time for the firm as we continue to grow and provide our clients with the increased services they need to integrate the voice of their customers into their daily operations," said Stephen Goodall, president and chief operating officer of J.D. Power and Associates. "Our new headquarters will also provide our associates with a completely remodeled and expanded work environment."
    J.D. Power and Associates also has U.S. offices in Orange, Calif.; Troy, Mich.; Westport, Conn.; and Mesa, Ariz., along with worldwide offices in Toronto, London, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.
    The new address and contact information for the corporate headquarters, effective April 15, is:

    J.D. Power and Associates
    2625 Townsgate Road
    Westlake Village, CA 91361
    Telephone: 805/418-8000; FAX: 805/418-8900

    J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services firm operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, consulting, training and customer satisfaction. The firm's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on actual responses from millions of consumers annually. J.D. Power and Associates can be accessed through the Internet at www.jdpa.com. Media e-mail contact: michael.greywitt@jdpa.com or john.tews@jdpa.com.