CCC Information Services Names Thomas Baird SVP of Corporate and Business Development

    CHICAGO--Oct. 17, 2002--CCC Information Services Inc. has broadened its executive-management group with the appointment of Thomas Baird to the new position of senior vice president of corporate and business development. Baird will identify and secure strategic alliances and growth opportunities for CCC, a leading supplier of information and technology solutions to the automotive claims and collision repair industries.
    Baird was previously vice president of new ventures and of corporate strategy and development for the Reynolds and Reynolds Company, a Dayton, Ohio-based provider of information technology to automotive retailers. He was responsible for investing in and developing new growth businesses as well as overall company strategy and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, he held corporate, business development and engineering positions at TRW Inc., its TRW Space and Electronics Group unit and Odyssey Telecommunications International.
    "Tom brings extensive corporate development experience to CCC," said Githesh Ramamurthy, CCC's chairman and chief executive officer. "His leadership in this area will help CCC capitalize on opportunities that enable us to continue to deliver top-quality products to our customers."
    Baird received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a master's degree in systems management from the University of Southern California.

    About CCC

    CCC Information Services Group Inc. , headquartered in Chicago, is a leading supplier of advanced software, communications systems, Internet and wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive claims and collision repair industries. Its technology-based products and services optimize efficiency throughout the entire claims management supply chain and facilitate communication amongst over 15,000 collision repair facilities, 350 insurance companies, and a range of industry participants. For more information about CCC Information Services, visit our Web site at www.cccis.com.