Carey International Joins Global Events Partners as Allied Partner
5 March 1999
Carey International Joins Global Events Partners as Allied PartnerWASHINGTON, March 5 -- Carey International, Inc. announced today that it has joined a 30-company partnership, Global Events Partners ("GEP") of Washington D.C., as an allied partner in the growing field of event planning and coordination. GEP has assembled a top-tier team to create "one stop shopping" for professionals in the destination management and events coordination industry. The newly created GEP will provide high quality, reliable service and coordination of meetings and events at locations around the world. As part of the agreement, Carey International will provide ground transportation and chauffeured vehicle services for GEP at locations worldwide. In addition, the Carey name will be marketed as part of a new global brand in the event planning and coordination industry which will increase exposure of the Carey name as GEP expands into Asia and other major destination cities worldwide. Richard A. Anderson, Jr., Carey's Executive Vice President for Sales and Marketing, commented, "Our partnership with GEP is another step in Carey's emergence as a dominant force in the international ground transportation industry and should further enhance our rapidly growing meetings and events division. With active operations throughout the world, Carey International is well-placed to serve this organization. Our partnership with GEP is one that we intend to support strongly." Carey International, a leading industry consolidator, is the world's largest chauffeured vehicle service company. The Company provides sedan, limousine, van and minibus service through a worldwide network of owned and operated companies, licensees and affiliates serving 420 cities in 65 countries. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations.