Industry Veteran Monty Hamilton Selected as CEO of Rural Sourcing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jonesboro, AR February 10, 2009:
Rural Sourcing Inc. (RSI) announced that it has selected industry veteran Monty Hamilton to take
over as CEO. Hamilton was most recently, Regional Managing Partner at Clarkston Consulting, parent
company of RSI. "Monty has been instrumental in the growth and leadership of Clarkston and will, no
doubt, bring that same pattern of success, passion, and accomplishment to RSI," said Tom Finegan,
Chairman and Clarkston co-founder.
Hamilton joined Clarkston in 1995 after beginning his career at Accenture. He was instrumental in
Clarkston's growth from a small regional technology firm to a global consulting organization, serving
clients in the Life Sciences and Consumer Goods industries. During his tenure the firm grew
exponentially and is well recognized as a leader in the consulting industry. Hamilton started and led a
number of different practice areas and managed some of the firm's largest and most prestigious clients,
including Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Georgia-Pacific, and Nokia. Equally important
has been Monty's demonstrated commitment to developing firm talent, by recruiting and mentoring many
of the Clarkston's current and emerging leaders. "
I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to lead RSI, an industry innovator in the
domestic sourcing space. This is a challenging time in our country’s history, and RSI has responded to
that challenge by filling a market need to create jobs in America; while providing corporations, large
and small, the opportunity to become more cost efficient in their use of technology," said Monty
Hamilton. "We are off to a great start in 2009, through our hard work and dedication and with the help
of state, local and corporate leaders we fully expect to fulfill our vision of creating 3,000 new IT
jobs across the United States over the next few years."
Professionally, Hamilton is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Metro Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce, Georgia Biomedical Partnership, and the Technology Association of Georgia. He also
contributes to his community, where he is the past president of the board of directors for the
Adaptive Learning Center, a school designed to meet the unique challenges of special needs children
from birth to age six.
Mr. Hamilton holds an M.B.A. from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist
University and a B.S. in business from Millsaps College.
ABOUT RSI
Rural Sourcing Inc. is the leader in domestic sourcing, a cost-effective alternative to offshoring for
technology development and the ongoing support and maintenance for critical business applications. RSI
leverages skilled resources in our Centers of Excellence which are located on or near universities in
rural America. Due to a lower cost of living and our proven delivery methods, RSI is able to provide
costs savings of 60-70% for its clients. Well trained employees' with a strong work ethic, living in
low cost cities, enables RSI to deliver exceptional value for our clients. Inherently, this value comes
without the normal obstacles of time zones, distance, language, and geopolitical risks associated with
current offshore models.Over the next few years RSI plans to create 3,000 new technology jobs in the
United States, by establishing Centers of Excellence in rural areas with a low cost of living.
ABOUT CLARKSTON CONSULTING
Clarkston Consulting is a different kind of management and technology consulting firm. We deliver a
unique experience for market leaders within the Consumer Products and Life Sciences industries.
Considering professionalism, expertise, and value as prerequisites, we take service a step further
through our unyielding commitment to the success of people as individuals, both our clients and our
employees. By combining integrity, adaptability, and a whatever-it-takes attitude, we have achieved an
extremely high rate of referral and repeat business and a 7-year average client satisfaction rate of
96%. For more information, visit www.ClarkstonConsulting.com.
Contact:
DeShelia A. Spann
Rural Sourcing
919.484.4681
dspann@ruralsourcing.com
www.ruralsourcing.com