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News Details

Professional Pricing Society Partners with the University of Rochester to Launch the Center for Pricing at the Simon Graduate School of Business

Release Date: Nov 16, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Erica Stephens
For Professional Pricing Society
(770) 429-1958
erica@emstephens.com

Media Contact:
Charla Stevens Kuck
oFor the Simon School
(585) 273-4806
charla.kucko@simon.rochester.edu

ATLANTA – The Professional Pricing Society is partnering with the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester to advance the field of pricing through the newly created Center for Pricing at Simon. The increasing demand for experienced pricing professionals has created a need for a knowledge center that will further pricing research and education. The Center for Pricing will also promote interaction between business executives, educators and researchers who specialize in pricing.

“The Simon Graduate School of Business has taken a bold step in advancing the pricing profession with its creation of the Center for Pricing,” said Eric Mitchell, president and founder of the Professional Pricing Society. “Corporations are eagerly recruiting pricing professionals, and it is exciting to see business school grad students investing their intellectual capital in this important and growing field.”

The partnership provides the Professional Pricing Society and the Simon Graduate School of Business with new ways to positively impact the pricing industry through education. Students will learn about the latest strategies, emerging trends and the newest pricing technologies. In partnership with the Professional Pricing Society, students and professors will benefit from increased access to a multi-platform forum that connects them with top professionals and experts in the pricing industry.

Students at the Simon Graduate School of Business have historically demonstrated a strong interest in pricing. Year in and year out, the school's Pricing Policies course is one of the most popular electives. The Simon curriculum, which is grounded in economics, analytical thinking and quantitative models, creates a strong foundation for the school's partnership with the Professional Pricing Society.

“We are pleased to be working with the Professional Pricing Society to produce talented graduates who can help meet the rapidly growing demand for pricing professionals,” said Simon School Dean Mark Zupan. “Recently, Simon students responded that more than 70 percent would take an Advanced Pricing course, and more than 50 percent would consider, if offered, a concentration in Pricing. Given the students' interest and our school's international reputation as an economics and quantitative-based school, having a Center for Pricing was a natural fit.”

About Professional Pricing Society

Founded in 1984, the Professional Pricing Society serves thousands of members, representing leading industries all over the world. The Society's mission is to nurture a growing community of professionals committed to disseminating pricing expertise throughout the business world. PPS produces three annual conferences in Europe and North America and offers certification with its Certified Pricing Professional (CPP) program. Publications distributed to members include an eight-page monthly newsletter and a 36-page quarterly journal. Further, the PPS Web site (www.pricingsociety.com) is a central resource for state-of-the-art pricing knowledge and hosts a job site where professionals can post or review new opportunities in the industry. For more information visit www.pricingsociety.com.

About the Simon Graduate School of Business

The Simon School prides itself as the place Where Thinkers Become Leaders™ and is currently ranked among the leading graduate business schools in the world in rankings published by the popular press, including BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times of London and Forbes. For example, in the most recent BusinessWeek poll, the Simon School was ranked among the top 30 business schools in the United States. The Financial Times recently rated the School 4th in the world for managerial economics and 5th in the world for both finance and accounting. More information about the Simon School is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.simon.rochester.edu.

The Simon School prides itself as the place Where Thinkers Become Leaders™ and is currently ranked among the leading graduate business schools in the world in rankings published by the popular press, including BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Forbes. For example, the Financial Times recently rated the School 2nd in the world for finance and 5th in the world for managerial economics. More information about the Simon School is available on the World Wide Web at www.simon.rochester.edu.