Former ING Executive Gary Taiariol Joins IXIT Corporation as SVP, Insurance & Intermediary Distribution

April 14, 2008 (McLean, VA) – IXI Corporation, premier provider of customer segmentation, targeting  and market tracking solutions for the financial services industry,  announced today  that Gary Taiariol, former Chief Administrative Officer for ING Annuity Distribution,  has joined the firm as Senior Vice President, Insurance & Intermediary Distribution.  Mr. Taiariol will report into David Flam, Group Vice President, Diversified Insurance, and oversee IXI’s annuity distribution reporting and related offerings to wholesale marketed manufacturers.
                              
“Having Gary in this role will truly serve the annuity industry well.  His prior experience with IXI solutions and industry knowledge make him a perfect fit to help our clients effectively distribute the right retirement products to the right people.  I’m thrilled that our clients will benefit from the strategic insights he brings to the table,” said Mr. Flam. 

Prior to joining IXI, Mr. Taiariol spent nine years at ING most recently as Chief Administrative Officer of ING Annuity Distribution.   In this role he led finance, planning, product implementation, technology, and communications teams.  While at ING, he also served as Chief Financial Officer and worked in several divisions including ING US Financial Services and ING Funds.  Mr. Taiariol has also held leadership positions at NovaCare, Inc., and Christian Dior Perfumes, Inc.

Mr. Taiariol holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Scranton.  He is a member of both the American & Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. 

About IXI Corporation
IXI enables marketers to segment and target consumer households and neighborhoods based on wealth, income, spending, share of wallet, and share of market.

Through our exclusive consortium of more than 95 leading U.S. financial institutions, IXI measures more than $10 trillion in U.S. consumer assets and investments, comprising over 42% of all U.S. invested assets.  For more than 10 years, IXI has utilized its patented process for collecting and classifying consumer asset data to create its proprietary financial assets database.

IXI works with the nation’s leading financial services marketers to segment their customers and prospects by affluence, credit, risk, product propensity, purchase behavior, and other characteristics.  Our financial services clients use IXI’s asset-based solutions to efficiently identify customers and prospects that are most likely to represent a profitable business relationship, minimize risk, identify growth markets, and deliver the right message to the right customer.