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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 29 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced the appointment of Yoh
Narimatsu as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quintiles Transnational
Japan K.K. (Quintiles Japan) effective April 1.

Narimatsu, who has more than 30 years of international business experience,
will lead all operations of Quintiles Japan. Quintiles Japan is a leading
provider of development, commercial and financial solutions to pharma and
biotech companies operating in Japan, the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical
market.

Prior to joining Quintiles, Narimatsu was President and Country General
Manager of Agilent Technologies Japan, Ltd., a global technology leader in
communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis.

Narimatsu, 57, will report to Quintiles Transnational Chairman and CEO
Dennis Gillings, CBE. He succeeds Mikihiko Obayashi, Ph.D., as President of
Quintiles Japan. Obayashi will remain Vice Chairman of Quintiles Japan, a
position he has held since 2004.

Narimatsu also will be a member of the Quintiles Japan Board, which
provides oversight and governance of Quintiles Japan operations from national
and global perspectives; Gillings will continue to serve as Chairman of that
Board.

"Narimatsu-san brings to Quintiles Japan extensive management experience
and demonstrated success in managing the Japanese operations of a multi-faceted
global organization," Gillings said. "The Japanese pharmaceutical market is
dynamic, and with this appointment I believe we’ve significantly enhanced our
ability to help our pharmaceutical and biotech customers succeed in Japan and
globally."

Narimatsu joined Agilent Technologies Japan in 1999 as President and
Country General Manager. Prior to that, he was General Manager of the Kobe
Instrument Division of Hewlett-Packard Japan. He began his career at
Hewlett-Packard in 1971 as a research and development engineer and served in
increasingly responsible positions in the United States and Japan during his
28-year career with the company.

Narimatsu received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kyoto
University in Kyoto, Japan, in 1971; a master’s degree in electrical
engineering from Stanford University in 1976; and a master’s degree in business
administration in 1995, also from Stanford.

Quintiles is the global leader in pharmaceutical services. We improve
healthcare worldwide by providing innovative, quality professional expertise,
market intelligence and partnering solutions to meet the dynamic needs of the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. Quintiles has 16,000
specialized employees and offices in 50 countries. For more information visit
the company’s Web site at http://www.quintiles.com.

SOURCE: Quintiles Transnational Corp.

CONTACT: Pat Grebe, Media Relations
+1-919-998-2091, media.info@quintiles.com

Greg Connors, Investor Relations
+1-919-998-2000, invest@quintiles.com

Web site: http://www.quintiles.com