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About StepChange Consulting

StepChange Consulting is a fully specialized forest and paper value chain management consultancy with a proven track record in supporting clients to achieve sustainable value and improved results.

StepChange is able to offer support from strategy development to operational improvements. We provide innovative and yet pragmatic solutions for restructuring, expansion strategies, merger integration, as well as performance improvement and turnaround initiatives. Our proven track record is based on an international team of industry experts who hit the ground running. The broad client base of StepChange consists of the leading organizations in the industry. All clients continue to rely on our services, loyalty that attests to the industry-focused strategy and supports our international growth. As experienced industry specialists we are willing to offer value based fee structures.

We place emphasis on delivering measurable business improvements that are supported by solid value analytics, while at the same time institutionalizing a reusable change mechanism. We thereby foster a creative and collaborative approach with our clients to tailor solutions that fit.

For more information please consult our website: www.stepchange.com.

About CME Group

CME Group is the operator of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade and the New York Mercantile Exchange. As the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, we bring more than 250 years of expertise of trading futures and options to the global marketplace. We offer the widest range of benchmark products available on any exchange covering all major asset classes, such as interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, commodities, energy, metals and alternative investments. CME Clearing matches and settles trades and guarantees the creditworthiness of every transaction that takes place. CME Group is traded at NASDAQ under the symbol "CME." More information can be found at www.cmegroup.com.