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AED Appoints Robert S. Murphy as New Chief Financial Officer

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2010 – Robert S. Murphy has been named chief financial officer
for AED. He replaces Deanna Trotter, who is retiring this month after 22 years with the organization.

Murphy has more than 21 years of financial management and accounting experience in the nonprofit,
public, and commercial sectors and brings more than 15 years of executive-level financial leadership
within the international development field to AED. “We are excited and fortunate to have Mr. Murphy on
board,” said George Ingram, AED interim president and chief executive officer. “He brings a breadth of
experience and a track record of helping international development organizations build their capacity.”

Murphy joined AED on November 22, and is working closely with Trotter until her retirement is official
in January. Murphy will be a strategic partner to AED’s president and CEO while managing all financial
functions for AED. He is responsible for AED’s portfolio of investments and for ensuring that financial
controls are in place to support the organization’s business needs and future plans.

“I am very excited to join the team at AED and be part of its inspiring legacy of partnership and
development in the United States and globally,” Murphy said. “AED has a sound foundation to build
upon and I look forward to being part of that growth both in the United States and internationally.”

Murphy comes to AED after serving as the chief financial and administrative officer for Counterpart
International, a global development organization. Previously, Murphy was director of finance for the
Denmark-based United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Prior to UNOPS, Murphy served
as chief financial officer and was a principal of the Emerging Markets Group (formerly Deloitte
Emerging Markets). Murphy has also served as the chief financial officer for Development Alternatives,
Inc.(DAI).

He received his MBA in finance from the University of Pittsburgh and his Bachelor of Sciences in
finance and business administration from West Virginia University.
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AED is a nonprofit organization working globally to create enduring solutions to critical problems in
health, education, social and economic development. Collaborating with partners throughout the world,
AED develops and implements ideas that change lives through more than 300 programs in all 50 U.S.
states and more than 150 countries.

www.aed.org