Reader's Digest Names Ben Madden Associate Publisher, Advertising PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reader's Digest today named Ben Madden Associate Publisher, Advertising. It was announced by Christopher Lambiase, Vice President, Publisher. Madden will join Reader's Digest on November 17, from SmartMoney, where he was Associate Publisher. Madden will report to Lambiase. As Associate Publisher, Madden will work with Chris Lambiase to direct all day-to-day advertising sales activities for Reader's Digest focusing on automotive, food, package goods and technology. "Ben has the right sales instincts and management style to take Reader's Digest to the next level," said Lambiase. While at SmartMoney, Madden led successful page gains. Through September 2003, ad pages at SmartMoney are up 10.18%. Madden moved swiftly up the ranks at SmartMoney holding positions as National Advertising Director, Group Director, Integrated Sales and Marketing and Account Manager. Prior to joining Smart Money, Madden held positions at Bicycling Magazine and Reebok International. Reader's Digest is America's leading consumer magazine with a monthly readership of 43 million readers and has a larger reach than all primetime television shows. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (NYSE:RDA), is a global publisher and direct marketer of products that inform, enrich, entertain and inspire people of all ages and all cultures around the world. The company's main Web site is at http://www.rd.com/. Revenues were $2.5 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. Global headquarters are located at Pleasantville, New York. DATASOURCE: Reader's Digest CONTACT: Media, William Adler, +1-914-244-7585, or , or Investors, Richard Clark, +1-914-244-5425, or , both of Reader's Digest Web site: http://www.rd.com/

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