ARLINGTON, Va., May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Commitment to excellence over the past year has earned CEB (NYSE: CEB), the leading member-based advisory company, recognition as a 2014 AT&T Supplier Award winner for its support of affiliates of AT&T*, one of the world's leading data, voice, wireless and Internet services providers.

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"We are proud of our long-standing tradition of providing unparalleled, innovative products and services to our business and residential customers," said Tim Harden, President of AT&T Supply Chain and Fleet Operations. "We're successful on that front in large part thanks to extraordinary suppliers like CEB that consistently go above and beyond, exceeding our expectations and helping exceed those of our customers as well."

CEB was one of only eight suppliers to receive the 2014 AT&T Supplier Award for its work in helping AT&T deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past year. CEB was recognized for its contributions across a broad scope of criteria, including supplier diversity results, creative cost management solutions, teamwork, customer service, product/service performance.

"CEB is honored to receive the Supplier Excellence Award," said Nathan Blain, executive director, CEB. "It is a testament both to a strong relationship and to the impact that a thoughtful approach to engaging employees can have on a global business--especially as the battle for talent is re-ignited. There is no greater reward for our Workforce Surveys & Analytics team than to be recognized for our insight and our service by a client as respected as AT&T."

As part of its annual Supplier Award Program, AT&T took out a half-page ad in the May 13, 2014 edition of The Wall Street Journal to publicly thank the selected companies.

CEB's talent management portfolio equips corporate leaders to maximize talent investments by applying the same level of rigor and discipline to talent decisions as they do other corporate assets. These offerings, which include the industry's most robust talent measurement platform, span the entire employee lifecycle from candidate identification through leadership development and succession management.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About CEB

CEB, the leading member-based advisory company, equips more than 10,000 organizations around the globe with insights, tools, and actionable solutions to transform enterprise performance. By combining advanced research and analytics with best practices from member companies, CEB helps leaders realize outsized returns by more effectively managing talent, information, customers, and risk. Member companies include nearly 90% of the Fortune 500, more than 75% of the Dow Jones Asian Titans, and 85% of the FTSE 100. More at cebglobal.com.

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