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 Austin A. Adams
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Retired Executive Vice President and Corporate Chief Information Officer JPMorgan Chase (Bank Holding Company) Austin A. Adams has served as a director of D&B since April 2007, and is a member of the Audit Committee and Innovation & Technology Committee. Mr. Adams served as Executive Vice President and Corporate Chief Information Officer of JPMorgan Chase from July 2004 (upon the merger of JPMorgan Chase and Bank One Corporation) until his retirement in October 2006. Prior to the merger, Mr. Adams served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Bank One from 2001 to 2004. Prior to joining Bank One, he was Chief Information Officer at First Union Corporation (now Wells Fargo & Co.) from 1985 to 2001. Mr. Adams is also a director of the following public company: Spectra Energy, Inc. He has not served as a director of any other public company in the last five years. In assessing Mr. Adams's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered his experience in managing the technology operations of three of the U.S.'s largest banks and his expertise in effectively deploying technology to support a company's products and operations, which is particularly helpful to our Company given the importance of technology to our operations. Finally, our Board believes it benefits from Mr. Adams's experience serving on the Board of another U.S. public company. |
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John W. Alden
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Retired Vice Chairman United Parcel Service, Inc. (Express Package Carrier Company) John W. Alden has served as a director of D&B since December 2002, and is Chairman of the Board Affairs Committee and a member of the Compensation & Benefits Committee. Mr. Alden served with United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), the largest express package carrier in the world, for 35 years, serving on UPS's board of directors from 1988 to 2000. His most recent role was as Vice Chairman of the Board of UPS from 1996 until his retirement in 2000. Mr. Alden is also a director of the following public companies: Arkansas Best Corporation, Barnes Group, Inc. and Silgan Holdings, Inc. He has not served as a director of any other public company in the last five years. In assessing Mr. Alden's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered his extensive sales and marketing and general management experience, including strategic planning, gained during his 35 years at UPS, a complex and global company that serves, like D&B, small, medium and large U.S. and international businesses. Our Board also believes it benefits from Mr. Alden's experience gained during his lengthy tenure on the board of UPS and as a director of other public companies. |
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Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tyco International Ltd. (Diversified Global Products and Services Company Christopher J. Coughlin has served as a director of D&B since December 2004, and is a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation & Benefits Committee. Mr. Coughlin is also the Lead Director for the regularly scheduled executive sessions of non-management directors since August 2010. Mr. Coughlin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tyco International Ltd., a global business with leading positions in residential and commercial security, fire protection and industrial products and services, since from March 2005 through November 2010. Previously, he served at The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2003 to December 2004, as Chief Financial Officer from August 2003 to June 2004, and as a director from July 2003 to July 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Coughlin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pharmacia Corporation from 1998 to 2003, and prior to that Mr. Coughlin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nabisco Holdings. Mr. Coughlin is also a director of the following public company: Covidien Ltd. He has not served as a director of any other public company in the last five years. In assessing Mr. Coughlin's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered his significant financial expertise and general management experience gained from his executive officer/chief financial officer positions at four large public companies. This expertise and experience includes his understanding of operations, financial planning and controls, and evaluating and executing acquisition and divestiture transactions. The Board also values Mr. Coughlin's qualification as an "audit committee financial expert" as that term has been defined by the rules of the SEC and his "accounting or related financial management expertise" within the meaning of NYSE listing standards. Finally, the Board believes it benefits from Mr. Coughlin's experience serving on the board of another public company. |
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James N. Fernandez
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tiffany & Co. (Retail Jeweler) James N. Fernandez has served as a director of D&B since December 2004, and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Board Affairs Committee. Mr. Fernandez has served with Tiffany & Co., a specialty retailer, designer, manufacturer and distributor of fine jewelry, timepieces, sterling silverware, china, crystal, stationery, fragrances and accessories, since October 1983. He has held numerous positions with Tiffany & Co., including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 1989 until January 1998, when he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for accounting, treasury, investor relations, information technology, financial planning, business development and diamond operations, and overall responsibility for distribution, manufacturing, customer service and security. Mr. Fernandez does not serve, nor has he served in the last five years, on the board of any public company other than D&B. In assessing Mr. Fernandez's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered Mr. Fernandez's financial expertise (including investor relations oversight), brand management and operations experience (including information technology oversight) gained at Tiffany & Co. over the past 21 years, including in his role as the CFO for the past 20 years. The Board also values Mr. Fernandez's qualification as an "audit committee financial expert" as that term has been defined by the rules of the SEC and his "accounting or related financial management expertise" within the meaning of NYSE listing standards. |
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Douglas A. Kehring
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Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategic Planning Oracle Corporation Douglas A. Kehring was appointed to D&B's Board effective August 3, 2011. Mr. Kehring has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategic Planning of Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company and a leading provider of computer hardware products and services, since March 2005. Previously, Mr. Kehring served as Vice President, Oracle Corporate Development, from January 2004 to February 2005, and Strategic Advisor, Oracle Corporate Development, from April 2002 to January 2004. Upon joining Oracle in April 2000 through April 2002, Mr. Kehring served as Associate of the Oracle Venture Fund. Prior to that, he worked for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette from March 1998 to March 2000 and for Dain Rauscher Wessels from June 1995 to March 1998. Mr. Kehring does not serve on the board of any other public company. Mr. Kehring graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business with a BBA in Finance, Investment & Banking. |
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Sara Mathew 
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 Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSara Mathew is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of D&B. Ms. Mathew joined D&B in August 2001 as the Chief Financial Officer. In 2006 she became President, US and in the latter part of the year, added responsibilities as President, International. In February 2007, Ms. Mathew was promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. In January 2010, Ms. Mathew was named Chief Executive Officer of D&B, and assumed the role of Chairman of the Board on July 1, 2010. Ms. Mathew has been a member of the D&B Board of Directors since January 2008. Under Ms. Mathew's leadership, D&B implemented a total shareholder return ("TSR") strategy, focused on profitable revenue growth, margin expansion and a disciplined approach to deploying D&B's free cash flow. Additionally, Ms. Mathew was instrumental in the development and implementation of D&B's current International strategy, leveraging partnerships to improve D&B's competitive position through the creation of D&B's World Wide Network ("WWN"). Since then, International has almost doubled in revenue and significantly expanded margins. Currently, Ms. Mathew is leading a transformation of D&B from a data company to a more innovative, digital enterprise by leveraging technological advances that will allow the company to expand its reach in the market place. A re-platforming of D&B's core assets is underway; to further extend D&B's current competitive advantage in the commercial market. Prior to joining D&B, Ms. Mathew spent 18 years at Procter & Gamble, where she served in a number of executive positions, including Vice President of Finance in Asia and CFO of the global baby care business unit. Ms. Mathew also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Campbell Soup Company. She holds a bachelor's degree in physics, chemistry, and mathematics from Women's Christian College in Madras, India and a master's in business administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Sandra E. Peterson
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Board of Management Bayer CropScience AG (Crop Science Company) Sandra E. Peterson has served as a director of D&B since September 2002, and is Chairman of the Innovation & Technology Committee and a member of the Board Affairs Committee. Ms. Peterson was appointed as a member of the Board of Management of Bayer CropScience AG (a subsidiary of Bayer AG), an innovative crop science company in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant traits, effective July 1, 2010 and will become Chairman of the Board of Management effective October 1, 2010. Ms. Peterson previously served as Executive Vice President and President, Medical Care, Bayer HealthCare LLC, a researcher, developer, manufacturer and marketer of products for diabetes disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment, as well as other medical devices, from May 2005 to June 2010, group president of government for Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (formerly Merck-Medco) from September 2003 until February 2004, senior vice president of Medco's health businesses from April 2001 through August 2003 and senior vice president of marketing for Merck-Medco Managed Care LLC from January 1999 to March 2001. Ms. Peterson does not serve on the board of any public company other than D&B. She previously served as a director of Handleman Company, a public company, from May 2001 to November 2005. In assessing Ms. Peterson's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered her general operations experience with a global company, product and marketing experience and expertise with strategy development gained from her executive positions with the companies described above. Finally, the Board believes it benefits from Ms. Peterson's experience serving on the board of another U.S. public company. |
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Michael R. Quinlan
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Chairman Emeritus McDonald's Corporation (Global Food Service Retailer) Michael R. Quinlan has served as a director of D&B since 1989, and is Chairman of the Compensation & Benefits Committee and a member of the Board Affairs Committee. Mr. Quinlan served as the Lead Director for the regularly scheduled executive sessions of non-management directors from October 2002 through July 2010. Mr. Quinlan served as a director of McDonald's Corporation, a global food service retailer, from 1979 until his retirement in 2002. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of McDonald's from March 1990 to May 1999 and Chief Executive Officer from March 1987 through July 1998. Mr. Quinlan is also a director of the following public company: Warren Resources, Inc. He previously served as a director of the May Department Stores Company, a public company, from 1993 to 2005. In assessing Mr. Quinlan's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered Mr. Quinlan's extensive management experience during his 23 years at the McDonald's Corporation, including as its President and CEO. Besides the operational, sales, marketing and strategy experience Mr. Quinlan gained at McDonald's, the Board also values his knowledge of our Company and operations gained during his 20 year tenure as a director of our Company. Finally, the Board believes it benefits from Mr. Quinlan's experience serving on the boards of other U.S. public companies. |
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Naomi O. Seligman
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Senior Partner Ostriker von Simson, Inc. (Consultants on Information Technology) Naomi O. Seligman has served as a director of D&B since June 1999, and is a member of the Audit Committee and Innovation & Technology Committee. Ms. Seligman is a senior partner at Ostriker von Simson, Inc. and co-partner of the CIO Strategy Exchange, a private forum for discussion and research which facilitates a dialogue between the chief information officers of large multinational corporations, premier venture capitalists, and computer industry establishment chief executive officers. Previously, Ms. Seligman was a senior partner of the Research Board, Inc., which she co-founded in 1977 and led until June 1999. Ms. Seligman is also a director of the following public companies: Akamai Technologies, Inc. and Oracle Corporation. She previously served as a director of Sun Microsystems, Inc., a public company, from 2000 to 2007. In assessing Ms. Seligman's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered her strong understanding of technology-based organizations, which is particularly helpful to our Company given the importance of technology to our operations. The Board also values her expertise in the area of mergers and acquisitions as well as her insight gained from the relationships she maintains throughout the technology industry in her ongoing consulting work. Finally, the Board believes it benefits from Ms. Seligman's experience serving on the boards of other U.S. public companies that operate globally. |
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Michael J. Winkler
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Retired Executive Vice President, Customer Solutions Group and Chief Marketing Officer Hewlett-Packard Company (Global Technology Solutions Company) Michael J. Winkler has served as a director of D&B since March 2005, and is a member of the Compensation & Benefits Committee and Innovation & Technology Committee. Mr. Winkler served at Hewlett-Packard Company, a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally, from May 2002 to July 2005, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Hewlett-Packard. Prior to that, Mr. Winkler was Executive Vice President for HP Worldwide Operations from May 2002 to November 2003, and served as Executive Vice President, Global Business Units for Compaq Computer Corporation from June 2000 to May 2002. He also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Compaq's Commercial Personal Computing Group from February 1998 to June 2000. Mr. Winkler does not currently serve on the board of any public company other than D&B. He previously served as a director of Banta Corporation, a public company, from July 1996 to January 2007. In assessing Mr. Winkler's skills and qualifications to serve on the D&B Board, our directors considered the valuable insight relating to technology-based solutions which Mr. Winkler gained during his 35 years of experience in the information technology industry, including with Hewlett-Packard Company and Compaq Computer Corporation. Hewlett-Packard is, and Compaq was, a complex and global business that, like D&B, serves small, medium and large U.S. and international businesses. The Board also values his deep understanding of marketing strategy. Finally, the Board believes it benefits from Mr. Winkler's ten years of experience serving as a director of another U.S. public company. |
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