NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced that Arthur Skelskie has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Corporate Services for the Corporation, responsible for global real estate, procurement, business continuity and document management and production services.

"Arthur's leadership has been vital to streamlining our global operations and creating an organization that is critical to the success of our business," said Linda S. Huber, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Moody's Corporation. "His expertise and pragmatic approach to addressing complex operational issues will be invaluable to the company as we continue to strengthen our corporate services function."

Mr. Skelskie joined Moody's in March 2006 as Vice President of Global Real Estate. Prior to Moody's, he held leadership positions in real estate and facilities management for Time Warner Inc. and Siemens AG. He also practiced real estate law at firms including Schulte Roth & Zabel and Stadtmauer Bailkin.

Mr. Skelskie holds an A.B. degree (with honors) from Brown University and a J.D. from New York University.

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Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which encompasses the growing array of Moody's non-ratings businesses including risk management software for financial institutions, quantitative credit analysis tools, economic research and data services, data and analytical tools for the structured finance market, and training and other professional services. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $1.8 billion in 2009, employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 27 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

    Source: Moody's Corporation