NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has elected
Vincent Forlenza and Gerrit Zalm to its board of directors effective
April 24, 2018. They will each serve as members of the Board’s Audit,
Governance & Nominating and Compensation & Human Resources Committees.
“Vince and Gerrit each have unique strengths and we are pleased to
welcome them to Moody’s board,” said Henry McKinnell, Jr., PhD,
Chairman, Moody’s Corporation. “Vince’s track record of success in
leading a large, multinational corporation, along with his extensive
strategic and operational background, are valuable assets for Moody’s.
Gerrit’s leadership in global financial services, as well as his
experience with government and international regulation, adds an equally
valuable and diverse perspective,” added Dr. McKinnell.
Mr. Forlenza, 64, has served as a director of Becton Dickinson (BD)
since 2011 and as Chairman of its board since 2012. He has served as
BD’s Chief Executive Officer since 2011, President from 2009 to April
2017, and Chief Operating Officer from July 2010 to October 2011.
Mr. Forlenza joined BD in 1980 and held senior roles including strategic
planning, business development, research and development, and general
management of BD’s business segments.
In addition, Mr. Forlenza is a member of the board of directors and
former chairman of the Advanced Medical Technology Association
(AdvaMed), an international medical technology trade organization. He is
a member of the Board of Trustees of The Valley Health System and a
member of the Board of Directors of the Quest Autism Foundation. He
served previously on the Board of Trustees of Lehigh University.
Mr. Zalm, 65, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO from
2009 to 2016. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of DSB
Bank N.V. and as its Chief Economist.
From 2003 to 2007 and from 1994 to 2002, Mr. Zalm was Minister of
Finance of the Netherlands, and he served in the Netherlands House of
Representatives from 2002 to 2003. He was head of the Netherlands Bureau
for Economic Policy Analysis and held positions at the Netherlands
Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economic Affairs. Mr. Zalm was also
a professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Mr. Zalm has served as a director of Royal Dutch Shell since 2013. From
2007 to 2010, he was Chairman of the Trustees of the International
Accounting Standards Board.
ABOUT MOODY’S CORPORATION
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 offers leading-edge software,
advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and
financial risk management. The corporation, which reported revenue
of $4.2 billion in 2017, employs approximately 11,900 people worldwide
and maintains a presence in 41 countries. Further information is
available at www.moodys.com.
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Source: Moody’s Corporation Investor Relations