Dun & Bradstreet Announces Leadership Changes to Board of Directors
CEO Robert Carrigan appointed Chairman;
Thomas Manning appointed Lead Director;
Christopher Coughlin to retire from Board of Directors after 12 years of service
Dun & Bradstreet today announced changes to leadership roles within its board of directors effective immediately. In
addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer, Robert Carrigan has been appointed as Chairman of the Dun & Bradstreet Board
of Directors, replacing Christopher Coughlin who served as Chairman of the Board since October 2013. Coughlin will serve out his
term as a member of the Dun & Bradstreet Board of Directors before retiring in May 2017, immediately prior to the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Thomas Manning has been appointed Lead Director and Chairman of the Nominating & Governance
Committee.
“Since his arrival at Dun & Bradstreet, Bob has exhibited passionate leadership and an innovative vision that have set the
company on its path toward meaningful and sustainable growth,” said Coughlin. “From modernizing the brand and revitalizing the
company culture, to expanding the company’s addressable market and solutions roadmap, he is transforming this company to be more
relevant, modern and essential than ever before. In addition, with the acquisitions and integrations of Credibility Corp. and
NetProspex, Inc. now complete, this is the right time to transition leadership of the Dun & Bradstreet Board of Directors to
Bob, who has ably led this company since becoming CEO in October 2013.”
“I want to thank Chris for his years of commitment and dedicated leadership as a board member and Chairman of Dun &
Bradstreet and its Board of Directors,” said Carrigan. “His vast business experience, guidance, and partnership were critical in
supporting the transformation of our company over the past three years, in particular. But it was Chris’ humility, fairness and
integrity that helped us build a diverse, global and inclusive Board of Directors at Dun & Bradstreet that inspires us to think
differently and has helped the company grow. I am grateful that he has been a steward and champion of the Dun & Bradstreet
brand, a friend to our company, and a mentor to me.”
Coughlin was elected to the Board in 2004, and served as Lead Director from 2010 to 2013, when he was named Chairman. He remains
a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee and Compensation & Benefits Committee until May 2017. Coughlin was
honored in 2015 as Director of the Year by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
“With his incredible depth of experience in management consulting, global business operations, private equity and corporate
governance, Tom Manning is ideally suited to serve as Dun & Bradstreet’s Lead Director,” said Coughlin. “I am confident that he
will continue to provide the leadership, guidance and partnership that Bob and Dun & Bradstreet require as they embark on the
next phase of their growth journey.”
Manning has served as a director of Dun & Bradstreet since June 2013 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee and
Innovation & Technology Committee. He will also join the Nominating & Governance Committee as Chair, effective immediately.
Manning is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School and previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of
Cerberus Asia Operations & Advisory Limited and Indachin Limited. He also held senior executive positions with Capgemini, Ernst
& Young, Bain & Company, and McKinsey & Company. Manning serves as director to public companies CommScope Holding
Company, Inc. and Clear Media Limited. He previously served as a director of iSoftStone Holdings Limited, Asiainfo-Linkage, Gome
Electrical Appliances Company, and Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. He recently earned a National Association of Corporate
Directors (NACD) Fellowship, considered the Gold Standard Director Credential®, during the third quarter of 2016.
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