D&B Announces Executive Appointments.

SHORT HILLS, N.J. -- D&B (NYSE: DNB):

--Sara Mathew to assume responsibility as President-US while retaining her CFO role

--Jim Howland to join company as President-International, reporting to CEO 

--Michael Pepe, currently President-US, to leave business after a period of transition

D&B (NYSE: DNB) today announced the following executive appointments:

--Sara Mathew, the company's Chief Financial Officer, will assume additional responsibility as President-D&B U.S. effective October 1, and will continue to report to the CEO. Sara joined D&B in August 2001 following an 18-year career with Procter & Gamble. Sara has been a member of D&B's Global Leadership Team since she joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. During that time, as the company's CFO, Sara has been instrumental in helping lead the company to consistently deliver on its strong financial commitments to shareholders. Most recently, in her role of President-International, she led the successful stabilization of that business.

--Jim Howland will join D&B effective September 5 and assume the role of President-D&B International, reporting to the CEO. Jim is a seasoned general manager with a strong record of driving growth and business transformation. Prior to joining D&B, Jim held CEO positions at Edison Schools Educational Services Group and Regus Business Centers - Americas. Prior to that, Jim spent eight years at American Express in several senior leadership roles, including his last role as President of their Merchant Services International business. In addition, Jim spent six years with McKinsey & Co. Jim is a graduate from Bucknell University with a BA in economics and has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

--Michael Pepe, currently President-D&B US, has decided to leave the business after a period of transition in order to pursue other interests. Michael came to D&B in March 2004 from Time, Inc. and has been a member of D&B's Global Leadership Team. During his time at D&B, Michael has helped sustain growth in the U.S. business and has built a strong U.S. sales leadership team which is well positioned to deliver greater value to our customers.

"Sara's strong leadership as our CFO over the past five years, and her success in stabilizing our International business, position her well to drive continued growth for our shareholders. Additionally, we are pleased to have Jim Howland join our team and will leverage his strong general management skills as well as extensive international experience," said Steve Alesio, chairman and CEO of D&B. "Through these executive appointments, as well as the strength of our entire Global Leadership Team, I feel confident in our ability to continue to deliver on our commitments and create increasing value for our shareholders," Alesio concluded.

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