The "new" Dun & Bradstreet Corporation appoints five key executives to management team; D&B spin-off appoints Bateman, Doescher, Ross, Sowinski and Geveda.MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in October 1996, today appointed five key executives to its management team. The five executives are Clifford L. Bateman, 50, senior vice president-global technology, who will be the company's chief information officer; William F. Doescher, 58, senior vice president-corporate communications, who will be the company's chief communications officer The chief communications officer or CCO is a job title for the head of communications, public relations and/or public affairs within an organization. Most typically, the CCO reports to the chief executive officer (CEO) of a corporate entity or president of an operating unit. ; Peter J. Ross, 50, senior vice president-human resources, who will be the company's chief human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. officer; Frank S. Sowinski, 40, senior vice president-finance and corporate development, who will be the company's chief financial officer, and Chester J. Geveda, Jr., 49, who will be vice president-controller. Bateman, Doescher, Ross and Sowinski will report to Volney Taylor, executive vice president of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, who will become chairman and chief executive officer of the "new" Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Geveda will report to Sowinski. "This is an outstanding team that brings to the new D&B unique talent and a breadth of experience from the current Dun & Bradstreet," said Taylor. "They will be invaluable in assisting me in leading the new D&B into the 21st century. Each was selected for a specific expertise and strategic knowledge of the business." The "new" Dun & Bradstreet Corporation will comprise Dun & Bradstreet Information Services See Information Systems. , the world's largest source of business-to-business credit, marketing and receivables management information; Moody's Investors Service Moody's Investors Service A leading global credit rating, research and risk analysis firm. Moody's Investors Service A leading firm engaged in credit rating, risk analysis, and research of fixed-income securities and their issuers. , a global leader in rating debt, and Reuben H. Donnelley, a premier provider of yellow pages advertising, marketing and publishing. Clifford L. Bateman Bateman will be responsible for the coordination of technology development and resources for the new company. In addition, he will be directly responsible for the Technology & Business Systems unit of Dun & Bradstreet Information Services (DBIS DBIS Database Information System DBIS Differential Biphase Space ) in the U.S. and DunsGate, a D&B unit that applies emerging technologies to give customers more effective worldwide access to D&B information. Appointed executive vice president of Technology & Business Systems for DBIS in September 1995, Bateman served previously as senior vice president of the Host Technologies Group at Dun & Bradstreet Software in Atlanta, GA., and president of D&B Plan Services in Tampa, FL. Earlier he held technology and general management positions as vice president-technology strategy for The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, president of D&B Pension Services, and chairperson of Erisco, another D&B unit. He became senior vice president-customer information services of D&B Plan Services in 1986. Prior to D&B, Bateman operated his own businesses -- Fidlar-Bateman Company, specializing in turnkey computer systems for local governments, and Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against Software, founded in 1983 and acquired by D&B Plan Services in 1984. He received a degree in Arts & Sciences in 1971 from Illinois Central College ICC has three campuses: the main campus at 1 College Drive in East Peoria; the Downtown campus consisting of the Perley and Thomas buildings on Adams Street in Peoria; and the North Campus at 5407 North University, also in Peoria. . William F. Doescher Doescher will be responsible for internal and external communications, economic analysis and The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation Foundation. He will be directly responsible for the global coordination and development of advertising, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales programs for D&B Information Services in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . He will also have oversight responsibility for communications at Moody's and Reuben H. Donnelley. Appointed senior vice president-global communications for Dun & Bradstreet Information Services in April 1992 and elected vice president-public relations and advertising of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in April 1983, Doescher has been a key communicator at D&B for a number of years. He joined D&B in 1978 as vice president-communications at Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., a subsidiary, and as publisher of D&B Reports magazine. Doescher served as D&B Reports' publisher until 1994. He previously served as vice president of public relations and advertising at Drexel Heritage Furnishings. Prior to that, Doescher was director of corporate advertising at Champion International Corporation and held a variety of public relations positions at The Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. . He also was a sports writer Noun 1. sports writer - a journalist who writes about sports sportswriter journalist - a writer for newspapers and magazines with The Evening Press in Binghamton, New York This article is about the City of Binghamton, New York. For the adjacent Town of Binghamton, see Binghamton (town), New York. Binghamton is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is the county seat of Broome County. . Doescher graduated in 1959 from Colgate University, where he majored in economics, and received a master's degree in 1961 from what is now the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Peter J. Ross Ross will be responsible for human resources worldwide. He will lead the human resources teams for all businesses of the new D&B and be directly responsible for the human resources function at DBIS. His career in human resources has included executive responsibilities based in the U.S., England, Switzerland and Belgium. He was appointed senior vice president-human resources for D&B Information Services in January 1991. In June 1988, Ross was appointed senior vice president-human resources for D&B's Business Information Group business in the U.S. and internationally. He joined Dun & Bradstreet International in June 1985 as vice president-human resources. Ross' career began with human resources positions in England with Rolls Royce, ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. and Honeywell. He was affiliated with Varian Associates, a California electronics company, from 1974 through 1977, based in Switzerland with human resources responsibilities for the U.K., France, Benelux, Italy, Scandinavia and compensation management for Europe. In 1977, Ross was appointed manager of executive compensation for ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) Europe in Brussels, and in 1980 was promoted to head of international personnel for ITT World Headquarters in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Ross was born and educated in England. He graduated from Leeds University in 1967 and Bristol University College of Commerce in 1968 in human resources management. Frank S. Sowinski As chief financial officer, Sowinski will be responsible for finance, investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. , treasury, tax, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he will be responsible for the new company's business-development activities, focusing initially on Dun & Bradstreet Information Services businesses worldwide. Sowinski was appointed executive vice president-applications and mass marketing and alliances in September 1994, and was responsible for the development of existing and new sales channels to serve the mass market segment, the implementation of new database applications and the development of new product, distribution and technology alliances. He previously served as executive vice president-marketing and analytical services. Sowinski was senior vice president - finance and planning for Dun & Bradstreet Information Services, North America, from 1989 to 1993. He joined Dun & Bradstreet in 1983 as an associate manager of budgets & financial analysis and moved rapidly through the organization, serving as executive assistant to the president of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and chief financial officer of Dun & Bradstreet Computing Services. Before joining Dun & Bradstreet, Sowinski worked in the financial organization of Amerada Hess. He graduated from Princeton University in 1978 and received his master's degree in business administration from the Colgate Darden School of the University of Virginia in 1981. Prior to embarking on his business career, he was a professional basketball player in Europe. Chester J. Geveda, Jr. Geveda, who has been in the financial and accounting areas all of his business career, will be responsible for financial reporting and budgets, accounting operations, audit, shared transaction services, purchasing and real estate. He was appointed senior vice president-finance and planning for Dun & Bradstreet Information Services in September 1995 to manage the worldwide finance, strategic planning, real estate and operations review activities. Geveda had headed the same function for the U.S. operations from April 1993 to September 1995. He previously served as senior vice president for finance and administration for Dun & Bradstreet Information Services - Europe, Africa and the Middle East, based in England. Geveda joined Dun & Bradstreet in 1974 as senior manager-accounting services for Dun & Bradstreet Inc., a subsidiary, and served in various positions throughout the company, including senior vice president-finance for the business- marketing services organization. Before joining Dun & Bradstreet, he was audit supervisor for the Coopers & Lybrand accounting firm. Geveda graduated from Hofstra University in 1968 with a bachelor~s degree in Business Administration. He is also a Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. in New York State. CONTACT: Dun & Bradstreet David Monfried, 908/665-5377 |
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