Chairman of the Board of Directors
‍Moody’s Corporation
Director since April 2018

Retired Chief Executive Officer
Becton Dickinson and Company
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Vincent A. Forlenza, age 70, serves as Chairman of the Board. He is a member of the Compensation & Human Resources, Governance & Nominating and Executive Committees of the Board of Directors. He served as a director of Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”), a global medical technology company, from 2011 to April 2021 and as the Chairman of its board from 2012 to April 2021. Mr. Forlenza served as BD’s Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to January 2020 and President from 2009 to April 2017. Mr. Forlenza served as Chief Operating Officer from July 2010 to October 2011. Mr. Forlenza joined BD in 1980 and served in a number of different capacities, including strategic planning, business development, research and development, and general management in each of BD’s segments and in overseas roles. He was the chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Valley Health System and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Quest Autism Foundation. He currently serves as a chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lehigh University since rejoining the Board in July 2020 after previously serving from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Forlenza has also served as a director of MaraBio Systems Inc., a private startup company developing a diagnostic test for autism since August 2021 and a director of MNHI, a startup company developing a device to improve maternal and neonatal health since September 2022. Mr. Forlenza previously served on the board of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), an international medical technology trade organization.

Mr. Forlenza served as the chief executive officer of a public, global medical technology company for approximately nine years. He also served as chairman of that company’s board for approximately eight years. Prior to becoming chief executive officer, he was the chief operating officer and held various additional roles. He has experience leading a large global business in a regulated industry, including significant experience in large M&A transactions. He additionally brings experience in areas such as strategic planning, business development and new product development. His service as a director also contributes to his focus on corporate governance matters.

Retired Chief Risk Officer
Citigroup, Inc.
Director since April 2011

Jorge A. Bermudez, age 72, is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance & Nominating and Executive Committees of the Board of Directors. He served as Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008. Before serving as Chief Risk Officer, Mr. Bermudez was Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007. He served as Senior Advisor, Citigroup International from 2004 to 2006, as Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Latin America from 2002 to 2004, Chief Executive Officer, eBusiness, Global Cash Management and Trade from 1998 to 2002 and Head of Citibank Corporate and Investment Bank, South America from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Bermudez joined Citigroup in 1975 and held leadership positions in other divisions, including equity investments, credit policy and corporate banking from 1984 to 1996. Mr. Bermudez currently is the Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University, and also serves on the Board of Directors of AB Mutual Funds, overseeing approximately 70 funds within the mutual fund complex (January 2020-present). He is also a member of the Bretton Woods Committee (2022-present). He served as a director of Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University from 2005 to 2012, the American Institute of Architects for the entirety of 2015, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He was a member of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (2014-2021). He also serves as a director of the Community Foundation of Brazos Valley where he served as Chairman from July 2013 to June 2014 and currently serves as the chairman of the Investment Committee.

Mr. Bermudez brings a history of executive experience at a major international financial services company. As the head of risk for a major global financial institution, he was involved in the debt restructuring of various sovereigns around the world. He also managed a global business with a presence in over 100 countries. As a result, Mr. Bermudez brings a deep understanding of credit risk and years of financial expertise, as well as risk management experience, to the Board.

Retired Global Chairman of Financial Institutions Group
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Director since March 2019

Thérèse Esperdy, age 63, is a member of the Audit and Governance & Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors. She held various executive roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan”) from 1997 through 2015, including Global Chairman of Financial Institutions Group, Co-Head of Banking, Asia Pacific, and Head of Global Debt Capital Markets. Prior to her time at JPMorgan, Ms. Esperdy started her banking career at Lehman Brothers. Ms. Esperdy currently serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Imperial Brands PLC (January 2020-present), where she was a Non-Executive Director and then Senior Independent Director (July 2016-December 2019). She also serves as the Senior Independent Director at National Grid plc (March 2014-present).

Ms. Esperdy’s extensive experience in global investment banking and financial markets provides her with strategic and financial expertise that is critical to overseeing the Company’s strategies. As a senior executive at JPMorgan, she played key roles in managing JPMorgan’s Asia and capital markets businesses through challenging financial climates. Her experiences and expertise enhance the Board’s ability to oversee the Company’s global operations and effectively manage risk.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Moody’s Corporation
‍Director since October 2020

Robert Fauber, age 53, has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2021. Mr. Fauber joined the Board of Directors in October 2020 and he currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Prior to serving as CEO, Mr. Fauber served as Chief Operating Officer from November 2019 to December 2020, as President of MIS from June 2016 to October 2019, as Senior Vice President—Corporate & Commercial Development of Moody’s Corporation from April 2014 to May 2016, and was Head of the MIS Commercial Group from January 2013 to May 2016. From April 2009 through April 2014, he served as Senior Vice President—Corporate Development of Moody’s Corporation.

Mr. Fauber served as Vice President—Corporate Development from September 2005 to April 2009. Prior to joining Moody’s, Mr. Fauber served in several roles at Citigroup and its investment banking subsidiary.

Retired Senior Vice President
Cisco Systems Inc.
Director since October 2011

Kathryn M. Hill, age 67, is a member of the Compensation & Human Resources and Governance & Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors. Ms. Hill has over 30 years of experience in business management and leading engineering and operations organizations. Ms. Hill served in a number of positions at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 1997 to 2013, including, among others, Executive Advisor from 2011 to 2013, Senior Vice President, Development Strategy and Operations from 2009 to 2011, Senior Vice President, Access Networking and Services Group from 2008 to 2009 and Senior Vice President, Ethernet Systems and Wireless Technology Group from 2005 to 2008. Cisco designs, manufactures and sells Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry and provides services associated with these products. Prior to Cisco, Ms. Hill had a number of engineering roles at various technology companies. Ms. Hill currently serves as a director of NetApp, Inc. (September 2013-present) and Celanese Corporation (July 2015-present).

Ms. Hill has significant experience in business management and leading engineering and operations organizations. Her various executive roles at Cisco Systems, Inc. allow her to bring extensive leadership experience and a strong background in information technology and business operations to the Board.

Executive Director
NFL Players Association
Director since March 2021

Lloyd W. Howell, Jr., age 57, is Chairman of the Compensation & Human Resources Committee and is a member of the Executive and Governance & Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors. He has served as the Executive Director of the NFL Players Association since July 2023. He served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH), a business management consulting company, from 2016 through 2022. He served as the Executive Group President, Group Leader, Civil and Commercial Group, from 2013 to 2016, as Executive Vice President, Client Services Officer, from 2009 to 2013, and as Vice President, Strategy and Organization, from 2000 to 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Howell held a variety of leadership positions since originally joining BAH in 1988. Mr. Howell previously served as a director of Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corporation, a medical devices company (2013-February 2021). He is currently a board director of General Electric Healthcare and KLDiscovery. He is a Trustee at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of their board of overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. He is also a member of the Washington Economics Club.

Mr. Howell served as a chief financial officer and treasurer of a major business management consulting firm, which allowed him to bring an extensive executive leadership experience and business management expertise that span over a number of industries and both domestic and international markets. He also has a strong background in information systems and cyber-related matters.

Chief Executive Officer
Nuveen
Director since October 2022

Jose M. Minaya, age 52, is a member of the Audit and Governance & Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors effective October 17, 2022. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nuveen, a global investment manager and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (“TIAA”) company, since January 2020. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Minaya served as Chief Investment Officer and President of Nuveen from January 2017 to January 2020. Prior to that, he led the Global Real Assets division at TIAA, a financial services provider, where he was responsible for setting strategy and developing investment capabilities across real estate, agriculture, timber, infrastructure, energy, private capital and alternative credit strategies. He joined TIAA as a fixed income portfolio manager in 2004. Mr. Minaya is also a member of the TIAA Executive Committee. Mr. Minaya currently serves on multiple boards including the Robert Toigo Foundation, the National Forest Foundation, the MBA Council at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business (serves as Chair), Board of Trustees at Manhattan College, Investment Committee of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute, as well as the Investment Company Institute.

Mr. Minaya has significant experience in the field of asset management, which adds a unique perspective to the Board. His various leadership roles at Nuveen and TIAA allow him to bring senior management experience and financial expertise to the Board.

Former Chairman
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Director since December 2013

Leslie F. Seidman, age 61, is Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee. She is a member of the Audit and Executive Committees of the Board of Directors. Ms. Seidman has over 30 years of experience in the accounting profession, serving as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) from 2003-2013, and as Chairman for approximately the last three years of her term. During her tenure, the FASB established numerous accounting standards relating to financial instruments, including securitizations, derivatives and credit losses and worked with regulators and policy makers in the U.S., and in other major capital markets to develop consistent global accounting standards. Previously, Ms. Seidman was the founder and managing member of a financial reporting consulting firm that served global financial institutions, law firms and accounting firms. From 1987 to 1996, Ms Seidman served as Vice President, Accounting Policy and in other roles at J.P. Morgan & Company, Inc. (now JPMorgan Chase) and from 1984 to 1987, Ms Seidman served as an auditor for Arthur Young & Co. (now EY). Ms. Seidman previously served as a Public Governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (2014-2019) and as a director of General Electric (2018-2023), where she was the Audit Committee Chair from April 2019 until April 2023. Ms. Seidman currently serves as a director of Janus Henderson Group plc (2023-present), where she is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance and Nominations Committee.

Ms. Seidman, a CPA, brings financial and regulatory expertise to the Board. Her experience as the Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, executive at a major bank and auditor for a major accounting firm allows her to bring to the Board significant knowledge of global accounting and financial reporting matters in addition to regulatory and senior management experience. Her experience as a Public Governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) brings additional capital markets, regulatory and technology oversight experience. She earned certifications in cybersecurity oversight (2018) and ESG oversight (GCB.D, 2021).

Chief Executive Officer
Qualtrics International Inc.
Director since July 2021

Zig Serafin, age 50, is a member of the Compensation & Human Resources and Governance & Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Qualtrics International Inc. (“Qualtrics”), the leading experience management software provider, since July 2020 and prior to that as President from January 2019 to July 2020. Mr. Serafin joined Qualtrics in October 2016 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, from July 2009 to October 2016, Mr. Serafin served as a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corporation, a multi-national technology company. From September 2009 to October 2012, Mr. Serafin served as General Manager at Tellme Networks, Inc., a telephone-based applications provider, following its acquisition by Microsoft Corporation. He currently serves as a member of Qualtrics board of directors.

Having served as a senior executive of major technology and software companies, Mr. Serafin brings extensive digital and technology expertise as well as executive management experience. His substantive expertise extends to enterprise collaboration services, artificial intelligence and user experience.

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
‍Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Director since March 2016

Bruce Van Saun, age 66, is a member of the Governance & Nominating and Compensation & Human Resources Committees of the Board of Directors. He has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (“Citizens”), a large regional bank, since October 2013. He joined Citizens from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (“RBS”), a global banking and financial services group. He led Citizens to a successful initial public offering in September 2014, and full independence from RBS in October 2015. At RBS, Mr. Van Saun served as Group Finance Director and as an executive director on the RBS board from 2009 to 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Van Saun held a number of senior positions with Bank of New York and later Bank of New York Mellon over an 11-year period. As Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, he was actively involved in the strategic transformation of Bank of New York from a diversified regional bank into a focused global securities servicer and asset manager. Earlier in his more than 30-year financial services career, he held senior positions with Deutsche Bank, Wasserstein Perella Group and Kidder Peabody & Co. Mr. Van Saun has served on a number of boards in both the U.S. and the U.K. He is a current member of The Clearing House supervisory board and The Bank Policy Institute. He has previously served on and the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston from 2018-2022. He also served on the board of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and National Westminster Bank, Plc, each an RBS affiliate, from October 2009 to October 2013 as well as the boards of ConvergEx Inc. from May 2007 to October 2013, Direct Line Insurance Group plc from April 2012 to October 2013 and WorldPay (Ship Midco Limited) from July 2011 to September 2013, and on the franchise board of Lloyd’s of London from September 2012 to May 2016.

Mr. Van Saun currently serves as the chief executive officer and chairman of a U.S. bank. He has extensive executive experience, having formerly held several additional senior management positions at several banks and investment banks. As a result of holding these positions, Mr. Van Saun brings financial and strategic expertise, management experience and experience managing a business in a highly regulated industry both in the U.S. and in Europe. He has also served as a director of several companies, contributing to his appreciation of corporate governance matters.

President, Chief Executive Officer
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Mr. Fauber has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2021. Mr. Fauber joined the Board of Directors in October 2020 and he currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Prior to serving as CEO, Mr. Fauber served as Chief Operating Officer from November 2019 to December 2020, as President of MIS from June 2016 to October 2019, as Senior Vice President—Corporate & Commercial Development of Moody’s Corporation from April 2014 to May 2016, and was Head of the MIS Commercial Group from January 2013 to May 2016. From April 2009 through April 2014, he served as Senior Vice President—Corporate Development of Moody’s Corporation. Mr. Fauber served as Vice President—Corporate Development from September 2005 to April 2009.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Mr. Fauber served in several roles at Citigroup and its investment banking subsidiary.

Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller
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Caroline Sullivan, 55 Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller Ms. Sullivan has served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller since December 2018 and has served as the Interim Chief Financial Offer since September 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Sullivan served in several roles at Bank of America from 2011 to 2018, where her last position held was Managing Director and Global Banking Controller.

Prior to that role, Ms. Sullivan supported the Global Wealth & Investment Management business from 2015 to 2017 in a variety of positions, including Controller. Ms. Sullivan, a CPA, previously held various senior positions at several banks and a major accounting firm.

President, Moody's Analytics

Mr. Tulenko has served as President of Moody’s Analytics since November 2019. Mr. Tulenko served as Executive Director of ERS from 2013 to October 2019 and as Executive Director of Global Sales, Customer Service and Marketing from 2008 to 2013.

Prior to the formation of Moody’s Analytics, he held various sales, product development and product strategy roles at Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Mr. Tulenko joined Moody’s in 1990.

President, Moody's Investors Service

Mr. West served as Managing Director—Head of MIS Ratings and Research from June 2016 to October 2019. Previously, Mr. West served as Managing Director—Head of Global Structured Finance from February 2014 to May 2016 and Managing Director—Head of Global Corporate Finance from January 2010 to January 2014. Earlier in his career, he was also responsible for the research strategy for the ratings businesses and before that led Corporate Finance for the EMEA Region, European Corporates and the EMEA leveraged finance business.

Prior to joining Moody’s in 1998, Mr. West worked at Bank of America and HSBC in various credit roles.

Chief Compliance Officer

Andrew L. Weinberg is the Chief Compliance Officer at Moody’s Corporation. Prior to joining Moody’s in April 2022, Mr. Weinberg was the Global Head of Equities Compliance and Operational Risk at Bank of America and also managed the teams covering Volcker and Swap Dealer Compliance and Operational Risk. Mr. Weinberg also previously served as the Head of the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer for Bank of America’s Global Banking and Markets (GBAM) division, Deputy Head of Compliance for North America at Deutsche Bank, and Director and Counsel in Credit Suisse’s General and Regulatory Litigation Group, and he was a litigation associate at law firms in New York City from August 1995 through September 2001.

Mr. Weinberg graduated, summa cum laude, from Columbia College in 1991 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1994 and was admitted to the New York State Bar and Southern and Eastern District Courts of New York in 1995.

Chief Credit Officer

Alastair Wilson is Moody's Chief Credit Officer. In that capacity he is responsible for Moody's global credit strategy and thematic research, for the quality and consistency of ratings across regions and sectors, and for the procedures, methodologies and models used to determine ratings.

Prior to that, Alastair was responsible for Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign ratings, and specifically for maintaining the quality of Moody's ratings and for its analytical leadership in these sectors. Alastair joined Moody's in September 2010 as Chief Credit Officer in EMEA, responsible for the quality and consistency of Moody's credit standards and methodologies across all franchises within the region.

Before joining Moody's, Alastair spent twenty-one years at the Bank of England, working in a variety of roles in banking supervision, FX and reserves management, banking operations and financial stability. Alastair graduated from St John's College, Oxford University in 1988, having studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He is based in London.

Chief Treasury Officer

Ms. Chawla joined Moody’s in February 2019 as International Treasurer and was appointed as the Chief Treasury officer in August 2023. In this role, she is responsible for all treasury operations, including cash and banking needs, as well as corporate finance responsibilities, including repatriation, debt capital markets and hedging, among others.

Ms. Chawla has over 20 years of corporate treasury experience having worked in senior positions across multiple treasury functions at Hewlett Packard, General Electric and Huawei.

Ms. Chawla is an MBA and Math honor graduate from Delhi University.

Head of Investor Relations
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Shivani Kak heads the Investor Relations Team and is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. She is responsible for managing effective communications with the analytical community, as well as existing and potential shareholders. She is also on the Board of ICRA, Moody’s India affiliate. Prior to this role, she managed the US Structured Finance Relationship Management team within the Commercial Group.

She joined Moody's in 2008 as a European RMBS analyst in the Structured Finance team. She moved to the Commercial department in 2011, to focus on Structured Finance business development, including secondments to both the Hong Kong and New York offices. She also spent time in the Product Management Group with global responsibility for product related requests and initiatives linked to Structured Finance and investor requested products. Prior to joining Moody's, she was a Director at Lehman Brothers, specializing in Structured Finance origination and structuring.

Shivani holds an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Russian and European Studies from the University of Surrey and speaks fluent Russian.

Chief Tax Officer

Mr. Keane has served as the Interim Head of Global Tax of Moody’s  Corporation/Moody’s Shared Services/Moody’s Investors Service/Moody’s Analytics since November, 2022. In this role, he is primarily responsible for tax financial statement reporting, tax return filings and compliance and IRS, state and local and international audits for all jurisdictions that Moody’s operates in. He leads the tax planning and research of technical matters as well as tax due diligence in connection with Moody’s M&A activity. He is responsible for continued automation and tax system transformation within existing processes across multiple regions. He joined Moody’s in January, 2022 as Senior Vice President of Tax Operations.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Mr. Keane has held several tax roles at NRG Energy from 2004 to 2019, where his last position held was SVP of Tax and Chief Tax Officer. Mr. Keane, a CPA, previously held various senior tax positions at Consolidated Edison and AT&T while beginning his career with a major public accounting firm.

Mr. Keane holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Rutgers University and The Rutgers School of Business. He also has a Masters in Taxation from Rutgers University Graduate School of Management.

Chief Audit Executive

Chelsey Remme currently serves as the Chief Audit Executive for Moody’s Corporation. In this role, she leads the global Internal Audit team, an independent oversight function that provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services supporting Moody’s continued growth and success. She has been a member of the Moody’s Internal Audit team for the past decade, continuously expanding her responsibilities over the years. During this time, she has made notable contributions to the company's risk management, governance, and internal control processes.

Chelsey started her career in 2004 at KPMG within the Audit and Assurance practice. During her almost 9 years with the firm, she served on the audit team for several large insurance companies, and also served a National Instructor for firm wide training programs. She is a Certified Public Accountant.