Bob Carrigan News

Dun & Bradstreet Chairman of the Board, Christopher Coughlin, will be honored later this evening by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) as Director of the Year. "Dun & Bradstreet is extremely proud to have Chris as our Chairman of the Board," said Bob Carrigan, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Dun & Bradstreet. "Having worked with Chris for the past two years, I sincerely admire his abilities as a leader and strategist. He has built an inclusive board of directors here, and we all benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience that he brings. Coughlin has years of experience in senior leadership roles which included serving as Chief Financial Officer of Tyco International Ltd.

Dun & Bradstreet today announced the departure of Mark Geneste, the company's chief sales officer. "I thank Mark for his contributions to Dun & Bradstreet," said Bob Carrigan, President and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet. "He played an important role in globalizing our sales and service organization, and strengthening our solutions-based selling to meet new customer needs." On an interim basis, the global sales and service team will report to Carrigan. Geneste joined Dun & Bradstreet in August 2013 as sales leader for Europe and has served as chief sales officer since February 2014.

Dun & Bradstreet nnounced today the appointment of Cindy Christy, president and chief operating officer of Asurion Corporation, to the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. In this role, Christy will share her broad experience and functional expertise with management in the areas of product development, operations, compliance, market research, management, strategy, and sales. "Cindy is a highly accomplished leader who excels in product strategy and partnership development," said Bob Carrigan, president and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet. "Cindy's current role at Asurion and prior experiences bring to the board a results-oriented approach with broad functional experience in product management, operations, marketing, strategy and sales.

Dun & Bradstreet will acquire the entirety of Dun & Bradstreet’s ANZ business, including consumer risk and debt collection, and commercial solutions, for AUD $220 million. As part of the agreement, pending regulatory approval, Credit Data Solutions will become a partner within Dun & Bradstreet’s Worldwide Network to continue to provide commercial solutions in the region. This decision supports Dun & Bradstreet’s long-term growth strategy. Today, approximately two-thirds of the ANZ business is consumer-related, which is inconsistent with Dun & Bradstreet’s established business-to-business focus. “We’re excited to welcome Archer Capital’s Credit Data Solutions as the newest member of our Worldwide Network.

Dun & Bradstreet, the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. "We continue to make good progress against our strategy and we are beginning to build momentum on our top line," said Bob Carrigan, President & CEO of Dun & Bradstreet. Free cash flow for the first nine months of 2014 was $237.6 million, compared to $263.0 million in the prior year similar period; net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of 2014 was $276.7 million, compared to $299.3 million in the prior year similar period. See attached Schedules 3, 4, and 5 for additional detail.