Dun & Bradstreet, the 167-year-old company that sells information about corporations, announced additional responsibilites for Sara Mathew, its 52-year-old president and COO. From the press release below:
Mathew was educated in Women's Christian College in Madras, India, and has a master’s in business administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati. Company bio is here.
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D&B Announces Leadership Changes
SHORT HILLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--D&B (NYSE: DNB) today announced leadership changes aimed at sharpening the Company’s focus on sales execution and customer value to drive a successful year in 2009. The following changes are effective immediately.
Sara Mathew, President and Chief Operating Officer, assumes direct leadership of D&B’s US Customer Segments. In this role, Ms. Mathew will leverage her experience with D&B’s US businesses to increase sales pipeline and new customer acquisition as well as improve internal processes and execution.
Byron C. Vielehr, President, Integration Solutions, will focus primarily on D&B’s Sales & Marketing Solutions business, specifically its short- and long-term strategic customer value propositions and integration growth opportunities. Mr. Vielehr will transition his additional Chief Quality Officer responsibilities to James Burke. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Vielehr held the role of Chief Information Officer at D&B.
James P. Burke is appointed President, Global Information Services and Chief Quality Officer. In this role, Mr. Burke will be responsible for D&B's global data strategy, investments and operations, which are critical components of D&B’s customer value propositions and growth strategy. Most recently, Mr. Burke was President, D&B US Customer Segments.
"We are pleased with the focus these changes bring to our 2009 plans,” said Steve Alesio, Chairman and CEO of D&B. “Byron’s strong technical background is an asset as we increase the integration and embeddedness of our Sales & Marketing Solutions with our customers’ data platforms. In addition, Jim is highly qualified to lead Global Information Services, the foundation of our value propositions, given his knowledge of our products and customers’ needs. And Sara’s direct leadership of our US Customer Segments will positively impact our ability to meet our commitment to emerge from 2009 a stronger company,” Mr. Alesio concluded.
About Dun & Bradstreet® (D&B)
Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) is the world’s leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for 167 years. D&B’s global commercial database contains more than 140 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B’s proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which provides our customers with quality business information. This quality information is the foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions.
D&B provides solution sets that meet a diverse set of customer needs globally. Customers use D&B Risk Management SolutionsTM to mitigate credit and supplier risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability; D&B Sales & Marketing SolutionsTM to increase revenue from new and existing customers; and D&B Internet SolutionsTM to convert prospects into clients faster by enabling business professionals to research companies, executives and industries. For more information, please visit www.dnb.com.
