John Rutherfurd

JOHN RUTHERFURD JR. is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Moody’s Corporation. Mr. Rutherford assumed this position when
the firm became an independent public company in October 2000.
Previously Moody’s had been a part of The Dun & Bradstreet
Corporation. Moody’s Corporation is the parent company of Moody’s
Investors Service, a leading provider of credit ratings, research
and analysis covering debt instruments and securities in the
global capital markets, and Moody’s KMV, a credit risk management
technology firm serving the world’s largest financial
institutions. From 1998 to 2001 he was President, Moody’s
Investors Service, from 1996 to 1998 he was Chief Administrative
Officer, responsible for Accounting and Finance, Information and
Technology and Product Services and from 1995 to 1996, he was
Managing Director for New Business Development, responsible for
certain diversification activities. Prior to Moody’s Mr.
Rutherfurd was President of Interactive Data Corporation from
1985 to 1989 and from 1990 to 1995. From 1989 to 1990 he was
Executive Vice President of Dun & Bradstreet Financial
Information Services (North America), which included IDC and
Moody’s Financial Information Services Unit. From 1980 to 1985 he
was Vice President and Chief of Staff for a group of companies
owned by Chase Manhattan Bank that provided computer-based
information services. Mr. Rutherfurd has an LLB degree from
Harvard University Law School and a BA from Princeton University.