John J. Fitzpatrick, age 68, has served as a director of the Company since April, 2005. Mr. Fitzpatrick is an independent management consultant, having retired in 1995 from the old Dun & Bradstreet Corporation as an executive officer and Senior Vice President-Global Human Resources, where he was employed since 1983. His responsibilities at D&B, in addition to providing counsel and guidance to the CEO and the compensation and nominating committees of the board of directors, included strategic planning, acquisitions & divestitures, executive staffing, compensation & benefits, and HR information systems. Prior to joining D&B, Mr. Fitzpatrick held international sales, marketing, human resources and administrative management positions with Celanese Corporation, Rockwell International, Burroughs Corporation and Procter & Gamble. |