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Exhibit 99.1
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Leslie Tullio | 1919 North Lynn Street | ||
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ltullio@executiveboard.com | www.executiveboard.com |
CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTS LEADING EXECUTIVES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS;
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF LONG-TIME DIRECTOR DAVID W. KENNY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF LONG-TIME DIRECTOR DAVID W. KENNY
ARLINGTON, Va. Aug. 6, 2010 The Corporate Executive Board Company (CEB) (NASDAQ: EXBD) today
announced that the Company added two leading executives to its Board of Directors. L. Kevin Cox,
executive vice president of Human Resources at American Express Company, and Jeffrey R. Tarr,
president and COO at IHS Inc., were elected unanimously on Aug. 5, 2010. CEB also announced that
its Board has accepted the resignation of David W. Kenny, a director of the Company since 1999.
We are truly excited to have Kevin and Jeff join our Board of Directors, said Thomas Monahan,
Corporate Executive Board Chairman and CEO. Both are proven business leaders and experienced
public company directors with deep knowledge in global operating environments, which will
contribute to CEBs continued growth and impact on member company performance. Kevins human
resources and strategy acumen, and his experience as a long-time CEB member, will be great assets
to us as we grow and develop our resources around the world. Jeffs operating and strategy
portfolio, together with his years of experience as an information services executive serving the
business-to-business sector, position him to offer valuable, results-oriented advice to CEB.
L. Kevin Cox
In his role at American Express Company, Inc. (American Express) (NYSE: AXP), a global provider
of payment solutions and travel-related services for consumers and businesses, Mr. Cox serves as
chief architect of the companys human capital plan with responsibility for all aspects of global
human resource operations and strategy. He joined American Express in 2005 and is a member of the
American Express Business Operating Committee.
Prior to joining American Express, Mr. Cox spent 16 years at PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Group,
where he held positions leading strategy, business development, technology, and human resources. He
played a significant role in the initial public offering of Pepsi Bottling Group in 1999. Mr. Cox
served as a member of the Board of Directors of Virgin Mobile USA from 2007 until 2009, when Virgin
Mobile was acquired by Sprint Nextel. He is a member of the Board of Directors and the former
chairman of Ability Beyond Disability, a rehabilitation institute located in Brookfield, CT.
Mr. Cox holds a Master of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University and a
Bachelor of Arts from Marshall University.
Jeffrey R. Tarr
Mr. Tarr is president and COO of IHS Inc. (IHS) (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of
information and insight in energy, economics, geopolitical risk, sustainability, and supply chain
management. Before becoming president and COO of IHS in 2008, Mr. Tarr was co-president and COO
(2007-2008), and president and COO of one of the two operating divisions (2004-2007) of IHS. Mr.
Tarr has played a key leadership role in transforming IHS, through organic growth and acquisitions,
into a leading information company with $1 billion in revenue over the trailing 12 months.
From 2001-2003, Mr. Tarr was CEO of Hoovers, Inc., also serving as chairman from 2002, and in
2003, he oversaw the sale of Hoovers to The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. He remained president
of Hoovers through 2004. Mr. Tarr is a graduate of Princeton University and holds a Master of
Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
David W. Kenny
The Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of David W. Kenny. Mr. Kenny has been a
director since the Company went public in 1999, during which time he has served on the Audit and
Compensation Committees. Mr. Kenny resigned after announcing that he is to become president of
Akamai Technologies Inc. as of Sept. 7, 2010.
I plan to devote my full energy to my new role at Akamai, which promises to be demanding, said
Mr. Kenny. With
two strong new directors coming onto the CEB Board, I felt the timing was right for me to step
down. I am pleased with the progress the Company has made on its key priorities and proud of what
CEB has accomplished during my tenure as a director. I look forward to remaining a friend and
member of CEB for years to come.
I want to offer my heartfelt thanks, on behalf of CEB management and our Board, for all that David
has brought to the Company across the past 11 years, added Mr. Monahan. We wish David well in
next phase of his career, and we look forward to supporting him in his new role.
With the election of Messrs. Cox and Tarr, and the resignation of Mr. Kenny, the Companys Board of
Directors now consists of eight directors, seven of whom qualify as independent.
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