Corporate Executive Board Elects Leading Executives to Board of Directors
06 August 2010 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
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 CEB’s continued growth and
impact on member company performance. Kevin’s 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. Jeff’s 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 company’s 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 Hoover’s, Inc., also serving
as chairman from 2002, and in 2003, he oversaw the sale of Hoover’s
to The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. He remained president of
Hoover’s 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 Company’s Board of Directors now consists of
eight directors, seven of whom qualify as independent.
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