The board of directors of Moody’s Corporation (MCO) elected Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr. as chairman and chief executive officer of Moody’s Corporation.
McDaniel, 47, succeeds John Rutherfurd, Jr., 65, whose planned retirement as chairman and chief executive officer of MCO following the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
“Ray McDaniel has a proven record of accomplishment over many years at Moody’s,” said Henry A. McKinnell, Jr., Ph.D., chairman of the Governance and Compensation Committee of the Moody’s Corporation Board of Directors. “His success in growing the core ratings and research business, international expansion, new product introductions, improving professional practices and helping to lead the company to record levels of financial performance, make him an ideal successor.”
“On behalf of employees and shareholders, I want to thank John Rutherfurd for his ten years of service at Moody’s, and for the exceptional financial and professional performance of the company under his leadership,” said McDaniel. “I look forward to continuing to build on the culture of success that John has instilled in the company, and to extending Moody’s efforts to contribute to market efficiency and investor protection in capital markets around the world.”
McDaniel has served as the company’s president since October 2004 and the company’s chief operating officer since January 2004. He also has served as president of Moody’s Investors Service since November 2001. Prior to that, McDaniel served as senior managing director, Global Ratings and Research, of Moody’s Investors Service from November 2000 to November 2001, and as managing director, International, from 1996 to November 2000.