| Business Summary | | The
Dun
&
Bradstreet
Corp.
(D&B)
is
a
worldwide
provider
of
business
information
and
related
decision-support
services
that
has
been
in
business
since
1841.
D&B
operates
offices
in
33
countries,
conducts
operations
in
six
other
countries
through
minority
interests
in
joint-venture
companies
and
operates
through
independent
correspondents
in
more
than
150
additional
countries.
At
the
core
of
D&B's
business
is
a
database
that
contains
information
on
more
than
62
million
businesses
from
more
than
200
countries.
The
database
is
also
the
platform
from
which
D&B
offers
an
array
of
products,
services
and
applications
to
consumers
of
business
information.
D&B
was
formed
as
a
result
of
the
spin-off
of
Dun
&
Bradstreet
Corporation's
two
former
businesses,
The
Dun
&
Bradstreet
operating
company
and
Moody's
Investors
Service,
into
standalone
public
companies.
The
new
D&B
Corporation
is
comprised
of
the
D&B
operating
company
that
was
renamed
The
Dun
&
Bradstreet
Corporation
after
the
spin-off. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | The
Dun
and
Bradstreet
Corp.
is
a
provider
of
business-to-business
credit,
marketing
and
purchasing
information
and
commercial
receivables
management
services,
with
offices
in
36
countries.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
fell
4%
to
$678.3
million.
Net
income
from
continuing
operations
rose
41%
to
$67.6
million.
Revenues
suffered
from
negative
effects
of
foreign
currency
exchange.
Earnings
reflect
cost
savings
achieved
through
restructuring
actions. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Allan Loren, 62 Chairman,
Pres, CEO | -- | Sara Mathew CFO, Sr. VP | -- | Frank Sowinski, 44 Exec.
VP, Pres - D&B Inc. | $744K | Deborah Prutzman Sr.
VP, Gen. Counsel | -- | Steve Alesio Sr. VP | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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