
	Richard Veldran is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at D&amp;B.

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	Mr. Veldran joined D&amp;B in September 2003 as Chief Financial Officer of D&amp;B North America, a position he held for two years. In February 2006, he was named D&amp;B&#39;s Treasurer and Leader of Investor Relations, External Communications, and Global Financial Planning and Analysis. In July 2008, Mr. Veldran was promoted to Senior Vice President, Global Reengineering, and was given the added responsibility of leading D&amp;B North America Finance seven months later. Most recently, as Chief Strategy Officer, he was responsible for leading the development of our Corporate Strategy and M&amp;A agenda for the next phase of D&amp;B&#39;s growth through 2015. Mr. Veldran is also a member of D&amp;B&#39;s Global Leadership Team.

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	Mr. Veldran has been instrumental in driving profitability and margin expansion across D&amp;B&#39;s global businesses, and has led two of the largest financial flexibility initiatives in company history during the recent global recession. He has also led a number of key business initiatives, including D&amp;B&#39;s first-ever dividend issuance and two public bond offerings.

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	Mr. Veldran is responsible for driving our financial commitments and performance. He leads the global organization of Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Investor Relations, Tax, Internal Audit and Corporate Risk Management to further advance D&amp;B&#39;s growth strategy.&nbsp;

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	Prior to joining D&amp;B, Mr. Veldran held financial leadership roles with both Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Procter &amp; Gamble. He holds a bachelor&#39;s degree in industrial engineering and an MBA from Cornell University.
