Mr. Richard H. Veldran, Rich has been Chief Financial Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. since June 1, 2011 and serves as its Senior Vice President. Mr. Veldran served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Corporate Development, and Global Reengineering at Dun & Bradstreet Corp. since February 2009. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. until June 1, 2011. He served as Senior Vice President of Global Reengineering & North America Finance at Dun & Bradstreet Corp. since February 2009. He began his career at D&B in 2003 as Chief Financial Officer of D&B North America, a position he held for two years. In December 2005, he was named D&B’s Treasurer and Leader of Investor Relations, External Communications and Board Processes. In this role, Mr. Veldran strengthened D&B's position with shareholders and the investment community at large. He also led a number of key business initiatives, including D&B’s first-ever dividend issuance and two public bond offerings.In July 2008, he was named D&B’s Senior Vice President, Global Reengineering, and he was given the added responsibility for leading D&B North America Finance seven months later. Prior to joining D&B, Mr. Veldran held financial leadership roles with both Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Procter & Gamble. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from the Cornell University.