MSCI Appoints Linda S. Huber Chief Financial Officer
30 April 2019 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) (the “Company”), a leading provider of
critical decision support tools and services for the global
investment community, announced today that Linda S. Huber has been
appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and will become a
member of MSCI’s Executive Committee, effective May 6, 2019.
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“With a tenure of more than 30 years in the financial services
industry and having served more than 13 years as a public company
CFO, Linda brings a wealth of relevant financial, operational and
strategic expertise to MSCI. Her business acumen and financial
management experience will make her a valuable member of the
leadership team as we continue to execute on the high-growth
initiatives underlying MSCI’s strategic objectives,” said Henry A.
Fernandez, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
“I look forward to joining the MSCI team and helping to build on
its strong foundation,” said Ms. Huber. “MSCI has a proven track
record, and I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to its
even greater success in the future.”
Andrew C. Wiechmann, who has been serving as the Company’s
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will assume the
newly-created position of Chief Strategy Officer, reporting
directly to Mr. Fernandez. In this important role, he will be
responsible for driving the Company’s transformational strategy,
overseeing M&A and partnership activities, and supporting the
business on its most important strategic growth initiatives. He
will also continue to serve as a member of MSCI’s Executive
Committee.
“I’d like to thank Andy for his leadership of our finance team
during this interim period, which will enable us to make a seamless
transition. Linda and I look forward to continuing to work with
Andy in his new role,” added Mr. Fernandez.
Ms. Huber previously served as the Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Moody’s Corporation from May 2005 to
June 2018 where she had executive responsibility for the company’s
global finance activities, information technology, communications
and corporate services functions, as well as the Moody’s
Foundation. Prior to joining Moody’s, she served in several
increasingly senior roles in financial services, having served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at U.S. Trust
Company, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.;
Managing Director at Freeman & Co.; Vice President of Corporate
Strategy and Development and Assistant Treasurer at PepsiCo.; Vice
President of the Energy Investment Banking Group at Bankers Trust
Co.; and an Associate in the Natural Resources Group at The First
Boston Corp. She also held the rank of Captain in the U.S.
Army, where she served from 1980 to 1984. Ms. Huber holds an M.B.A.
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.S. degree in
business and economics from Lehigh University. Ms. Huber currently
serves on the board of directors of the Bank of Montreal.
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools
and services for the global investment community. With over 45
years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power
better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and
analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more
effective portfolios. We create industry-leading, research-enhanced
solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve
transparency across the investment process.
For more information, visit us at www.msci.com. MSCI#IR
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