D&B Appoints Anastassia Lauterbach to Its Board of Directors

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, the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, today announced that Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach was unanimously appointed to D&B's Board of Directors on August 5, 2013. Dr. Lauterbach was, until recently, Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations Europe at Qualcomm Incorporated

, a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies, overseeing Qualcomm's business interests across Europe, as well as leading Qualcomm's expansion in Eastern European markets and Turkey. Before joining Qualcomm, Dr. Lauterbach spent over 14 years in various operational and strategic roles at Deutsche Telekom, Daimler Chrysler Financial Services, McKinsey & Company and Munich Reinsurance Company. Dr. Lauterbach resides in Germany. She currently serves on Advisory and Supervisory Boards of several US and European based technology companies. “We are excited to welcome Anastassia to our Board of Directors,” stated Sara Mathew, D&B's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Anastassia's wealth of experience in technology and business innovation and strategy will provide our team with valuable insights as we transform our Company from being a trusted source of commercial data to delivering customers an informed perspective.” About Dun & Bradstreet® (D&B) Dun & Bradstreet

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