NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support
tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance
analytics and corporate governance services, announced today that Mr.
Robert G. Ashe has joined the MSCI Inc. Board of Directors, effective
December 2, 2013. Mr. Ashe will serve on the Audit Committee.
Mr. Ashe retired from IBM in 2012 as the General Manager of the Business
Analytics division. Prior to joining IBM, he was the Chief Executive
Officer of Cognos, a provider of business intelligence and performance
management software that was acquired by IBM in 2008. Before becoming
the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ashe held a number of other key roles
at Cognos, including President, Chief Corporate Officer, Chief Operating
Officer, and Senior Vice President of Research & Development. In
addition to serving on the MSCI Board, he also serves on the boards of
Halogen Software (TSX:HGN) and ServiceSource International Inc.
(NASDAQ:SREV). He is a Chartered Accountant.
"Rob's appointment underscores MSCI's commitment to having a strong,
independent and experienced board," said Henry Fernandez, Chairman and
CEO of MSCI Inc. "He brings a long and successful track record in the
software and analytics industry to MSCI's Board of Directors. I am
confident that Rob's insight will be of significant value to our
management team as we seek to build upon our position as a leading
provider of best-in-class investment decision support tools to clients
around the world."
About MSCI
MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to
investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and
pension funds. MSCI products and services include indices, portfolio
risk and performance analytics, and governance tools.
The company's flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indices with
approximately $7.5 trillion estimated to be benchmarked to them on a
worldwide basis1; Barra multi-asset class factor models,
portfolio risk and performance analytics; RiskMetrics multi-asset class
market and credit risk analytics; IPD real estate information, indices
and analytics; MSCI ESG (environmental, social and governance) Research
screening, analysis and ratings; ISS governance research and outsourced
proxy voting and reporting services; and FEA valuation models and risk
management software for the energy and commodities markets. MSCI is
headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around
the world. MSCI#IR
1As of March 31, 2013, as published by eVestment,
Lipper and Bloomberg on July 31, 2013
For further information on MSCI, please visit our website at www.msci.com
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