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Douglas L. Peterson: Senior Advisor; Former President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Peterson joined the Company in September 2011 as President, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2013 until November 1, 2024. He is currently serving as a Senior Advisor.

As President and Chief Executive Officer prior to November 1, Mr. Peterson:

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Achieved strong revenue growth across the enterprise and delivered adjusted margin expansion while also making progress against key strategic initiatives. For 2024, enterprise non-GAAP ICP Adjusted Revenue increased 13.5% to $14,189 million. Non-GAAP ICP Adjusted EBITA Margin expanded to 49.0%. Non-GAAP ICP Adjusted EPS from operations increased at a compounded annual growth rate of 11.4% for the 3-year performance period ended 2024 to $16.23.

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Accelerated the execution of our vision and strategy through optimized capital allocation and achieving over 80% of target run-rate revenue synergies; transforming our digital, technology, and data investment areas by establishing enterprise framework for GenAI deployment; and advancing the scale of our Powering Global Markets strategy across three Enterprise Growth Vectors of Private Markets, Credit & Risk, and Sustainability.

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Deepened customer and stakeholder relationships by achieving record-breaking CERAWeek, World Petrochemical, London Energy Forum, and Japan ETF conferences; strong executive client and investor outreach; 48+ industry related external speaking engagements and strategic touchpoints with global policy makers and regulators.

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Strengthened brand recognition with new focus on GenAI, Private Markets and Energy Transition.

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Elevated leadership and performance culture with emphasis on development and succession planning, including the transition of the CEO and CFO roles, and developing over 300 Nextgen senior and mid-level leaders through learning programs and time interfacing with our global employee base.

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Developed and supported the CEO succession process, including through the development of a CEO profile framework and comprehensive communications and engagement strategy.

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As Senior Advisor starting November 1, Mr. Peterson:

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Assisted in the transition of responsibilities over the day-to-day operation of the Company and provided counsel to the CEO and the Board on historic, strategic, operational and policy issues.

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Advised the current CEO and senior management on latest strategic enterprise transformation opportunities including Private Markets, Sustainability and Energy Transition, Emerging Markets and Regulatory Matters.

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Facilitated introductions to support relationships for the current CEO with 200+ communications to key influencers, and 100+ engagements with stakeholders, including 30+ CEO hand-off meetings with customers, strategic partners, shareholders, and regulators, and assisted the transition of relationships in domestic and international forums including WEF and BRT.

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Promoted the Company in matters of public policy and government relations, including chairing World Bank task force to find ways to originate loans they can distribute.

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Mr. Peterson received a payout of $5,219,505, representing 151.29% of his target award, which is aligned with the Company’s overall business performance. The Compensation Committee’s decision was based on Mr. Peterson’s 2024 performance, the Company’s business results and progress toward our strategic initiatives.

For details on Mr. Peterson’s 2024 annual long-term incentive grant, see our Long-Term Incentive Program discussion and our 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table below.

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