Mr. Douglass, the founder of RRC, brings extensive experience in the
rating business model. He ran a variety of rating groups at Moody's
Investors Service. While at Moody's, he headed the Structured Finance
and International Rating Groups, and most recently, the Marketing &
Communications Group. He was a member of the senior executive management
team at Moody's for over ten years. Mr. Douglass is credited with creating
many of the planning, marketing and selling strategies that increased
Moody's operating profits at an annual rate in excess of 15% from 1980
through 2000. While at Moody's, he established a variety of new rating
systems in a number of new markets around the world.
Mr. Molé was Vice President & General Counsel of Moody's
Investors Service from 1987 through 1998. He was a member of the senior
executive management team at Moody's for 12 years, serving on the executive
and other senior committees. Prior to joining Moody's, Mr. Molé
was a partner in a Wall Street law firm specializing in corporate securities
and international law. Mr. Molé's corporate law expertise is
coupled with his experience in strategic, regulatory, corporate governance
and ethics initiatives.
Mr. Resnick has over 20 years of experience in the market research industry.
Prior to spearheading Opinion Research Corporation's participation in
RRC, Mr. Resnick was the Chief Executive Officer for ORC International's
US Group. Mr. Resnick has broad familiarity with the financial services
sector and has specifically managed numerous research projects in the
bond rating industry. He also brings significant operational experience
in managing large research projects globally. He has served as a senior
advisor to the executive teams for many of his clients. Mr. Resnick
has also been a frequent speaker on topics of brand equity, corporate
reputation and client loyalty.
Ms. Gasorek, prior to joining RRC, spent 16 years at Moody's Investors
Service and its parent company Dun & Bradstreet Corporation acting
in a variety of rating analytic, management and international business
development roles. Before joining Moody's, she worked at Bank of America
NT&SA in San Francisco and New York in financial and corporate lending
functions. Ms. Gasorek received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
She is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research,
New York Society of Security Analysts and the Fixed Income Analysts
Society, Inc.
Ms. Barr joins RRC with an extensive 25-year career in public relations
on both the agency and corporate side. She spent 15 years at Burson-Marsteller,
a premier global firm, where she held executive positions and managed
the consumer marketing, healthcare and corporate practices during her
tenure with the agency. She later spent five years with Murphy &
Co., a communications consulting firm specializing in corporate positioning
and client satisfaction analysis. Prior to joining RRC, Ms. Barr was
Director, Corporate Affairs, Kraft Foods International.
Ms. Kelly worked in research design and survey administration for J.D.
Power and Associates for eight years. She held numerous positions there
that included responsibility for client satisfaction research and ratings
in the automotive sector, process redesign, media and advertising research,
and survey administration. She also taught market research at Pepperdine
University and is the author of numerous research articles.