NEW YORK-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced that Anthony Mirenda has been promoted to Vice President, Global Communications for the Corporation, responsible for all aspects of Moody’s corporate, ratings and internal communications activities worldwide.

Mr. Mirenda joined Moody’s Corporate Communications team in 2006. Most recently, he led the company’s media relations activities and implemented enhancements to Moody’s internal and executive communications activities.

"Tony has a proven record of strong and effective leadership in guiding Moody’s media outreach and employee communications,” said Linda S. Huber, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Moody's Corporation. “His skills and experience will be crucial as we further enhance our global communications efforts."

Mr. Mirenda has more than two decades of experience providing senior-level communications counsel, strategy and program implementation to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Moody's, he held leadership positions at RIA, a Division of The Thomson Corporation, and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.

Mr. Mirenda has an M.B.A. in Marketing from Baruch College and a B.A. in Communications from the University at Buffalo.

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Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which encompasses the growing array of Moody's non-ratings businesses including risk management software for financial institutions, quantitative credit analysis tools, economic research and data services, data and analytical tools for the structured finance market, and training and other professional services. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $1.8 billion in 2008, employs approximately 3,900 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 27 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.