RESTON, Va., Jan.12, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) today announced that
Carol DiBattiste will join comScore
as General Counsel & Chief Privacy and People Officer on
January 23, 2017. A recognized expert
in legal, compliance, enterprise risk and change management, Ms.
DiBattiste brings extensive legal, privacy, compliance and human
resources leadership experience from both the public and private
sectors. Most recently, she served as the Executive in Charge and
Vice Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals at the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs.
"I'm delighted to welcome Carol to comScore," said comScore
Chief Executive Officer Gian
Fulgoni. "She brings a depth of experience gained from an
impressive career that has included executive positions at
technology and big data companies, as well as significant public
service. Carol is the right person to join comScore's leadership
team as we redefine measurement in a dynamic cross-platform
world."
In the private sector, Ms. DiBattiste served as Chief Privacy
Officer at ChoicePoint, where she also served as General Counsel
and Chief Compliance Officer. ChoicePoint was acquired by
Reed Elsevier/LexisNexis during her
tenure. At LexisNexis/Reed Elsevier,
she served as Senior Vice President, Privacy and Security. She
has also served as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
at Geeknet, Inc., and Chief Legal, Privacy and Administrative
Officer at Education Management Corporation. Previously, Ms.
DiBattiste was a partner in the international law firm
of Holland & Knight where her specialties included
government relations, corporate diversity counseling, and civil and
criminal litigation.
Ms. DiBattiste's public sector work has included senior
executive positions in the Departments of Defense, Justice, and
Homeland Security. Among her many distinguished roles, she served
as the Under Secretary of the United States Air Force, Department
of Defense, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, where she led a $70
billion, 710,000 military and civilian department responsible for
recruiting, training and education, and readiness, and earlier as
Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Navy. She was
also the Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security, where she
led a $5.3 billion, 55,000-employee agency. Ms. DiBattiste
also served as a federal prosecutor and Deputy United States
Attorney in the Southern District of Florida and as the Director of the Executive
Office for United States
Attorneys, where she led the operations of the 93 United States
Attorneys Offices nationwide.
"Carol's distinguished and varied career is knitted together by
an unwavering commitment to integrity, accountability and success,"
said comScore Board Chairman Bill
Henderson. "The experience and leadership skills she brings
are exactly the mix we need right now to continue to move comScore
forward."
"comScore's track record of innovation, leading-edge technology
and impressive efforts to redefine media measurement make it an
exciting place to be," said Ms. DiBattiste. "I am honored to be
joining the team at comScore."
Ms. DiBattiste graduated with a B.A. from LaSalle
University, and has a J.D. from Temple University School
of Law and an LL.M. from Columbia University School of
Law. In addition, she has completed the Strategic Leadership
Program at Harvard Business School and served in the U.S.
Air Force as an officer and judge advocate (JAG).
Ms. DiBattiste will succeed Chris
Lin, current Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Chief Privacy Officer, who joined comScore in 2001. "It has been a
privilege to work with Chris for the sixteen years she has served
comScore," said Gian Fulgoni "Her tireless work helped transform us
from an early stage startup through a period of growth, our IPO,
and our initial phase of being a public company. I'm very
pleased she has agreed to remain a consultant to assist us with
this transition." comScore Board Chairman Bill Henderson noted: "I've had the pleasure of
knowing Chris since she joined comScore and have always admired and
respected her unique skills and contributions to the company. I
thank her for her years of service at the company."
About comScore
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a leading cross-platform
measurement company that precisely measures audiences, brands and
consumer behavior everywhere. comScore completed its merger
with Rentrak Corporation in January
2016, to create the new model for a dynamic, cross-platform
world. Built on precision and innovation, our unmatched data
footprint combines proprietary digital, TV and movie intelligence
with vast demographic details to quantify consumers'
multiscreen behavior at massive scale. This approach helps
media companies monetize their complete audiences and allows
marketers to reach these audiences more
effectively. With more than 3,200 clients and global
footprint in more than 75 countries, comScore is delivering the
future of measurement. For more information on comScore,
please visit comscore.com.
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