DigitalGlobe Names Information Industry Leader Jeffrey R. Tarr New President and CEO, General Howell M. Estes III New Chairman o
February 28 2011 - 8:00AM
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DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global content provider of
high-resolution earth imagery solutions, has appointed Jeffrey R.
Tarr as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective
April 5, 2011. Tarr succeeds Jill Smith, who, in September 2010,
announced her intention to leave the company and was both the
company's CEO and Chairman. DigitalGlobe also named current
DigitalGlobe Board Member General Howell M. Estes III as its new
non-executive Chairman.
Tarr comes to DigitalGlobe as a recognized leader in driving
profitable growth at several of the world's top information
companies. Most recently he was President and Chief Operating
Officer at IHS Inc. During his tenure, IHS revenue grew to more
than $1 billion. Tarr joined IHS from Dun & Bradstreet
(D&B) and previously was Chairman and CEO of Hoover's, another
publicly traded information company. Tarr also serves as a director
at The Corporate Executive Board Company. He began his career at
Bain & Company.
"With the largest image library, an extensive space and ground
system, and a long history of driving innovation, DigitalGlobe is
transforming the imagery-based information services market," said
Gen. Estes, who led the CEO search. "Jeff is the most qualified
person to lead DigitalGlobe as it continues to expand its ability
to deliver timely, accurate and essential information to government
and commercial customers around the world."
"This is an exciting time to join DigitalGlobe," noted Tarr.
"With the most capable satellite constellation, highest quality
image library, and talented team of experts, DigitalGlobe plays a
mission-critical role in helping customers in government and
industry make high-stakes decisions. I'm looking forward to working
with the team to build on past successes and create even more value
for shareholders and customers."
Gen. Estes, who assumes the role of Chairman of the Board on
April 5, 2011, consults with aerospace companies around the world.
He has served as an independent member of the DigitalGlobe Board of
Directors since 2007. Gen. Estes has also been instrumental in
advancing U.S. leadership in the aerospace industry for several
decades, serving in the U.S. Air Force for more than 30 years and
ultimately rising to the position of Commander in Chief of the
North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space
Command, as well as Commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command.
He retired from the Air Force in 1998.
For more information on Tarr and Gen. Estes, please visit
www.digitalglobe.com. The Board was assisted in the search by
Howard Fischer Associates, International.
About DigitalGlobe DigitalGlobe is a
leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery
products and services. Sourced from our own advanced satellite
constellation, our imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses
within defense and intelligence, civil agencies, mapping and
analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration,
infrastructure management, Internet portals and navigation
technology. With our collection sources and comprehensive
ImageLibrary (containing more than one billion square kilometers of
earth imagery and imagery products) we offer a range of on- and
off-line products and services designed to enable customers to
easily access and integrate our imagery into their business
operations and applications. For more information, visit
digitalglobe.com.
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