Austin A. Adams
Retired Executive Vice President and Corporate Chief Information Officer
JPMorgan Chase

Austin A. Adams has served as a director of D&B since April 2007, and is a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation & Benefits Committee. Mr. Adams served as executive vice president and corporate chief information officer of JPMorgan Chase, the third largest bank holding company in the world, from July 2004 (upon the merger of JPMorgan Chase and Bank One Corporation) until his retirement in October 2006. Prior to the merger, Mr. Adams served as executive vice president and chief information officer of Bank One from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Adams also serves on the board of Spectra Energy, Inc., a public company, and NCO Corporation, which is owned by JPMorgan private equity.