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Executive Profile*
| Age | Total Calculated Compensation | This person is connected to 270 board members in 11 different organizations across 13 different industries.
See Board Relationships |
| 55 | $3,013,821 As of Fiscal Year 2012 |
Background*
Ms. Susan D. Whiting serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Media Measurement & Information and Nielsen Media Research U.S. of Nielsen Holdings N.V (alternate name The Nielsen Company B.V). Ms. Whiting has also been the Chief Diversity Officer of The Nielsen Company B.V. since October 14, 2010 and has been its Vice Chairperson since November 2008. She has been Chief Diversity Officer of The Nielsen Company since October 2010. She has been Chief Diversity ... Officer of Nielsen BuzzMetrics, Inc since October 2010 and its Vice Chairman since November 2008. As Vice Chair, she has responsibility for global client relations, communications and marketing, public and government affairs, corporate social responsibility, and Nielsen’s diversity initiatives. She serves as Vice President of Nielsen Finance LLC. She serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Media Measurement & Information and Nielsen Media Research U S. at The Nielsen Company B.V. She serves as an Executive Vice President of ACNielsen Corporation (a/k/a The Nielsen Company) with responsibility for global marketing and product leadership efforts across the organization. She has been an Executive Vice President of TNC (US) Holdings, Inc. (formerly VNU Inc.) since December 2006. Ms. Whiting served as an Executive Vice President of The Nielsen Company B.V. since January 2007. She served as an Executive Vice President of the Media Measurement & Information of The Nielsen Company (formerly, VNU Group B.V.) since April 4, 2005 where she was with overall responsibility for the Nielsen Company group's business units, including Nielsen Media Research, Nielsen Media Research International, Media Solutions, and Nielsen Entertainment. She served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nielsen Media Research Inc., since 2001 and which she joined in 1978 as part of its management training program. She also held various executive level positions with Nielsen Media Research Inc., including President and Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of the National Business Unit. In February 1997, she served as General Manager of National Services and Emerging Markets, where she was responsible for the sales and marketing of national services for broadcast and cable networks, advertising agencies, syndicators and local cable system customers. Ms. Whiting has more than 27 years of management, marketing, information systems, and business development experience. Since 2000, she was responsible for the sales and marketing of national services for broadcast and cable networks, advertising agencies, Syndicates, and local cable system customers. She served as Group Chairman of Board of A Nielsen Corporation. Ms. Whiting has been the Chairman of Nielsen Media Research Inc., since January 2007. She served as Chairman of ACNielsen Corporation and serves as its Vice Chairman. She served as Chairman of the Board of VNU Inc., since December 2006. She has been Vice Chair at A Nielsen Corporation (Also called as The Nielsen Company B.V.) since November 2008. She has been an Independent Director of MarkMonitor, Inc. since October 2009. She has been a Director of NetRatings Inc., since November 1, 2005 and Wilmington Trust Corp. since December 15, 2005. She serves as Director of Center for Communication, Inc, Nielsen BuzzMetrics Inc. and VNU Inc. She serves as a Director of The Advertising Council, Inc, the YMCA of Greater New York. and The Trust for Public Land. Ms. Whiting served as a Board Observer of Nielsen BuzzMetrics Inc. She also serves as a Director of Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York, and Nielsen Media Research, Inc. and International Radio & Television Society Foundation Inc. She is a vice chair of the Corporate Fund Board of the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts. She is a Member of the Boards of Trustees of Chicago's Peggy Notepaper Nature Museum and Denison University. She served as President of the Connecticut Women's Forum, New York Radio and TV Research Council. She is a member of Nielsen’s Executive Council. she served as a Board member of the Advertising Research Foundation. Recognized in 2007 by The Wall Street Journal as one of their “Women to Watch,“ Ms. Whiting was named that same year by Crain's New York Business as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in New York City. She was a recipient of the 2009 Women Who Make a Difference Award from the International Women's Forum. She has been a recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Outstanding Female Role Model award from the NBA Wives Association, the Women's Venture Fund Highest Leaf Award and the President's Award from the Image Foundation. She is also a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the International Women’s Forum and the Chicago Women’s Network. Ms. Whiting received the Alumni Citation from Denison. Ms. Whiting graduated from Denison University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
Corporate Headquarters*
Diemerhof 2 Diemen, Noord-Holland 1112 XL
Netherlands
Phone: 31 20 398 8777 Fax: 31 20 690 3175
Board Members Memberships*
Chairman Executive Vice President and Director Vice Chair and Chief Diversity Officer Director Director Director Vice Chairman Vice Chair, Chief Diversity Officer and Executive Vice President 2005-Present Director 2005-Present Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee and Member of Audit Committee 2009-Present Independent Director
Education*
BA Denison University
Other Affiliations*
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Annual Compensation*
| Salary | $950,000 | | Total Annual Compensation | $950,000 |
Stock Options*
| Restricted Stock Awards | $279,800 | | All Other Compensation | $22,259 | | Exercised Options | 170,680 | | Exercised Options Value | $2,050,022 | | Exercisable Options | 385,882 | | Exercisable Options Value | $4,167,348 | | Unexercisable Options | 232,343 | | Unexercisable Options Value | $1,057,596 | | Total Value of Options | $8,054,611 | | Total Number of Options | 851,249 |
Total Compensation*
| Total Annual Cash Compensation | $1,922,259 | | Total Short Term Compensation | $950,000 | | Other Long Term Compensation | $302,059 | | Total Calculated Compensation | $3,013,821 |
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*Data is at least as current as the most recent Definitive Proxy.