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accession: "0001059556-25-000159"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCO"
cik: "0001059556"
company_name: "MOODYS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-07-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T06:09:13.318057+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Moody's elects Sumit Dhawan to Board of Directors, increasing board to ten members

## Summary
- Sumit Dhawan, CEO of Proofpoint, elected to Moody's Board effective July 16, 2025.
- Board size increased from 9 to 10; Dhawan joins Governance & Nominating and Compensation & HR committees.
- Standard non-employee director compensation: $120k annual cash retainer plus $220k in RSUs vesting in one year.
- Dhawan brings over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud, and enterprise software leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001059556-25-000159
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCO
- cik: 0001059556
- company_name: MOODYS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-07-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955625000159/0001059556-25-000159-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955625000159/mco-20250715.htm

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