MSCI Appoints Gary Retelny as President of ISS

<p><location value="LU/us.ny.nyc" idsrc="xmltag.org">NEW YORK</location>--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI Inc.</org> (NYSE: <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org>), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today that <person>Gary Retelny</person>, a member of <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI's</org> Executive Committee, has been appointed President of <org>Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.</org> (ISS), the leading provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial community and a subsidiary of <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI Inc.</org></p><p> In addition to his current responsibilities as Corporate Secretary of <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI Inc.</org>, <person>Mr Retelny</person> will now assume overall leadership of ISS. In this new role one of his key objectives will be to work with the ISS product development team to expand the company’s current range of governance solutions. He will continue to report to <person>Henry Fernandez</person>, Chairman and CEO of <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI Inc.</org><person>Stephen Harvey</person>, who currently heads up the ISS business, will report to <person>Mr Retelny</person> and will continue to play a key leadership role at ISS. </p><p> “This significant appointment recognizes the strong performance of ISS over the last year and our confidence in the future of the governance business,” said <person>Mr Fernandez</person>. “Gary’s entrepreneurial experience, business management skills and track record in strategy and business development, combined with his current responsibilities as MSCI’s Corporate Secretary make him the right choice for this new role.” </p><p><person>Mr Retelny</person> joined <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org> in 2003 and has held various leadership positions within the firm including most recently Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for Strategy, Business Development, Legal, Internal Audit and Human Resources. His diverse leadership skills have been critical to the establishment and development of <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org> as a stand-alone public company, including the implementation of the company’s corporate governance practices. </p><p> Founded in 1985, ISS is the world's leading provider of proxy advisory and corporate governance solutions to financial market participants. ISS' services include objective proxy research and analysis, end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions, turnkey securities class-action claims management, and reliable governance data and modeling tools. More than 1,700 clients rely on ISS' expertise to help them make informed corporate governance decisions. </p><p class="bwalignc"> -Ends- </p><p> About <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org></p><p><org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI Inc.</org> is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org> products and services include indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools. </p><p> The company’s flagship product offerings are: the <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org> indices which include over 148,000 daily indices covering more than 70 countries; Barra portfolio risk and performance analytics covering global equity and fixed income markets; <org value="ACORN:572110665" idsrc="xmltag.org">RiskMetrics</org> market and credit risk analytics; ISS governance research and outsourced proxy voting and reporting services; FEA valuation models and risk management software for the energy and commodities markets; and CFRA forensic accounting risk research, legal/regulatory risk assessment, and due-diligence. <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org> is headquartered in <location value="LU/us.ny.nyc" idsrc="xmltag.org">New York</location>, with research and commercial offices around the world. </p><p><b>For further information on <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org>, please visit </b><a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msci.com&esheet=6862849&lan=en-US&anchor=www.msci.com&index=1&md5=7de828d3eb1e06bb58e613269e84eb74"><b>www.msci.com</b></a></p><p><b>For further information on ISS, please visit </b><a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.issgovernance.com&esheet=6862849&lan=en-US&anchor=www.issgovernance.com&index=2&md5=60f97e3e45f7b11e5f9747e53e275054"><b>www.issgovernance.com</b></a></p><p></p><p><img alt="" src="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20110915005813r1&sid=acqr4&distro=nx" /><span class="bwct31415" /></p><p><person>Jo Morgan</person>, <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI</org>, <location value="LU/gb.eng.london" idsrc="xmltag.org">London</location><br />+ 44.20.7618.2224<br />or<br /><person>Cheryl Gustitus</person>, ISS, <location value="LU/us.md.roclle" idsrc="xmltag.org">Rockville, MD</location><br />+ 1.301.556.0395<br />or<br /><person>Sally Todd</person> | <person>Jennifer Spivey</person>, <org value="ACORN:673096088" idsrc="xmltag.org">MHP Communications</org>, <location value="LU/gb.eng.london" idsrc="xmltag.org">London</location><br />+ 44.20.3128.8100<br />or<br /><person>Kenny Juarez</person> | <person>Victor Morales</person>, <org value="ACORN:3923196495" idsrc="xmltag.org">Abernathy MacGregor</org>, <location value="LU/us.ny.nyc" idsrc="xmltag.org">New York</location><br />+ 1.212.371.5999<br />or<br />MSCI Global Client Service:<br /><location value="LR/am" idsrc="xmltag.org">Americas</location> Client Service<br />1.888.588.4567 (toll free)/+ 1.212.804.3901<br />or<br />EMEA Client Service<br />+ 44.20.7618.2222<br />or<br />Asia Pacific Client Service<br />+ 852.2844.9333 </p><p class="bwnowrap"></p><p>Source: <org value="NYSE:MSCI" idsrc="xmltag.org">MSCI Inc.</org></p>