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Dun & Bradstreet Snags AOL CTO Curtis Brown

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Dun & Bradstreet has appointed Curtis Brown to the role of chief information officer. Mr. Brown, who most recently served as global chief technology officer at AOL, assumes global responsibility for Dun & Bradstreet’s expanding portfolio of technology, data and related intellectual property. He will be reporting to the company’s COO Josh Peirez.

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