Moody's Corporation Names Lisa Simone Westlake Vice President - Investor Relations

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that Lisa Simone
Westlake has been named the new head of Investor Relations. Ms.
Westlake will oversee Moody's investor relations activities globally
as well as monitor execution of the company's critical strategic
priorities.

Ms. Westlake joined Moody's in September 2004 as Managing Director
- Finance responsible for leading Treasury, Tax and Business Planning
for the firm. "Lisa's success at implementing Moody's financial
strategy, coupled with her knowledge of the Moody's businesses,
position her well to excel in her new role communicating to current
and prospective shareholders," said Linda S. Huber, Moody's Chief
Financial Officer.

Prior to joining Moody's, Ms. Westlake held several finance
leadership roles at American Express Company and The Dun & Bradstreet
Corporation. She began her career as an analyst at Lehman Brothers.
Ms. Westlake holds a Master of Business Administration from Columbia
University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in
Biochemistry from Dartmouth College.

Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's
Investors Service, a leading provider of credit ratings, research and
analysis covering debt instruments and securities in the global
capital markets, Moody's KMV, a leading provider of credit risk
processing and credit risk management products for banks and investors
in credit-sensitive assets serving the world's largest financial
institutions, and Moody's Economy.com, a provider of economic research
and data services. The corporation, which reported revenue of $1.7
billion in 2005, employs approximately 3,000 people worldwide and
maintains offices in 22 countries. Further information is available at
www.moodys.com.