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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

James Kilts

 65 2011 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

David Calhoun

 55 2011 Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

Arvin Kash

 69 2012 Vice Chairperson

Susan Whiting

 55 2011 Vice Chairperson

Brian West

 42 2010 Chief Financial Officer

Mitchell Habib

 51 2012 Chief Operating Officer

Itzhak Fisher

 2011 Executive Vice President

Jeffrey Charlton

 50 2010 Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller

James Cuminale

 59 2011 Chief Legal Officer

Mary Finn

 51 2011 Chief Human Resources Officer

Robert Reid

 39 2013 Director

James Attwood

 55 2006 Non-Executive Director

Richard Bressler

 55 2011 Non-Executive Director

Patrick Healy

 2006 Non-Executive Director

Alexander Navab

 46 2006 Non-Executive Director

Vivek Ranadive

 55 2012 Independent Director

Karen Hoguet

 56 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Robert Pozen

 66 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Javier Teruel

 62 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Liz Zale

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Biographies

Name Description

James Kilts

 Mr. James M. Kilts is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Mr. Kilts has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since November 23, 2006 and has served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since May 21, 2009. Mr. Kilts is a founding partner of Centerview Partners, whose affiliates invest in the Company and its majority shareholder, Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. Prior to joining Centerview Partners, Mr. Kilts was Vice Chairman of the Board of The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Kilts was formerly Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Gillette Company before the company’s merger with Procter & Gamble in October 2005. Prior to Gillette, Mr. Kilts had served at different times as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nabisco, Executive Vice President of the Worldwide Food Group of Philip Morris, President of Kraft USA and Oscar Mayer, President of Kraft Limited in Canada, and Senior Vice President of Kraft International. A graduate of Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, Mr. Kilts earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Kilts is a member of the boards of directors of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., MeadWestvaco Corporation and Pfizer Inc. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College. Mr. Kilts serves on the Board of Trustees of Knox College and the University of Chicago and is a member of the Advisory Council of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

David Calhoun

 Mr. David L. Calhoun is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of Nielsen Holdings NV. Mr. Calhoun has been the Chief Executive Officer of Nielsen since May 2010 and the executive director of Nielsen since the IPO. Mr. Calhoun serves as Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of TNC B.V., a position he has held since September 2006. Prior to joining Nielsen, Mr. Calhoun was a Vice Chairman of the General Electric Company and President and CEO of GE Infrastructure, the of GE’s six business segments and comprised of Aviation, Energy, Oil & Gas, Transportation, and Water & Process Technologies, as well as GE’s Commercial Aviation Services and Energy Financial Services businesses. From 2003 until becoming a Vice Chairman of GE and President and CEO of GE Infrastructure in 2005, Mr. Calhoun served as President and CEO of GE Transportation, which is made up of GE’s Aircraft Engines and Rail businesses. Prior to joining Aircraft Engines in July 2000, Mr. Calhoun served as President and CEO of Employers Reinsurance Corporation from 1999 to 2000; President and CEO of GE Lighting from 1997 to 1999; and President and CEO of GE Transportation Systems from 1995 to 1997. From 1994 to 1995, he served as President of GE Plastics for the Pacific region. Mr. Calhoun joined GE upon graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1979.

Arvin Kash

 Mr. Arvin Kash is Vice Chairperson of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 1, 2012. Mr. Kash is the founder of The Cambridge Group, a growth strategy consulting firm, which became a subsidiary of Nielsen in March 2009. He served as its Chairman from December 2010 until December 2011 and prior to that was its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kash is a member of the Washington Business Forum and serves on the board of directors of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He is a graduate of DePaul University.

Susan Whiting

 Ms. Susan D. Whiting is Vice Chairperson of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Ms. Whiting also serves as Vice Chairperson of TNC B.V., a position she has held since November 2008. Ms. Whiting joined Nielsen Media Research in 1978 as part of its management training program. She served in positions with Nielsen Media Research including President, Chief Operating Officer, CEO and Chairman. She was named Executive Vice President of The Nielsen Company in January 2007 with marketing and product leadership responsibilities for all Nielsen business units. Ms. Whiting serves on the board of directors of MarkMonitor, Inc., the Ad Council, Denison University, the YMCA of Greater New York, the Trust for Public Land and the Notebaert Nature Museum. During the past five years, Ms. Whiting was a director of Wilmington Trust Corporation. She graduated from Denison University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Brian West

 Mr. Brian J. West is Chief Financial Officer of Nielsen Holdings NV., since May 2010. Mr. West serves as the Chief Financial Officer of TNC B.V., a position he has held since February 2007. Prior to joining Nielsen, he was employed by the General Electric Company as the Chief Financial Officer of its GE Aviation division from June 2005. Prior to that, Mr. West held several senior financial management positions within the GE organization, including Chief Financial Officer of its GE Engine Services division, from March 2004, Chief Financial Officer of GE Plastics Lexan, from November 2002, and Chief Financial Officer of its NBC TV Stations division. Mr. West is a veteran of GE’s financial management program and spent more than 16 years with GE. Mr. West is a 1991 graduate from Siena College with a degree in Finance and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University.

Mitchell Habib

 Mr. Mitchell Habib is Chief Operating Officer of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 1, 2012. He served as the Executive Vice President, Global Business Services of Nielsen from its IPO in January 2011 until December 31, 2011. Mr. Habib served as Executive Vice President, Global Business Services of TNC B.V., a position he held from March 2007 until December 31, 2011. Prior to joining Nielsen, Mr. Habib was employed by Citigroup as the Chief Information Officer of its North America Consumer Business from September 2005 and prior to that its North America Credit Cards Division from June 2004. Before joining Citigroup, Mr. Habib served as Chief Information Officer for several divisions of the General Electric Company over a period of seven years.

Itzhak Fisher

 Mr. Itzhak Fisher is an Executive Vice President of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Mr. Fisher serves as Executive Vice President of TNC B.V. with a similar focus. Prior to this role, until January 2011, Mr. Fisher served as the Executive Vice President, Global Product Leadership of TNC B.V. and had overall responsibility for Nielsen’s Online, Telecom, IAG, Claritas and Entertainment businesses as well as Global Measurement Science, positions he has held since November 2008. Prior to this role, Mr. Fisher served as Executive Chairman of Nielsen Online. Prior to joining Nielsen in 2007, Mr. Fisher was an entrepreneur in high-technology businesses. He was co-founder and chairman of Trendum, a in internet search and linguistic analysis technologies and oversaw Trendum’s 2005 acquisition of BuzzMetrics, a online word-of-mouth research, and Trendum’s 2006 acquisition of Intelliseek. Mr. Fisher holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the New York Institute of Technology and pursued advanced studies in computer science at New York University.

Jeffrey Charlton

 Mr. Jeffrey R. Charlton is Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller of Nielsen Holdings NV., since May 2010. Mr. Charlton serves as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of TNC B.V., a position he has held since June 2009. Previously, Mr. Charlton had served as Nielsen’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Audit since joining the Company in November 2007. Prior to joining Nielsen, he spent 11 years with the General Electric Company in senior financial management positions, including Senior Vice President Corporate Finance and Controller of NBC Universal. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Charlton was employed by PepsiCo and began his career in 1983 with the public accounting firm of KPMG.

James Cuminale

 Mr. James W. Cuminale is Chief Legal Officer of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Mr. Cuminale serves as the Chief Legal Officer of TNC B.V., a position he has held since November 2006. Prior to joining Nielsen, Mr. Cuminale served for over ten years as the Executive Vice President—Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary of PanAmSat Corporation and PanAmSat Holding Corporation. In this role, Mr. Cuminale managed PanAmSat’s legal and regulatory affairs and its ongoing acquisitions and divestitures.

Mary Finn

 Ms. Mary Elizabeth Finn is Chief Human Resources Officer of Nielsen Holdings NV., since March 2011. Ms. Finn serves as Chief Human Resources Officer of TNC B.V., a position she has held since March 2011. Ms. Finn joined Nielsen in October 2007 as Senior Vice President—Human Resources, Global Leadership Development and in February 2010 was named Senior Vice President—Human Resources for the North America, Consumer unit. Prior to Nielsen, Ms. Finn spent 26 years at the General Electric Company principally in human resource positions. She is a 1982 graduate of Siena College, Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelors of Science degree in Finance.

Robert Reid

 Mr. Robert Reid is the Director of Nielsen Holdings NV. Mr. Reid, a Senior Managing Director at The Blackstone Group (“Blackstone”), previously served on the Boards of Directors of the Company and TNC until December 13, 2012. Mr. Reid received an AB in Economics from Princeton University where he graduated magna cum laude.

James Attwood

 Mr. James A. Attwood is Non-Executive Director of Nielsen Holdings NV., since June 2006. Mr. Attwood has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since July 28, 2006. Mr. Attwood is a Managing Director of The Carlyle Group and Head of the Global Telecommunications and Media Group. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group in 2000, Mr. Attwood was with Verizon Communications, Inc. and GTE Corporation. Prior to GTE, he was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Attwood serves as a member of the boards of directors of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. and CoreSite Realty Corporation. Mr. Attwood graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. in applied mathematics and an M.A. in statistics and received both J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University.

Richard Bressler

 Mr. Richard J. Bressler is Non-Executive Director of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Mr. Bressler has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since July 28, 2006. Mr. Bressler joined Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. as a Managing Director in 2006. From May 2001 through 2005, Mr. Bressler was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc. Before joining Viacom, Mr. Bressler was Executive Vice President of AOL Time Warner Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of AOL Time Warner Investments. Prior to that, Mr. Bressler served in capacities with Time Warner Inc., including as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Digital Media and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Inc. Before joining Time Warner Inc., Mr. Bressler was a partner with Ernst & Young. Mr. Bressler serves on the boards of directors of Gartner, Inc. and CC Media Holdings, Inc. and during the past five years has been a director of American Media Operations, Inc. and Warner Music Group. Mr. Bressler is a Board Observer for Univision Communications, Inc. In addition, he serves as Chairman for the Center for Communication Board and serves on the Duke University Fuqua School of Business Board of Visitors, New School University Board of Trustees, the J.P. Morgan Chase National Advisory Board and the Columbia University School of Arts Deans’ Council. Mr. Bressler holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Adelphi University.

Patrick Healy

 Mr. Patrick J. Healy is Non-Executive Director of Nielsen Holdings NV., since June 2006. Mr. Healy has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since June 13, 2006. Mr. Healy is Deputy CEO of Hellman & Friedman LLC. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee and leads the firm’s London office and international activities. Prior to joining Hellman & Friedman in 1994, Mr. Healy was employed by James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated and Consolidated Press Holdings in Australia. Mr. Healy is a director of Verisure Topholding AB and Gaztransport et Technigaz S.A.S. During the past five years he has been a director of Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd. and Gartmore Investment Management Limited. Mr. Healy graduated from Harvard College and earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Alexander Navab

 Mr. Alexander Navab is Non-Executive Director of Nielsen Holdings NV., since June 2006. Mr. Navab has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since June 13, 2006. Since October 2009, Mr. Navab has been a member of KKR Management LLC, the general partner of KKR & Co. L.P. (prior to that, he was a member of KKR & Co. L.L.C., the general partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.), where he is co-head of North American Private Equity and heads the Media and Communications Industry Team. Prior to joining KKR in 1993, Mr. Navab was with James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated and prior to that he was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Navab is a director of Visant. Mr. Navab received a B.A. with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from Columbia College and an M.B.A. with High Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Vivek Ranadive

 Mr. Vivek Y. Ranadive is the Independent Director of Nielsen Holdings, N.V. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TIBCO Software Inc. (“TIBCO”) since its inception in 1997. Mr. Ranadivé founded Teknekron Software Systems, Inc., the predecessor to TIBCO Software, in 1985.

Karen Hoguet

 Ms. Karen M. Hoguet is Non-Executive Independent Director of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Ms. Hoguet has served as a member of The Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since November 18, 2010. She has been the Chief Financial Officer of Macy’s Inc. since February 2009; she previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Macy’s from June 2005 to February 2009. Ms. Hoguet served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Macy’s from October 1997 to June 2005. Ms. Hoguet graduated from Brown University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Robert Pozen

 Mr. Robert Charles Pozen is Non-Executive Independent Director of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Mr. Pozen has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since May 1, 2010. Since January 1, 2012, Mr. Pozen serves as a consultant to MFS Investment Management. From July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011, he was Chairman Emeritus of MFS Investment Management. Prior to that, he was Chairman of MFS Investment Management since February 2004. He previously was Secretary of Economic Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2003. Mr. Pozen was the John Olin Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School from 2002-2004 and the chairman of the SEC Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting from 2007-2008. From 1987 through 2001, Mr. Pozen worked for Fidelity Investments in various jobs, serving as President of Fidelity Management and Research Co. from 1997 through 2001. He is currently a director of Medtronic, Inc. and was a director of BCE, Inc. until February 2009. He is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, a senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, an advisor to Gelesis, a private biotech company and a director of the Commonwealth Fund and the Harvard Neuro-Discovery Center.

Javier Teruel

 Mr. Javier G. Teruel is Non-Executive Independent Director of Nielsen Holdings NV., since January 2011. Mr. Teruel has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of TNC B.V. since August 13, 2010. He is a Partner of Spectron Desarrollo, SC, an investment management and consulting firm; Retired Vice Chairman (2004 to 2007) of Colgate-Palmolive Company (consumer products), with which he served in positions of importance since 1971, including as Executive Vice President responsible for Asia, Central Europe, Africa and Hill’s Pet Nutrition, as Vice President of Body Care in Global Business Development in New York, as President and General Manager of Colgate-Mexico, as President of Colgate-Europe, and as Chief Growth Officer responsible for the company’s growth functions; a director of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2010; a director of Starbucks Corporation and a Director of JCPenney since 2008.

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WEST BRIAN

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CALHOUN DAVID L

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HOGUET KAREN M

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HASKER STEPHEN

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HABIB MITCHELL

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WHITING SUSAN D

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POZEN ROBERT C

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HASKER STEPHEN

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CALHOUN DAVID L

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FISHER ITZHAK

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CUMINALE JAMES W

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