Thomson Reuters Directorate Change

 
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LaVerne Council Appointed to the Thomson Reuters Board of Directors 
 
TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2022 -- Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced the 
appointment of LaVerne Council to the company's Board of Directors, effective 
immediately. 
 
"We are privileged to have a board that consists of a strong cadre of leaders 
with a breadth of perspectives and backgrounds. I am pleased to have LaVerne 
join our boardroom. Her expertise in information technology, business 
operations and transformational change will prove invaluable as we continue to 
transition from a holding company to an operating company," said David Thomson, 
chairman of Thomson Reuters. 
 
Council, 60, is the Chief Executive Officer of Emerald One, LLC, an information 
technology consulting company focused on helping businesses develop innovative 
methodologies for driving change and transformation. She was the National 
Managing Principal, Enterprise Technology Strategy & Innovation, for Grant 
Thornton LLP from 2017 to 2019 and served as the Senior Vice President and 
General Manager for MITRE Corporation in 2017. Council was Assistant Secretary 
for the Office of Information & Technology and Chief Information Officer for 
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from 2015 to 2017.  She was 
the Chief Executive Officer of Council Advisory Services, LLC from 2012 through 
2015. Council has also held significant corporate leadership roles focused on 
supply chain, IT centralization and integration. She served as the Corporate 
Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for Johnson & Johnson from 
2006 through 2011. Before that, she served in several roles of increasing 
responsibility at DELL, Inc. from 2000 to 2006, including as the Global Vice 
President, Information Technology, Global Business Solutions, and Development 
Services. 
 
Council also currently serves on the board of directors of CONMED Corporation 
and Concentrix Corporation. She also sits on the boards of Mathematica, an 
acclaimed employee-owned data research organization, and Girl Up, a nonprofit 
initiative founded by the United Nations Foundation.  She received her Master 
of Business Administration from Illinois State University and her Bachelor of 
Business Administration in Computer Science from Western Illinois University. 
Council also holds an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Drexel 
University. 
 
"LaVerne's global orientation and proven ability to merge strategic, 
operational and tactical initiatives to drive growth and innovation is a 
formidable strength. Her depth of experience in the public and private sectors 
should guide us as we continue to focus on delivering the best products and 
services to all of our customers," said Thomson. 
 
Thomson Reuters 
Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of business information services. Our 
products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for 
legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's 
most global news service - Reuters. For more information on Thomson Reuters, 
visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com. 
 
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January 12, 2022 11:44 ET (16:44 GMT)