Catherine J. Mathis was named Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in September 2009. Catherine’s responsibilities include global branding, public relations and employee communications. She is a member of the Standard & Poor’s Executive Committee.

Previously, Catherine spent 12 years at The New York Times Company, most recently as SVP, Communications.  Before that she held management positions at Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., and International Paper Company.

In 2006, Catherine was named Communicator of the Year by the New York chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). In 2002, the YWCA of New York City selected her as one of its Women Achievers.

Catherine graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Marketing and Management Information Systems.