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Simon Freakley

President and Chief Executive Officer, Kroll Inc.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Incorporated (MMC)

Industry: Finance

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Simon Freakley, age 46, is president and chief executive officer of Kroll, a position he has held since October 2004. Mr. Freakley had been a director of Kroll since June 2003 and head of Kroll's Consulting Group since April 2004. He was president of Kroll's Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Group from September 2002 until its consolidation with Kroll's Consulting Services Group in April 2004. From 1996 until his appointment as Kroll's chief executive officer, Mr. Freakley was also managing partner of Kroll Ltd. (previously Kroll Buchler Phillips and Buchler Phillips), Kroll's U.K.-based corporate advisory and restructuring subsidiary. Mr. Freakley joined Buchler Phillips in 1992. The firm was acquired by Kroll in 1999.


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