Neustar Appoints Former Reed Elsevier and PepsiCo Executive Carolyn Ullerick as Chief Financial Officer

Neustar, Inc., a provider of real-time information services, announced the appointment of Carolyn Ullerick as the company’s chief financial officer.

In her new position, Ullerick will direct all accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax, procurement, facilities and corporate development functions, and provide the financial leadership, vision, and focus to continue Neustar’s growth and transformation.

Prior to joining Neustar, Ullerick was global chief financial officer of the LexisNexis Group, where she was responsible for all financial and merger and acquisitions aspects of the multi-billion dollar LexisNexis Legal and Professional Group (LNG). As the Chief Financial Officer of Frito-Lay Canada (a division of PepsiCo), Ullerick focused her efforts on improving the working capital management structure, restructured operational processes, and developed regional competitive strategies to drive share gains. While at Southam Newspaper Group, she led the financial turnaround of four newspaper operations, realizing tremendous annual profit improvements.

“Carolyn is a seasoned finance and business expert with an impressive track record leading multi-billion dollar brands, including a top leadership position at one of the world’s most admired consumer goods companies,” said Chief Executive Officer Lisa Hook. “Carolyn will bring a unique perspective to Neustar and help us grow our information services business with the same financial discipline we have seen over the years.”

Ullerick holds a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario.