NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Capital IQ, a business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), today announced that Imogen Dillon Hatcher is joining the financial data and analytics leader as Chief Commercial Officer, effective April 14.  In this newly-created role, Ms. Hatcher will lend her enormous industry expertise to lead S&P Capital IQ's global sales, client services, marketing and research network activities.

"We are excited to have Imogen join our leadership team in this strategic new role," said Lou Eccleston, president of S&P Capital IQ.  "Her experience and industry knowledge will serve as a significant new resource to our commercial efforts as we continue to launch innovative solutions and grow our global business." 

Ms. Dillon-Hatcher brings considerable global commercial leadership experience as well as a  long record of success to her new role. She joins S&P Capital IQ from the London Stock Exchange, where she most recently served as executive director of global sales. Previously, she held a number of senior positions with a range of high-profile financial services organizations, including Lloyds Bank, Reuters, Financial Times Information Ltd, and FTSE Group where she was responsible for  building sales teams, developing sales strategies, and driving revenue growth across numerous developed and emerging markets.

About S&P Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ, a business line of McGraw-Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), is a leading provider of multi-asset class and real time data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment and commercial banks, investment advisors and wealth managers, corporations and universities around the world. We provide a broad suite of capabilities designed to help track performance, generate alpha, and identify new trading and investment ideas, and perform risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Through leading desktop solutions such as the S&P Capital IQ, Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor desktops; enterprise solutions such as S&P Capital IQ Valuations; and research offerings, including Leveraged Commentary & Data, Global Markets Intelligence, and company and funds research, S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial intelligence into the wisdom today's investors need. For more information visit: www.spcapitaliq.com.

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