Leadership

Thom is Executive Vice President, Corporate Development.  Thom and the Corporate Development team (“CD”) works with senior management in coordinating and executing acquisition/divestment and entity investment activities throughout Nielsen.  In addition, Thom is involved in several cross Nielsen revenue enhancement initiatives, and has supported various strategic, training and communications activities.  Thom also serves as a member of several Boards of Directors, in which Nielsen has an ownership interest.

Prior to joining Nielsen in 1998, Thom was a partner in the accounting and consulting firm, Leslie Sufrin & Company (LS&Co), where he established a national reputation in the information and publishing fields and in mergers and acquisitions.  Prior to his tenure with LS&Co., Thom was a principal at Arthur & Young & Company (now part of Ernst & Young).

Thom is a certified public accountant and holds a B.B.A. from Pace University and an M.B.A. from Fordham University.  He is a frequent speaker on mergers and acquisitions (has been involved in over several hundred transactions), information businesses strategy, and leadership.