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Thomson Financial Names Rowlands CEO

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Thomson Financial has selected COO Sharon Rowlands to succeed Dave Shaffer as chief executive. Rowlands, who joined Thomson Financial from FT Information – now FT Interactive Data – retains the role of president. Shaffer, who has been CEO since 2002, moves back to Thomson corporate, continuing to report to Richard J. Harrington, president and chief executive officer of parent company Thomson Corp.

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