Ms. Heuland will oversee every facet of the company’s worldwide finance department in this capacity.46-year-old. Ms. Heuland most recently joined Moody’s from Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., a leading provider of technology for human capital management, where she held the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2020 to December 2023.
Ms. Heuland served as SAP’s Chief Financial Officer for the Latin American and Caribbean area from April 2018 to September 2020. She joined the company in 2008 and has held a number of senior finance leadership positions in both Europe and the Americas.
Before joining the multinational software corporation SAP, Ms. Heuland worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for eight years.Certified Public Accountant Ms. HeulandMs. Heuland graduated from American University’s Kogod School of Business and Audencia Business School of Management in France with a degree in finance and accounting.Ms. Heuland is anticipated to begin working for the company on April 1, 2024, when she will take over as principal financial officer in lieu of Caroline Sullivan.
Ms. Sullivan will stay on as the Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President-Controller.Ms. Heuland will receive a $750,000 base salary as well as a $1,000,000 target bonus opportunity in 2024 as part of her appointment.Furthermore, Ms. Heuland will be awarded a $2,000,000 one-time equity grant shortly after she begins working for the company. This grant will consist of a combination of 60% Performance Share Units, 20% Restricted Stock Units, and 20% Options, with the RSUs and Options vesting after four years.The Performance Share Units are subject to the same performance standards as the Performance Share Units granted to the Company’s other executive officers in 2024 for the same three-year performance period. They will vest at the conclusion of a three-year performance period that ends in December 2026.Starting in2025, Ms. Heuland will also be recommended for yearly long-term equity awards, with a target value of $3,050,000. These awards will be given to her at the same time and in the same manner as those awarded to the other executive officers of the company.Ms. Heuland will be protected by the Moody’s Corporation Career Transition Plan and the Moody’s Change in Control Severance Plan, as they stand at the relevant time.
