Moodys Investor Service has appointed Richard Cantor as managing director of its credit ratings business.
Prior to his new position, Cantor was a senior vice-president in the companys financial guarantors group. He will continue to extend Moodys default research, conduct analysis of ratings consistency, and develop monitoring tools. He also will co-chair Moodys academic advisory and research committee with Roger Stein.
Before entering into business, Cantor was an assistant professor at UCLA and Ohio State University. He also worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he was a research officer in the capital markets department.
Cantor will report to Debra Perry, Moodys chief credit officer....
