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Thomson ReutersAnnouncement

12/01/2022 16:45

LaVerne Council Appointed to the Thomson Reuters Board of Directors

TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2022 -- Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced the
appointment of LaVerne Council to the company's Board of Directors, effective
immediately.

"We are privileged to have a board that consists of a strong cadre of leaders
with a breadth of perspectives and backgrounds. I am pleased to have LaVerne
join our boardroom. Her expertise in information technology, business
operations and transformational change will prove invaluable as we continue to
transition from a holding company to an operating company," said David
Thomson, chairman of Thomson Reuters.  

Council, 60, is the Chief Executive Officer of Emerald One, LLC, an
information technology consulting company focused on helping businesses
develop innovative methodologies for driving change and transformation. She
was the National Managing Principal, Enterprise Technology Strategy &
Innovation, for Grant Thornton LLP from 2017 to 2019 and served as the Senior
Vice President and General Manager for MITRE Corporation in 2017. Council was
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Information & Technology and Chief
Information Officer for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from
2015 to 2017.  She was the Chief Executive Officer of Council Advisory
Services, LLC from 2012 through 2015. Council has also held significant
corporate leadership roles focused on supply chain, IT centralization and
integration. She served as the Corporate Vice President and Global Chief
Information Officer for Johnson & Johnson from 2006 through 2011. Before
that, she served in several roles of increasing responsibility at DELL, Inc.
from 2000 to 2006, including as the Global Vice President, Information
Technology, Global Business Solutions, and Development Services.

Council also currently serves on the board of directors of CONMED Corporation
and Concentrix Corporation. She also sits on the boards of Mathematica, an
acclaimed employee-owned data research organization, and Girl Up, a nonprofit
initiative founded by the United Nations Foundation.  She received her Master
of Business Administration from Illinois State University and her Bachelor of
Business Administration in Computer Science from Western Illinois University.
Council also holds an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from
Drexel University.

"LaVerne's global orientation and proven ability to merge strategic,
operational and tactical initiatives to drive growth and innovation is a
formidable strength. Her depth of experience in the public and private sectors
should guide us as we continue to focus on delivering the best products and
services to all of our customers," said Thomson.

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