Chief Operating Officer
As chief operating officer of Interactive Data, John King is responsible for leading operations, content gathering and creation, and development activities across Interactive Data’s businesses. Mr. King was appointed to this position in September 2005.

Mr. King also serves as chief operating officer of Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, the Company’s largest business. As chief operating officer, a position he held since 1999, Mr. King manages a global business of more than 800 employees charged with the implementation of a new generation of products and services designed to leverage technology and the Web to penetrate new target market segments.

Since his appointment to chief operating officer of Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Mr. King has presided over substantial growth, multiple acquisitions and numerous market expansions, while increasing efficiency and integration through consolidation of key systems and organizations, and by instituting global initiatives to develop new and innovative products. With nearly 30 years of experience in the financial information industry, Mr. King has been directly responsible for achieving improvements in operating costs while preserving and enhancing the company's performance.

Among his achievements, Mr. King led the integration of Muller Data's operations into Interactive Data in 1999. As a result, the combined entity has achieved industry-leading positions in every fixed income asset type, as well as substantial operating cost reductions.