Amid an internal investigation to determine the cause of a modeling error that affected ratings of around $1 billion in credit products, the head of Moodys Investors Services global structured finance business, Noel Kirnon, has been fired.
The unit of New York-based Moodys Corp. announced yesterday that Mr. Kirnons position as head of structured finance will be filled by chief credit officer Andrew Kimball until a permanent replacement is found.
Mr. Kimballs duties will be assumed by Richard Cantor, managing director of Moodys credit policy research group.
An internal investigation is currently being conducted by New York-based law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, focusing on an error in the rating firms models that resulted in higher ratings for 11 complex credit products.
Moodys is considering terminating certain employees who played a role in the error, the company said in the statement.
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