The McGraw-Hill Companies Announces Changes in Board Committee Membership

NEW YORK, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced that it has accepted Dr. Pedro Aspe's decision to withdraw his membership from the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees of its Board of Directors, effective today, due to the continued successful expansion of Evercore Partners, Inc., where Dr. Aspe serves as co-Chairman.  He remains a member of the Corporation's Board and will also continue to be a candidate for Director at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 28, 2010.  Dr. Aspe previously served as Mexico's Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of the Budget.

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