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EXHIBIT
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Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Tim
Klein
404-885-8555
404-771-2029
(wireless)
tim.klein@equifax.com
Equifax
Leverages Internal Bench Strength for Leadership Moves at USCIS and TALX,
Announces New Leader for its International Unit
ATLANTA – April 26, 2010 –
Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX), today announced the next phase of planned changes to
its Senior Leadership Team to facilitate the company’s ongoing transformation
and growth of its core and emerging businesses. All changes will be effective
over the next 45-60 days to ensure an orderly transition of
responsibilities:
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Effective
June 30, William ‘Bill’ Canfield, 71, will retire as President of TALX,
Equifax’s provider of workforce solutions. Canfield has been with TALX
since September 1986 when he became its president. Two years later, he was
appointed as TALX’s chairman of the board. TALX was acquired by Equifax in
May, 2007, at which time Canfield also became a member of the Equifax
Board of Directors. Under Canfield’s leadership, TALX has become the
industry leader for income and employment verification
services.
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Assuming
Canfield’s role is J. Dann Adams, currently President of U.S. Consumer
Information Solutions (USCIS). Adams, who has been with Equifax since
1999, will relocate to St. Louis where the TALX unit is headquartered.
During his tenure with Equifax, Adams has held a number of senior sales
leadership roles in its core consumer division and was one of the primary
architects of what subsequently become Equifax’s North America Commercial
division. Through Adams’ leadership, the company also successfully
launched its rapidly growing Equifax Settlement Services and Capital
Markets divisions.
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Rudy
O. Ploder, currently President of Equifax International, will assume
leadership for USCIS. Ploder joined Equifax in 2004. Under his leadership,
the company has enjoyed strong growth in countries such as Canada, Iberia,
Brazil and the U.K. Most recently, Ploder has worked closely with the
company’s Corporate Development arm to provide insight and guidance into
Equifax’s entry into key emerging markets such as Russia and
India.
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Joining
Equifax as the new President of its International unit is Paulino M.
Barros who will join the company on April 26. Most recently, Barros was
President of PB&C Global Investments, LLC, an investment and
consulting company focused primarily on the telecommunications, wireless
and internet sector. Prior to that, he led the Global Business Services
division of AT&T Corp., with P&L responsibility for that company’s
enterprise and wholesale businesses in 134 countries. He has also held a
number of commensurately senior-level positions for companies including
Bellsouth Corp., Motorola Inc. and Monsanto Company. A native of Brazil,
Barros holds a Masters in Business Administration from Washington
University, St. Louis, MO., and two engineering degrees from leading
Brazilian institutions.
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“As
Equifax continues its journey of transformation, I am proud that we have the
resilience and internal bench-strength to enable us to make pivotal leadership
changes that will serve as a catalyst for growth,” said Chairman and CEO Richard
F. Smith. “We thank Bill Canfield for his leadership and dedication
over the years, and warmly welcome Paulino to the Equifax leadership
team.”
About
Equifax (www.equifax.com)
Equifax
empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust. A global
leader in information solutions, we leverage one of the largest sources of
consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics and proprietary
technology, to create customized insights that enrich both the performance of
businesses and the lives of consumers.
With a
strong heritage of innovation and leadership, Equifax continuously delivers
innovative solutions with the highest integrity and
reliability. Businesses – large and small – rely on us for consumer
and business credit intelligence, portfolio management, fraud detection,
decisioning technology, marketing tools, and much more. We empower
individual consumers to manage their personal credit information, protect their
identity, and maximize their financial well-being.
Headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax Inc. operates in the U.S. and 14 other countries
throughout North America, Latin America and Europe. Equifax is a member of
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500® Index. Its common stock is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX.
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