Board of directorsJohn Peace Don Robert Paul Brooks Fabiola Arredondo Laurence Danon Roger Davis Sean FitzPatrick Alan Jebson Sir Alan Rudge David Tyler |
Senior managementChris Callero Richard Fiddis Nigel Fine Victor Nichols Tiku Patel Ken Sansom Elio Vitucci |
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John PeaceChairmanJohn Peace began his career in 1970 at the former GUS plc, where he held several senior IT management positions before co-founding CCN in 1980. This was the company formed by GUS to market information services to retailers and other lending organisations. In 1991, he was appointed Chief Executive of CCN, which was by then one of Europe’s largest information services companies. During the mid-nineties, CCN was combined with a number of other US and European businesses to form a global information services organisation called Experian, with John Peace as its Chief Executive worldwide. John Peace joined the Board of the former GUS plc in 1997, becoming Group Chief Executive in January 2000. In June 2002, he was appointed Chairman of Burberry Group plc, in advance of its partial flotation by GUS in July 2002. John Peace is also Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Standard Chartered PLC, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Nottingham Trent University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Chairman of The Work Foundation. Top of page |
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Don RobertChief Executive OfficerDon Robert graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Business Administration. He began his career with U.S. Bancorp, a multi-state bank holding company, where he held positions of increasing responsibility over 15 years. From there he joined Credco, Inc., the largest specialist credit reporting company in the US, as President. In 1995, Credco was acquired by First American Corporation and over the next six years Don Robert held positions as Executive Vice President of Mortgage Origination Services and President of First American’s Consumer Information and Services Group. In 2001, Don Robert joined Experian from First American, becoming Chief Executive Officer of Experian North America in December 2002. In February 2005, he took responsibility for Experian globally as Chief Executive Officer of Experian Group. Don Robert joined the Board of the former GUS plc in April 2005. His other business appointments include Director of First Advantage Corporation, member of the Chapman University Board of Counsellors and past Chairman of the Consumer Data Industry Association. Top of page |
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Paul BrooksGlobal Chief Financial OfficerPaul Brooks graduated from Cambridge University with an economics degree and went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He then joined ICI where he worked for the Plastics Division in Brussels and Corporate Reporting Group in London. After five years with GKN's Industrial Services Division, mostly spent as Divisional CFO in the USA, Paul Brooks joined Inchcape, latterly as Inchcape Marketing Services Finance Director, based in Singapore. Paul Brooks joined Experian in April 1999 as Finance Director of Experian International and was appointed Global Chief Financial Officer in October 2001. Top of page |
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Fabiola ArredondoNon-Executive DirectorFabiola Arredondo is the Managing Partner of Siempre Holdings, a private investment firm based in the US. Prior to this she held senior operating positions at Yahoo!, the BBC, and Bertelsmann A.G. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Bankinter, S.A., the World Wildlife Fund, and Sesame Workshop, and was formerly a Non-Executive Director of BOC Group plc and Intelsat Corporation. Fabiola has a BA degree from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Top of page |
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Laurence DanonNon-Executive DirectorLaurence Danon was the President and CEO of Printemps SA, the French department store, chain, until January 2007. She led the buyout of Printemps from PPR, Europe’s largest non-food retailer, in 2006. Prior to Printemps, Laurence held various senior roles at Total Fina Elf. She began her career working for the French Government. Laurence Danon is a Non-Executive Director of Diageo plc and Plastic Omnium SA, and a member of the Executive Board of Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance with effect from 1 September 2007. Top of page |
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Roger DavisNon-Executive DirectorRoger Davis spent some eight years at Barclays, latterly as the CEO of the 45,000 strong UK Banking operation and as a member of the Board of Barclays Plc. Prior to that he spent some ten years in investment banking in London and in various positions in Asia for Flemings and later BZW. Roger is Chairman of Experian’s Remuneration Committee and Chairman of Life Trust Holdings Plc. Top of page |
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Sean FitzPatrickNon-Executive DirectorSean FitzPatrick is currently non-executive Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc, having retired as CEO of that organisation in January 2005. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Smurfit Kappa PLC, a past President of the Irish Bankers Federation and a Non-Executive Director of Aer Lingus Group plc and Greencore Group plc. Sean is a Chartered Accountant. Top of page |
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Alan JebsonNon-Executive DirectorAlan Jebson retired in May 2006 as Group Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Holdings Plc, a position that included responsibility for IT and Global Resourcing. During a long career with HSBC, Alan held various positions in IT, including the position of Group CIO. His roles included responsibility for the Group's international systems, including the consolidation of HSBC and Midland systems following the acquisition of Midland Bank in 1993. He is a Non-Executive Director of Vodafone Group Plc and of MacDonald Dettwiler in Canada. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Top of page |
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Sir Alan RudgeNon-Executive DirectorSir Alan Rudge was Deputy Chief Executive of BT until November 1997 and Chairman of WS Atkins until March 2001. He joined the Board of the former GUS plc in 1997 and until March 2005 was President of CELTEL International BV and a Non-Executive Director on the Board of SESA AG. He is currently Chairman of the ERA Foundation Ltd and Pro Chancellor of Surrey University. Sir Alan is the Senior Independent Director of Experian. He has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is a past President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and past Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Top of page |
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David Tyler (54)Non-Executive DirectorDavid Tyler graduated in 1974 from Cambridge University, where he read Economics. Following 11 years with Unilever, he joined County NatWest where he held a number of senior financial control roles. He then worked for Christie’s International from 1989 to 1996 as Finance Director and as President of Christie’s America. David Tyler was Group Finance Director of the former GUS plc from February 1997 until its demerger in October 2006. He is now Deputy Chairman of LogicaCMG plc and Non-Executive Director of Burberry Group plc and Reckitt Benckiser plc. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. Top of page |
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Chris CalleroChief Executive, Experian AmericasChris Callero currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Experian Americas. Prior to joining Experian, Mr Callero spent more than 27 years at Bank of America where his roles included Group Executive Vice President, managing several national businesses including consumer lending, small business, interactive banking, eCommerce, ATMs, debit cards, deposit products, retail investments, insurance and liability risk management. He also previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Wink Communications, a leading interactive television company. Prior to his current role, he served as President of Experian’s credit services business, having joined the company in 2002. At the University of California, Irvine, he serves as a member of the Chancellor's Chief Executive Roundtable, the Dean's Advisory Board of the Paul Merage School of Business and a member of the Leadership Council at the Bren School, Information and Computer Sciences. Additionally, Chris is on the board of directors for Orange County Technology Action Network (OCTANe). Top of page |
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Richard FiddisManaging Director, Emerging Markets DevelopmentRichard Fiddis joined Experian in 1999, initially as Chief Operating Officer for the UK and subsequently Managing Director for UK, Ireland and Northern Europe. In 2007, he was appointed Managing Director – Emerging Markets Development. Before joining Experian, Richard Fiddis was Group Managing Director of Lorien plc, a UK management consultancy and resourcing company. Prior to that he was European Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Marcam, a US-based software and services business. Whilst in this role, he ran a 50/50 joint venture business with IBM UK, his previous employer for 14 years. He joined IBM after completing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and working as a metallurgist. Top of page |
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Nigel FineManaging Director, EMEANigel Fine graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Civil Engineering and began his career working on major infrastructure projects in the UK and Middle East with John Laing Plc, qualifying as a Chartered Engineer in 1982. He obtained his MBA from the London Business School and joined Courtaulds (now Akzo Nobel) in 1984. Over the next 10 years he held senior commercial and strategic roles, latterly as global Commercial Director for marine coatings, the largest division in the Industrial Coatings business group. Nigel Fine went on to Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and was the Associate Partner responsible for Business Process Outsourcing solutions for the utilities and chemical vertical markets in EMEA. He joined Experian in April 1999 as Chief Operating Officer, ROW and was appointed Managing Director in 2004. Top of page |
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Victor NicholsGroup President, Experian InteractiveVictor Nichols is Group President of Experian Interactive, Experian’s global online marketing business that helps consumers make better buying decisions. He joined Experian in early 2007 as Chief Operating Officer of Experian Interactive and has 27 years of experience in the fields of finance and technology. Victor Nichols was previously Chief Information Officer for Wells Fargo & Company, where he was responsible for all of the core technology activities of Wells Fargo Bank. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of VICOR, a company which delivered advanced corporate receivables management solutions and electronic delivery services globally. Victor Nichols holds an MBA in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. Top of page |
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Tiku PatelManaging Director, UK and IrelandTiku Patel was appointed Managing Director for UK and Ireland in 2007. He joined Experian in 2006 from Barclays Bank, where he was latterly Managing Director of Barclays Premier Banking and leader of a project to integrate the Woolwich bank. Before joining Barclays in 2002, Tiku Patel spent over nine years at Kingsfisher, where he held a number of senior roles including Head of Strategic Marketing & Planning for Woolworths and Finance Director for eKingfisher. He has an MA in Mathematics from Queen’s College, Oxford and is a qualified accountant. Top of page |
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Ken SansomManaging Director, Asia PacificKen Sansom joined Experian in 2006 as Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific, becoming Managing Director for Asia Pacific in 2007. He began his career with EDS, where he held technical, programme management and leadership roles throughout North America and Europe. More recently, he has been a Partner in two consulting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting and Diamond Cluster International. Ken graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lewis and Clark College, where he majored in Business Administration and Computer Science. He also has MBA degrees from the Anderson School at UCLA and the National University of Singapore. Top of page |
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Elio VitucciManaging Director, Experian Decision AnalyticsElio has a Mathematics background and joined Experian in 1993 to provide analytics and consultancy in the EMEA team. He moved to Scorex in 1996 to open up and manage their activities in Italy, quickly followed by Spain, Greece and Portugal. He rejoined Experian when the joint venture with Scorex was acquired and was appointed MD of Southern & Eastern Europe in 2003. Most recently he was MD of the Experian-Scorex EMEA region and has created a strong, customer-focused organisation based on clearly accountable, goal-oriented business development teams supported by innovative centres of excellence. He took up the position of Managing Director, Experian Decision Analytics in October 2006. Top of page |