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Experian is a global leader in providing information, analytical tools and marketing services to organizations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions. Using our comprehensive understanding of individuals, markets and economies, we help organizations find, develop and manage customer relationships to make their businesses more profitable. Experian promotes greater financial health and opportunity among consumers by enabling them to understand, manage and protect their personal information, helping them control financial aspects of key life events, and make the most advantageous financial and purchasing decisions.
Chief Executive Officer
Don RobertNumber of Employees 17,499
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NAICS Code All Other Information Services: 519190
Recent Events
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Experian QAS Announced Integrated with Salesforce CRM ASCAP Deployment
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STOCKS NEWS UK-Petrofac falls on profit taking after update
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Minor growth returns to retail and information
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Experian Rolls Out New Collections Product--Tallyman
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'Free Credit Score' Company Tries To Unmask Anonymous Blogger; Sues Wikipedia
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Auto/Mate Selects ExperianR to Provide AutoCheckR Vehicle History Reports to Dealers
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Bank Systems & Technology Examines Workforce Optimization
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Ruling hampers ID theft-protection firms
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LifeLock settles with Experian to not set fraud alerts
Identity theft prevention provider LifeLock has agreed to not place any fraud alerts on customer credit files, under a settlement with credit bureau Experian.The settlement, announced Thursday, rose from a 2008 lawsuit in which Experian contended that LifeLock violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it placed fraud alerts on...
Experian Margin Outlook Improves
By Clara Ferreira-MarquesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Credit information group Experian EXPN posted a 1 percent rise in first-half revenues, in line with expectations, but gave a rosier picture for the full year, saying it expects to at least maintain margins and grow profits.Experian, best known for running consumer credit checks...
Healthcare Roundup: Experian to Rate Patients' Bill-Paying, UnitedHealth Insures Insurance, Fitch Downgrades Healthcare, and More
Experian buys SearchAmerica for $90M to determine whether patients can pay hospital bills, UnitedHealth offers insurance to buy health insurance, Fitch downgrades the healthcare sector, and more. by David P. Hamilton
Autonomy is essential, and it's attractive
Investment Column Our view: Buy Share price: 808.5p (-9.5p) There are lots of reasons why investors should buy shares in Autonomy. The software company's third-quarter numbers, published yesterday, showed a whacking great increase in pre-tax profits, to $47.8m (27.9m) compared with...
NHL Fans Have Higher Mean Household Income Levels Than Other Sports Fans
Fans of professional league sports are distinctive from one another, much like professional leagues themselves differ from one another. Fans of the National Hockey League follow this same idea by demonstrating characteristics unique from those of other sports fans such as NBA, MLB, NFL, and MLS fans. According to...
Sports Fans More Likely to Play Their Favorite Watched Sport
From sporting goods purchases to their consumption of sports drinks, sports fans have unique spending characteristics compared to the general population. Experian Consumer Research has found that sports fans also exhibit unique attitudes and opinions that set them apart from the crowd. With the recent start of...
Experian is a business worth checking out
THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Hold Share price: 389.75p (+28.5p) A good part of Experian's business comes from checking the creditworthiness of mortgage applicants. Given the state of the UK housing market, and the general unwillingness of the banks to lend, investors could be...
Fairytale Brownies Bakes in Experian QAS to Help Customers Live Happily Ever After
Experian QAS, a part of Experian ® (LSE: EXPN) specializing in customer data quality software and services, today announced that Fairytale Brownies, a $10M multichannel retailer shipping more than 200,000 orders annually and long time Experian QAS customer, has achieved significant cost savings while improving customer service by...
Experian Consumer Research Study Shows That Men Are No Longer the Video Game Industry's Main Consumer as Women and Other New and Diverse Consumer Segments Join Ranks
Video game usage is on the rise, now attracting a larger and more diverse audience of both men and women. While the "hard core" gamers still tend to be younger men, many women and people of a wider age range now make up the large percentage of gamers who partake...
EF Education First Uses Data Quality Software From Experian QAS to Ensure Direct Mail Reaches Its Destination
Experian QAS, a part of Experian ® (LSE: EXPN) specializing in customer data quality software and services, today announced that EF Education First, the world's largest private education company, selected QAS Pro Web to lessen the amount of returned mail the company is receiving. EF Education First is...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Robert | Chief Executive Officer |
| Victor Nichols | Chief Executive Officer, UK & EMEA |
| Chris Callero | President & Chief Operating Officer |
| Kerry Williams | Group President, Experian Credit Services & Decision Analytics, North America |
| Paul Brooks | Chief Financial Officer |
| Michael A. DeVico | Executive Vice President, Experian North America |
| Kim Hosmer | Senior VP of Corporate Marketing |
| Joseph M. Paulsen | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Integrated Marketing Services Unit |
| Charlotte Hogg | Managing Director, Experian UK and Ireland |
| Elio Vitucci | Managing Director, Experian Decision Analytics |
| Francisco Valim | Managing Director, Experian Latin America |
| Ken Sansom | Managing Director, Experian Asia Pacific |
| Nigel Fine | Managing Director, EMEA |
| Phil Cotter | Managing Director, Information Solutions |
| Richard Fiddis | Managing Director, Emerging Markets Dev. |
| Rick Gallagher | Managing Director, Emerging Markets Group |
| Tony Pullen | Managing Director, Business Information Division, Nottingham, UK |
| Vikram Narayan | Managing Director, India |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John W. Peace | Chairman |
| Alan W. Jebson | Board of Directors |
| David Tyler | Board of Directors |
| Fabiola Arredondo | Board of Directors |
| Laurence Danon | Board of Directors |
| Roger Davis | Board of Directors |
| Sir Alan Rudge | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| First Advantage Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| First Advantage's Litigation | Director | Current |
| Internet Tax Group | Director | Current |
| Compass Group Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Backtrack Reports | Director | Current |
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| GUS plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Experian | Chief Executive Officer, North America | Former |
| First American Corporate | President, Consumer Information & Services Group | Former |
| Credco | President | Former |
| First American Corporate | Executive Vice President, Mortgage Origination Services | Former |
| The First American Corporation | Group Executive | Former |
| Oregon State University | B.A. Business Administration | Former |
| Oregon State University | degree in Business Administration | Former |
| Chapman University | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Chief Executive Officer, UK & EMEA | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Experian | CEO, Experian America | Former |
| Experian | President, Credit Services Business | Former |
| Bank of America Corporation | Group Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Erisk | President of Erisk | Current |
| Experian | Group President, Experian Credit Services & Decision Analytics, North America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| Experian | Finance Director, Experian International | Former |
| Inchcape PLC | Marketing Services Finance Director | Former |
| Cambridge University | B.A. Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Executive Vice President, Experian North America | Current |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Seattle | Board of Directors | Current |
| Zions Bancorporation | Executive Vice President, Operations & Info Sys | Former |
| St. John's University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Senior VP of Corporate Marketing | Current |
| First Data Corporation | Vice President, N.America Money Transfer Unit | Former |
| First Data Corporation | Vice President, Global Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Integrated Marketing Services Unit | Current |
| Fair Isaac Corporation | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Experian UK and Ireland | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Experian Decision Analytics | Current |
| Experian | Managing Director, Experian-Scorex EMEA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Experian Latin America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Experian Asia Pacific | Current |
| Experian | Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific | Former |
| National University of Singapore | MBA | Former |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, EMEA | Current |
| Experian | Chief Operating Officer, ROW | Former |
| Andersen Consulting | Associate Partner, Business Process Outsourcing Solutions, EMEA | Former |
| London Business School | MBA | Former |
| Manchester University | B.S. Civil Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Information Solutions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Emerging Markets Dev. | Current |
| Experian | Chief Operating Officer, UK | Former |
| Marcam Corporation | European Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Former |
| Lorien plc | Group Managing Director | Former |
| Experian | Managing Director, UK, Ireland & Northern Europe | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Emerging Markets Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, Business Information Division, Nottingham, UK | Current |
| Equifax Inc. | European Strategic Finance Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Managing Director, India | Current |
| GE Commercial Finance | SVP & business head India-Commercial Vehicles & Construction Equipment Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Trent University | Chairman | Current |
| Standard Chartered plc | Chairman | Current |
| Experian | Chairman | Current |
| Burberry Group plc | Chairman | Current |
| The Campaign for Leadership | Board of Directors | Current |
| GUS plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| The First American Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| GUS plc | CEO | Former |
| Standard Chartered plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Work Foundation | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Work Foundation | Chairman | Current |
Alan Jebson retired in May 2006 from his role as Group Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Holdings plc, a position which 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. Alan originally joined HSBC as Head of IT Audit in 1978 where, building upon his qualification as a chartered accountant, he built an international audit team and implemented controls in the Group’s application systems. He is also a non-executive director MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. in Canada and Experian Group plc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vodafone Group Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| HSBC Holdings plc | COO | Former |
| HSBC Holdings plc | CIO | Former |
| HSBC Holdings plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Unilog Management | Current | |
| Logica Plc. | Chairman | Current |
| Burberry Group plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| Christies International Plc | President, Christie's America | Former |
| Christies International Plc | Finance Director | Former |
| Lewis Group, Inc. | non-executive director | Former |
| Unilever Plc | Former | |
| LogicaCMG plc | Deputy Chairman | Former |
| Joint Co | Deputy Chairman | Former |
| Logica Plc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| GUS plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Cambridge University | B.A. Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | Managing Partner, Siempre Holdings | Current |
| Boc Limited | Current | |
| Bankinter, S.A. | Board of Directors | Current |
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sesame Workshop | Board of Directors | Current |
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Stanford University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| Diageo plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Plastic Omnium | Board of Directors | Current |
| Printemps | President and CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Bank PLC | CEO, UK Banking | Current |
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| Barclays Bank PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Experian | Board of Directors | Current |
| Surrey University | Pro Chancellor | Former |

