ATLANTA, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax®
(NYSE: EFX) announced Julia Houston
as Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, expanding her current
scope to include leadership of global Marketing where she
will be responsible for ensuring strong alignment with the
company's strategy, working closely with the business units and
global regions. This expansion of Houston's role unlocks synergies
and efficiencies that support the company's strategy to bring new
products, innovation and capabilities to customers, partners and
consumers around the world.
"We are entering an exciting and crucial chapter in our 121-year
history, as we leverage our $1.5B
cloud technology investment to accelerate our innovation, new
products and growth," said Mark W.
Begor, Chief Executive Officer of Equifax. "Julia is the
perfect leader to drive marketing for Equifax. She is highly
strategic, and will provide valuable synergies as we align
Marketing, Strategy, Communications, Risk & Compliance, and
Privacy into one team. With Julia's leadership, her expanded team
will create end-to-end growth solutions for our customers and
support the right go-to-market experience in our Business
Units."
Under Houston's leadership, Equifax global marketing will take a
leadership role in ensuring alignment and consistency across the
enterprise with the primary goal of helping customers take full
advantage of the Equifax cloud-native solutions and unique data
insights.
Houston has been a critical member of the Equifax senior
leadership team since joining the company in 2013. During her
tenure, she has been at the forefront in managing the Equifax
transformation that is driving the company's growth today. Serving
as Chief Transformation Officer for the last 3 years, she oversaw
the Company's response to the 2017 cyber incident, led the
company's regulatory settlement process to a successful conclusion,
and helped design and implement its EFX2020 growth framework.
All of these accomplishments have helped Equifax regain its
position as an industry leader.
ABOUT EQUIFAX INC.
At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), we believe
knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and
technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy
by helping financial institutions, companies, employees, and
government agencies make critical decisions with greater
confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and
cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people
forward. Headquartered in Atlanta
and supported by more than 11,000 employees worldwide, Equifax
operates or has investments in 25 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia
Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com
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