CEO Today USA Awards

www.ceotodaymagazine.com 50 CEO Today USAAwards 2018 GEORGIA MARK W. BEGOR CEO of Equifax FIRM PROFILE Our data assets, technology and analytics transform knowledge into insights that power better decisions. This knowledge enables our customers to make better business decisions and consumers to progress towards a better life. We serve as a consumer advocate, steward of financial literacy, and champion of economic advancement. As an innovative global information solutions company that enables access to credit, we’re part of breakthrough collaborations and innovations that address complex social challenges such as social welfare, community relations and financial education for underprivileged youth. We establish relationships that create economically healthy communities. We help individuals gain financial independence by increasing access to capital and micro-lending for small businesses. And we provide young adults entering college or university with financial education tools. Every day, around the globe, we are Powering the World with Knowledge. And behind it all, are our people, the cornerstone of our success. They are creative, talented problem solvers motivated by helping others to achieve their goals. They are individuals who embrace our way of doing things – the processes that have a history of positively impacting the world around us. Over the last decade, we have developed the best and most unique data in the world to help businesses make the right decisions for their customers. Coupled with our leading analytics capabilities, we deliver the knowledge that enables Equifax to provide our customers with better insights, greater flexibility, and faster time to market. At the same time, we’re also helping consumers by providing the personal information, education, and tools they need to make better financial decisions. Powering the world with knowledge goes beyond helping people make more informed business and personal decisions. At Equifax, we’re deeply committed to the communities where we live and work, and are dedicated to sharing our resources, our time, and our volunteers. At Equifax, we believe Corporate Social Responsibility is bigger than simple philanthropic investments. By leveraging our employees’ skillsets and their desire to make a contribution, we are able to create a positive and measurable impact. To enrich the communities in which we live and work. To improve the financial capability, and ultimately contribute to a brighter future for consumers around the world. www.equifax.com ABOUT MARK W. BEGOR Mark Begor was named Chief Executive Officer of Equifax and a member of the Board of Directors in April 2018. Begor previously served as a Managing Director in the Industrial and Business Services group at Warburg Pincus, a $40 billion growth-focused private equity firm with over 120 portfolio companies. He also served two years as a member of the Board of Directors at FICO. Prior to that, Begor spent 35 years at General Electric, most recently as President and CEO of GE’s $8 billion energy management business. Before leading GE Energy Management, Mark was President and CEO of GE Capital Real Estate. He also served as President and CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance (Synchrony Financial), successfully guiding it through a period where the business doubled in size. Begor was a senior vice president and member of GE’s Corporate Executive Council for 10 years and a GE officer for 19 years. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer at NBCUniversal Media and as GE’s Investor Relations leader, where he oversaw a large number of acquisitions and dispositions. Begor is a graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing, and he has an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.