Equifax Picks Private Equity Executive as New C.E.O.
Equifax Picks Private Equity Executive as New C.E.O.
Mr. Begor, 59, takes over for Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., who has filled the role on an interim basis since September, when Richard F. Smith
stepped down after a data breach exposed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, of 148 million people.
Equifax said it would give Mr. Begor stock and options valued at $17 million this year and an annual salary and bonus of up to $4.5 million.
By STACY COWLEYMARCH 28, 2018
Equifax on Wednesday named Mark Begor, a private equity executive who once led General Electric’s credit card business, as its new chief executive.
Mr. Begor, a managing director at the private equity firm Warburg Pincus, will start at Equifax on April 16.
Mr. Begor, 59, takes over for Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., who has filled the role on an interim basis since September, when Richard F. Smith
stepped down after a data breach exposed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, of 148 million people.
Equifax said it would give Mr. Begor stock and options valued at $17 million this year and an annual salary and bonus of up to $4.5 million.
By STACY COWLEYMARCH 28, 2018
Equifax on Wednesday named Mark Begor, a private equity executive who once led General Electric’s credit card business, as its new chief executive.
Mr. Begor, a managing director at the private equity firm Warburg Pincus, will start at Equifax on April 16.