KEY PLAYERS AT EQUIFAX

Rick Smith

Rick Smith has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer of Equifax Inc., a position he has held since 2005.

Previously, Smith spent 22 years with GE holding several president and chief executive officer roles. GE appointed Smith an officer of the company in 1999.

Smith was the 2009 chairman of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and now serves on its board of directors and executive committee. As co-chairman of the Atlanta Super Bowl Bid Committee, Smith was part of the team instrumental in Atlanta’s winning bid for Super Bowl LIII in 2019.

In Atlanta, he is chairman of the Lovett School governance committee, former chairman of the strategic planning committee and serves on its board of trustees.

Smith earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University.

SOURCE: EQUIFAX WEBSITE

Paulino do Rego Barros Jr.

Interim CEO Paulino Barros leads Equifax’s Asia-Pacific business. Previously, he led the company’s U.S. Information Solutions (USIS) business, which includes U.S.-based services that provide businesses with consumer and commercial information and insights related to areas of risk management, identity and fraud, marketing and a variety of industry-specific solutions.

Barros has also led the company’s International unit with responsibility for Latin America, Europe, Asia and Canada.

Before joining Equifax in April 2010, he was the founder and president of PB&C – Global Investments (LLC), an international consulting and investment firm.

Barros holds degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering from Escola de Engenharia Industrial and Faculdade de Engenharia de São José dos Campos in São Paulo, Brazil, as well as a master’s degree in business administration from Washington University, St. Louis.

SOURCE: EQUIFAX WEBSITE

Mark Feidler

Equifax board member and newly appointed non-executive chairman, Mark Feidler joined MSouth in 2007 as a Partner and co-founder. MSouth is a private equity investment firm that provides equity capital and expertise to support management teams in acquisitions and recapitalizations of lower middle market companies typically valued between $25 and $150 million.

Feidler served as president and COO of BellSouth Corp. until its merger with AT&T in December 2006. From 2000 to 2003, Feidler was the COO of Cingular Wireless, with the formation of Cingular when BellSouth and AT&T merged their domestic wireless operations.

Feidler holds a B.A. in economics from Duke University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School.

SOURCE: MSOUTH WEBSITE