Equifax 2004 Annual Report Download - page 24

Thomas฀F.฀Chapman,฀61
Chairman฀and฀Chief฀Executive฀Offi฀cer
Mr. Chapman joined Equifax in 1990 as Corporate
Senior Vice President after a 20-year banking
career
with First Atlanta Corporation (now Wachovia
Corporation). In 1993, he was named Executive
Vice President of Equifax and in 1997, President
and Chief Operating Officer. A year later, he was
elected Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Chapman has
served on the Equifax Board of Directors since 1994
.
฀฀฀J.฀Dann฀Adams,฀47
Group฀Executive,
North฀American฀
Information฀Services
Mr. Adams is responsible for U.S. Consumer
and Commercial Services, Mortgage
Services
and Canadian Operations
. He joined Equifax in
1999 and has held
several senior sales manage-
ment
positions.
Previously, he spent 17 years with
Dun & Bradstreet in sales, sales management
and product marketing.
Vincent฀C.฀Corica,฀57
Group฀Executive,฀
Personal฀Solutions
Mr. Corica is responsible for leading the business
that provides credit management, credit education
,
identity theft protection and other tools that
enlighten
, enable and empower consumers to
better manage their personal finances.
Previously,
he was Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales
for
Equifax. Prior to joining the Company in 2002,
Mr. Corica held senior management positions with
MCI, GE Consulting and AT&T Communications.
Owen฀V.฀Flynn,฀54
Group฀Executive,
Marketing฀Services
Mr. Flynn has responsibility for the leadership
of the
Equifax Marketing Services business in the
U
nited States.
Since joining Equifax in 1988, he
has held
various managerial positions in sales,
marketing and
technology. Most recently, he was
Chief Technology
Officer. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Flynn held marketing and sales
management positions with both Eastman
Kodak Company and IBM.
Karen฀H.฀Gaston,฀52
Corporate฀Vice฀President฀and฀
Chief฀Administrative฀Offi฀cer
Ms. Gaston has served in her current position since
2001. She joined the Company in 1977 in the
customer service area and held key sales positions,
including Regional Vice President, until 1992.
As Chief Administrative Officer, she currently is
responsible for Human Resources, Community
Affairs, Corporate Security and Public Relations/
Communications.
Donald฀T.฀Heroman,฀53
Corporate฀Vice฀President฀and฀
Chief฀Financial฀Offi฀cer
Mr. Heroman joined Equifax in 2002 in his
current position. Previously, he was Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of People’s
Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and, prior to
that, he served as Senior Vice President and
Treasurer at S
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Trust Banks.
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Kent฀E.฀Mast,฀61
Corporate฀Vice฀President฀and฀
Chief฀Legal฀Offi฀cer
Mr. Mast is responsible for the legal, regulatory
and
legislative affairs as well as corporate secretary
functions of the Company. Prior to joining Equifax
in 2000, he was a senior partner
of Kilpatrick
Stockton LLP, partner in the Atlanta
office of
Hunton & Williams and partner in the Atlanta
firm of Hansell & Post.
Rodolfo฀O.฀Ploder,฀44
Group฀Executive,
Latin฀America
Mr. Ploder joined Equifax in 2004 and is
responsible
for our businesses in Latin America,
including
operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
El Salvador
, Peru and Uruguay. He joined the
El Salvador
El Salvador
Company, coming from MCI where he had been
Vice President, International, since 1999. Mr.
Ploder
spent the previous 10 years in
the
telecommunica
tions industry
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tions industry
tions industry
Michael฀S.฀Shannon,฀49
Group฀Executive,
Europe
Mr. Shannon, based in London, has led our
European operations since 2002. Prior to that he
was country manager for Equifax in the U
nited
Kingdom.
He joined the
Company in 1992 as
Assistant Treasurer and has served in a variety of
corporate finance, strategy,
business development
and mergers and acquisitions leadership positions
.
Previously, he spent 15 years in the
commercial
banking industry in the United States.
Paul฀J.฀Springman,฀59
Corporate฀Vice฀President฀and฀
Chief฀Marketing฀Offi฀cer
Mr. Springman has been with Equifax for 15 years
in a variety of senior sales, marketing and general
manager positions. Currently, he is responsible for
product development, research and development,
market planning, advertising, and our Predictive
Sciences business. Prior to joining Equifax, Mr.
Springman
was with Mellon Bank Corporation.
Steven฀L.฀Uffman,฀54
Group฀Executive,฀
Enabling฀Technologies
Mr. Uffman joined Equifax upon completion
of
our acquisition of his company, APPRO Systems,
Inc., in March 2005. Mr. Uffman, who founded
APPRO in 1978 and served as their Chairman
and
Chief Executive Officer, has spent more than 30
years in the credit information and risk manage-
ment industry. APPRO is a leading provider of
lending technologies tailored to consumer and
business lending environments.
Robert฀J.฀Webb,฀37
Chief฀Technology฀Offi฀cer
Mr. Webb is in charge of systems strategy,
development, IT security and infrastructure
operations. He joined Equifax in 2004, coming
from General Electric, where he held various
international business and technology
leadership positions.
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