Richard F. Smith

Richard F. Smith (born c. 1961) is an American business executive. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Equifax from 2005 to 2017.

Richard F. Smith
Smith in 2017
Born1960 or 1961 (age 62–63)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPurdue University
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forFormer chairman & CEO of Equifax
Board member ofDocuSign

Early life

Smith was born circa 1961.[1] He graduated from Purdue University.[1]

Career

Smith worked at General Electric for two decades.[1][2] He served as the chairman and CEO of Equifax from 2005 to 2017, when he retired in the wake of the data breach of approximately 145.5 million customers.[2][3] Because Smith retired instead of getting fired, he is expected to receive $90 million, including performance-based unvested stocks and $18.5 in retirement benefits, according to Fortune.[4]

Smith serves on the advisory board of DocuSign.[5]

References
  1. "Company Overview of Equifax Limited: Richard F. Smith". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. Lieber, Ron; Cowley, Stacey (September 26, 2017). "Trying to Stem Fallout From Breach, Equifax Replaces C.E.O." The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. Rushe, Dominic (September 26, 2017). "Equifax chief Richard Smith steps down in wake of massive data breach". The Guardian. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. Wieczner, Jen (September 26, 2017). "Equifax CEO Richard Smith Who Oversaw Breach to Collect $90 Million". Fortune. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. "Advisory Board". DocuSign. Retrieved April 7, 2018.


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