Experian’s Board announced the appointment of Don Robert, Chief Executive Officer as Chairman. He will succeed Sir John Peace. Brian Cassin, Chief Financial Officer, will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer and will succeed Don Robert. The appointments will be effective from the conclusion of the Experian’s Annual General Meeting (July 16, 2014).
On 1 May 2013, Experian announced that Sir John Peace had notified the Company of his intention to step down as Chairman and as a Director of Experian plc by the 2014 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company.
A process, involving external search consultants, to identify and appoint a new Chief Financial Officer has commenced and it will be an external appointment. George Rose, currently an independent Non-Executive Director, will become Deputy Chairman & Senior Independent Director, succeeding Sir Alan Rudge, who will retire from the Board by the AGM on 16 July 2014, as previously announced.
Source: Experian Press Release
