Blaul to Lead Equifax's Public Sector Services Efforts
Industry veteran to lead company focus on solving Public Sector information requirements.
ATLANTA, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frank Blaul has joined Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) as Senior Vice President for Public Sector Services representing multiple lines of business.
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An industry veteran with more than 20 years of IT experience serving both government and commercial markets, Blaul will work with federal and state government agencies to help them realize the same efficiencies benefiting Equifax business customers including improved business credit intelligence, purchasing decisions, fraud detection, HR/payroll services and much more. He will also help Equifax identify and negotiate key partnerships within the sector.
"Frank will lead our efforts providing comprehensive solutions for the myriad information needs of the government sector," said Michael Shannon, President, Equifax North American Commercial Solutions. "His combination of government sector, IT, and business development experience makes him the ideal person to lead this effort." Blaul will also work with Equifax's Consumer Information Solutions group, which is headed by Dann Adams.
Over his career, Blaul has worked for IT solutions providers including IBM, EDS and GTSI. He attended Frostburg State University where he studied computer science and is a member of the Armed Forces Electronics Association and the Industry Advisory Council. He will be based in the Washington, D.C. area.
About Equifax (www.equifax.com)
Equifax empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust. A global leader in information solutions, we leverage one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics and proprietary technology, to create customized insights that enrich both the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.
With a strong heritage of innovation and leadership, Equifax continuously delivers innovative solutions with the highest integrity and reliability. Businesses - large and small - rely on us for consumer and business credit intelligence, portfolio management, fraud detection, decisioning technology, marketing tools, and much more. We empower individual consumers to manage their personal credit information, protect their identity, and maximize their financial well-being.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax Inc. operates in the U.S. and 14 other countries throughout North America, Latin America and Europe. Equifax is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500(R) Index. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX.
SOURCE Equifax Inc.
Released September 16, 2009