Richard Smith, the chief executive officer at Equifax has tendered his resignation in the wake of the hacking scandal that endangered the company’s 140 million customers.
Richard Smith said in a statement that “At this critical juncture, I believe it is in the best interests of the company to have new leadership to move the company forward”.
Mr. Richard F. Smith, also known as Rick, has been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Equifax Inc. since December 15, 2005. Mr. Smith served as the Chief Operating Officer of GE Insurance Solutions since 2004. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Property and Casualty Reinsurance from 2003 to 2004.
He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Property and Casualty Reinsurance-Americas of GE Global Insurance