Equifax (EFX) 8-K Equifax announces senior leadership changes

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FORM8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2019

EQUIFAX INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

Georgia	001-06605	58-0401110
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1550 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia		30309
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 4, 2019, Equifax Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Sid Singh has been appointed to serve as President—U.S. Information Solutions, replacing Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., effective February 11, 2019. In this role, Mr. Singh will be responsible for leading the Company’s U.S. Information Solutions business, which provides consumer and commercial information solutions to businesses in the U.S. including online information, decisioning technology solutions, fraud and identity management services, portfolio management services, mortgage reporting and financial marketing services.

Mr. Singh, age 41, served as group president of Integrated Solutions & Vertical Markets at Global Payments Inc., since February 2013. Prior thereto, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Product of Global Payments Inc. since 2010. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President and Regional Head, Asia Pacific of Global Payments Inc. since 2006. Prior thereto, he held senior management positions with HSBC and Citibank.

Mr. Barros will spend the next several months working with Mr. Singh in his transition to Equifax and the USIS business. Moving forward, Mr. Barros will provide leadership support for strategy, business development and global partnerships for the broader enterprise.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 4, 2019.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 8, 2019	EQUIFAX INC.
		/s/ John J. Kelley III
		John J. Kelley III Corporate Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary