Richard F. Smith
{{Short description|American business executive (born c. 1961)}}
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| known_for = Former chairman & CEO of Equifax
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| alma mater = Purdue University
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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.
Early life
Career
Smith worked at General Electric for two decades.{{cite news|last1=Lieber|first1=Ron|last2=Cowley|first2=Stacey|title=Trying to Stem Fallout From Breach, Equifax Replaces C.E.O.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/business/equifax-ceo.html|accessdate=April 7, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=September 26, 2017}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Rushe|first1=Dominic|title=Equifax chief Richard Smith steps down in wake of massive data breach|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/26/equifax-boss-richard-smith-retires-data-breach|accessdate=April 6, 2018|work=The Guardian|date=September 26, 2017}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Wieczner|first1=Jen|title=Equifax CEO Richard Smith Who Oversaw Breach to Collect $90 Million|url=http://fortune.com/2017/09/26/equifax-ceo-richard-smith-net-worth/|accessdate=April 7, 2018|work=Fortune|date=September 26, 2017}}
Smith serves on the advisory board of DocuSign.{{cite web|title=Advisory Board|url=https://www.docusign.co.uk/company/advisory-board|website=DocuSign|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}
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External links
- [https://www.c-span.org/person/?110173 Richard Smith] on C-SPAN
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Category:Purdue University alumni
Category:American chairpersons of corporations
Category:American chief executives
Category:General Electric employees
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