Experian welcomes Jonathan Howell to its Board as Independent Director

– IRELAND, Dublin –  Experian plc (LON: EXPN), the global information services company, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Howell to its Board as a new independent Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 May 2021.

“We are delighted to welcome Jonathan to the Experian plc Board. Jonathan is a highly regarded FTSE 100 Chief Financial Officer, and brings a wealth of financial, strategic, technology and regulatory expertise, encompassing both Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer, which will be of huge benefit to Experian. He has considerable executive and non-executive UK-listed boardroom experience, and this will further enhance the strength, depth and effectiveness of the Board. We look forward to Jonathan joining the Board shortly.” said Board Chairman, Mike Rogers.

About Jonathan Howell

Jonathan Howell, a UK national, is the CFO of The Sage Group plc., the FTSE 100 global market leader for technology that provides small and medium businesses with the visibility, flexibility, and efficiency to manage finance, operations, and people. Jonathan has extensive experience in change and modernization, most recently as part of the management team transforming Sage from a software business into a cloud, data, and artificial intelligence business.

Before his appointment to his current role in November 2018, Jonathan had previously been an independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of The Sage Group plc. for five years while serving as Group Finance Director of Close Brothers Group plc for 10 years until November 2018. Before that, he was Group Finance Director at the London Stock Exchange Group plc for nine years and has also been a non-executive director of EMAP plc and Chairman of FTSE International. The early part of Jonathan’s career was at Price Waterhouse where he qualified as a chartered accountant.

About Experian PLC

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. During life’s big moments – from buying a home or a car to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers – we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence. We help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organizations to prevent identity fraud and crime.

We have 17,800 people operating across 45 countries and every day we’re investing in new technologies, talented people, and innovation to help all our clients maximize every opportunity. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

For more information: https://www.experianplc.com/

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