Craig Boundy

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Craig Boundy is Chief Operating Officer of Experian PLC, the world's largest information services company. He is based in Costa Mesa, California, and is responsible the operation of all Experian businesses globally.

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Early life and education

Boundy went to school at St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington, and then studied Management Studies and German at Lancaster University. [1]

Career

Boundy spent six years at British Telecom working in a range of finance, marketing and product management roles, both in the UK and overseas.

He worked at Energis, initially as Sales Director, in which he led the company's sales force in the UK and Ireland, and then as Chief Operating Officer, where he managed the company's financial performance and core operational processes. [2]

He worked as Chief Operating Officer at Cable & Wireless Europe, Asia & US.

He was Chief Executive, Global Operations at Logica then chief executive officer at Logica the UK.

He joined Experian in November 2011 as managing director of Experian U.K. and Ireland. [1] He was CEO of Experian North America between 2014 and 2022.

He was appointed to the Experian Board in 2022. [3]

Financial inclusion

In 2019 Boundy led Experian's involvement in Operation HOPE, Inc. and serves on its board. [4]

Personal life

Boundy is married with two children, and is fluent in English, German and French. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "LEADERS Interview with Craig Boundy, Chief Executive Officer, Experian North America". www.leadersmag.com.
  2. "Caudwell signs £170m deal with Energis - Telecoms - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com". networks.silicon.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. "Craig Boundy | COO | Experian plc". www.experianplc.com.
  4. "Operation HOPE Adds Experian North America CEO Craig Boundy to its Global Board of Advisors". www.experianplc.com.
  5. "Craig Boundy". 7 January 2019.