Don Robert

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Don Robert
Born
Donald A. Robert

(1959-05-15) 15 May 1959 (age 65)
Alma mater Oregon State University
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman of London Stock Exchange Group
Term2019–
Predecessor Donald Brydon
SpouseJennifer Robert
Children2

Donald A. Robert (born 15 May 1959 [1] ) is an American businessman who is the chairman of London Stock Exchange Group since May 2019. He was the chairman of Experian, an information services group with, from 2014 to 2019.

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Early life

Robert was educated at Benson Polytechnic High School and has a BSc degree in business administration from Oregon State University. [1] [2]

Career

Robert began his career as a trainee at US Bancorp, where he managed loans for car dealers in Portland. He then took charge of its specialist credit recording division, Credco. After the division was sold to First American Financial Corporation in 1995, he led mortgage origination services there. [1] [3]

He joined Experian North America in 2001 [4] and was chief executive of Experian (in London) from 1 January 2007 until July 2014, when he was appointed chairman and replaced by Brian Cassin as chief executive. [2]

In December 2018, London Stock Exchange Group announced that he would be appointed as a non-executive director on 1 January 2019. He became chairman in May 2019, succeeding Donald Brydon. [5]

Personal life

He and his wife Jennifer have two children. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Davidson, Andrew (18 December 2011). "Credit checker who knows if you're really worth it". The Sunday Times.
  2. 1 2 "Donald Robert: Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. Sen, Neil (27 December 2011). "CEO Interview: Experian's Don Robert". Institutional Investor.
  4. 1 2 The Telegraph, Experian chief Don Robert on bounty hunting and catching fraudsters, 21 Aug 2010,
  5. Hosking, Patrick (15 December 2018). "Data expert gets 31% pay rise for stock exchange job". The Times.