NEW YORK, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian Marketing Services, a leading provider of data, analytics and marketing technologies that help organizations target and engage their customers more effectively across both traditional and digital media, today announced that Jon Williams will lead the global technology and product strategy for Experian Marketing Services' CheetahMail®.

Williams will focus on managing the technology life cycle and product development for CheetahMail, including integrating with other data and technology assets of Experian Marketing Services' portfolio.

"Jon's leadership and extensive background in transformational technology and product development are critical to driving maximum return on investment for our clients and continuing to help them make more meaningful connections with their customers," said Matt Seeley, group president, Experian Marketing Services. "This appointment reinforces our commitment to investing in both top talent and interactive technology to create and execute fully integrated, cross-channel marketing programs that help empower our clients to increase customer advocacy and grow revenue." 

Prior to CheetahMail, Williams was CTO at Flat World Knowledge. He also held a position as the CTO for iVillage (a division of NBC Universal) and as CTO of Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. Prior to Kaplan, Williams served as a CTO, consultant and technology architect for numerous media clients, including AOL Time Warner, Scholastic, Grey Healthcare, Interactive Imaginations, N2K/CDnow and Oxygen Media.

In 2008, Williams was named one of Infoworld's top 25 CTOs. He received a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Melbourne University in Australia.

About Experian Marketing Services
Experian Marketing Services delivers best-in-class customer data and insight, digital-marketing technologies and data management services into multiple regions around the globe. By helping marketers more effectively target and engage their best customers with meaningful communications across both traditional and digital media, Experian Marketing Services enables organizations to encourage brand advocacy while creating measurable return on marketing investment. For more information, please visit http://www.experian.com/marketingservices.

About Experian
Experian® is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.

Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2012 was US$4.5 billion. Experian employs approximately 17,000 people in 44 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Matt Tatham
Experian Public Relations
1 212 380 2939
matt.tatham@experian.com

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