Equifax has promoted Andrea Lawson to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Talent and Diversity Officer. Effective immediately, Lawson is now responsible for activating Equifax’s global talent strategy with a focus on furthering an inclusive and diverse workforce and culture, confirmed the company.
In this role, Lawson will continue to report to Carla Chaney, Chief Human Resources Officer, and will serve as the global lead for diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives. Lawson previously served as Equifax’s SVP, Global Talent Management, where she evolved Equifax’s culture and employee engagement strategy through the activation and integration of refreshed organisational core values. She also established the Equifax Inclusion & Diversity strategy, laying out key priorities and roadmaps, including the launch of Equifax’s Employee Network programme to provide employees with support and community.
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Prior to joining Equifax in October 2019, she was Vice President Talent Management, Diversity and HR Service Delivery at Cox Enterprises. Lawson has also held similar, global roles at NCR, Exide Technologies, and Newell Rubbermaid. Originally from the UK, Lawson has worked across a variety of cultures and geographies to build diverse and high-performing workforces.
“We are excited to have Andrea lead this critical area for us,” commented Carla Chaney, Chief Human Resources Officer of Equifax. “We are on a journey at Equifax to support our next generation of leaders by furthering an inclusive and diverse work environment that welcomes unique perspectives and she’s exactly the kind of leader to help lead the way.”
Adding to her comments, Equifax’s Chief Executive Officer Mark W Begor stated: “We are committed to making Equifax an even more inclusive and diverse company across our culture and workforce and we are energised to have Andrea in this expanded role. For a leading data, analytics and technology company, talent is critical to our continued success. It is more important than ever that we invest in our team to ensure we are recruiting, training, retaining and advancing a strong and diverse pipeline of talent.”
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