Age 70 Director since 2016 INDEPENDENT Committees Audit (Chair) Compensation Other Public Directorships Federated Hermes Fund Family Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. Retired Americas Vice Chair of Ernst & Young LLP ( EY ), an international public accounting firm. He was Vice Chair of Assurance Services of EY Americas from 2009 to July 2014, and Americas Vice Chair until his retirement in September 2014. Mr. Hough joined EY in 1978 and became a partner in 1987. During his career, he led various teams across the firm, including serving as Vice Chair and Southeast Area Managing Partner from 2000 to 2009 and Vice Chair of Human Resources from 1996 to 2000. Key Skills and Experience Accounting & Finance. Mr. Hough was trained as an accountant, with over 36 years of experience as a certified public accountant with EY. As a senior leader for more than two decades engaging with many of EY s most significant clients across diverse industries, he regularly engaged with members of issuer company management, boards and audit committees on audit, financial accounting, financial reporting, risk management and governance matters. Mr. Hough s deep expertise in these areas makes him exceptionally qualified to serve as chair of our Audit Committee. Risk Management. Mr. Hough currently serves as chairman of the Federated Hermes Fund Family ( Federated Hermes ) and as lead director and audit committee member of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. ( Havertys ). He previously served as audit committee chair at both Federated Hermes and Publix Super Markets, Inc. ( Publix ). Through these board positions and his 27 years as a partner at EY, Mr. Hough has acquired in-depth knowledge related to risk policies and processes and overall enterprise risk management. Mr. Hough is able to apply this experience in his role as our chair of our Audit Committee and co-chair of our joint Audit and Technology Committees. Executive Leadership & Business Operations. Mr. Hough is a seasoned public company director with broad experience in executive leadership roles at a major international accounting firm. In his roles as Vice Chair of EY Americas Assurance Services and EY Americas Vice Chair, he oversaw services provided by 1,550 partners and 17,150 professionals throughout the Americas. Through his membership on the EY Executive Board and EY Global Assurance Executive Committee, he helped provide strategic and operational direction for the global firm. He has extensive experience as a board member, including current service with Federated Hermes and Havertys and prior experience with Publix. Mr. Hough s broad and varied leadership experience benefits Equifax as our Board oversees management s execution against our business strategy.