September 26, 2017 5:08 PM
Beleaguered Equifax CEO “Retires”, Gets $18M Parting Gift
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It’s hard to imagine how Rick Smith, now the former CEO of Equifax earned his $18-million parachute after overseeing a data breach of half of America and when every week there was a damning story about the organization’s boast of it’s security mettle or ruthless drive to acquire more data but hey, them’s the breaks.