Experian Marketing Services hires Jeffrey Wilks as executive vice president and general manager, Experian Marketing Suite

NEW YORK, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian Marketing Services, a recognized leader in data-driven marketing and cloud-based marketing technology, announced the appointment of Jeffrey Wilks as executive vice president and general manager, Experian Marketing Suite. In this role, he is responsible for driving growth across Experian Marketing Services' unique, marketer-focused set of products, services and capabilities. Wilks brings more than 30 years of advertising and marketing experience, leading the development of successful go-to-market strategies and executions for Fortune 500 companies worldwide.

"Our cross-channel marketing business has a long history of working with leading brands to deliver relevant and authentic customer experiences, and Jeffrey's strengths and vast experience will play a key role in building on this momentum," said Matt Seeley, president, Global Experian Marketing Suite. "The combination of these skills and his demonstrated leadership achievements make Jeffrey a strategic resource for our clients and an ideal addition to our world-class team."

Unlike other cross-channel campaign-management offerings, the Experian Marketing Suite was built from the ground up with the scale and flexibility to handle the growing complexities and speed required to engage in modern cross-channel customer interactions effectively. 

Wilks has held a number of senior leadership roles at major global technology companies and international ad agencies. These include eBay, Gannett, WPP and inVentiv Health. During his tenure at WPP within Ogilvy Worldwide, Wilks managed the agency's relationship with IBM as president of IBM Brand Services Worldwide. At eBay, he served as head of client services for the company's Enterprise Marketing Solutions business. Most recently, Wilks was president of the advertising group for inVentiv Health, a privately held healthcare services company.

"This is an exciting time to be in the marketing technology space, as now, more than ever, marketers can achieve success in executing comprehensive, multichannel, one-to-one campaigns. Experian is at the forefront of this transformation with industry-leading technology, data capabilities and strategic services that create more meaningful customer interactions for brands," said Wilks. "The entire Cross-Channel Marketing team at Experian is fiercely committed to accelerating our leadership position and delivering innovative, data-powered customer experiences, which is important to me and one of the many reasons I'm excited to be taking on this new role."   

Wilks' career includes many accolades, including leadership roles in multiple Effie-Award-winning campaigns. He was named by Crain's New York Business as one of the "40 Under 40," which honors the top 40 executives under age 40 in New York City. He also has held board member positions with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the Online Publishers Association (OPA) and Swarm Mobile. Wilks is currently the board vice president of USA Climbing.

About Experian Marketing Services
Experian Marketing Services is a leader in data-driven marketing and cloud-based marketing technology. Experian^® is the only company in the world to offer a comprehensive Marketing Suite that unites customer insights, analytics, data quality and cross-channel marketing technology into a single platform. Backed by the industry's highest-rated client services team and the world's largest consumer database, we provide more than 10,000 brands in more than 30 countries with unique competitive advantages through marketing services and technology. Our extended legacy in data security, management and consumer privacy has earned the trust of organizations and consumers from around the world for more than three decades. For more information, please visit http://www.experian.com/marketing-services.

About Experian
We are the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to our clients around the world. We help businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. We also help people to check their credit report and credit score and protect against identity theft. In 2015, we were named one of the "World's Most Innovative Companies" by Forbes magazine.

We employ approximately 17,000 people in 37 countries and our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.

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 March 31, 2016, was US$4.6 billion.

To find out more about our company, please visit http://www.experianplc.com or watch our documentary, "Inside Experian."

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Experian Marketing Services
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