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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-018945"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRU"
cik: "0001552033"
company_name: "TransUnion"
filed_at: "2022-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T14:57:05.675772+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TransUnion appoints former Neustar CEO Gottdiener to board, Achanta as chief data officer

## Summary
- Charles Gottdiener (ex-Neustar CEO) appointed to TransUnion board, effective Feb 1, 2022.
- Venkat Achanta appointed EVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, effective Feb 1, 2022.
- Both appointments follow December 2021 Neustar acquisition, aiding integration.
- Gottdiener will serve as executive advisor to CEO Chris Cartwright for two months.
- Achanta will lead new Global Data & Analytics org, integrate OneID platform.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-018945
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRU
- cik: 0001552033
- company_name: TransUnion
- filed_at: 2022-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552033/000119312522018945/0001193125-22-018945-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552033/000119312522018945/d186337d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-018945
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-018945.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-018945.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charles E. Gottdiener was appointed as director at TransUnion.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On January 25, 2022, Charles E. Gottdiener was appointed by the Board of Directors as a director of TransUnion, effective as of February 1, 2022, to fill a current vacancy on the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552033/000119312522018945/0001193125-22-018945-index.htm

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