Before joining Experian, Lewis was head of sales at Dun & Bradstreet and he has more than 10 years' experience in business information, credit and marketing.
He will report to Nick Frazer, director of B2B marketing at Experian, who said: "Howard has a strong background in strategic selling and his background is solidly anchored in business information, B2B marketing and credit."
According to an Experian spokesman, the company is still looking for someone to replace Richard Lloyd as managing director of its business information division, which houses its B2B marketing division.
Lloyd left the company in November and the division is temporarily reporting into Phil Cotter, managing director of the larger information solutions division.
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