Accurate Background, a leading provider of compliant, automated workforce screening solutions, announced that Tim Dowd, currently President and COO, will be appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective from June 1, 2020. Dave Dickerson, current Founder and CEO, will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective from June 1, 2020.
In his new role as Executive Chairman, Dickerson will remain an employee of the Company and will help guide its future strategies and direction. Dickerson said, “I want to congratulate Tim on his expanded role. I have the utmost confidence in him and in the rest of the management team. Tim and I have spent the last five years working collaboratively to build the team and position the company for its next phase of growth. This move is part of a natural evolution for Accurate and allows me to focus on my passions as founder: determining how to best serve our customers and meet their evolving needs, innovating our products and enriching our company culture.”
Tim Dowd said, “We are committed to continuing to lead and innovate, identifying new ways to accelerate and simplify the background screening process, and ensuring businesses maintain full compliance with ever evolving regulations.”
Dickerson founded Accurate in 1997 and has successfully grown the company to over 16,000 customers and 1,700 employees, both organically and through strategic acquisitions that have transformed the business into a leading global provider of background screening solutions.
Tim Dowd is a GE-trained executive with over 30 years of experience leading global information and technology-enabled service organizations. He has a proven ability to build and lead teams to deliver superior results at leading public and private corporations. Tim has been serving as President and COO of Accurate and was a member of Accurate’s Board prior to joining the Company. Prior to this role, he served as CEO of Current Analysis and INPUT, President of USIS and in executive leadership roles at both Choicepoint and GE. He has also served on the Boards of Escreen, Lubricating Specialties Corp and Accurate. He holds an MBA from Emory University, a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a B.A. in Economics from Assumption College.
In addition to Dave’s role as Executive Chairman, Accurate’s Board of Directors includes Tim Dowd, as well as Marcelo Gigliani and Dave Evans from the Apax Digital Fund, the technology-focused growth equity fund advised by global private equity advisory firm Apax Partners.
Accurate Background is a trusted provider of automated workforce screening. U.S. and international clients across all industries, from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies, rely on their compliant solutions.
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