Card Express Expands Executive Sales and Marketing Team.IRVINE, Calif. -- Card Express, Inc. (CardEx), a leading prepaid debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. processor, today announced two new additions to its Executive Sales and Marketing team, Mark Sumby and Karen Glessner. Mark Sumby has joined CardEx as VP of Sales for Australasia. A New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. native, Mark will manage CardEx's entry into the Asia-Pacific region establishing partnerships with corporate clients, resellers, Independent Sales Organizations and financial institutions. Prior to joining CardEx, Mark was Director of Sales of US, Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. and Australasia at eCommLink, an enterprise payment processor in the prepaid industry. An industry veteran, Mark has also held several key business development leadership roles with First Data Corp., Wildcard See wild cards and wildcard mask. Systems and American Express. Mark has a BS in Business Administration and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in International Trade from Auckland University. Mark will be based out of the Irvine, California headquarters. Karen Glessner has joined CardEx as VP of Marketing. Karen is responsible for all of CardEx's marketing efforts including development and execution of the international marketing plan, product development, advertising, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , channel marketing and events planning. Karen has over 18 years of marketing and product management experience in financial services and technology. Most recently she worked at GE Corporate Payment Services as the Product Management Leader of the Corporate Card. Prior to GE, Karen was at Iomega where she launched the Jaz(TM) drive internationally and developed and executed the marketing plan for the Professional Products Division. Karen holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business from California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is a part of the California State University system. The University is located in the city of Fullerton, California, in northern Orange County. . Karen is based out of the Irvine, California headquarters. "Mark's knowledge of the prepaid market and his business development track record in the Australasia region will prove to be a tremendous asset to us as we expand globally into the Asia-Pacific region. Karen brings extensive marketing and product management experience in fast-growing companies which will prove to be invaluable in helping us achieve our goal of growing the company to be among the top three prepaid debit card processors in the world," said Alan Safahi, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Card Express. About Card Express, Inc. Established in 1995, Card Express, Inc. (CardEx) is a leading processor of prepaid debit card products and services utilizing the Visa(R) and MasterCard(R) networks. The company's state-of-the-art prepaid debit card platform is adaptable and scalable to support a myriad of products in a high volume capacity. CardEx currently supports numerous prepaid debit card applications including gift, incentive, payroll, travel money, reloadable cash, prepaid expense Prepaid Expense An asset that arises on a balance sheet because of the payment of something in advance (prepayment). Services for the payment will be received in the near future. accounts, government disbursements, teen/family spending, cross border remittance and virtual cards, among others. CardEx provides products to corporate clients, government and consumers worldwide via direct sales, financial institutions and resellers. For more information, visit www.CardEx.com. |
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