Genpass Inc. Signs Peter Davidson - Former President of Speer & Associates - as President of Genpass Card Solutions.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com FORT WASHINGTON Fort Washington, military post during the American Revolution, situated on the highest point of Manhattan island, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River opposite Fort Lee, N.J. , Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002 Genpass Inc. announced another major addition to its senior management - Peter B. Davidson - who has been appointed president of Genpass Card Solutions, the newest Genpass Inc. business. Until this move, Davidson was president of Speer & Associates (S&A), the leading consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a to the EFT industry. Davidson has over 30 years experience in the EFT and banking industry. At S&A, he managed consulting services that encompassed all phases of consumer e-commerce, including credit card issuing and acquiring, 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. issuing and acquiring, ATM / POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale , card and ATM management. His considerable expertise includes the development of strategic plans and initiatives for major EFT and credit card processing companies interested in establishing service quality "best practices," as well as a vision for national and international expansion. Prior to his joining S&A, Davidson held senior and executive-level positions with major U.S. and international banking organizations including HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , CoreStates Financial, and Beneficial Finance Co. Davidson holds a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1881 through a donation of Joseph Wharton, making it the world’s oldest business school. , as well as an M.B.A. in finance from Widener University. Davidson has also served on a number of industry panels, including the VISA Operations, Marketing, and Strategic Planning committees; MasterCard's Business Committee; the Government Relations Committee of the Consumer Bankers Association; and the Board of the Credit Research Center. Davidson explains his jump to Genpass this way: "My association with S&A has been an exciting experience for me, giving me the opportunity to provide in-depth planning and strategy for some of the major corporations in the banking industry worldwide. During my travels, I have come to understand what it takes to become a trendsetter trend·set·ter n. One that initiates or popularizes a trend: "The Golden State, ever the trendsetter, reformed its property tax" New York. and a successful innovator. Genpass is now giving me the opportunity not just to provide the strategic framework and direction, but also to actually implement my ideas from the ground up. The people surrounding Bipin Shah -- Genpass 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. -- have the talent and the drive to move the EFT industry into the next phase. I am looking forward to being a part of this creative team." Davidson will head Genpass Card Solutions, the most recent addition to the Genpass business groups. This group is charged with finding new markets and new debit card-based products for financial institution and corporate customers. Genpass president and CEO, Bipin C. Shah, comments on Davidson's arrival: "Pete Davidson is an expert on EFT in general and card products in particular. He is the perfect person to get our card businesses launched quickly and move it into a position as one of the foremost specialty card issuers in the country. Pete also brings considerable experience in customer service which we can use to focus our efforts in that arena." Shah adds that Genpass is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a major growth spurt growth spurt Pediatrics A period of rapid growth in middle adolescence; ♀ ↑ ±8 cm/yr ±age 12; ♂ ↑ ±10 cm/yr ± age 14; GS is orderly, affecting acral parts–ie, hands and feet grow before proximal regions, , adding 30% more ATMs driven in just the last year. During its less than two years of existence, Genpass has moved its processing company into a prominent position among EFT providers, it is constructing a new technology center in Irving, Texas, it has expanded its product offerings and is forging inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ for the company in the point-of-sale area, and it is actively deploying new products and technologies to make an impact on the EFT industry. About GTCR GTCR Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Golder Rauner, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , and Genpass Inc. GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, owns and operates Genpass Inc., the parent company of Genpass Technologies, LLC, and its subsidiaries. GTCR currently manages more than $4 billion in equity capital invested in companies providing transaction processing, information technology services, financial services and marketing services. Genpass Inc., with headquarters in Pennsylvania, owns the MoneyMaker(SM) and MONEY BELT(R) EFT networks through its Dallas-based subsidiary Genpass Technologies. Genpass Technologies is listed in The EFT Data Book (2002 edition) as the second largest ATM network processor and ATM driver in the U.S., driving approximately 21,000 ATMs spanning the country. Genpass processes over 360 million transactions annually. The company also operates Genpass ATM Solutions -- providing a strategic solution to ATM-owning and placement -- and Genpass Card Solutions, offering specialized card services such as payroll and medical benefits card programs. Genpass Service Solutions, a subsidiary of Genpass Technologies is the largest independent ATM servicing company in the U.S. The company serves over 500 financial institutions, independent sales organizations, and corporate customers providing monitoring, service dispatch, maintenance, cash replenishment, and operating supplies for every model of ATM hardware. Together, the Genpass companies offer "one-stop EFT" -- a vertically integrated selection of products that covers every aspect of ATM driving, transaction processing, debit card and specialty card services, plus maintenance and supply of ATMs. www.GenpassEFT.com Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.060402/bb12 |
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