Heartland Payment Systems Names Charles Kallenbach General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer.As Its First In-House Counsel, Kallenbach Becomes Heartland's Central Legal Contact PRINCETON, N.J. -- Heartland Payment Systems Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY) is a payroll service provider and the 6th largest credit card processor in the United States specializing in small to mid-sized restaurants and retail merchants. Founded by Robert O. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPY See Holding-Period Yield. ), a leading provider of credit/debit card processing, payroll and payment services, has named Charles Kallenbach general counsel and chief legal officer. In this newly established role, Kallenbach serves as the central contact for legal matters and enables Heartland to manage compliance and regulatory issues internally. "As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, we are pleased to add Charles and this new role to our executive team," says Bob Carr, chairman 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 the $1 billion market cap company. "Now in our second full year as a public company, the addition of areas of specialized expertise to our internal infrastructure - like legal - is critical to our continued growth and success." Kallenbach brings more than 15 years of legal experience to Heartland. Most recently, he was senior vice president, legal and regulatory, for SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. There, he created and managed internal legal, regulatory and corporate compliance functions; managed the company's public reporting systems and intellectual property portfolio; and negotiated mergers and acquisitions. Kallenbach has previously been associated with Eureka Broadband Corporation, 2nd Century Communications and e.spire Communications Inc. He also practiced law with Jones Day and Swidler Berlin (now known as Bingham McCutcheon) in Washington, D.C. Kallenbach holds a juris doctor degree from New York University School of Law The New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. and a bachelor's degree in history from University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . He is a member of the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). Bar, American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law , and the American Corporate Counsel Association. Kallenbach resides in Ambler, PA. ABOUT HEARTLAND Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (HPS), a NYSE company trading under the symbol HPY, delivers credit/debit card processing, payroll and payment solutions to 140,000 small and mid-sized businesses nationwide. For more information, visit www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com. NOTE TO PRESS Comprehensive resources are available for this story, including people and/or product photographs, company and/or product logos, executive interviews, industry sources, analyst contacts, answers to frequently asked questions, industry research and data, corporate and product briefs, and more. Please contact Joe Crivelli at Gregory FCA, at 610-642-8253 ext. 167 or 856-607-3869 or email JoeC@GregoryFCA.com. |
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