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Merchant Risk Council Announces New Board Members.


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SEATTLE -- The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), the premier association dedicated to preventing fraud and promoting secure commerce, today announced the latest additions to its Board of Directors.

The MRC Board of Directors is responsible for providing advice and guidance instrumental to the development of key MRC initiatives such as continuing education continuing education: see adult education.
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 and the awareness of important issues to merchants including the latest in fraud mitigation techniques. The Board is comprised of executives from merchants, financial institutions and select payment industry solution providers.

The latest additions to the MRC Board are:

* Mike Duffy For other persons of the same name, see Michael Duffy.
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 - 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. , Chase Paymentech

* Jon Karl - Vice President of Business Development and Founder, iovation

* Mike Petitti - Senior Vice President of Marketing, AmbironTrustWave

* Keith Roberts
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 - Vice President, Global Software Product Management, EFD | eFunds Corporation

* Gerry Sweeney - Senior Vice President Cross Platform Products and Services, Visa USA

"Since our inception more than six years ago, our mission has been to ensure the integrity of the payment supply chain with a special emphasis on making the Internet a more secure medium to conduct commerce. With the dedication and commitment of an experienced and talented group of individuals that collectively represent the dynamic and ever-evolving face of the payment industry, we are in a position to achieve that objective," said Tom Sullivan Tom Sullivan may refer to:
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, MRC Board Chairman and Senior Director eCommerce Risk for Expedia, Inc.

In addition to the new directors, the MRC Board consists of the following individuals:

* Brad Craig - Director, Security and Risk Management, Discover Network

* Perry Dembner - Vice President of Marketing, CyberSource Corporation

* Julie Fergerson - Vice President of Emerging Technologies, Debix Corporation

* Karl Hebert - Director, Global Commerce Group, Microsoft Corporation

* William Lambson - Director, Global Commerce Payments and Risk, Adobe Systems

* Tim Laudenbach - Credit Risk Manager, BestBuy.com

* Mark Michelon - Director of Revenue Protection and Credit Card Processing, Orbitz

* Dave Moriarty - Director of Data Mining, Apple

* Amy Munk - Fraud Prevention Manager, Hewlett Packard

* Pete Pouridis - Director, Loss Prevention, Nieman Marcus

* Ronda Sifford - Loss Prevention Manager, Costco.com

* Tom Sullivan - Senior Director eCommerce Risk, Expedia, Inc.

The MRC membership base is composed primarily of merchants, but also includes credit card associations, law enforcement organizations and personnel, as well as select payment industry-related vendors.

Upcoming Merchant Risk Council Events

The MRC hosts two annual events:

* MRC Platinum Merchants Meeting - Takes place September 26-27 at the Adobe headquarters in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . Keynote speaker at the event will be Ibrahim Lamorde from the Nigerian EFCC (chief fraud fighting agency) to discuss the progress they have made in battling Nigerian-based Internet fraud A crime in which the perpetrator develops a scheme using one or more elements of the Internet to deprive a person of property or any interest, estate, or right by a false representation of a matter of fact, whether by providing misleading information or by concealment of  rings.

* MRC Annual Conference - Occurs March 5-6 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Open to all MRC members, registration and agenda to be announced To be announced (TBA)

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About The Merchant Risk Council

The Merchant Risk Council consists of more than 7,800 members, including merchants, vendors, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . Its subscribers share the common goal of protecting and promoting the online commerce industry by establishing best practices for cyber-fraud prevention. The MRC was founded in 2001 and is based in Seattle, Washington. To learn more about the MRC, visit: www.merchantriskcouncil.org.
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