International Card Executive Joins TSYS to Lead European Client Services
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 8, 2000 — Total System Services, Inc.® (TSYS®) (NYSE: "TSS"), today announced the addition of the 21-year card industry veteran Roger Van Scoy to its executive management team to lead client services, account management, data center operations and human resources for the TSYS Europe office.
TSYS President Philip W. Tomlinson said, "We welcome industry leader Roger Van Scoy, who has joined our team to help us build our infrastructure to support the expansion of our market presence in Europe. Roger has a wealth of expertise that will complement the TSYS Europe office and contribute valuable leadership for our future in the region."
"We have an energized and talented management team and are fortunate to add Roger’s skills and experience to our European operations," said Bruce Bacon, Managing Director of TSYS Europe.
TSYS COO and Senior Director Van Scoy said, "TSYS has received significant brand recognition in its initial entry into Europe, and it is well positioned to serve the expanding transaction processing market in Europe. As part of the TSYS Europe staff, I look forward to the significant opportunities which we have to deliver valuable processing solutions to European cards businesses."
Van Scoy is a card executive with more than 20 years in the credit card and transaction processing industry. He has demonstrated leadership and achievements both domestically and internationally in general management, contract negotiations, sales, product management, operations management and client services. Prior to joining TSYS, Van Scoy worked as a card processor executive in England. Just prior to that, he managed the processor’s business in the Asia Pacific market. A University of Texas graduate and former lecturer for the ABA BankCard School, Roger held leadership positions with First USA, First Fidelity Bank, EDS and First Data Corporation.
About Total System Services, Inc.
TSYS provides global commerce solutions. With more than 181 million accounts on file, TSYS facilitates the payment exchange between buyers and sellers. TSYS and its family of companies offer a full range of acquiring and issuing business services from credit application to collections for credit, debit, commercial, stored value and retail accounts. TSYS’ Europeanized TS2® Processing System, the most technologically advanced transaction processing software built in the 1990’s, has been adapted to accommodate the unique requirements for the market. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: "TSS") (www.totalsystem.com) is an 80.8 percent-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: "SNV") (www.synovus.com), No. 5 on FORTUNE magazine’s list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2000. For more information, contact news@totalsystem.com.
Contacts:
Kimberly Knight
Senior Corporate Communications Specialist
ph. (706) 644-1218
kiknight@totalsystem.com
Danita Gibson-Lloyd
TSYS Corporate Communications
ph. (706) 649-5578
dglloyd@totalsystem.com