MIAMI - April 11, 2007 - Electronic commerce and payments leader First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC) has appointed Chris Warrington to be president of First Data Utilities. The company, part of First Data Financial Institution Services, is a global outsourcer of utility billing and payment transaction services.
Warrington joined First Data with the acquisition of Peace Software and has played a critical role in the success of both Peace and First Data Utilities. He was with Peace Software for more than four years, joining as vice president of services, and later assumed responsibility for research and development as well. Warrington was executive vice president of global customer services at Peace before it was acquired by First Data. Prior to joining Peace, Warrington held senior executive roles with Descartes Systems Group, Cintra Software and Services (a New York-based system integrator) and was a senior director with Oracle Australasia.
"I am pleased to announce that Chris has accepted the position of president of First Data Utilities," said David Bailis, president First Data Financial Institution Services. "His operational and delivery management experience and strong client relationship skills make Chris the ideal leader to further strengthen First Data Utilities as a worldwide leader in utility CIS software and meter-to-cash transaction outsourcing."
About First Data Utilities
First Data Utilities develops top-rated utility billing software and provides outsourced utility billing and payment transaction services. The company offers a wide portfolio of outsourced services spanning the entire meter-to-cash transaction cycle, and is uniquely positioned to combine the best technologies and services — including the top-rated Peace® Customer Information System (CIS) software — in ways that achieve greater efficiency to drive down utility customer cost-to-serve. First Data Utilities is at the forefront of utility software development with its adoption of world-class Agile development techniques and Service Oriented Architecture. First Data has more than 300 utility clients ranging from entrepreneurial new entrant energy retailers to the largest dual-fuel utilities with millions of customers and multiple market operations. For more information, visit www.firstdatautilities.com.
About First Data Corp.
First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses worldwide. Serving over 5 million merchant locations, 1,900 card issuers and their customers, First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. The company's portfolio of services and solutions includes merchant transaction processing services; credit, debit, private-label, gift, payroll and other prepaid card offerings; fraud protection and authentication solutions; receivables management solutions; electronic check acceptance services through TeleCheck; as well as Internet commerce and mobile payment solutions. The company's STAR® Network offers PIN-secured debit acceptance at 2 million ATM and retail locations. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.
Contacts:
Glen Turpin
First Data Corporation
+1.303.967.6552
glen.turpin@firstdatacorp.com
James Braatvedt
First Data Utilities
+64.373.0400 ext. 3639
james.braatvedt@peace.com
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