Global Payments Appoints New President for Asia Pacific
Business
HONG KONG, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Global Payments Inc.
(NYSE:GPN), a world leader in electronic transaction processing
services, announced the appointment of James R. Hicks as President
of Global Payments Asia Pacific, responsible for its activities in
the region.
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Mr. Hicks has extensive payments industry experience, most
recently serving as President of the company's Prague-based payment
processing business in Central Europe. Previously, he also held
responsibility for Global Payments' Canadian Product and Marketing
functions as Vice President and Senior Vice President within Global
Payments Canada.
"The Asia Pacific region is a key market for our company, and I
am delighted to welcome such a seasoned leader as James to our Asia
Pacific team," said Joseph C. Hyde, President, International of
Global Payments Inc.﹛"Global Payments is committed to continually
improving the products and service levels provided to our merchant
customers.﹛James' strong leadership and proven experience in the
payments business will help us accomplish these objectives, while
building upon the strong relationships we have with our clients and
partners in the region."
Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited currently provides
merchants in eleven countries and territories across Asia with the
card acceptance products, services and support they need to meet
and exceed their business goals. The company is a strategic joint
venture between Global Payments Inc. and The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited and is the largest pan-Asian card
processing company in the region. Striving to deliver an
unparalleled level of innovation to merchant services in the
region, Global Payments Asia Pacific delivers a wide variety of
robust payment solutions and industry-leading merchant reporting
tools along with superior customer service and support.﹛The company
currently operates in Brunei, mainland China, Hong Kong, India,
Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri
Lanka and Taiwan.
For more information about Global Payments products and services
in Asia Pacific, please visit www.globalpayments-asia.com .
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) is a leading provider of
electronic transaction processing services for merchants,
Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions,
government agencies and multi-national corporations located
throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific
region.﹛Global Payments, a Fortune 1000 company, offers a
comprehensive line of processing solutions for credit and debit
cards, business-to-business purchasing cards, gift cards,
electronic check conversion and check guarantee, verification and
recovery including electronic check services, as well as terminal
management.﹛Visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com for more information about
the company and its services.
Media Relations Contact:
Christine Li
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SOURCE Global Payments Inc.