VeriFone Names Paul Galant Chief Executive Officer

Former CEO of Citi Enterprise Payments Brings Proven Track Record of Global, Multi-Channel Payment Innovation, and Financial Industry Leadership

The Board of Directors of VeriFone Systems, Inc. announced recently that it has appointed Paul Galant Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2013.

Prior to joining VeriFone, Mr. Galant, 45, served as the CEO of Citigroup Inc.’s Enterprise Payments business since 2010. In this role, Mr. Galant developed innovative digital payments services for Citi’s institutional and government clients, enabling them to expand into growth markets and helping them to meet their consumers’ current and future needs for secure mobile payments and commerce.  Before that, from 2009, Galant served as CEO of Citi Cards, heading Citigroup’s North American and International Consumer Credit Cards business during a period of dramatic change in the industry and positioned it for growth. Prior to that, from 2007, he was CEO of Citi Transaction Services, establishing the business as a core growth engine for Citi and expanding it into new product lines and markets serving Citi’s largest institutional and government clients.

Dr. Leslie Denend, VeriFone’s Interim Non-Executive Chairman, said, “Following an extensive search process, that considered a broad list of highly qualified candidates, Paul was deemed unanimously by the Board to have the best combination of professional experience and leadership skills to continue to capitalize on the solid progress we have made in recent months. His experience in guiding businesses through industry change and his track record in multi-channel payment innovation will position the company strategically for continued growth and long-term value creation.

Mr. Galant said, “I am honored to have been selected as VeriFone’s new CEO. I am impressed with the progress the company has made during the past year and recognize there is still much work to be done. I am committed to VeriFone’s business success and look forward to working with the talented senior leadership team and VeriFone’s 5,500 employees worldwide to deliver the quality and innovation that our clients need and the value that our shareholders expect. VeriFone has established a tremendous presence in the payments ecosystem with its managed services, platform software and data analytics offerings across its core global network of more than 20 million devices in 150 countries. This is a strong foundation to build upon, and I look forward to continuing to serve our clients and grow our device and services businesses leveraging new technologies and powering new commerce channels.

“Over the past six months, VeriFone has made important strides implementing our broad transformation effort to increase our value-added services and software offerings,” said Dr. Denend. “On behalf of the entire board, I would like to thank Rich McGinn, who agreed to step in as our Interim CEO at a critical time in our history. As a consequence of his efforts and those of other outstanding executives, VeriFone is now well-positioned as we look to our future under Paul’s leadership.

Paul Galant Extended Biography
Prior to joining VeriFone, Paul Galant was CEO of the Citi Enterprise Payments business which serves institutional clients and leverages the bank’s industry-leading wholesale and retail payment capabilities across regions and organizations globally.  In this role, Paul oversaw the design, marketing, and implementation of global business-to-consumer and consumer-to-business digital payments solutions for the world’s largest corporations, financial institutions, and governments.

Prior to this, Paul served as the CEO of Citi Cards, leading Citi’s North American and International Credit Cards business through a time of dramatic change in the industry.  Citi’s global credit card business is a market leader and provides credit and payments instruments for consumers and institutions in 50 countries across six continents.

Earlier, Paul served as CEO of Citi Transaction Services, a division of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group. Transaction Services is one of Citi’s publicly reported business lines, offering award winning and industry leading Treasury and Trade Solutions, and Securities and Fund Services capabilities to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and investment advisors in 100+ countries.

Previously, he was the Global Head of the Cash Management business, one of the largest processors of payments globally, covering all geographic regions including North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.  Under Paul’s leadership the Cash Management business experienced record growth and a significant improvement in its operating performance.  It was also recognized for innovation and excellence by many publications including Euromoney, The Banker, and Global Finance.

Before this, Paul was Global Head of eCommerce and Market Data Strategy for Citi Corporate and Investment Banking.  Paul and his team set strategic direction and executed eCommerce initiatives, set market data strategy, and developed global agreements.

Previous positions before joining Citi were with Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette as Global Head of eCommerce, and Head of Financial Engineering within Debt Capital Markets; with both Smith Barney and Credit Suisse heading Financial Engineering Divisions; and as President and Founder of BTP Information Services, Inc.

Paul holds a B.S. from Cornell University where he graduated a Phillip Merrill Scholar.  He has served as Chairman of the NY Federal Reserve Bank Payments Risk Committee, and Chairman of The Clearing House Secure Digital Payments LLC, and is an Executive Member on the NY Weill Cornell Medical Center Council.  He was featured in Institutional Investor’s “Online 40” (2010, 2008), Crain’s New York Business as a member of its “40 Under 40” (2006), Global Finance as a member of their “Who’s Who in Treasury and Cash Management” (2006) and by CNBC as a “Young Gun” in its “Five Under 40” profile (2006).

About VeriFone Systems, Inc.
VeriFone Systems, Inc. (“VeriFone”) is the global leader in secure electronic payment solutions. VeriFone provides expertise, solutions and services that add value to the point of sale with merchant-operated, consumer-facing and self-service payment systems for the financial, retail, hospitality, petroleum, government and healthcare vertical markets. VeriFone solutions are designed to meet the needs of merchants, processors and acquirers in developed and emerging economies worldwide. For more information, visit www.verifone.com.