BNET Industries

Market Cap:$4.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We are a leading payment processing and consumer money transfer company. As a high-volume processor of electronic transactions, we enable merchants, multinational corporations, financial institutions, consumers, government agencies and other profit and non-profit business enterprises to facilitate payments to purchase goods and services or further other economic goals. Our role is to serve as an intermediary in the exchange of information and funds that must occur between parties so that a payment transaction or money transfer can be completed. We were incorporated in Georgia as Global Payments Inc. in September 2000 and we spun-off from our former parent company in January 2001. Including our time as part of our former parent company, we have provided transaction processing services since 1967. We market our products and services throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. We operate in three business segments, North America merchant services, International merchant services and money transfer, and we offer various products through these segments. Our two merchant services segments target customers in many vertical industries including financial institutions, government, professional services, restaurants, universities, utilities, gaming, retail and health care. Our money transfer segment primarily targets immigrants in the United States and Europe. ...

Director
Alex W. Hart
Number of Employees 4,899
Contact Information

10 Glenlake Pkwy N Tower

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

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770-829-8245

NAICS Code Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities: 522320

Recent Events

  • Global Payments Q2 Profit Rises; Lifts FY10 Outlook

    1/08/10 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Morgan Keegan & Co. maintains Global Payments at 'outperform'

    11/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Global Payments Declares First Quarter Dividend

    11/05/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Oppenheimer & Co. reiterates Global Payments at 'perform'

    10/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Global Payments Q1 Profit Up Marginally, Beats Estimates; Backs FY10 - Update

    10/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Global Payments dips to $37M profit

    7/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Global Payments Gains Access to China and India Through Agreement with HSBC (GPN 1Q06 Conf...

    6/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Global Payments buys HSBC out of its payments joint venture

    6/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Global Payments buys HSBC Merchant Services

    6/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Global Payments Completes ZAO United Card Service Acquisition

    4/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Global Payments acquires ZAO United Card Service

    4/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • William Blair Downgrades Global Payments GPN to Market Perform

    4/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Global Payments shares fall on quarterly loss

    4/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Job Losses and Profit Warnings Could Weigh on Markets - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis

    1/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Alex W. Hart Director
James G. Kelly Chief Operating Officer
Barry W Lawson Chief Information Officer
Daniel C. O'Keefe Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President
Daniel C. O. Keefe Chief Accounting Officer
David E. Mangum CFO & Executive Vice President
Martin A. Picciano Chief Accounting Officer
Mike Reidenbach Worldwide, Chief Information Officer
Morgan M. Schuessler Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Suellyn P. Tornay Executive Vice President
Tornay Suellyn Executive Vice President
Jeffery B. Baker Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Corp Dev
L.A. Wright Senior Vice President, HR
Jane Elliott Vice President of Investor Relations
Jane M. Forbes Vice President, Investor Relations
Phyllis McNeill Vice President, Corp Comm
Alex W Pete
Dara Steele-Belkin Senior Attorney
Garry Betty
Alan M. Silberstein Director
Gerald J. Wilkins Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
William I. Jacobs Board Director
Paul R. Garcia Board of Directors
Michael W. Trapp Chairperson
General Edwin H. Burba, JR Board of Directors
Ruth Ann Marshall Board of Directors
Ruth Ann Marshall Board of Directors

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Silicon Valley Bancshares Independent Consultant Current
Paymetric Inc. Advisor Current
Fair Isaac Corporation Board of Directors Current
Eharmony.Com, Inc. Member of the Boards of Directors Current
Paymetric Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lending Club Corporation Board of Directors Current
HNC Software Member, Board of Directors Current
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. Director Current
US Encode Board of Directors Current
Sanchez Computer Associates, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Silicon Valley Bancshares Board of Directors Former
Global Payments Inc. Director Current
123Jump.com Director Current
Pccharge Committee Member Current
Advanta Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Electronic Banking Services Co. Ltd Executive Vice President Former
Wells Fargo & Company Executive Vice President Former
Electronic Banking Services Co. Ltd General Manager Former
Bancohio Director of Marketing Former
First Interstate Bancorp Former
Maestro International Limited Chairman of The Board Former
Advanta Corporation Executive Vice Chairman Former
Bancohio Board of Directors Former
Harvard University Bachelor’s Degree, Social Relations Former
University of Colorado Former
Harvard Business School Former

Organization Position Status
Financial Security Assurance, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Global Payments Inc. Lead Director Current
Investment Technology Group, Inc. Audit Committee Chairman Current
Alpharma, Inc. Audit & Corporate Governance Committee Chairman Current
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Board of Directors Current
Global Payments Inc. Board Director Current
Integration Technologies Group Director Current
123Jump.com Board of Directors Current
The New Power Chief Financial Officer Former
Financial Security Assurance, Inc. Coo Former
Global Payments Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Financial Security Assurance, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
MasterCard International, Inc. Senior Executive Vice President Former
The New Power Managing Director Former
American University Chairman of the Board of Trustees Current
The New Power Finance and Operations Experience Former
Global Resources Ltd. Former
Alpharma, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Investment Technology Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Financial Security Assurance, Inc. Board Director Former
American University Law Degree Former
American University Bachelor of Arts Former
American University Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Global Payments Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pace Academy Board of Directors Current
Rotary Club Board of Directors Current
Verso Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
First Financial Bank Chief Executive Officer Former
Productivity Point International Chief Executive Officer Former
Firethorn Mobile Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Global Payments Inc. Former
Global Payments Inc. President Former
Productivity Point International President Former
First Data Corporation Group President of First Data Issuing Services Former
Pace Academy Trustee Former
Packaging Plus Inc. provider of instructor, led Former
NYSE Group, Inc. member Former

James G. Kelly serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN), one of the world's leading payment processing companies. Mr. Kelly originally became CFO of NDC's Atlanta-based eCommerce division in April 2000. NDC eCommerce began operating as Global Payments Inc. in December 2000, and the new company spun off from National Data on February 1, 2001. Mr. Kelly has responsibility for the operations of the company and reports to Chairman and CEO, Paul R. Garcia. Prior to joining NDC eCommerce, Mr. Kelly served for ten years as Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm with an established leadership position in turnaround management and restructuring, and performance improvement consulting in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In this capacity, he held numerous operating and restructuring positions including CEO, COO, CRO and CFO, as well as Board positions working in a variety of public and private companies in a wide range of industries. Prior to Alvarez and Marsal, he was a manager in the merger and acquisitions group and the entrepreneurial services group of Ernst & Young. Mr. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is a Certified Public Account and a member of the AICPA.

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. President Current
Global Payments Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Ernst & Young Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Chief Information Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Current

David Mangum is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN). In this role, Mr. Mangum is responsible for all financial operations of the company, including accounting, tax, treasury, finance, internal audit, and investor relations. Previously, Mr. Mangum served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CheckFree Corporation, a leading global provider of financial electronic commerce services and products. CheckFree was acquired by Fiserv Inc. in December 2007 in a transaction valued at approximately $4.4 billion. Mr. Mangum represented CheckFree during diligence and negotiations and subsequently served as Executive Vice President of Fiserv prior to joining Global Payments. Mr. Mangum joined CheckFree in 1999 as Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting after serving as Vice President of Finance and Administration for the Managed Systems Division of Sterling Commerce, Inc. He also held management positions at XcelleNet, Inc. and The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Mr. Mangum was named one of the best CFOs in America by Institutional Investor magazine.

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Worldwide, Chief Information Officer Current

As Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Communications for one of the world's leading payment processing providers, Mr. Schuessler oversees the human resource strategy and operations for the company's 5,000 employees in over 21 countries. He is also responsible for the company's branding, corporate marketing and communications initiatives. Mr. Schuessler reports to Paul R. Garcia, Global Payments' Chairman, President, and CEO. Mr. Schuessler joined Global Payments in February of 2005 as Vice President of Marketing and was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications later that year. He took over the leadership of Global's Human Resources initiatives in 2006. Prior to joining Global Payments, Mr. Schuessler served in several leadership positions with American Express, Inc. including Vice President, Global Purchasing Solutions with responsibility for managing the company's purchasing card business globally. Additionally, he served in various sales, marketing, strategy, and product management positions at American Express. Before joining American Express, Mr. Schuessler was employed with Wachovia BankCard Services. Mr. Schuessler is active in civic and community-focused organizations in Metropolitan Atlanta, where he is a member of the board of directors for both the American Red Cross and the Boys and Girls Clubs. He is also active in Atlanta's professional association of senior HR executives, the Human Resource Leadership Forum, as a member of the organization's board and executive committee. Mr. Schuessler holds a Bachelor's Degree from New York University and an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. In 2002, he received the business school's "Outstanding Recent Alumni Award."

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Current
Global Payments Inc. Vice President, Corp Comm & Hr Former
New York University Bachelor's Degree Former

General Counsel for Global Payments Inc. since April 1999; Interim General Counsel for NDC Health during 1999-2001; Group General Counsel in Payments Division of NDC Health from 1996-1999; Senior Attorney, Payments Division of NDC Health, 1987-1995; Associate at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer, & Murphy from 1985-1987.

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Executive Vice President Current
NDCHealth Corporation Interim General Counsel Former
Global Payments Inc. General Counsel Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Corp Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Senior Vice President, HR Current
Owens Corning Vice President Former
The Coca-Cola Company Human Resources Director Former

Jane Elliott is Vice President of Investor Relations for Global Payments, a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services. Jane joined Global Payments in October 2001. Prior to joining Global Payments, Jane worked at First Data for nine years. There, she held numerous positions including financial analysis, planning and SEC reporting in both Georgia and Nebraska before becoming Sr. Director of Investor Relations. Jane started her career with Laventhol & Horwath Certified Public Accountants in New York City receiving her CPA. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. She is a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and also the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Vice President of Investor Relations Current
Atlanta Chapter Board of Directors Current
Niri Atlanta Director Current
Rochester Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Vice President, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Vice President, Corp Comm Current
Global Payments Inc. Director, Marketing Communications Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Current
Advanta Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Senior Attorney Current
Gawl Foundation, Inc Board of Directors Current
Duke Law Journal Notes Editor Former
Duke University B.A. Former
Duke Law School Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Board of Directors Former
Global Payments Inc. Chairperson Current
The North Highland Company Board of Directors Current
123Jump.com Director Current
Saint Louis University Former

Organization Position Status
Allston & Associates President Current
Capital Access Network, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Global Payments Inc. Director Current
123Jump.com Director Current
Debtresolve, Inc. President Former
Debtresolve, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
First Data Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Debtresolve, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Columbia University B.S. Degree In Engineering Former
Council on Foreign Relations member Former

"General Edwin Burba received his commission from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. His professional military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Armed Forces Staff College and National War College. General Burba has commanded at the platoon, company, battalion and brigade levels in airborne, air assault and mechanized infantry units. He also commanded the 7th Infantry Division (Light) and the United States Army Infantry Center and School, General Burba also served as the Commanding General, Combined Field Army, Korea. Key staff assignments include S3 air in the 82nd Airborne Division; Psychological Warfare Officer and S3 of the 7th Psychological Group and the Psychological Operations Officer/Assistant S3 of the 1st Special Forces Group in the Republic of Vietnam; S2, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), United States Army Vietnam; S3, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), United States Army Vietnam; S3, 2nd Brigade, 8th Infantry Division; Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, 8th Infantry Division; Personnel Management Staff officer, Assignment Branch, Colonels Division, later Chief, Infantry Branch; Executive to the Chief of Staff, United States Army; Assistant Commandant United States Infantry School. General Burba culminated over 30 years of service to his nation and the Army as the Commander-in-Chief, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia. General Burba's awards and decorations include: Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medals, Air Medals, Army Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab and Army Staff Identification Badge. "

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Board of Directors Current
Armed Forces Staff College Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses Former

"Gerald Wilkins formerly served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises, one of the world's premier restaurant and specialty food companies. During his seven years tenure at AFC, Wilkins led the company's successful IPO and Secondary Offerings and created a recapitalization plan, which strengthened the AFC balance sheet and lowered its borrowing costs. In addition, Wilkins also served as vice president of International Business Planning at KFC International in Louisville, Kentucky. While at KFC International, he developed strategic and annual operating plans, directed financial forecasting, developed a proposal to centralize production utilizing a new automated food service preparation system and completed two major acquisitions. Wilkins held several management positions at GE and GE Capital from 1985 to 1993, under the leadership of GE's CEO, Jack Welch. He began his career at GE as a Corporate Finance Analyst and assumed increasing levels of responsibility, including the position of Assistant Treasurer at GE Capital. Wilkins serves on the Board of Zoo Atlanta as well as on the Board of Trustees for The Lovett School. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council, 100 Black Men/Atlanta Chapter and a graduate of Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2002. Wilkins graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979. He received his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1984."

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Director Current
The Executive Leadership Council Board of Directors Current
123Jump.com Director Current
General Electric Capital Corporation CEO Former
AFC Enterprises, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
AFC Enterprises, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
General Electric Capital Corporation Corporate Finance Analyst Former
Afc Former
Stanford University Mba Former
Leadership Atlanta Graduate Former
San Francisco State University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Board of Directors Current

"Ruth Ann Marshall is a member of the boards of American Standard Corporation (NYSE: ASD) and Pella Corporation. She is active in the community serving on the boards of several civic and academic organizations including The PGA First Tee and the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. In May 2006, Ruth Ann Marshall retired as president of the Americas, MasterCard International, where she was responsible for building all aspects of MasterCard’s issuance and acceptance business in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. The Americas Region of MasterCard generated more than half of the company’s worldwide volume in 2005. Ms. Marshall joined MasterCard in 1999 as president of MasterCard North America and was instrumental in growing MasterCard’s share of payments. Before joining MasterCard, Ms. Marshall served as group executive president of two Electronic Payment Service companies, MAC Regional Network and Buypass Corporation. Upon acquisition of these companies by Concord EFS, she became senior executive vice president of the combined companies, where she oversaw marketing, account management, customer service and product development. In April 1999, she was awarded Credit Card Management’s Leader of the New Millennium Award for the payments industry. Ms. Marshall started her career at IBM, where, over 18 years, she served in managerial and executive positions. In 2004 and 2005, Ms. Marshall was selected by Forbes.com as one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Ms. Marshall earned a master’s degree in finance and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Ms. Marshall divides her time between homes in Miami, Florida and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her hobbies include competitive sports, piano and travel."

Organization Position Status
Global Payments Inc. Board of Directors Current
123Jump.com Director Current
Southern Methodist University Master's Degree In Finance Former
Southern Methodist University Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration Former
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     GPN $46.44 +0.38 (0.83% )
Average Volume 887,477
Shares Outstanding 81.51M
Market Cap 3.8B
Year High 54.52
Year Low 30.5
Earnings Per Share 0.54
P/E Ratio 86.00
Dividend 0.08
Yield 0.17
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