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Market Cap:$1.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Euronet Worldwide Inc. is a global leader for processing secure electronic financial transactions. We process millions of payment transactions originating on our global automated teller machine (ATM) and point-of-sale (POS) networks using our proprietary technology platform. Our products facilitate the movement of payments around the world and connect our partners - financial institutions, retailers and mobile operators - with their end-consumers both locally and globally.

Number of Employees 2,500
Contact Information

4601 College Boulevard

Suite 300

Leawood, Kansas 66211

www.euronetworl...

(913) 327-4200

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

Recent Events

  • Euronet sells United Kingdom division to ACI Worldwide

    12/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Todays Zacks Rank Momentum Buy: Visa, Inc.

    11/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Lazard Capital Initiates Coverage on Business/Electronic Banking Services Stocks

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

  • Euronet Worldwide names managing director of EMEA EFT division

    9/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Euronet Worldwide Launches New Brand for Prepaid Division

    7/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Euronet Worldwide Launches New Name and Brand Identity for

    7/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael J. Brown CEO
Kevin Caponecchi President, Euronet Worldwide
Tom Cregan President, PaySpot
Miro I. Bergman Coo, Prepaid Processing Segment
Rick L. Weller Cfo
Jeffrey B. Newman Executive Vice President
Jeffrey H. Newman General Counsel & Executive Vice President
John Romney Executive Vice President
Paul S. Althasen Executive Vice President
Anthony Grandidge Senior Vice President
Jeannine Strandjord Senior Vice President, Finance
Karyn Clewes Zaborny Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Roger Heinz Senior Vice President
Andras Katko Vice President, Operations
Bernd Artinger Managing Director & Vice President
Cindy Ashcraft Vice President
David Morgan Vice President Global Business Development, Software Segment
Doug Goodwin Vice President, Software Solutions
Douglas (Doug) Goodwin Vice President of Software Solutions, Software Segment
Janusz Diemko Vice President
Jurgen Platt Managing Director & Vice President
Robert Konski Vice President, Emea Eft Processing Segment
Thierry Michel Managing Director & Vice President
Timothy A. Fanning Regional Vice President, Emea Eft Processing Segment
Bernabe Noya Managing Director
Gareth Gumbley Managing Director
Jacob Claflin Managing Director
James P. Jerome Managing Director & Executive Vice President
John A. Gardiner Managing Director & Executive Vice President
Mila Marceta Managing Director
Paul Van der Schueren Managing Director, Atx Software Ltd
Shailendra Bhandari Managing Director
Tony Westlake Managing Director
Andrew Dellow Sales Director
Steve Adams Director of Operations, Emea Eft Processing Segment
Agnes Rehak Marketing Manager
Erika Schalkhammer Managing Director & Manager
Hazem Hussein Regional Manager
Howayda Ahmed Office Manager
Jozsef Macsai Product Manager
Karen Marshall Marketing Manager
Misti Garffie Manager, Marketing Communications
Mohamed Farouk Sales Manager
Mohamed Mousa Manager
Nicky Riches Senior Marketing Manager
Shelley Bosler Product Marketing Manager
Shruthi Dyapaiah Manager, Marketing Communications
Zdenek Pribyl Regl Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Andrew B Schmitt Board Director
Andrzej Olechowski Board Director
Andzrej Olechowski Board of Directors
Eriberto R. Scocimara Board Director
M. Jeannine Strandjord Board of Directors
Thomas A. McDonnell Board Director

Mike Brown co-founded Euronet in 1994 and has served as its chief executive officer ever since. He is also chairman of Euronet's board of directors since 1997. He is actively involved in the day-to-day operations of Euronet while overseeing the Company's business strategy, financial performance and the growth of the business across all markets. Mr. Brown is an accomplished entrepreneur with 30 years of combined experience in the computer software and electronic payments business. In 1979, he founded Innovative Software, which merged in 1988 with Informix, a leading provider of advanced database software technology. During his time at Informix, he served as president and chief operating officer as well as president of the workstation products division. Annual revenues of Informix grew from $70 million to $170 million by the time Mr. Brown left the company in 1990. In 1993, he was a founding investor of Visual Tools, a company that writes and markets component software for the growing Visual Basic and Visual C++ developer market. Sybase Software acquired Visual Tools in 1996. Mr. Brown received a Master of Science in molecular and cellular biology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1997 and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1979. He currently serves on the boards of Nexxus Lighting, Inc., North Carolina; Bank of Blue Valley, Kansas and Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. CEO Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board Chairman Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. President Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Founder Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board Director Former
University of Missouri-Kansas City MS Former
University of Missouri-Columbia Bsee Former

Kevin Caponecchi joined Euronet as president in July 2007. As president, Kevin is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Euronet's EFT and Prepaid Processing business segments on a global basis. He will oversee the growth of the business in addition to exploring new business opportunities and expansion into new markets. Kevin has 17 years of domestic and international management experience with various GE businesses. Prior to joining Euronet, he served as president for GE Transportation's Global Signaling business. Under his leadership, the Signaling team posted double-digit growth and expanded the business into China, India and South America. During his long and successful stint at GE, Kevin worked in various management capacities within manufacturing, technology and marketing. Kevin is on the board of directors of YouthFriends, a nationally recognized and rapidly growing school-based mentoring network in Kansas and Missouri that connects caring adult volunteers with young people in schools. He holds degrees in physics from Franklin and Marshall College and industrial engineering from Columbia University.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. President, Euronet Worldwide Current

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. President, PaySpot Current
Payspot, Inc. President Former
Westpac Banking Corporation Sales and Channel Management Roles Former
Monash University master's degree in business Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Coo, Prepaid Processing Segment Current
E-Pay Ltd. Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Executive Vice President Former
ATM-S Vice President Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director, Eft Division Former
Citicorp Diners Club, Inc. Former
Cornell University MBA Former
University of New York bachelor's degree in business administration Former

Rick Weller was named chief financial officer for Euronet Worldwide in November 2002. He is in charge of the Company's financial operations including financial planning and analysis, acquisitions and treasury aspects of the business. Rick has more than 20 years of business and financial management experience. Prior to joining Euronet, Rick held several operating and financial leadership positions with companies ranging from start-up businesses to large, multinational operations. He served as chief operating officer of ionex telecommunications, a competitive local exchange company. Prior to ionex, Rick served as chief financial officer of Intek Information, Inc., an information technology outsource service provider. His previous experience includes various management roles at Sprint including vice president, finance of Sprint Communications' consumer services long distance group; assistant vice president, finance for the company's business services long distance group; and as assistant vice president of Sprint's corporate-wide internal audit group. Prior to joining Sprint, Rick served as senior manager in the financial service industry practice of Price Waterhouse, an international public accounting firm. Rick is a certified public accountant and received his bachelor's degree from Central Missouri State University.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Cfo Current
Ionex Telecommunications Inc. Coo Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Central Missouri State University bachelor's degree Former

Jeff Newman joined Euronet as general counsel in January 1997. He is responsible for all of Euronet's worldwide legal functions. Previously, Jeff practiced law in Paris with the law firm of Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn and then with the Washington, D.C. based law firm Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn. He established the Budapest office of Arent Fox in 1991 and became a partner with Arent Fox in 1993. Jeff is a member of the Virginia, District of Columbia, and Paris bars. He received law degrees from Ohio State University and the University of Paris and a bachelor's degree in political science and French from Ohio University.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Arent Fox LLP Attorney Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. General Counsel Former
The Ohio State University Law Degree Former
University of Paris Law Degree Former
Ohio University BA Former
The Ohio State University Degrees Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. General Counsel & Executive Vice President Current
Arent Fox LLP Former
Ohio University bachelor's degree in political science and French Former

John Romney has been with Euronet since 1997 and is currently the managing director of Euronet's EMEA EFT business segment. He is responsible for the segment's day-to-day operations including provision of ATM, POS and card related services to customers throughout the region. John's responsibilities also include the development and implementation of strategy for the region while continuing to improve customer service, product offerings and profitability of the EMEA EFT division. Previously, John served as senior vice president and regional manager for Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) within Euronet's EFT business segment, responsible for the segment's network services operations as well as new initiatives throughout the region. Prior to joining Euronet, John was an executive consultant for Peterson Consulting in Chicago specializing in financial analysis and litigation support. He also served as vice president of sales for Escalante Imports specializing in wholesale distribution of home furnishings in the southwestern United States. John received a Bachelor of Arts in finance from the University of Notre Dame in 1989.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board of Directors Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director, Emea Eft Division Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Regional Director for Central Emea Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Regional Manager: Southern Europe and Middle East Former
University of Notre Dame BS Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Executive Vice President Current
E-Pay Ltd. Executive Vice President Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board Director Current
Chemical Banking Corporation Former

Tony Grandidge joined Euronet in 2002 as vice president of the Company’s EFT operations in the Asia Pacific region. He has been instrumental in launching operations for Euronet in Asia including India and China, two of the largest markets in the world. Tony continues to oversee Euronet’s growth and expansion in the Asia Pacific region while strengthening the Company's position as a leading ATM, POS and card services provider to financial institutions. Before joining Euronet, Tony worked for NCR Financial Solutions Group as vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. He also served as NCR's vice president in various capacities in the Asia Pacific region for five years and was responsible for its advancement as NCR’s fastest growing region. Tony has extensive business experience in Asia having worked previously in Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and now Singapore. Tony received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Bath, U.K. in 1977.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Senior Vice President Current
NCR Corporation Vice President Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director, Asia Pacific Eft Processing Segment Former
University of Bath Bachelor of Science Former

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Senior Vice President of Human Resources Current
Levi Strauss & Co. Global Human Resources Leadership Positions Former
GE Insurance Solutions Global Human Resources Leadership Positions Former
GE Consumer & Industrial Global Human Resources Leadership Positions Former
University of Toronto Masters Degree Former
The University of Western Ontario Bachelor of Arts In Psychology Former

Roger Heinz joined Euronet in July 1997 as managing director of the Company's German EFT subsidiary. In the last 10 years, Roger has established a strong track record of execution and revenue growth in several leadership roles within Euronet’s EFT Segment. Most recently, he was managing director in charge of EFT operations in Western Europe and was also responsible for the EFT division’s revenue generation efforts in Central and Eastern Europe. In November 2007, Roger took over his current role as managing director of the Company’s Europe EFT Segment. He has direct P&L responsibility for the business and oversees the commercial sales initiatives including provision of ATM, POS and card related services to customers throughout Europe. In addition to day-to-day operations management, he is responsible for improving customer service, product offerings and profitability of the Europe EFT Segment. Prior to joining Euronet, Roger spent 12 years working with NCR in Germany and Poland as sales manager and sales and operations director.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director, Western Europe, Eft Processing Segment Former
NCR Corporation Sales Manager and Operations Director Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director & Vice President Current

Cindy Ashcraft currently serves as managing director of Euronet Software Segment. Previously, Cindy was vice president of Euronet's software solutions, implementations and project services group. She was responsible for project management, custom programming, setup, testing, configuration, training, certifications and implementations related to the delivery of software and services for the entire range of software solutions. Cindy joined Arksys in 1989 as a programmer/analyst. Post the acquisition of Arksys by Euronet in 1998; she supervised the technical management of delivery. Prior to joining Arksys, Cindy spent 15 years as a programmer and analyst for several companies, including a manufacturing company and an oil company. Cindy studied business administration at Louisiana State University and received her degree from the University of Arkansas.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Vice President Current
Louisiana State University NA Former
University of Arkansas Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Vice President Global Business Development, Software Segment Current
Computer Sciences Corporation Senior Vice President Former

Doug Goodwin currently serves as vice president of Euronet's software solutions group, managing global systems and software development for the Company's software and EFT divisions. Additionally, Doug also manages the professional services and customization function for the software division and is responsible for the system architecture of Euronet's EFT outsourcing data centers worldwide. In 1994, Doug joined Arksys (now Euronet Software), as manager of delivery and implementation services. He also managed Arksys' customer service organization handling customer relationship management and technical customer support worldwide. Prior to Euronet, Doug worked at BMA Management Support Corporation as senior vice president of their financial services division. Doug received a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Utah.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Vice President, Software Solutions Current
University of Utah Bachelor of Science In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Vice President of Software Solutions, Software Segment Current
University of Utah Bachelors Degree Former

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Vice President Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Vice President, Emea Eft Processing Segment Current
Egon Zehnder International Partner Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Country Manager, Poland Former
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Paralegal Former
John F. Kennedy School of Government Master's Degree In Public Administration Former
Tufts University BA Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director & Vice President Current
American Express Company chief information officer Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Regional Vice President, Emea Eft Processing Segment Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director, Eft Operations In Romania Former
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Manager Former
University of Notre Dame Law School Jd Former
University of Notre Dame BA Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director Current

Gareth Gumbley joined Euronet as managing director for the Company’s prepaid businesses in Australia and New Zealand in November 2004. Under his leadership, the Australia and New Zealand prepaid entities expanded year on year to market leading positions. In addition, Gareth was instrumental in expanding Euronet's prepaid business into India in mid-2007. In May 2008, Gareth took over his current responsibility as managing director of Euronet’s Prepaid Processing segment. In this role, Gareth is responsible for strategic planning, operations and management of Euronet's prepaid subsidiaries on a global basis. Prior to joining Euronet, he served as chief executive officer of Dialect Solutions (a News Corporation company), a global Internet payments processor. Gareth was responsible for establishing a global presence for Dialect Solutions in 12 countries. His career spanning 10 years with News Corporation saw him managing the telecommunications and software businesses acquired by the group from U.K. to Australia. Gareth is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director Current
News Corporation Former

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director & Executive Vice President Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director & Executive Vice President Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director, Atx Software Ltd Current
Omnicom, Inc. CEO Former
Omnicom, Inc. Founder Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director Current

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director Current
The Securities Institute of America, Inc. member Former
Price Waterhouse & Co. chartered accountant Former
Cambridge University master's degree in economics Former

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Sales Director Current

Steve Adams joined Euronet in 2006 as director of operations of the Company's EMEA EFT business segment. He oversees all IT and operations management activities for Euronet's ATM and point-of-sale (POS) networks in EMEA. An expert in the cards industry, Steve is also responsible for developing and implementing card processing capabilities for credit card issuers to complement Euronet's current EFT offerings. Steve joined Euronet from Barclaycard, where he worked for several years in various IT and operations management capacities. Most recently, he served as chief operating officer of Barclaycard's International division in charge of credit card operations in multiple markets in Europe, Africa, India and the U.S. Previously, from 1989 to 1999, he worked at National Westminster Bank as IT director for the company's card business and as e-commerce director responsible for launching various Internet-based initiatives for the Bank. Steve has a degree in business studies.

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Director of Operations, Emea Eft Processing Segment Current
National Westminster Bank PLC It Director Former

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Marketing Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Managing Director & Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Regional Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Office Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Product Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Marketing Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Manager, Marketing Communications Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Sales Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Senior Marketing Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Product Marketing Manager Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Manager, Marketing Communications Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Regl Manager Current

Andrew B. Schmitt has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since October 1993. For approximately two years prior to joining the Company, Mr. Schmitt managed two privately-owned hydrostatic pump and motor manufacturing companies and an oil and gas service company. He served as President of the Tri-State Oil Tools Division of Baker Hughes Incorporated from February 1988 to October 1991.

Organization Position Status
Layne Christensen Co. Chief Executive Officer Current
Christensen Pumps Layne Christensen Company, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board Director Current
Layne Christensen Co. Director Current
Layne Christensen Co. President Current

Organization Position Status
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board Director Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board Director Current

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Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board of Directors Current

Thomas A. McDonnell, age 63, has served as director of the Company since 1971. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 1984 and as President of the Company since January 1973 (except for a 30 month period from October 1984 to April 1987). He served as Treasurer of the Company from February 1973 to September 1995 and as Vice Chairman of the Board from June 1984 to September 1995. He is a director of Blue Valley Ban Corp, Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Euronet Worldwide, Inc., Garmin Ltd., and Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

Organization Position Status
DST Systems, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
DST Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Asurion Inc. board member Current
Ascential Software Corporation board member Current
Euronet Worldwide Inc. Board Director Current
Blue Valley Ban Corp Director Current
Garmin Ltd. Director Current
Informix Former
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Former
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Chairman Former
DST Systems, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board Former
Rockhurst University BSBA degree in accounting Former

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     EEFT $21.82 +0.41 (1.91% )
Average Volume 303,905
Shares Outstanding 50.77M
Market Cap 1.1B
Year High 25.3
Year Low 7.57
Earnings Per Share -3.70
P/E Ratio -5.90
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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