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Director, Europe/Middle East/Africa/South Asia. Prior to September 2006, Mr. Ersek held various positions of
increasing responsibility with Western Union. Prior to joining Western Union in September 1999, Mr. Ersek was
with GE Capital specializing in European payment systems and consumer finance.
Robin Heller is our Executive Vice President, Operations and IT. Prior to taking this position in September
2006, she was Senior Vice President, Global Operations for First Data since November 2004. From July 2003 to
November 2004, Ms. Heller served in a similar capacity with Western Union. Prior to that time, she was Senior Vice
President, Sales, Marketing and Operations for Western Union Commercial Services from July 2002 until June
2003 and Senior Vice President, Operations and Client Management for IPS, a First Data subsidiary, from July 2000
until June 2002. Ms. Heller joined First Data in 1988.
Scott Scheirman is our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to taking this position in
September 2006, Mr. Scheirman held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility at First Data, including
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Western Union from 1999 to September 2006. Prior to joining
First Data in 1992, Mr. Scheirman was with Ernst & Young LLP.
David Schlapbach is our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to taking these
positions in September 2006, Mr. Schlapbach held a variety of positions at First Data since joining it in 1996,
including Deputy General Counsel—International, with responsibility for First Data’s legal matters outside the
United States. In this capacity, he worked in First Data’s Paris office for four years, returning in 2004 to become
General Counsel for Western Union. Prior to joining First Data, Mr. Schlapbach was an attorney at the law firm of
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Schlapbach also serves as the Chairman of the
Board of the Western Union Foundation. Mr. Schlapbach left the Company’s General Counsel position in May 2010
to become Chief of Staff to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, but returned to the General Counsel position in
December 2010. Pursuant to a written agreement between Mr. Schlapbach and us, he intends to resign as General
Counsel upon the hiring of his successor and plans to resign from the Company thereafter.
Stewart A. Stockdale is our President, The Americas and Executive Vice President, Global Cards and Global
Key Accounts. Prior to taking this position in January 2010, Mr. Stockdale served as our Executive Vice President
and President, The Americas from November 2008. From June 2008 to November 2008, Mr. Stockdale served as
Executive Vice President and President, United States and Canada, with Western Union. Prior to joining Western
Union in June 2008, Mr. Stockdale served as the President of Simon Brand Ventures and as Chief Marketing Officer
of Simon Property Group since 2002.
Grover Wray is our Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to taking this position in September
2006, Mr. Wray joined First Data as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Western Union in October 2005.
Prior to joining Western Union, from January 2004 to September 2005, Mr. Wray was Vice President, Leadership
and Professional Development and Staffing, for Janus Capital Group. Previously, Mr. Wray served as Chief Human
Resource Officer, North America for Heidrick & Struggles from 2003 to 2004. From 1988 to 2003, he held
increasingly responsible senior management roles at Arthur Andersen LLP, culminating in the role of Managing
Partner of Human Resources in North America.
David G. Yates is our Executive Vice President and President, Business Development and Innovation. Prior to
taking this position in December 2010, Mr. Yates was Executive Vice President, Alternative Channels from August
2010. Prior to joining Western Union in August 2010, Mr. Yates was with First Data as Executive Vice President and
President of First Data’s International Division since September 2007. From January 2004 to September 2007,
Mr. Yates served as president of First Data’s Europe, Middle East and Africa division. Prior to joining First Data,
Mr. Yates served in executive roles with several major international corporations, including IBM, General Electric
and American Management Systems.
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