EVERLINK PAYMENT SERVICES APPOINTS PETER KALOGIANNIDES VICE- PRESIDENT, RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT, SALES AND MARKETING
MARKHAM, ON, February 19, 2008 Everlink, a leading premier provider of high-integrity electronic transactions and payments services to the Canadian Financial Services marketplace, has named Peter Kalogiannides to the position of Vice-President, Relationship Management, Sales and Marketing. In this position, Peter will be responsible for all aspects of the Everlink customer-facing operations, including Customer Relationship Management, Customer and Partner support programs, Strategic Sales, Business Development and Marketing. Peter will report directly to the office of the President, Mark Ripplinger, with a mandate to deliver strong growth through a focus on Customer Experience, Client Service Excellence, Partnerships and Employee engagement.
Peter, with Masters of Applied Science and Bachelor degrees from Toronto and Sussex, brings to Everlink a wealth of hands-on and action-based experience and expertise with over 29 years in technology-based business arenas such as Electronic Security for Banks and Credit Unions, ATM Anti-Skimming solutions, Banking and Credit Union systems & applications, Professional Services and Solutions, Wireless PKI Security, EBPP, Satellite Data Applications and Industrial Automation. He has strong expertise in strategically identifying market opportunities and executing with a high degree of Customer Focus and Centricity, and possesses an effective combination of consultative leadership and team achievement facilitation skills, supported by a keen sense of teamwork and Customer-Vendor collaboration. Peter promotes a results-driven, goal-oriented culture focused on delivering Value for customers, team members and shareholders.
As Vice-President of Relationship Management, Sales and Marketing for Everlink, Peter replaces Carole Kalil who has served in that capacity since August 2007. Kalil has decided to pursue other interests outside the company.
About Everlink
Everlink Payment Services Inc. was formed in 2003 in partnership with its shareholders Metavante Corporation and Celero Solutions and is a leader in the dependable, secure delivery of electronic transaction switching services in the Canadian Financial Services marketplace. Everlink became a Direct Connector on the INTERAC® Inter-Member Network (IMN) in 2004 and acquired the CGI/CDSL switching assets in December 2005. The company operates a value-added CyberGateway technology platform and processes in excess of 500 million issuer and acquirer transactions annually. Operating three direct connect nodes to INTERAC, as well as being the central switch provider for the Canadian Exchange® Network, the ACCULINK Network, the Acxsys Cross Border Debit Services, and through numerous connections to both debit and credit payment networks, Everlink connects partner organizations to hundreds of thousands of ATM and point-of-sale devices worldwide.
Everlink is a national electronic services supplier providing premier switching solutions and services to 90 percent of the Canadian credit union system and to banks. Everlink specializes in leading-edge gateway transaction switching, ATM/POS driving, device monitoring and card processing services. Everlink connects partner organization cardholders regionally, nationally, globally, one secure transaction at a time with cost-effective comprehensive solutions and services. To learn more about Everlink Services, visit www.everlink.ca.
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3.3 Million National Customers through 330 credit unions, 50 Schedule I, II & III Banks, 4 Group & Intercept Processors and a growing number of ISOs
4-Year Performance Reliability: 99.9992%. 99.9998% in 2011 & 2010; 99.9970% in 2009; 100% in 2008
EMV Certified with Interac, VISA and MasterCard
PCI DSS compliant
600 Million Debit & Credit Transactions Annually - $15 Billion in Transactional Value
75% of Canadian Credit Unions use Everlink driving and switching solutions
Everlink is owned by FIS & Celero Solutions
Everlink is an Interac Certified leading expert in EMV Chip Technologies and capabilities - Member of exclusive multilateral K-W Trial
Everlink services the payment transaction business needs of over 370 organizations