Merchant Acquirers' Committee Announce Board of Directors Election Results

Los Angeles, CA, May 9 2016 –The Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC) is pleased to announce the results of its 2016 Board of Directors Elections.  The new Board of Directors and Officers represent a broad range of experience and expertise from a wide variety of companies in the merchant acquiring industry. The new members of the MAC Board of Directors are:

President - Georgia Stavrakis, Heartland Payment Systems

"I am honored to introduce our membership to the 2016-2017 MAC Board of Directors," said Georgia Stavrakis, incoming MAC President. "The new additions and changes to the board reflect MAC's dedication to its mission of being the premier Risk, Underwriting, and Compliance educational organization in payment processing."

Georgia Stavrakis, MAC President

Vice President – Deana Rich, Rich Consulting

Secretary – Vadeene Sisk, Elavon

Director – Adrienne Gray, Epic Pay

Director – Holli Targan, Jaffe Raitt, Huer & Weiss, PC

Director –Heather Mark, Ph.D., ProPay, Inc. a TSYS Company

Director – Jim Bibles, Aperia Solutions

Advisor – Geoff Gray, Giact Systems

Advisor – Kate Root, Chesapeake Payment Systems

Advisor – Tim Buckingham, Cooperative Bank PLC

Advisor – Dione Hodges, Sterling Payment Technologies

Past President – Richard Parrott, TouchSuite

“I am honored to introduce our membership to the 2016-2017 MAC Board of Directors,” said Georgia Stavrakis, incoming MAC President. “The new additions and changes to the board reflect MAC’s dedication to its mission of being the premier Risk, Underwriting, and Compliance educational organization in payment processing.”

The elections come on the heels of MAC’s successful national conference in Las Vegas.  The annual event saw nearly 400 payments professionals gathering to share their experiences in the acquiring space and continuing their professional development by attending seminars on issues and trends that are affecting risk, underwriting and compliance professionals in the payments industry.

  ABOUT Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC)

MAC is a non-profit company dedicated to Strengthening the payment ecosystem through ongoing education, communication, and cooperation among acquirers, card brands, and enforcement agencies. MAC is comprised of more than 900 members from over 250 companies.  For more information, contact: Brian Reddoch via email at brian[at]macmember.org.

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Source: Merchant Acquirers' Committee

About Merchants Acquirers Committee

MAC is an organization of Bankcard professionals involved in the risk management side of Card Processing. We have members from Banks, ISOs, Card Associations and others related to the risk management side of the industry.

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