People: Heartland Payment Systems Inc (HPY)

HPY on New York Consolidated

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Robert Carr

66 2000 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Robert Baldwin

57 2012 Vice Chairman of the Board

Maria Rueda

55 2011 Chief Financial Officer

Ian Drysdale

44 2012 President - Network Solutions

David Gilbert

55 2012 President - Hospitality Group

Michael Lawler

49 2012 President - Strategic Markets Group

Kris Herrin

35 2009 Chief Technology Officer

Charles Kallenbach

48 2007 General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary

Mitchell Hollin

49 2011 Lead Independent Director

Maureen Breakiron-Evans

2012 Independent Director

Robert Niehaus

57 2001 Independent Director

Marc Ostro

62 2002 Independent Director

Jonathan Palmer

69 2003 Independent Director

Richard Vague

56 2007 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Robert Carr

Mr. Robert O. Carr is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. Mr. Carr had been Chairman of the Members’ Committee and Chief Executive Officer of predecessor, Heartland Payment Systems LLC, from March 1997 to October 2000 when the merger of Heartland Payment Systems LLC into Company became effective. Mr. Carr co-founded Heartland Payment Systems LLC with Heartland Bank in March 1997. Prior to founding Heartland, Mr. Carr worked in the payments and software development industries for 25 years. Mr. Carr received a B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois.

Robert Baldwin

Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. has been appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board of Heartland Payment Systems Inc., effective June 18, 2012. He served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer from October 2000 until April 2011, in which role he oversaw the Company's initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005 and held primary responsibility for the Company's internal controls, financial policies and procedures, and investor relations. Mr. Baldwin served as the Company's President from October 2007 until June 2012, and he had responsibilities for strategy and operations of the Company.

Maria Rueda

Ms. Maria Rueda is Chief Financial Officer of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. Previous to joining the company, she served as Chief Financial Officer at ING DIRECT USA, a direct bank and thrift, from June 2006 to March 2011. There, she was responsible for certain of ING DIRECT USA’s functions, including finance and procurement. From May 2001 until June 2006, Ms. Rueda was Chief Financial Officer and Financial and Operations Principal for Bloomberg Tradebook LLC, through Geller & Company, a financial outsourcing firm, where she was responsible for financial and regulatory reporting. Previous to Bloomberg Tradebook LLC, Ms. Rueda served as Chief Financial Officer for the North American operations of Electra Partners, a U.K.-based private equity firm. Ms. Rueda holds a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers College—New Brunswick and a Masters of Business Administration from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management—Newark.

Ian Drysdale

Mr. Ian M. Drysdale has been appointed as President - Network Solutions of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., effective July 13, 2012. Mr. Drysdale has experience in the electronic payments processing industry. From June 2007 to June 2012, Mr. Drysdale served as Senior Vice President at payment processor WorldPay, a global payment processing company providing a variety of card processing and related services, where he managed business and product development for the U.S. market. Prior to that, Mr. Drysdale held several executive positions of increasing responsibility during his twelve year tenure with First Data Corporation. Prior to joining Heartland, Mr. Drysdale spent five years at WorldPay™ with his most recent position being senior vice president of product and industry relations. Prior to that, Mr. Drysdale held several executive positions of increasing responsibility during 12 years with First Data Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in political studies with a minor in business administration from Bishop's University (Canada) and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.

David Gilbert

Mr. David Gilbert has been appointed as President - Hospitality Group of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., with effect from July 30, 2012. He joined the National Restaurant Association, a restaurant industry trade organization. Since February 2009, Mr. Gilbert has served as Chief Operating Officer of the National Restaurant Association, where he has been responsible for the National Restaurant Association's technology, operations, trade shows, business partnerships and food safety training programs. Prior to his tenure at the National Restaurant Association, Mr. Gilbert was a restaurant industry consultant with Gilbert & Associates beginning in July 2006 and has held other senior executive positions including chief administrative officer with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. and executive vice president and chief administrative officer with Shoney's, Inc.

Michael Lawler

Mr. Michael A. Lawler has been appointed as President - Strategic Markets Group of Heartland Payment Systems Inc., effective June 18, 2012. He previously served as the Company's Chief of Corporate Development and as the Executive Director of Payment Portal Systems since October 2009 where he was responsible for identifying, evaluating and executing acquisition opportunities, and also had additional operational responsibility for Heartland School Solutions and the development and execution of the Company's payment portal initiatives. From December 2008 until October 2009, Mr. Lawler worked as a consultant for the Company on various projects. From June 2004 until September 2008, Mr. Lawler was a Senior Vice President, Electronic Payment Processing, of Tier Technologies, Inc., a provider of electronic payment and other transaction processing services, where he was responsible for the company's electronic payment processing subsidiaries.

Kris Herrin

Mr. Kris Herrin is Chief Technology Officer of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. He is responsible for delivery of payment processing platforms, products, and corporate information technology, or IT, including software development, datacenters and IT operations. From April 2008 to September 2009, Mr. Herrin served as Chief Security Officer where he managed the IT response to the processing system intrusion. Prior to joining the company, he was Chief Security Officer from May 2005 to April 2008 at Intervoice, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of contact center solutions that was acquired by Convergys Corp. From August 1996 to May 2005, he held various IT roles at Alacatel, both in Plano, Texas and in Shanghai, China. Mr. Herrin received a B.S. and M.S. of Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Charles Kallenbach

Mr. Charles H. N. Kallenbach is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. has served as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer since January 2, 2007 and Secretary since January 17, 2007. From February 2004 through December 2006, Mr. Kallenbach was senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory and Secretary for SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., an NYSE-listed wireless communications company that was acquired by T-Mobile. From September 2001 to January 2004, Mr. Kallenbach was Vice President and General Counsel for Eureka Broadband Corporation. From January 2000 to September 2001, he was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, as well as Vice President of Human Resources for 2nd Century Communications. From April 1996 to January 2000, Mr. Kallenbach was Vice President Legal and Regulatory Affairs for e.spire Communications, Inc. Prior to that, he practiced law with Jones Day and Swidler & Berlin from November 1990 to April 1996. He also served as Legislative Assistant to United States Senator Arlen Specter from June 1985 to July 1987. Mr. Kallenbach holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law.

Mitchell Hollin

Mr. Mitchell L. Hollin is Lead Independent Director of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. He has served as one of Directors since October 2001 and as lead director since January 2011. Mr. Hollin is a Partner of LLR Capital, L.P., which is the general partner of LLR Equity Partners, L.P., an independent private equity firm, which he joined in August 2000. From 1994 until joining LLR Capital, L.P., Mr. Hollin was a founder and Managing Director of Advanta Partners LP, a private equity firm affiliated with Advanta Corporation. Prior to his involvement with Advanta Partners LP, Mr. Hollin was a Vice President at Cedar Point Partners LP, a middle market buyout firm and before that an Associate at Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc., an international venture capital firm. Mr. Hollin is a member of the board of directors of various private companies. Mr. Hollin received a B.S. in Economics and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Maureen Breakiron-Evans

Ms. Maureen Breakiron-Evans is appointed as the Independent Director of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Breakiron-Evans is an experienced director and committee member who is currently a director with Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, as well as a Trustee of Stetson University. Ms. Breakiron-Evans is also an experienced financial executive and board member with 30 years of finance experience, including 14 years in industry and 16 years in public accounting. She has held a variety of senior executive roles with Towers Perrin & Company, CIGNA Corporation, Inovant (subsidiary of VISA), Transamerica Corporation, and Arthur Andersen & Company. Ms. Breakiron-Evans holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and mathematics from Stetson University, a master's of business administration from Harvard Business School, and master's degree in liberal arts and art history from Stanford University.

Robert Niehaus

Mr. Robert H. Niehaus is Independent Director of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. Mr. Niehaus is the Chairman and founder of GCP Capital Partners, the successor to Greenhill Capital Partners, the merchant banking business of Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL). Mr. Niehaus also serves as a Senior Advisor of Greenhill & Co. Prior to year end 2010, Mr. Niehaus served as the Chairman and a Senior Member of Greenhill Capital Partners, which he formed upon his arrival in January 2000. Mr. Niehaus served as a member of Greenhill & Co.’s Management Committee from its formation in January 2004 until December 2010. Prior to joining Greenhill & Co., Mr. Niehaus spent 17 years at Morgan Stanley & Co., where he was a Managing Director in the merchant banking department from 1990 to 1999. Mr. Niehaus was Vice Chairman and a Director of the Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund II, L.P., a private equity investment fund, from 1992 to 1999, and was Vice Chairman and a Director of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund, from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Niehaus was also the Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley’s merchant banking department from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Niehaus currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iridium Communications Inc., a mobile satellite company and the director of various private companies. Mr. Niehaus previously served as a director of the following publicly held companies: American Italian Pasta Company from 1992 to January 2008, Crusader Energy Group Inc. from July 2008 to July 2009, EXCO Resources Inc. from November 2004 to June 2009, Global Signal, Inc. from October 2002 until its merger with Crown Castle International Corp., or Crown Castle, in January 2007, and Crown Castle from January 2007 to July 2007. Mr. Niehaus received a B.A. in International Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

Marc Ostro

Dr. Marc J. Ostro, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. Since February 17, 2006, Dr. Ostro has served as a General Partner in Devon Park Bioventures, a venture capital fund targeting investments in therapeutics companies and, in certain cases, medical device, diagnostic and drug discovery technology companies. Previously, from January 2002 to February 2006, Dr. Ostro was a partner at TL Ventures, L.P., a Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm. Immediately prior to that, Dr. Ostro was a private consultant to the biotechnology industry since May 2000. From November 1997 to May 2000, he was Senior Managing Director and Group Leader for KPMG Life Science Corporate Finance (Mergers and Acquisitions). In 1981, Dr. Ostro co-founded The Liposome Company, a biotechnology company. Dr. Ostro received a B.S. in Biology from Lehigh University, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Syracuse University, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Medical School. Dr. Ostro brings to the Board experience with complex capital structures and related issues and with assisting companies with strategic allocation of capital resources.

Jonathan Palmer

Mr. Jonathan J. Palmer is Independent Director of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. Since May 2006, Mr. Palmer has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PA Liberty Holdings, an investment company. From November 2005 until September 2010, Mr. Palmer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of FSV Payment Systems, a prepaid debit issuer and processor. From 1999 to October 2003, Mr. Palmer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vital Processing Services. From 1996 to 1999, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wellspring Resources, an outsourced benefits administrator. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Palmer was the Chief Retail Banking and Technology Executive at Barnett Banks, where he created Barnett Technologies, an outsourced services firm offering a wide range of back office functions for banks. Prior to joining Barnett Banks, he was an Executive Vice President with Shearson Lehman Brothers, and held a number of roles at Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia, succeeding to Vice Chairman in the late 1980s. Mr. Palmer received a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from LaSalle University, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Richard Vague

Mr. Richard W. Vague is Independent Director of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. Since October 2010, Mr. Vague has served as Managing Partner of Gabriel Investments, an early stage investment fund. From May 2007 until September 2011, Mr. Vague served as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Energy Plus, a Philadelphia-based electricity and natural gas supplier. Immediately prior to that, Mr. Vague served as the Chief Executive Officer of Barclays Bank Delaware, a financial institution and credit card issuer, a company he co-founded as Juniper financial in 2000; the company was sold to Barclays Bank Delaware in 2004. From 1985 to 1999, Mr. Vague was with First USA, a company he co-founded and eventually served as Chairman and CEO. He also served for a period as Chairman of Paymentech, the merchant processing subsidiary of First USA. In 1997, Bank One acquired First USA. Mr. Vague received a B.S. in communication from the University of Texas at Austin.

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