Senior Appointments at First Data: Vincent Roland to join from Atos Worldline; Nadeem Shaikh confirmed in new role

Frankfurt, January 16, 2009

First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing services, today announced that Vincent Roland is to join the company as Regional Head of Europe, Middle East & Africa. Mr Roland will assume responsibility for service deliv-ery to First Data customers and for operations and personnel across the region.

Vincent Roland joins First Data from Atos Worldline where he was CEO of the company's operations in Northern Europe and also responsible for the Acquiring business of the group. Before this, he was at Banksys for eight years, latterly as CEO and the board member for Sinsys.

Mr Roland replaces Nadeem Shaikh who has assumed responsibility for a new international business line that will co-ordinate and drive sales and delivery to First Data's banking customers and other fi-nancial institutions across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Canada. Mr Shaikh will also lead strategic sales of First Data's global issuer processing business in the United States.

Mr Roland and Mr Shaikh will serve as members of First Data's International Executive Committee and report to David Yates, President of First Data's International business.

About First Data

First Data is a global technology leader in information commerce. The company processes transaction data of all kinds, harnesses the power of that data and delivers innovations in secure infrastructure, intelligence and insight for its customers. With operations in 37 countries, First Data serves more than 5.4 million merchant locations and more than 2,000 card issuers and their customers. It powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. The company’s portfolio of services and solu-tions includes merchant transaction processing services; credit, debit, private-label, gift, payroll and other prepaid card offerings; fraud protection and authentication solutions; electronic check accep-tance services through TeleCheck; as well as Internet commerce and mobile payment solutions. The company’s STAR Network offers PIN-secured debit acceptance at 2.2 million ATM and retail locations. Through First Data’s centers of excellence, such as security, analytics, customer loyalty and mobile payments, it offers data-driven commerce solutions for customers around the globe. For more informa-tion, visit www.firstdata.com.

Media Contacts
Felicity O’Brien, First Data
+ 44 1962 852881
fobrien@firstdatacorp.co.uk

Emma Reynolds, Hill & Knowlton
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