Total Compensation: $ 6.18 M
J. MICHAEL PARKS, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer, joined us in March 1997. From March 1997 until October 2006, Mr. Parks also served as president of Alliance Data. Before joining us, Mr. Parks was president of First Data Resources, the credit card processing and billing division of First Data Corporation, from December 1993 to July 1994. Mr. Parks joined First Data Corporation in July 1976 where he gained increasing responsibility for sales, service, operations and profit and loss management during his 18 years of service. Mr. Parks holds a Bachelor"s degree from the University of Kansas.
Total Compensation: $ 4.55 M
JOHN W. SCULLION, president and chief operating officer, joined our wholly-owned subsidiary, Loyalty Management Group Canada, Inc., in October 1993, and became our president and chief operating officer in October 2006. Mr. Scullion served as president of Alliance Data Loyalty Services from February 1999 until October 2006, and prior to becoming president, he served as chief financial officer. Prior to that, he served as chief financial officer of The Rider Group from September 1988 to October 1993. Mr. Scullion holds a Bachelor"s degree from the University of Toronto. He is a Chartered Accountant in the Province of Ontario.
Total Compensation: $ 3.01 M
EDWARD J. HEFFERNAN, executive vice president and chief financial officer, joined us in May 1998. Before joining us, he served as vice president, mergers and acquisitions, for First Data Corporation from October 1994 to May 1998. Prior to that, he served as vice president, mergers and acquisitions for Citicorp from July 1990 to October 1994, and prior to that he served in corporate finance at Credit Suisse First Boston from June 1986 until July 1990. Mr. Heffernan was a director and chair of the audit committee of VALOR Communications Group, Inc. from 2005 until its merger into Windstream Corporation in 2006. Mr. Heffernan holds a Bachelor"s degree from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Total Compensation: $ —
ALAN M. UTAY, executive vice president, general counsel, chief administrative officer and secretary, joined us in September 2001. He is responsible for legal, internal audit, compliance and corporate administration. Before joining us, he served as a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where he practiced law since October 1990. Mr. Utay holds a Bachelor"s degree from the University of Texas and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.
Total Compensation: $ —
MICHAEL D. KUBIC, senior vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer, joined us in October 1999. Before joining us, he served as vice president of finance for Kevco, Inc. from March 1999 to October 1999. Prior to that he served as vice president and corporate controller for BancTec, Inc. from September 1993 to February 1998. Mr. Kubic holds a Bachelor"s degree from the University of Massachusetts and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.
Total Compensation: $ —
IVAN M. SZEFTEL, executive vice president and president, Retail Credit Services, joined us in May 1998. Before joining us, he served as a director and chief operating officer of Forman Mills, Inc. from November 1996 to February 1998. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Charming Shoppes, Inc. from November 1981 to January 1996. Mr. Szeftel holds Bachelor"s and graduate degrees from the University of Cape Town and was certified as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Pennsylvania and as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa.
Total Compensation: $ —
MICHAEL L. IACCARINO, executive vice president and president, Marketing Services, joined our wholly owned subsidiary, Epsilon, in May 1998. Mr. Iaccarino has served as president and chief executive officer for Epsilon since December 2001 and prior to that, he served as chief financial officer for Epsilon. Prior to that, Mr. Iaccarino served as a senior manager for Price Waterhouse from September 1997 until May 1998. Mr. Iaccarino served as vice president and controller for Summit Technology from 1991 until August 1997, and he served as a supervising senior for KPMG from 1986 until December 1990. Mr. Iaccarino holds Bachelor"s degrees from Boston College and was certified as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Massachusetts.
Total Compensation: $ —
BRYAN A. PEARSON, executive vice president and president, Loyalty Services, joined our wholly-owned subsidiary, Loyalty Management Group Canada, Inc., in November 1992. Mr. Pearson has served as president for the AIR MILES(r) Reward Program since January 1999 and prior to becoming president, he held various senior management and executive positions within the AIR MILES Reward Program. Mr. Pearson held management positions with Alias Research Inc. from June 1991 until October 1992. Prior to that, he worked in brand marketing at Quaker Oats Company of Canada from July 1988 until June 1991. Mr. Pearson holds a BScH degree and an MBA from Queen"s University.
Total Compensation: $ —
ROBERT P. ARMIAK, senior vice president and treasurer, joined us in February 1996. He is responsible for cash management, hedging strategy, financial risk management and capital structure. Before joining us, he held several positions, including treasurer at FTD Inc. from August 1990 to February 1996. Mr. Armiak holds a Bachelor"s degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from Wayne State University.
Total Compensation: $ —
BARRY R. CARTER, senior vice president and information technology officer, joined us in August 2004. He is responsible for the information technology solutions group and remittance processing shared service. Before joining us, Mr. Carter served as senior vice president of portfolio management at United Healthcare. Prior to that, he served as chief information officer of Capital One Auto Finance from August 2000 to May 2004. Additionally, Mr. Carter has held senior executive IT positions with AMR, Sabre and AirTran Airways. Mr. Carter holds a Bachelor's degree from East Carolina University and an MBA from Syracuse University.
Total Compensation: $ —
D. KEITH COBB has served as a director since June 2004. Mr. Cobb has served as a business consultant and strategic advisor for a number of companies since 1996. Mr. Cobb completed a six-year term on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Miami Branch in 2002. He spent 32 years as a practicing certified public accountant for KPMG, LLP, including as the National Managing Partner " Financial Services and as a senior member of the firm"s management committee. Mr. Cobb was vice chairman and chief executive officer of Alamo Rent-a-Car, Inc. from 1995 until its sale in 1996. Mr. Cobb is currently a director of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., BFC Financial Corp., RHR International, Inc., and the Wayne Huizenga Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University. Mr. Cobb holds a Bachelor"s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Total Compensation: $ —
ROGER H. BALLOU has served as a director since February 2001. Mr. Ballou has been the chief executive officer and a director of CDI Corporation, a public company engaged in providing staffing and outsourcing services, since October 2001. He was a self-employed consultant from October 2000 to October 2001. Before that time, Mr. Ballou had served as chairman and chief executive officer of Global Vacation Group, Inc. from April 1998 to September 2000. Prior to that, he was a senior advisor for Thayer Capital Partners from September 1997 to April 1998. From April 1995 to August 1997, he served as vice chairman and chief marketing officer, then as president and chief operating officer, of Alamo Rent-a-Car, Inc. Mr. Ballou is also currently a director of Fox Chase Bank. Mr. Ballou holds a Bachelor"s degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Total Compensation: $ —
ROBERT A. MINICUCCI has served as a director since August 1996. Mr. Minicucci is a general partner with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, joining the firm in August 1993. Before joining Welsh Carson, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of First Data Corporation from December 1991 to August 1993. Prior to joining First Data Corporation, Mr. Minicucci was treasurer and senior vice president of American Express Company. Mr. Minicucci is currently a director of Amdocs Limited, BancTec Inc., Global Knowledge, Inc., Headstrong, Inc. and Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc. Mr. Minicucci holds a Bachelor"s degree from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Total Compensation: $ —
KENNETH R. JENSEN has served as a director since February 2001. Mr. Jensen has served as a business consultant and strategic advisor for a number of companies since July 2006. Mr. Jensen served as the executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and assistant secretary of Fiserv, Inc., a public company engaged in data processing outsourcing, from July 1984 until June 2006. He was named senior executive vice president of Fiserv in 1986. Mr. Jensen was a director of Fiserv, Inc. from 1984 until May 2007. Mr. Jensen holds a Bachelor"s degree from Princeton University in Economics, an MBA from the University of Chicago in Accounting, Economics and Finance and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Accounting, Economics and Finance.
Total Compensation: $ —
BRUCE K. ANDERSON has served as a director since August 1996. Since March 1979, he has been a partner and co-founder of the investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Prior to that, he spent nine years with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., or ADP, where, as executive vice president and a member of the board of directors, he was active in corporate development and general management. Before joining ADP, Mr. Anderson spent four years in computer marketing with International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, and two years in consulting. Mr. Anderson is currently a director of Amdocs Limited and Headstrong, Inc. He holds a Bachelor"s degree from the University of Minnesota.
Total Compensation: $ —
E. LINN DRAPER, JR., Ph.D. has served as a director since February 2005. He has served in an executive and directoral capacity for a number of companies since 1980. Dr. Draper was chairman of the board of American Electric Power Company, Inc., or AEP, for 11 years until his retirement from AEP in 2004, and served as president and chief executive officer of AEP from 1993 to 2003. He was the president of the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation from 1992 until 2004, and was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Gulf States Utilities Company from 1987 to 1992. Dr. Draper is a director of TransCanada Corporation, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., NorthWestern Corporation and Temple-Inland Inc. Dr. Draper also serves on the Cornell University Council Board and the University of Texas Engineering Advisory Board. He holds two Bachelor"s degrees from Rice University and a Doctorate from Cornell University.
Total Compensation: $ —
LAWRENCE M. BENVENISTE, Ph.D. has served as a director since June 2004. Dr. Benveniste has served as the Dean of Goizueta Business School at Emory University since July 2005. Dr. Benveniste served as the Dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota from January 2001 to July 2005, and prior to January 2001 he was an associate dean, the chair of the finance department, and a professor of finance at the Carlson School of Management. He previously served on the faculties of Boston College, Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Rochester and the University of Southern California. Dr. Benveniste is currently a director of Rimage Corporation. Dr. Benveniste holds a Bachelor"s degree from the University of California at Irvine and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley.
Total Compensation: $ 2.54 M
DWAYNE H. TUCKER, executive vice president, human resources and president, Transaction Services, joined us in June 1999 as an executive vice president. Mr. Tucker was responsible for human resources from June 1999 until August 2005, and re-assumed responsibility for human resources, corporate marketing and communications during 2007. From June 1999 until September 2003, he also served as chief administrative officer. Before joining us, he served as vice president of human resources for Northwest Airlines. Mr. Tucker joined First Data Corporation in March 1990 where he gained increasing responsibility for business unit and corporate human resources, operations and profit and loss management during his eight years of service. Mr. Tucker holds a Bachelor"s degree from Tennessee State University.
Total Compensation: $ —
RICHARD E. SCHUMACHER, JR., senior vice president of tax, joined us in October 1999. He is responsible for corporate tax affairs. Before joining us, he served as tax senior manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1989 to October 1999 where he was responsible for client tax services and practice management and was in the national tax practice serving the banking and financial services industry. Mr. Schumacher holds a Bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and a Master's degree from Capital University Law and Graduate School and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Ohio.
Total Compensation: $ —
TRANSIENT C. TAYLOR, executive vice president, human resources, joined us in August 2005. He is responsible for directing all human resource activities. Before joining us, he served as vice president of human resources for The Home Depot from 2001 to July 2005. Prior to that, he served as director of human resources for Raytheon Telecommunications from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, Mr. Taylor has held senior human resources positions with Westinghouse Electric Corporation and BellSouth Personal Communications. Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor's degree and MPA from West Virginia University.
Total Compensation: $ —
DANIEL P. FINKELMAN, executive vice president, corporate development and innovation, joined us in such capacity in July 2004. His responsibilities include enterprise-wide business and growth planning as well as corporate marketing. From January 1998 to July 2004 he served as a director of the company. Mr. Finkelman was employed with Limited Brands as senior vice president of brand and business planning from August 1996 until March 2004. He was self-employed as a consultant from February 1996 to August 1996 and he served as executive vice president of marketing for Cardinal Health, Inc. from May 1994 to February 1996. Prior to that, he was a partner with McKinsey & Company where he was co-leader of the firm's marketing practice. Mr. Finkelman holds a Bachelor's degree from Grinnell College and graduated as a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School.
