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Douglas G. Bergeron Director; Chief Executive Officer
Doug Bergeron has been CEO of VeriFone since July 2001 when he spearheaded the acquisition of the company from Hewlett Packard in a transaction valued at $50 million. Since that time, VeriFone's sales have tripled and the value of the company has grown to exceed several billion dollars. Mr. Bergeron remains one of the largest individual shareholders of the company. Mr. Bergeron also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from July 2001 to March 2008. In June 2002, Mr. Bergeron partnered as an investor with GTCR Golder Rauner, a leading private equity firm, to recapitalize VeriFone, and position the company for a new era of market growth. In April 2005, VeriFone became a public company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAY. Mr. Bergeron previously served in a variety of executive management positions at SunGard Data Systems Inc., including President of SunGard Futures Systems and Group CEO of SunGard Brokerage Systems Group. He was also President of Gores Technology Group. He is on the Listed Company Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Bergeron holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (with Honors) in Computer Science from York University in Toronto, Canada, and a Masters of Science degree from the University of Southern California. | 