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Pete Kight is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CheckFree Corporation, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Kight founded CheckFree in 1981. From an initial vision to provide electronic funds transfer services, CheckFree has expanded into a leading global provider of technology services and infrastructures that enable the electronic movement and management of personal and business finances. Today, CheckFree provides financial electronic commerce services and products from more than 17 offices around the world.
CheckFree became a publicly held company in 1995, trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CKFR. Under Mr. Kight's leadership, CheckFree has progressively expanded its scope as the financial electronic commerce market has moved forward, building and managing complementary infrastructures bill payment, electronic funds transfer, investment services, compliance services, payment transaction software, electronic billing software, risk management and global financial transaction management capabilities through internal development and acquisitions.
Mr. Kight is a member of the Board of Directors of Thunder Bay Foundation-Children's Educational Charities and the USA Track & Field Foundation. | 