North American Bancard CEO and leadership

Marc Gardner is founder, president, and CEO of North American Bancard Holdings, LLC. (NAB), a multi-faceted payment solutions provider dedicated to delivering the latest payments technology with the highest level of customer service. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, North American Bancard ranks as one of the industry’s top 30 acquirers and was also named 2014 ISO of the Year at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) Star Awards. From a small office in Michigan in 1992, to an established ISO, NAB processed over $16 billion in 2013. Under Gardner’s leadership, NAB now employs over 900 people at his corporate office and other locations with an additional 3,000 plus independent agents located across the country. Today, North American Bancard continues to expand both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Ernst & Young recognized Gardner as the 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Central Great Lakes region. This award is considered the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs and it is recognized globally. An active philanthropist and avid supporter of the arts, Gardner serves on the Board of Directors at MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) and provides philanthropic support to numerous organizations, including: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Friendship Circle, Detroit Public Television, Cranbrook and the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Gardner received his economics degree from University of Wisconsin. He is married and lives in Troy, Michigan

Accomplished in establishing compliance programs, processes, and strategies aligned with business models and objectives. More than 20 years of substantive compliance experience in financial services - from banking to Fintech. Innovative and critical thinker in identifying and minimizing risk while enabling business growth and competitiveness. Demonstrated optimization of technology, data, and cross-functional engagement. Proven in leadership, management, and hands-on execution. Accomplished in providing legal representation in financial and other regulated industries.Range of subject matter expertise and experience includes Fintech ∙ Payments ∙ Financial Institutions ∙ Stored Value Products ∙ Money Transmission ∙ Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing ∙ Sanctions Screening ∙ consumer protection, business laws and regulations (e.g. Reg. E, E-Sign, UDAP, UDAAP, Treating Customer Fairly) ∙ Privacy and data protection ∙ Anti-Bribery and Corruption ∙ Card Brand Compliance ∙ Bank Sponsorship and relationship management ∙ Compliance infrastructure development, implementation and sustainability ∙ Product Governance ∙ Regulatory relations, and exam and audit management.

Gordon Rimac is the chief technology officer for North American Bancard (NAB), a multi-faceted payment solutions provider dedicated to delivering the latest payments technology with the highest level of customer service. In 2001, North America Bancard (NAB) tapped Rimac to be its chief technology officer and manage the company’s growing technology requirements, and has driven NAB’s technical evolution for the past thirteen years. Rimac leads the expansion of NAB’s tech support team and its resources, developing a complete in-house technology department, and implementing systems along the way to allow NAB to automate many company processes. In 2010, Rimac and his team led the development of the core technology, software and Web systems with the company’s launch of PayAnywhere, a mobile and storefront payment service powered by North American Bancard. Prior to joining NAB, Rimac served as the chief engineer with OE Enterprise Solutions. Rimac obtained a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from GMI Engineering and Management Institute, and a Master of Computer Science and Engineering from Oakland University.

Jim Parkinson is the chief information officer of North American Bancard (NAB), a multi-faceted payment solutions provider dedicated to delivering the latest payments technology with the highest level of customer service. Parkinson is responsible for the company’s IT operations and the engineering of its world-class payment solutions. Parkinson comes to NAB with extensive experience with digital projects and strategies, and in leading IT teams. In his most recent position at Valassis, Parkinson was the chief technical officer, chief digital officer and executive vice president of digital advertising, where he was responsible for the oversight of the company’s technology directions, development and implementation of the digital media strategy. Before joining Valassis, Parkinson spent more than two decades at Sun Microsystems in a variety of positions, including senior vice president of cloud computing engineering. In addition, he led the software development products division. While there, he was part of the team that built the world’s first utility computing platform that led to the introduction of cloud technology. Parkinson graduated with honors from Walden University with a Bachelor of Science in information systems.

Kari Lawry is a Chief People Officer at North American Bancard and is based in Troy, Michigan. She has worked as Area VP of Human Resources at PULTEGROUP INC/MI/; Leadership, Staffing & Development Director at CITIGROUP INC; and Chief Operating Officer at Inforum. Kari attended Michigan State University between 1986 and 1991, Center for Higher Ambition between 2014 and 2015, and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management between 1994 and 1996.

Kirk Haggarty is the chief financial officer for PayAnywhere and North American Bancard (NAB), a multi-faceted payment solutions provider dedicated to delivering the latest payments technology with the highest level of customer service. Kirk is responsible for all of the financial functions of the Companies, including but not limited to Accounting, Treasury, Capital Formation and Merger and Acquisition activities. Kirk is also responsible for overseeing the Legal and Human Resources areas in addition to the following joint ventures and subsidiaries of the Company: Payment Processing Technologies, LLC, Capital for Merchants, ATM, Rapid Capital Funding, Velocity, First Choice Payment Solutions, Point and Pay, LLC and CDI, LLC. Kirk is a recognized expert in Financial Services with seventeen years spent in Investment Banking where he was responsible for providing capital raising, joint ventures, and mergers & acquisition advisory services to middle market companies in North America and another six years as chief financial officer for private companies, including NAB. Prior to joining NAB, Kirk spent four years as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Atlas Oil Company, a multi-billion dollar revenue generating energy distribution company with business in over 23 states. Prior to Atlas, Kirk co-founded and served as president of the investment banking firm Donnelly Penman & Partners for nine years. Prior to that Kirk was a vice president within the investment banking group of Raymond James and its predecessors for seven years. Kirk majored in Finance and obtained a BSBA degree from Georgetown University. Kirk also holds a MBA in Finance from the University of Detroit.

Marc Gardner is founder, president, and CEO of North American Bancard Holdings, LLC. (NAB), a multi-faceted payment solutions provider dedicated to delivering the latest payments technology with the highest level of customer service. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, North American Bancard ranks as one of the industry’s top 30 acquirers and was also named 2014 ISO of the Year at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) Star Awards. From a small office in Michigan in 1992, to an established ISO, NAB processed over $16 billion in 2013. Under Gardner’s leadership, NAB now employs over 900 people at his corporate office and other locations with an additional 3,000 plus independent agents located across the country. Today, North American Bancard continues to expand both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Ernst & Young recognized Gardner as the 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Central Great Lakes region. This award is considered the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs and it is recognized globally. An active philanthropist and avid supporter of the arts, Gardner serves on the Board of Directors at MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) and provides philanthropic support to numerous organizations, including: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Friendship Circle, Detroit Public Television, Cranbrook and the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Gardner received his economics degree from University of Wisconsin. He is married and lives in Troy, Michigan