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Ron Clarke has been our Chief Executive Officer since August 2000 and was appointed Chairman of our Board of Directors in March 2003. From 1999 to 2000, Ron served as President and Chief Operating Officer of AHL Services, Inc., a staffing firm. From 1990 to 1998, Ron served as Chief Marketing Officer and later as a Division President with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a computer services company. From 1987 to 1990, Ron was a Principal with Booz Allen Hamilton, a global management consulting firm. Earlier in his career, Ron was a marketing manager for General Electric Company, a diversified technology, media, and financial services corporation.

Jeffrey Noordhoek is a Chief Executive Officer at NELNET INC. He has worked as Exec Dir/Capital Markets Ofcr at NELNET INC, Senior Vice President at Natl Education Loan Network in, and President at NELNET INC. Jeffrey works or has worked as MEMBER at Young President’s Organization. He attended Boston University and University of Nebraska.

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

Michael Tedesco is a Chief Executive Officer at Appraisal Nation and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has worked as Client Service Manager at Lenders, Regional Credit Manager at Associates Financial, and Branch Manager at Dollar Bank. Michael studied at United States Air Force between 2001 and 2008.