Mr. Mardis will manage the global payment technology leader's North America value-added channel. He will also manage the company's authorised repair centre program and parts sales. Mardis most recently served as director of sales & marketing for VeriFone, managing the sales, marketing,product management and contract administration for that company's client services division. A 25-year veteran of the electronic payments industry, Mardis has also served with POS Systems, Inc.,Deluxe Data Systems, GTE EFT Services, Financial Institution Services, Inc. and Florida Software Services, Inc.

Mr. DeBraal will focus on processor product development and certification. He will also serve as an internal product development/certification support coordinator and liaison. DeBraal joins Hypercom from Fifth Third Bank, where he served as assistant vice president, merchant products, Fifth Third processing. In that position, DeBraal managed the product development group, focused on Fifth Third's dial and value-added reseller software needs. A 20-year veteran of the electronic payments industry, DeBraal has also served with VeriFone, VISA Merchant Bank Services, Vital Processing Inc.,M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank's technology division (now known as Metavante).

"Bill Mardis and Dan DeBraal are great additions to the Hypercom North America team. Both are highly seasoned and well respected professionals in the electronic payments industry. Their appointments are directly in line with our strategy of delivering continuous enhanced value to our customers with innovative technology, high quality, reliable solutions, unmatched services, faster time to market and driving new business and business lines for our customers," said O.B. Rawls IV, president, Hypercom North America.