Tsys today announced the promotion of five team members to its executive management team. David Chew, John Dale Hester, Bruce Jones, Daryl Seaman and Marie Williams have all been promoted to the Group Executive level.
"It is gratifying to recognize those in our company who perform exceptionally well over the course of their careers," said M. Troy Woods, president and chief operating officer of TSYS. "I am extremely proud of these individuals, who consistently display dedication to serving our clients and one another."
David Chew, group executive, Finance
David Chew joined TSYS in 2006 as senior director in Finance with an initial focus on TSYS Europe. Chew has 24 years of experience working in various senior finance, operations and management roles. Chew's role incorporates the broad spectrum of Finance activities, as well as Risk and Support activities within TSYS' International segment.
John Dale Hester, group executive, Relationship Management
John Dale Hester joined TSYS in 1992, working in development for the TS2® payments platform. He then transitioned to North American sales for the company, eventually receiving a promotion to lead the department. Hester is now responsible for the North American Consumer line of business at TSYS.
Bruce Jones, group executive, Applications Systems
Throughout his 22-year career at TSYS, Jones has played a major role in many significant projects. His most recent responsibility consisted of leading the application management area, which controls day-to-day production support and service management across most of TSYS' mainframe applications and distributed systems.
Daryl Seaman, group executive, IT Applications
Daryl Seaman joined TSYS in 2007, bringing with him 25 years of experience in processing and international activities. He spent his first two years at TSYS directing the Prime applications staff as the platform transitioned from its licensing roots to a fully outsourced processing service for issuers and acquirer clients in 14 countries. Based in London, Seaman manages a global IT staff responsible for both the licensing and processing models of Prime.
Marie Williams, group executive, Relationship Management
Marie Williams is a 26-year veteran of TSYS, with a major portion of her career spent in consumer client support. For the past eight years, Williams has served as a senior director in Consumer Services, providing day-to-day business support for TSYS' consumer clients. In 2009, client support for TSYS' TS2 Commercial Card clients was consolidated into her organization. In 2010, Williams' responsibilities were also expanded when her organization assumed Global Client Support.