TSYS Europe has appointed Arnold Sneijers, a veteran of the
European payments industry, as European Sales Director. He will be
based in Amersfoort, The Netherlands and will be responsible for all
sales efforts in continental Europe.
During his 15-year career in the payments industry Mr. Sneijers
held several senior sales and customer relations positions for
companies spanning Western Europe. Most recently, he was director of
commerce and business development at SiNSYS, the first pan-European
interbanking company serving the card payments industry.
"The European market is vital to the overall growth of our
company, and we have sharpened our focus immensely throughout the
continent in the past several months," said Kelley Knutson, group
executive of global services for TSYS. "Mr. Sneijers brings valuable
experience in this region, and understands the importance of
continuously expanding our leading-edge service offerings to bring
TSYS Europe to the next level."
Before his tenure at SiNSYS, Mr. Sneijers was general manager of
e-commerce services for Interpay Nederland B.V. During this time he
was responsible for mobile and internet payments operations, strategy,
and several large investment projects.
Mr. Sneijers earned a bachelor's degree in information technology
engineering and a master's degree in business administration, with a
concentration in international management.
About TSYS
TSYS (www.tsys.com) is one of the world's largest companies for
outsourced payment services, offering a broad range of issuer- and
acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer-finance,
credit, debit and prepaid services for financial institutions and
retail companies in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. Based
in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: TSS) is closely held by Synovus
Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV), one of FORTUNE magazine's "Most Admired
Companies" and a member of its "100 Best Companies to Work For" Hall
of Fame. For more information, contact news@tsys.com.
