Datawire Communication Networks
Inc., a leader in Internet-based transaction delivery, announced the
appointment of Michael Geihsler as Senior Vice President, Operations. In this
role, Mr. Geihsler will oversee Datawire’s research & development, network
operations and customer support functions. Mr. Geihsler will be based out of
Datawire’s U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
“In recruiting Mike Geihsler, Datawire is making a solid investment in
our most important asset — our VXN technology,” commented Philip Ladouceur,
President and CEO of Datawire Communication Networks. “The addition of Mike
completes Datawire’s executive team, and places Datawire in an enviable
position of possessing the necessary management and industry experience in all
functional areas to capitalize on our sizable market opportunities in North
America and internationally. We are excited to have attracted an innovator of
Mike’s caliber to our team.”
Mr. Geihsler has over 29 years of experience within product and system
development, operations, client services and business development gained in
the transaction processing industry. Most recently, Mr. Geihsler served as
Vice President, Client Services for Dallas-based Alliance Data Systems (NYSE:
ADS), a leading transaction processor that processes 2.7 Billion transactions
annually. At Alliance Data, Geihsler was responsible for the maintenance and
growth of client revenue for the Network Service Division through a suite of
transaction processing products and managed relationships with hundreds of
customers.
“Datawire’s industry-leading technology has drawn me to them,” said Mr.
Geihsler. “I am excited to join an organization that is poised to provide some
very unique and cost effective transaction processing alternatives through its
VXN technology. In evaluating Datawire’s service offering, I concluded that
the VXN is a highly competitive service with significant market demand in the
transaction processing industry and with wide application in other market
verticals.”
Mr. Geihsler gained additional experience occupying the position of Vice
President, Electronic Commerce Systems Division at Shared Network Services,
Inc., a Canadian provider of transaction processing services (later acquired
by BCE Emergis). Mr. Geihsler joined BUYPASS Corporation, based in Atlanta,
Georgia, at its pre-revenue stage and held the positions of Executive Vice
President, Product Development and Senior Vice President, Operations. During
Mr. Geihsler’s tenure, BUYPASS became the largest third party electronic
credit and debit card transaction processor in the U.S. Mr. Geihsler was
responsible for the firm’s technical product integration after BUYPASS was
acquired by Corestates Bancorporation. BUYPASS is now owned by Concord EFS,
Inc. (NASDAQ: CEFT).
Mr. Geihsler holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from
Oklahoma State University. To access Mr. Geihsler’s biography, please visit
Datawire’s web site at: http://www.datawire.net/company_manage.html.
About Datawire Communication Networks Inc.
Datawire Communication Networks offers the VXN, a globally focused,
secure, reliable, real-time, Internet-based Transaction Delivery Network. The
Datawire VXN is a faster and more secure network for moving transactions over
the Internet, fully-managed by Datawire. This network is built to handle the
most complex information and can transport any real-time data such as
financial transactions with optimum security and reliability. Established in
1999, Datawire has proven the benefits of its VXN through successful
connectivity to industry leading payment processors and integration with
point-of-sale applications and devices to provide a faster and more secure
transport of real-time financial transactions. The successful adoption of the
Datawire network in the financial transaction processing services industry has
led to cost savings, increased revenue and increased ease of use for our
customers. For more information on Datawire, please visit www.datawire.net
