TSYS Europe has appointed Ralf Mueller, a veteran of the European
payments industry, as director of business development for Central and
Eastern Europe. He will be based in Munich, Germany.
During his 14-year career, Mr. Mueller has held several high-level sales
and marketing positions for companies in Germany. Most recently, he was
in charge of national and international sales for EL-ME AG, a
manufacturer of point-of-sale terminals.
“TSYS has long maintained that European expansion is a strategic
priority in the overall growth of our company. Mr. Mueller’s hiring
demonstrates our commitment to this strategy, and to our desire to
expand into the Eastern European region,” says Kelley C. Knutson,
managing director of TSYS Europe. “Mr. Mueller brings valuable
experience in this region, and he understands the emphasis we place on
developing meaningful, long-term client relationships.”
Before EL-ME AG, Mr. Mueller served as director of cards and payments of
HypoVereinsbank AG in Germany. During his time there, he was responsible
for debit and credit operations, new product launches and coordination
of card activities across an Eastern European network.
A native German, Mr. Mueller resides in Munich. He earned degrees in
economics and mechanical engineering at the Technical University of
Darmstadt in 1992. Mr. Mueller also attended Visa Bankcard Business
School in 1993, and completed Kaufhof management training in 1999.
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 North America, Europe and the 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.