Paul R. Garcia, a pioneer in the financial services industry, became Chief Executive Officer of NDC’s Atlanta-based eCommerce line of business in June 1999. NDC eCommerce began operating as Global Payments Inc. on December 11, 2000, and the new company spun off from NDC on February 1, 2001. During his 14-year tenure as Chief Executive Officer, Global Payments grew annual revenues from $350 million to $2.4 billion. The company is now a Fortune 500 company with a market capitalization of approximately $50 billion.

Mr. Garcia has served on the Global, U.S. and Latin American Boards of MasterCard International, West Corporation (NASDAQ:WSTC), Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE:DNB), and the Electronic Transaction Association. Currently, Mr. Garcia is a Director of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) and Payment Alliance International, a portfolio company of Further Global Capital Management, a private equity fund where Mr. Garcia serves as a strategic advisor. He is a Director of the Commerce Club of Atlanta.

Mr. Garcia was honored as 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® in Financial Services for Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, and named “one of the best CEOs in America” five times by Institutional Investor. Mr. Garcia was also recognized by the Electronic Transactions Association as the recipient of the 2008-2009 Distinguished Payments Professional Award and became one of the first inductees to the ETA Hall of Fame in 2018. He was recognized by the Technology Association of Georgia as the recipient of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mr. Garcia holds a B.A. from Ithaca College. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Carol, and they have six children.