New Board Members for the Merchant Risk Council

The MRC Board is responsible for providing advice and guidance instrumental to the organization’s strategic direction, as well as the development of key MRC initiatives such as continuing education and the awareness of important issues to merchants including managing global payments, and the latest in fraud and risk mitigation techniques. The Board is comprised of executives from merchants, financial institutions, and select payment industry solution providers.

Following are the newest members of the MRC Board:

Newly-Elected Directors

• Tim Laudenbach – Credit Risk Manager, BestBuy.com
• Karl Hebert – Director, Global Commerce Group, Microsoft

Newly-Elected Advisors

• David Gee − Director of Finance & Administration, Blizzard Entertainment
• Jerett Sauer − Director Loss Prevention, Gap Inc. Direct
• Michael O'Connor − Director of E-Commerce & Risk Operations, Neopets/MTV Networks
• Monica Zaborac − Treasury Director, T-Mobile USA, Inc.
• Ori Eisen − CEO, The 41st Parameter

“The MRC Board represents an impressive group of brands and we will benefit from the skills and perspectives the new members will bring, adding to the Board’s strength and consistency,” said Tom Sullivan, MRC Board Chair and Sr. Director, Global Payments & Risk, Expedia, Inc. “The combined expertise will help lead the organization to fulfill our mission of fostering a safe e-commerce environment and make the Internet the preferred place to shop and do business. To meet an aggressive five-year strategy, the MRC needed to expand the types of companies represented on the Board and reflect the knowledge and experience of our various members.”

In addition to the new directors and advisors, the MRC Board is comprised of the following e-commerce professionals:

Directors

• Chair, Tom Sullivan – Sr. Director, Global Payments & Risk, Expedia, Inc.
• Treasurer, William Lambson – Director, Global Commerce Payments and Risk, Adobe Systems, Inc.
• Secretary, Pete Pouridis – Vice President, Neiman Marcus Direct
• Dave Moriarty – Director of Data Mining, Apple
• Perry Dembner – Vice President of Marketing, CyberSource Corporation
• Braid Craig – Director of Risk Management, Discover Network
• Gerry Sweeney – Senior Vice President, e-Commerce & Remote Channels, Visa Inc.

Advisors

• Mike Duffy – President & CEO, Chase Paymentech
• Jon Karl – Vice President of Business Development & Founder, iovation
• Mike Petitti − Chief Marketing Officer, Trustwave

The three MRC Board officers were unanimously re-elected to their officer positions.

To learn more about the MRC, visit: http://www.merchantriskcouncil.org.