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Larry Drury Joins Vantiv as Chief Marketing Officer(Thomson Reuters ONE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Larry Drury Joins Vantiv as Chief Marketing Officer Industry Veteran Brings More Than a Decade of Payments Marketing Experience to Vantiv CINCINNATI, Oct. 1, 2014 - Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV), a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, announced today that payments industry veteran Larry Drury will join the company as chief marketing officer. Drury will report directly to the chief executive officer and will be responsible for leading the company's marketing and communications efforts, including strategic brand positioning, research, thought leadership, corporate, product and industry marketing, demand generation and sales support. "Larry is a dynamic leader who comes to Vantiv with deep experience in both marketing and financial services," said Charles Drucker, chief executive officer at Vantiv. "In addition to his deep payments experience, Larry also brings our team marketing perspectives from across a variety of industries, both domestic and international. I am pleased to have him join the Vantiv team, and I look forward to his contributions." Throughout his career, Drury has held a number of leadership positions at multinational companies, including serving as global head of commercial marketing and global head of brand management at Visa Inc., chief marketing officer at First Data, and as chief executive officer of the Americas at FutureBrand, a global brand consultancy. "Vantiv is helping shape the face of payments, and I can't think of a more exciting company to join," said Drury. "They continue to be at the leading edge of the industry, and I look forward to working with the entire Vantiv team as the company works toward reaching its next level of success." Drury holds a bachelor's degree in international business and marketing from The University of Colorado and a master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and strategy from The University of Cape Town. For more information about Vantiv, please visit vantiv.com or on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube. CONTACT: Andrew Ciafardini Director, Corporate Communications 513.900.5308 [email protected] About Vantiv, Inc. Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV) is a leading, integrated payment processor differentiated by a single, proprietary technology platform. Vantiv offers a comprehensive suite of traditional and innovative payment processing and technology solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all sizes in the U.S., enabling them to address their payment processing needs through a single provider. We build strong relationships with our customers, helping them become more efficient, more secure and more successful. Vantiv is the third largest merchant acquirer and the largest PIN debit acquirer based on number of transactions in the U.S. The company's growth strategy includes expanding further into high growth payment segments, such as integrated payments, payment facilitation (PayFac(TM)), mobile, prepaid and information solutions, and attractive industry verticals such as business-to-business, ecommerce, healthcare, gaming, government and education. For more information, visit www.vantiv.com. © Copyright Vantiv, LLC. All rights reserved. Vantiv, the Vantiv logo, and all other Vantiv product or service names and logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Vantiv, LLC in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. # # # VNTV-Logo: http://hugin.info/155695/R/1860062/651888.jpg Larry-Drury-Headshot: http://hugin.info/155695/R/1860062/651898.jpg This announcement is distributed by GlobeNewswire on behalf of GlobeNewswire clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Vantiv, Inc. via GlobeNewswire [HUG#1860062] |
