PRINCETON, NJ — (Marketwire) — 03/21/12 — Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation-s largest payments processors, today announced the promotion of Michael A. Lawler to chief of corporate development. In his new role, Lawler will be responsible for identifying, evaluating and executing key acquisition opportunities, while also retaining operational responsibility for Heartland School Solutions and the development and execution of Heartland-s payment portal initiatives.
“Since he began working with Heartland in 2008, Mike has demonstrated superior leadership and the successful ability to build high performing divisions and teams,” said Bob Carr, Heartland-s chairman and chief executive officer. “He also led all aspects of the acquisition of four K-12 POS companies, which was the perfect precursor for his present role. We expect that his broad experience and skills will further advance Heartland-s growth in a variety of industry sectors.”
Prior to joining Heartland, Lawler was a senior vice president at Tier Technologies, Inc., where he was responsible for the Official Payments Corporation subsidiary, a leading provider of electronic payment solutions. In this role, Lawler led strategic planning, reviewed M&A opportunities, directed major card brand strategies, and managed all operations including sales, marketing, finance, R&D, customer service and information technology. Before that, he was the president of EPOS Corporation, a provider of electronic bill payment and call center solutions, where he was responsible for the overall company direction, P&L, M&A activities, management team development and product development.
A resident of Auburn, AL, Lawler holds a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and a Master of Science in computer science from Auburn University.
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), the fifth largest payments processor in the United States, delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, gift marketing and loyalty programs, payroll and related business solutions to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide. A FORTUNE 1000 company, Heartland is the founding supporter of The Merchant Bill of Rights, a public advocacy initiative that educates merchants about fair credit and debit card processing practices. The company is also a leader in the development of end-to-end encryption technology designed to protect cardholder data, rendering it useless to cybercriminals. For more detailed information, visit or follow the company on Twitter @HeartlandHPY and Facebook at .
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