Card Briefs: Standardization Body Honors Verifone Exec

NEW YORK - John A. Hinds, a senior executive with Verifone Inc., has been chosen to receive the Astin-Polk International Standards Medal from the American National Standards Institute.

Mr. Hinds, immediate past president of the International Organization for Standardization, was recognized for "outstanding leadership and distinguished contributions to the international standardization community."

The American and international standards bodies help coordinate the voluntary system for setting technical standards in many industries.

Mr. Hinds is executive vice president in charge of all field operations worldwide for Verifone, the Redwood City, Calif.-based point of sale and transaction automation company. Before joining Verifone in 1993 he spent 30 years at AT&T, rising to president of AT&T International.

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