Card Briefs: National Data Hires MasterCard Executive

National Data Corp. has named Philip P. Verdi executive vice president for international business development.

Mr. Verdi, 56, was executive vice president of electronic services at MasterCard International, Purchase, N.Y., and chairman of MasterCard's international operations committee.

Among Mr. Verdi's responsibilities will be to explore international growth opportunities for Global Payment Systems, National Data's recently formed merchant processing partnership with MasterCard International.

Mr. Verdi will report to Robert A. Yellowlees, chairman and chief executive.

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