Point-of-Sale Vendor Hires DataCard Marketing Executive

R2 Corp., a seller of reconditioned point-of-sale equipment, has hired former DataCard Corp. and MasterCard International Inc. executive Tom Kettell as vice president of marketing.

He was most recently vice president of marketing in Data-Card's financial systems business unit, leading worldwide product development and strategic marketing efforts.

At MasterCard, he held several positions, among them account vice president for MAPP, the MasterCard Automated Point-of-Sale Program.

"The next few years will present a number of opportunities for us to grow both in and outside of our core businesses," said R2 president David Hoeffel. "We will rely heavily on Tom's marketing and product development expertise to capitalize on those opportunities. Tom brings a deep understanding of both the retail market and POS technologies. Plus, he's an excellent strategist."

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