Card Briefs: Europay Hires Exec For East, Central Regions

Europay International named Alessandro Tedoldi, a former Visa executive and consultant, senior manager for central and eastern Europe.

Mr. Tedoldi has been involved in payment systems for 17 years, many of them in developing markets.

He joined Visa International in 1979 to develop business in Europe and the Middle East, and joined Green Card Co. in Saudi Arabia four years later to launch one of the region's pioneering Visa programs.

In 1985, Mr. Tedoldi was named a vice president in Citicorp's Diners Club unit and served as a director of Citibank Florence. In 1987, he became general manager, systems/operations for AirPlus, a card system for European Airlines, and in 1990 he cofounded Cards Consulting Group and, subsequently, European Card Services, a payment systems and software consultant.

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