In Brief: Paymentech Elevates POS Expert to Manager

Paymentech Inc. has named L. Wayne LeRoux group manager for strategic business operations at its network services unit in Tampa.

Mr. LeRoux, an expert in point of sale software, founded TransNet Inc. in 1987. It was sold to Gensar Holdings Inc. in 1992. Paymentech acquired Gensar in 1996.

Mr. LeRoux also founded LeRoux, Pitts & Associates, a Florida software company that helped banks and retailers install POS software.

Paymentech's network services division provides POS authorization and electronic draft capture transaction processing services. Mr. LeRoux will report to Michael P. Duffy, chief operating officer of Paymentech, which is controlled by Banc One Corp.

Mr. LeRoux "guided the development of some of the first terminal-based POS applications, created some of the earlier debit POS functionality, and literally shaped the role of POS as a fully integrated payment solution in supermarkets," Mr. Duffy said. "He combines technology and broad business strategy in a manner that is respected throughout the industry."

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