Douglas Bergeron

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1960 –

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Who is Douglas Bergeron?

Doug Bergeron has been Chairman and CEO of

VeriFone since July 2001 when he spearheaded the acquisition of the

company from Hewlett Packard in a transaction valued at $50 million.

Since that time, VeriFone's sales have tripled and the value of the

company has grown to exceed several billion dollars. Mr. Bergeron

remains the single largest private shareholder of the company.

In June 2002, Mr. Bergeron partnered as an investor with GTCR Golder

Rauner, a leading private equity firm, to recapitalize VeriFone, and

position the company for a new era of market growth. In April 2005,

VeriFone became a public company and is listed on the New York Stock

Exchange under the symbol “PAY.”

Mr. Bergeron previously served in a variety of executive management

positions at SunGard Data Systems Inc., including President of SunGard

Futures Systems and Group CEO of SunGard Brokerage Systems Group. He

was also President of Gores Technology Group.

Mr. Bergeron is also Chairman of the Board of First Consulting Group of

Long Beach, California and is a director of the Multiple Sclerosis

Society of San Francisco and the Bay Area. He is also on the Listed

Company Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Bergeron holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (with Honors) in Computer

Science from York University in Toronto, Canada, and a Masters of

Science degree from the University of Southern California.

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Born
Dec 5, 1960
Windsor
Also known as
  • Douglas G. Bergeron
  • Douglas G. Bergeron
Profession
Education
  • University of Southern California
  • York University
Employment
  • Chief Executive Officer, VeriFone Holdings, Inc.
    (2001/07 - )

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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