Douglas Bergeron
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1960 –
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 - )
- Chief Executive Officer, VeriFone Holdings, Inc.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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