Transaction World July 2006 - Jim Marchese Nomination

James Marchese, Executive VP, IRN Payments, Inc.

 

Jim is responsible for managing and overseeing all facets of day-to-day operations at IRN Payment Systems.  All departments report to him, including operations, sales, marketing, research, etc.

 

Additionally, he pilots all long term, strategic planning for IRN, which includes marketing and sales, new product development and integration, business and financial planning, and operational growth.

 

As a leader in the EFT industry, Jim is a long time member of the Electronic Transaction Association, an international trade association serving the needs of organizations offering transaction processing products/services. He sits on its Emerging Technology Committee, and was a member of the nominating committee for the new slate of officers who guide the Electronic Transaction Association.

 

For a number of years, he served on The Green Sheet executive committee, and was directly involved in the dissemination of educational, research, marketing and sales information to the industry at large.

 

A prolific author, Jim has written several articles that have appeared in various national trade publications on topics relating to Electronic Funds Transactions…including prose on emerging business, technology and marketing trends, smart cards, sales strategies in the industry, and the future of electronic payment systems. 

Jim is also a board member of the The Ed Kranepool Organization, a not-for-profit charity that gives resources to children with autism or diabetes.  He helped start the West Islip Soccer Club which now has 1,900 participating kids.   A longtime activist in the Catholic Youth Organization, he remains deeply involved in Our Lady Of Lourdes family services and their youth sports programs.  While his boys were young, Jim participated in many Cub Scout and Boy Scout events and programs.

 

Note to Cynthia:

Jim also served as one of seven top executives on the ETA Nominating

Committee for 2006.  The committee's responsibility was to decide the

strategic direction and business plan for ETA.  What's more, the

committee had to review the resumes and qualifications of 32 candidates

and select six people to fill positions within ETA (the largest field

ever in the history of ETA to apply for the openings).

 

The executive committee had a pre-meeting to discuss how they were to

conduct 32 interviews and rank each candidate.  Jim assisted in phone

interviews that were conducted during a 4-day period lasting 3-hours per day.

 

After all candidates were ranked, Jim played an instrumental role in

conferencing the final candidates one last time for final

interviews...ultimately taking a leading role in deciding upon the final

six.

 

At ETA, Las Vegas, Jim was asked to take part in a special focus group

conducted by ETA to discuss the most pressing issues in the

industry...as well as what further direction ETA should take regarding

future business decisions.  Jim was selected as part of this group

because of the leadership he exudes within the EFT industry, also because

many of his peers respect his honest insight and credibility.