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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 | 