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Mr. Abele currently serves as president of Corporate Payment Systems for U.S. Bancorp, a global leader in Corporate, Government, Purchasing, Fleet, and Aviation cards, as well as business-to-business payment services. Prior to Mr. Abele's service with U.S. Bancorp, he held the positions of Director of Sales - Citicorp Diners Club in Fairfax, Virginia; Assistant Vice President - Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Manager of Administration Certainteed Corporation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Finance from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1977, he began his career with Industrial Valley Bank & Trust Company - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Abele serves as Chairman of the Board for Global Payment Commercial Solutions (GCPS) a U.K. limited liability corporation of which U.S. Bank is a founding and equity member with six other large financial institutions and Visa International. He is also a board member of Visa Canada. In addition, he serves as a mentor in the Menttium 100 organization which serves the role of advancing the careers of female professionals. | 