Petroleum Card Services Announces Key Addition to Leadership Team

Seasoned payments veteran will help fuel double-digit growth

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Mar 21, 2017, 09:00 ET

MINDEN, Nev., March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Petroleum Card Services (PCS), a premier provider of payment processing solutions geared specifically for independent petroleum and convenience store (c-store) owners, announced the addition of industry veteran, Pete Embs as Vice President and Business Unit Head. A seasoned payments professional with more than 14 years of experience, Pete will have overall responsibility for the business, overseeing sales, operations and day-to-day management. He will report to Robert Purcell, CFO, iPayment, Inc., PCS' parent company.

"PCS is coming off a record sales year in 2016 and we must ensure that we continue to support this important business unit with the best resources to fuel growth," said Robert Purcell, CFO, iPayment, Inc. "Adding Pete as Business Unit Head compliments the incredible team of dedicated professionals already in place and positions PCS for accelerated growth and ongoing scalability."

"I've had the pleasure of working with the PCS team for the past five years and I'm ecstatic to have the opportunity to now lead this business unit and help drive incremental growth and overall success," said Pete Embs, Vice President and Business Unit Head, PCS. "We have incredible momentum right now and we are all confident that we will continue to capitalize on our key differentiators and personalized service and support to attract new partners and customers."

Pete previously served as Director of Revenue and Financial Planning for iPayment, a role he had held since 2012. In that position, he was responsible for a broad array of business management analyses, performance based reporting and special projects, including working with PCS. He spent the first nine years of his career with WorldPay, holding several positions in and around sales management and finance, including Vice President, Planning and Productivity Management. Pete earned his MBA from Georgia State University and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Virginia Tech.

About Petroleum Card Services
Founded in 1999, PCS currently provides solutions for thousands of direct customers and hundreds of resellers and referral partners. PCS is one of the largest re-marketers of First Data's Buypass network in the U.S. leveraging years of experience in petroleum processing, they specialize in working with independent owners of unbranded gas stations and/or convenience stores.

Acquired by iPayment, Inc. in 2005, PCS operates as an independent business unit from its headquarters location in Minden, Nevada. For more information on PCS, please visit them online at www.pcs4fuel.com.

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