Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 25, 2000
THOMAS A. WIMSETT is President and Chief Executive Officer of National
Processing Company LLC (NPC'). He was elected to his current position in
1999. Prior to his current role, Mr. Wimsett served as Executive Vice
President of NPC's Merchant Card Services. This business now represents
approximately 95% of NPC's revenues and is the second largest merchant
card processor in the country, handling nearly one out of every five
MasterCard' and Visa' transactions in the nation. From 1995 to 1997, Mr.
Wimsett served as President of NPC's wholly owned subsidiary, NPC Check
Services, Inc. In this position he was responsible for managing one of
the largest check acceptance companies in the United States. Prior to
1995, Mr. Wimsett held key management positions in several other
operating divisions of NPC, including NPC's Payment Services division,
which settles over $85 billion per year to over 110,000 travel agents
for major travel providers such as airlines, hotels, rental car
companies and cruise lines. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Wimsett played a key
role in the establishment and growth of NPC's international transaction
processing operation in Juarez, Mexico. Mr. Wimsett began his career
with NPC in 1983. Mr. Wimsett is a member of the Electronic Transaction
Association's Board of Directors. He is also a member of the National
Retail Federation (NRF) and the Association for Financial Professionals.
He received a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of
Louisville where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, and attended graduate
school at the University of Texas at El Paso. Mr. Wimsett is a member of
the National Youth Sports Coaches Association and is actively involved
in coaching youth basketball. Profile
Processing Company?
Mr. Wimsett: National Processing Company is a publicly traded
organization. Approximately 88% of our
