TSYS Promotes Pierce to Group Executive

Business Wire, Sept 21, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- TSYS has promoted Keith D. Pierce to group executive of commercial card services.

Mr. Pierce is responsible for account management, production support, business development and strategic planning for the commercial card segment. He reports to William A. Pruett, senior executive vice president for the client services group.

Mr. Pierce joined TSYS in 1985 and has been instrumental in developing and growing TSYS' commercial-card business since 1990. During Mr. Pierce's tenure with the commercial-card division, the company's U.S. market share in this segment has grown to 86 percent. He also led the company's efforts to secure 100 percent of the U.S. Government's commercial-card business by coordinating certification for five key clients.

"Keith Pierce has shown a steady hand of leadership in one of our company's most important business segments," says Philip W. Tomlinson, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of TSYS. "With expansive knowledge of his technology, thorough diligence and good humor, Keith has become one of the most respected voices for commercial-card services in the industry."

A native of Columbus, Ga., Mr. Pierce earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Columbus State University, and also graduated from Georgia State University's Management Development Program.

About TSYS

TSYS is one of the world's largest payment-services companies, offering a broad range of packaged or outsourced issuer- and acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer-finance, credit, debit and prepaid services for financial institutions and retail companies in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: TSS) is 80-percent held by Synovus (NYSE: SNV), one of FORTUNE magazine's "Most Admired Companies" and a member of its "100 Best Companies to Work For" Hall of Fame. For more information, contact news@tsys.com.