CHICAGO — May 21, 2002 — SurePayroll, a national leader in the online payroll marketplace, today announced the appointment of Debra A. Janssen as its new CEO.
Janssen brings a strong track record of financial company leadership to SurePayroll. Previously, Janssen served as president and CEO of Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems, a provider of electronic funds transfer processing and software services. During her tenure at Deluxe, Janssen was appointed president and CEO of eFunds, a Deluxe spin-off that went public in 1999.
In addition to her broad financial experience, Janssen also has extensive experience managing companies that leverage the Internet and has a strong operations background. She served as CEO of Mix Inc., an online B2B marketplace owned by Hallmark Cards, built to serve Hallmark’s network of 5000 Gold Crown retailers. Previously, she worked for 14 years with Metavante Corporation (formerly M&I Data Services), a $600 Million financial services provider in Milwaukee, WI.At Metavante Corporation, Janssen held management roles in the customer service and network services areas before being named Chief Information Officer for the organization.
Janssen succeeds Scott Wald, the original founder of SurePayroll, who has served as its part-time CEO since the company’s inception in 1999. Wald will continue in his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and, in this capacity, will continue to provide advice and strategic counsel to SurePayroll.
Commenting on the new CEO, Wald said, "The Board of Directors is thrilled to attract an individual of such proven talents as Debra Janssen to SurePayroll. She is one of the most respected individuals in the financial industry. We have great confidence that Debra will continue to build on the strong track record that SurePayroll has established and will help us to achieve our ambitious strategic objectives in the years to come."
"SurePayroll has established itself as a leading provider of payroll services in America with a simple and easy-to-use online payroll solution that overcomes many of the disadvantages of traditional payroll services and is far superior to processing payroll in-house." said Janssen. “This company is poised to truly transform the extent to which small businesses leverage and take advantage of technology in their day-to-day financial operations. When Scott Wald presented the opportunity to assume the lead in taking SurePayroll to the next level, it was an opportunity that I could not pass up."
About SurePayroll:
SurePayroll is the online alternative to ADP® and Paychex®. SurePayroll's service and team members are dedicated to providing an easy, convenient online payroll service at a price small business owners can afford. Tens of thousands of customers rely on SurePayroll to process payroll wherever they want in as few as two minutes.
In addition, SurePayroll offers small businesses solutions for managing 401(k) plans, health insurance, workers' compensation, HR compliance and employee screening. For accountants and banking partners, SurePayroll provides private-label services that enable them to offer payroll processing to their small business clients.
Over the last decade, SurePayroll has received numerous prestigious awards for its innovative technology and outstanding customer service, including recognition from PC Magazine, Inc. 500, Accounting Today, the Stevie Awards and many others.
For more information, you can visit http://www.surepayroll.com, call 877.954.7873 or follow us on http://twitter.com/SurePayroll.
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