New Appointments

Earlier today, Chief Executive Officer Stan Kuss announced the appointment of two CUETS executive team members: Doug Scott and Darcy Ruse, as well as Merchant Account Manager, Leslie MacDonald.

Doug Scott, former Director of Sales and Client Support, has been with CUETS since January 1997. His previous experience includes 17 years with card operations at Bank of Montreal, delivering MasterCard, Interac, CIRRUS and Maestro to Schedule II banks, credit unions and trust companies. Scott's extensive background and industry knowledge will equip him to serve credit unions well in this new capacity.

Darcy Ruse, former Vice President of Finance & Operations, is now Vice President of Client Support. Ruse's extensive experience in the credit union system has provided him with a strong background in credit union and card operations. In his new role, Ruse's mandate is to focus on delivering world class client service to credit unions and their members. His new areas of responsibility include Cardholder and Merchant Support, Card & Core Systems, Chargebacks & Photo-Retrievals, and Merchant Services Support (the Merchant Help Desk).

Leslie MacDonald brings a wealth of MasterCard, Interac and Mondex experience to the credit union system. She has worked in many merchant-related roles in the Electronic Banking Services division at Bank of Montreal, including the Merchant Help Desk, Inside Sales, Independent Sales and National Account Sales. Most recently she was the Product Manager for the Merchant's Advantage Program (similar to the Merchant Value Program) at Canada Trust. At CUETS, MacDonald will focus initially on liaising with the Bank of Nova Scotia for the Merchant Value Program and later, on the development of other merchant business, including Internet Commerce delivery. Her office will be located in Toronto.

For more information: Leila Dueck
CUETS Communications
(306) 566-1559