WAY Systems Appoints Gary Long
Vice President of Finance
BOSTON, MA; DECEMBER 3, 2008: Fred Gumbel, CEO of WAY Systems Inc. announced today that Gary Long has been appointed Vice President of Finance at WAY Systems. Mr. Long previously held the position of Director of Finance.
Mr. Long has been instrumental in executing WAY’s early stage and latest rounds of investor funding. He will expand his role to oversee all aspects of the company’s financial policies and procedures.
“As an end-to-end solution provider we deal with finances that have to be in tune with our ISO’s and processing partners,” said Long. “WAY is not simply a terminal manufacturer, we are also a service provider which, in itself, means that there are a lot of moving parts from a financial perspective. Given the current economic climate we need to ensure that all of our procedures are geared toward respecting the market conditions that face all of our partners. I am excited by the appointment and by the financial situation we are in. We are poised from a financial perspective to be able to grow the business steadily and securely,” added Long.
Prior to joining Way Systems, Mr. Long served as CFO at Ennovate Networks, Quarry Networks and REALink. His 30 years of experience include working for M/A-Com (a publicly traded company), Eastern Technologies and Horizon House Publications. In addition, Mr. Long has consulted a number of start-up and early stage companies. Mr. Long received both his B.S. in Accounting and his MBA from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.
“As we deliver our next generation of product, we wanted to create a team that has the skill set for what we will face in the future as a mature organization,” said Fred Gumbel, CEO of WAY Systems. “Gary, has a wealth of experience in finance and has already established the strong accounting principles that will support our future. Gary’s focus on responsibility has already permeated the entire company,” added Gumbel.
About WAY Systems, Inc.
WAY Systems has designed, developed, tested and delivered end to end payment solutions for mobile merchants all over the world. Our products and services are designed to meet the payment transaction needs of mobile merchants and exceed industry security standards.
We empower merchants to conduct business any time any where and increase their revenue by accepting credit and pin based debit cards.
WAY’s innovative mobile POS devices and dedication to service make us the ideal partner for you to conduct Transactions Without Boundaries. Users of WAY terminals are invited to explore the limitless possibilities of commerce
WAY Systems is the exclusive licensee of Accessor™ technology from Fractal Commerce Inc. for pocket size mobile merchant point of sale devices. This technology is protected by worldwide patents and patents pending.
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