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Vantiv taps Martin as Chief Human Resources Officer

Monday, January 26, 2015 — 12:50:43 (EST)

Cincinnati, Jan. 26, 2015 - Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV), a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, announced today that Kim Martin will join the company as chief human resources officer. Martin will report to Chief Executive Officer Charles Drucker and will be responsible for all human resources functions, including recruiting, talent development and performance management.

"Kim is a results-oriented professional with strong experience leading people, and attracting and developing talent, which is critical to our growth plans," said Drucker. "She brings our company strong HR insights from across a variety of industries, both domestic and international. I am pleased to have her join the Vantiv family, and I look forward to her contributions."

Throughout her career, Martin has held a number of human resources leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility. Most recently, she served as vice president of human resources for the Americas at Zimmer Holdings. Previously, she served as executive human resources leader at GE Healthcare's Monitoring Solutions and Diagnostic Cardiology division.

"Vantiv is at the forefront of the payments industry due in no small part to its talent," said Martin. "I am eager to help shape the human resources function and to help enable our current and future talent to take us to the next level of success."

Martin holds a bachelor's degree in speech communications and a master's degree in labor and industrial relations, both from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. She also is a graduate of General Electric's Human Resources Leadership Program.

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About Vantiv, Inc.

Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV) is a leading, integrated payment processor differentiated by a single, proprietary technology platform. Vantiv offers a comprehensive suite of traditional and innovative payment processing and technology solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all sizes in the U.S., enabling them to address their payment processing needs through a single provider. We build strong relationships with our customers, helping them become more efficient, more secure and more successful. Vantiv is the third largest merchant acquirer and the largest PIN debit acquirer based on number of transactions in the U.S. The company's growth strategy includes expanding further into high growth payment segments, such as integrated payments, payment facilitation (PayFacTM), mobile, prepaid and information solutions, and attractive industry verticals such as business-to-business, ecommerce, healthcare, gaming, government and education. For more information, visit www.vantiv.com .

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Source: Company press release.