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The Strawhecker Group taps Michaud as Director, Project Management

Friday, February 17, 2017 — 12:31:51 (EST)

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 17, 2017 - The Strawhecker Group (TSG), has announced the addition of Peter Michaud to its team as Director - Project Management. Michaud is a payments industry expert, having recently led Product Development at Hap-X and Competitive Intelligence at TSYS. His depth of knowledge on the industry will help him serve TSG clients across the ecosystem in various capacities including product development and corporate strategy.

“We are very excited to have Peter join the team,” said Kurt Strawhecker, Managing Partner. “His breadth and depth of knowledge on the payments industry is elite. With markets like B2B and Healthcare moving away from cash and check and towards electronic payments, Peter’s skillset is invaluable to have on the TSG team for our clients.”

Prior to joining TSG, Michaud was the Vice President of Product Development at Hap-X, a leading healthcare B2B payments company acquired by Global Healthcare Exchange in 2016. He also worked at TSYS as the leader of Market Research and Competitive Intelligence for TSYS Merchant Segment and as the head of Financial Planning and Analysis for TSYS Acquiring Solutions.

Michaud is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, began his career as an Auditor at Arthur Andersen in Washington, D.C., and passed the Certified Public Accountant exam in Virginia. He played football in college, was a competitive rower, having competed in 1996 and 2000 Olympic Trials, and a 3-time Ironman triathlete. Peter resides in Omaha with his wife Jennifer and their two sons.

About TSG

The Strawhecker Group (TSG) is a management consulting company focused on the payments industry. The company specializes in providing financial institutions, merchant acquirers, card associations, ISOs, processing companies, large merchants, and the investment community with advisory services to maximize their growth and profitability. TSG is also a source of consumer spending data, industry research, benchmark studies and developing trends. For more information, please visit www.TheStrawGroup.com .

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Source: Company press release.