PLYMOUTH, Mich. –  Burroughs Payment Systems has hired award-winning sales executive Mark Mellinger as its new Vice President - International Sales to manage sales in Europe, Asia and Latin America.  He reports directly to Burroughs President and CEO Alan Howard.  Mellinger comes to Burroughs from Lexmark International, where he managed a 40-person sales team as its Director of Sales for Commercial, Sales & Local Government, and Educational Accounts.  His performance won him top Lexmark Sales Director honors in both 2008 and 2009.  He previously was Lexmark’s Vice President - Marketing responsible for leading a staff of 60 marketing professionals.  He joined Lexmark in 2000 from Valvoline Company.  He was with Valvoline from 1989 to 2000 as Division Manager with responsibility in international sales.  Mellinger earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Kentucky.  “We have seen tremendous growth in Europe, Asia and Latin America and we are very excited to have Mark Mellinger heading our international-sales efforts,” said CEO Howard.  “He is a highly experienced and successful sales professional and he helps further enhance our already strong team here at Burroughs.”

About Burroughs Payment Systems
Burroughs is a Plymouth, Mich.-based global provider of document and payment processing image technology, cash automation solutions and services to financial institutions and retailers. The company's products provide banks and commercial customers with safe, secure and prompt document and cash processing which improves operational efficiencies and payment security.  With more than 100 years of history, Burroughs is recognized as the industry leader in image processing technology from web-enabled branch and merchant capture devices to high-speed reader/sorters  in some of the largest payment processing centers worldwide.   

For more information, please visit www.burroughs.com.

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