# Paul R. Garcia

> Paul R. Garcia led the business that became Global Payments through its 2001 independence and international expansion. He served as CEO until October 2013 and chairman until May 2014. During his leadership, revenue grew from under $350 million at independence to nearly $2.5 billion in fiscal 2013. He is now non-executive board chair of Deluxe and a director of REPAY.

- **Role:** Non-Executive Chair of the Board at Deluxe Corporation
- **Organizations:** Global Payments, National Data Corporation, NaBanco, First Data, Productivity Point International, Citigroup, Deluxe Corporation, REPAY Holdings Corporation, SunTrust Banks, Truist Financial Corporation, Dun & Bradstreet, West Corporation, Mastercard International, Electronic Transactions Association
- **From:** Newburgh, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in history, Ithaca College
- **Known for:** Led Global Payments through its 2001 spin-off and public-company independence., Expanded the company through bank partnerships in Canada, Asia-Pacific and Britain., Oversaw revenue growth from under $350 million at independence to nearly $2.5 billion in fiscal 2013.

## Career timeline

- **1975** — Graduated from Ithaca College; first post-college job was at Citigroup in New York.
- **1979-1982** — National sales manager at Chase Manhattan Merchant Bank Card Services.
- **1982-1995** — Led NaBanco; retrospective board biographies describe his president and CEO service over this period.
- **1995-1997** — Held a group president role at First Data Card Services; filings vary on the exact end year.
- **1997-1998** — President and CEO of Productivity Point International, according to Global Payments proxy records.
- **1999** — Became CEO of NDC's eCommerce business.
- **2001** — Led Global Payments as it became an independent public company; expanded in Canada with CIBC and National Bank transactions.
- **2002** — Became chairman in October.
- **2005** — HSBC announced an Asia-Pacific merchant-acquiring joint venture with Global Payments.
- **2008** — Global Payments acquired majority ownership of HSBC Merchant Services in Britain.
- **2012** — Completed the $413 million APT acquisition.
- **2013** — Jeff Sloan succeeded him as CEO on October 1.
- **2014** — Retired as Global Payments chairman at fiscal year-end in May.
- **2018** — Inducted into the inaugural ETA Hall of Fame class.
- **2020** — Joined the Deluxe board.
- **2026** — Elected non-executive chair of Deluxe in April.

## Achievements

- Led Global Payments through its 2001 spin-off and public-company independence.
- Expanded the company through bank partnerships in Canada, Asia-Pacific and Britain.
- Oversaw revenue growth from under $350 million at independence to nearly $2.5 billion in fiscal 2013.
- Led the 2012 acquisition of integrated payments provider APT.
- Received the 2004 regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in Financial Services for Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
- Received the ETA 2008-2009 Distinguished Payments Professional Award.
- Received the Technology Association of Georgia 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Named among Institutional Investor’s best CEOs in America five times.
- Inducted into the ETA Hall of Fame in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Elected non-executive chair of the Deluxe board.
- **2025-03** — Deluxe's proxy described shareholder engagement led by Garcia as chair of its Compensation and Talent Committee.

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Last updated: 2026-10-14