PITTSBURGH, Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ECSI, a leading
service provider in the education and electronic payment processing
industry, announced the appointment of Dan
Frazier as Chief Operating Officer and Nick Battaglia as Chief Financial Officer.
"The addition of Dan and Nick to ECSI's executive management
team reflects the company's recent growth and future potential,"
said John Lynch, President and CEO
of ECSI. "This investment in leadership positions us to
capitalize on the increasing demand for our unique array of higher
education products and services and our emerging market products in
the electronic payment processing space."
Mr. Frazier will be responsible for the strategic and
operational leadership of ECSI's business operations, product
development, technology, and client services teams. Mr.
Frazier brings over 16 years of business operations and technology
development experience within financial, technology and service
industries to ECSI. Most recently, Mr. Frazier served as
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Execution for ServiceLink,
Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF), National Lender Platform
where he led, created and developed teams across the Technology,
Finance, HR and Operations departments over the past seven years of
their significant growth. Earlier, Mr. Frazier held
leadership positions at PNC Bank, Bank of New York Mellon and Idea
Integration where he gained extensive experience in operations
management, product development, and technology development.
"Dan is a strategic and accomplished business professional who
brings with him a wealth of experience including a solid customer
focused background that easily translates to our organization,"
said John Lynch, President and Chief
Executive Officer. "I look forward to partnering with Dan and
having him join our outstanding leadership team and believe his
fresh approach will build upon the great progress we've made
towards delivering a more consistent customer experience and
stronger business results."
Mr. Battaglia will be responsible for all of the financial and
treasury areas of ECSI's business and will manage the banking,
insurance, audit/tax and legal relationships. Mr. Battaglia
brings over 22 years of experience to ECSI of which the past 11
years he served in CFO roles for financial services and
manufacturing companies. Mr. Battaglia has significant
experience in assisting growth related businesses in areas such as
access to capital and building/strengthening of infrastructure and
control systems to manage growth. As CFO, Mr. Battaglia has
served in leadership roles within these entities acting as the
business advisor to the management team and Board of Directors on
all financial matters.
"Nick brings solid experience in helping growth companies
establish and maintain efficient control infrastructures," said
John Lynch. "Similar to Dan,
Nick will bring a fresh look to our current infrastructure and
ensure we are positioned well for continued growth. In
addition, Nick's experience will allow ECSI to access capital for
our growth investments."
About ECSI
ECSI was founded in 1972 and since that time has established
itself as a leading service provider for the education industry.
The Company specializes in developing products and services
that assist in streamlining the business operations of its clients
and enhancing the experience for the students and parents.
ECSI currently serves over 1,300 K-12 schools, colleges, and
universities throughout the country, offering a wide variety of
fully customized, intuitive, and cost-effective solutions that help
our clients with Federal and Private Student Loan Billing &
Payment Processing, Receivables Management, Default Prevention,
Electronic Billing & Payment Processing, Tuition Payment Plans,
& Federal Tax Reporting.
With ECSI's unparalleled customer service, tenured industry
experience and innovative product and technology offerings, we
continue to help our clients lower operating costs and maximize the
education experience of the students and parents.
SOURCE ECSI