Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 17, 2002
J. A. (GUS) BLANCHARD has been Chairman of the eFunds Corporation Board
of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since March 2000. Mr. Blanchard
previously served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Deluxe Corporation, joining Deluxe in May 1995. From January 1994 to
April 1995, Mr. Blanchard was Executive Vice President of General
Instrument Corporation, a supplier of systems and equipment to the cable
and satellite television industry. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Blanchard was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Harbridge Merchant Services, a
national credit card processing company. Before that, Mr. Blanchard
worked at American Telephone & Telegraph Company for 25 years, most
recently as Senior Vice President responsible for national business
sales. He also serves as a Director of Wells Fargo and Company, ADC
Telecommunications, Inc., and the Minnesota Opera Company. Profile
TWST: Would you start with a brief overview of the history and evolutionof eFUNDS Corporation?
Mr. Blanchard: eFUNDS Corporation completed its initial public offering
(IPO) in June 2000 and