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John David Thompson

Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer

As Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer, John “David”�Thompson is responsible for building and developing the IT infrastructure to support the next�generation of payment products and services. He also is responsible for maximizing efficiency,�quality and customer delivery for the company’s global Agent network of more than 510,000�locations in 200 countries and territories. He is based in Englewood, Colo., at Western Union’s�global headquarters.Thompson has more than 20 years of experience in the high-technology industry, most recently�as Group President, Services and Support and Global CIO of Symantec Corporation. Prior to this�role, he served as Symantec’s Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer and,�during his six years at the company, led an organization that offered expert solutions and support�in information security, technology, availability and storage.Earlier in his career, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Oracle�Corporation and Vice President of Services and Chief Information Officer at PeopleSoft, Inc.�Thompson is a director of CoreSite Realty Corporation.�Thompson studied at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. and American University inWashington, D.C.