John Turner Joins TSYS Board of Directors
Columbus, Ga., October 23, 2003 - Richard W. Ussery, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Total System Services, Inc.® (TSYS®) (NYSE: "TSS"), today announced the addition of John T. Turner, former president of Bradley Specialty Retailing and Bradley Marketing Services, to the TSYS Board of Directors. Turner was elected by the Board of Directors on October 14. He will stand for re-election by TSYS shareholders at the 2004 Shareholders' Meeting.
"We feel fortunate to add someone of his stature to our Board," said Ussery. "We believe that John's outstanding community involvement and civic initiatives are a perfect complement to the TSYS culture of improving the quality of life in the communities we live."
An honors graduate of Vanderbilt University, Turner is a private investor and currently serves as a director of Columbus Bank and Trust and W.C. Bradley Co. Turner's extensive community involvement includes serving as a Trustee for Brookstone School where he also serves as Chairman of the Board, Uptown Columbus, Midtown Project, South Columbus Task Force, Trees Columbus, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Voyage of Discovery, Chattahoochee Valley Land Trust, Center for Servant Leadership, United Way and the Georgia Conservancy.
Turner and his wife Amandah have three children and attend St. Luke United Methodist Church.
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