A leading provider of prepaid debit card solutions branded with MasterCard, Discover Network, and STAR associations, TransCard, has named David M. Samples the new Chief Technology Officer. While specifically working to enhance customer experience, Samples reports directly to Craig Fuller, TransCard’s CEO, and will manage the strategic technology focus of the company.

Samples, prior to joining TransCard, was COO of a full-service physical education and martial arts training company, Instruction Management, Inc. Including implementing several third-party optimization systems, which reduced fuel costs and overall unpaid mileage, he also served as Director of Systems Architecture at U.S. Xpress Enterprises where he was responsible for the creation and management of new technologies deployed to both front- and back-end applications.

Fuller declared: “David is a very capable and proficient individual”. He continued: “I look forward to working closely with him to shape the technological future of this company; with him as part of our team, I know we will continue to be successful – while safely and efficiently expanding our services.”

Samples has a BS in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from Tennessee Technological University.

TransCard is an industry leader in electronic transaction processing services – both domestically and internationally. Including direct-to-card payroll technology; electronic fuel and transaction processing; and healthcare and gift card products and services, TransCard offers electronic funds-transfer services. TransCard processes nearly $1.2 billion dollars in electronic transactions per year and was featured as a “10 to Watch” by Intele-Card News in 2008.