
	Samir Zabaneh has been Chief Financial Officer of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. since April 07, 2014. Prior to joining Heartland, Mr. Zabaneh served as Chief Financial &amp; Corporate Strategy Officer at Moneris Solutions Corporation. Mr. Zabaneh served as the Chief Financial Officer of Moneris Solutions Corporation and Moneris Solutions Inc., since June 2008 and served as its Chief Operating Officer. At Moneris Solutions Corporation, Mr. Zabaneh was responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of all financial information (monthly, quarterly, annual plan and strategic plan) that is provided to the Board and shareholders, and for supporting all M &amp; A activities and also manages the Audit and Risk Review Committee and Board meetings of the Corporation. He is a highly experienced financial management executive. Prior to joining Moneris, Mr. Zabaneh also held various leadership roles with Fortress Investment Group, Q9 Networks, Inc., CIT/Newcourt Capital, Inc., PwC, and Ernst &amp; Young. He served as the Managing Director at Fortress Canada Investment Corp. and Chief Financial Officer of NorthcastleTrust, an open ended Investment Trust Managed by Fortress. He joined Q9 Networks Inc. in 2001 and served as its Chief Financial Officer for 5 years until January 3, 2006. He served as Vice President at CIT Structured Finance (previously Newcourt Capital Inc.), the Investment Banking and Corporate Finance Arm of CIT where he focused on structured as well as Infrastructure and Project Finance. Prior to CIT Structured Finance, he served as a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities Inc. where he specialized in Mergers and Acquisitions. He serves as a Director at Fotoglif. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Axentra Corporation. Mr. Zabaneh holds a Master of Business Administration from Suffolk University, Boston, a Master of Science in Finance from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Northeastern University, Boston. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
