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Strategic Leadership Team
Ken Eissing
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Ken Eissing joined Transworld Systems Inc. in 2004 and is currently Senior Vice President and General Manager. In this role, Ken is responsible for all aspects of the Transworld business including: sales, marketing, customer service and collection operations.
Prior to joining Transworld, Ken was with AT&T for 12 years and held leadership positions in sales, marketing, call center management, and strategic business development. He was most recently general manager of AT&T’s call center sales operations and national marketing director for AT&T customer sales and acquisition.
Eissing holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the State University of New York at Albany.
Jim Kirby
Vice President, Collections
Jim Kirby is a veteran of the collections industry with over 20 years of experience. He has been employed with Transworld Systems since 1986. During his tenure, he has held a variety of positions within the company including Branch Manager and Regional Vice President. In March 2008, Jim was promoted to Vice President of Collections. In his new role, he is responsible for day-to-day operations, overseeing 20 collection centers throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Bernard P. Zeng
Vice President, Sales & Client Operations
Barney Zeng joined Transworld Systems in 2002 as Division Vice President – Atlantic Division and assumed additional responsibility as Vice President, Sales & Client Operations in 2008. He is responsible for all sales divisions and the client operations area with the goal of making each client experience an exceptional one.
Barney is an international general manager and sales leader with experience in both retail and business-to-business financial services. He has run businesses from Canada through Argentina as well as having lived and worked in the UK and continental Europe. Barney’s expertise is in general management with a strong focus on sales, sales leadership, marketing, alliances, customer relationship management, and strategic planning and project management.
Additionally, Barney has worked as a communication/management consultant and developed an understanding and passion for continuous learning and adult education. Barney chaired the e-Learning Cluster for the Greater Washington Board of Trade in 2002.
Barney has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Kenyon College and has completed General Management Studies from INSEAD in France.
Charles Baumler
Vice President, Product Development & IT Support
Charles Baumler joined Transworld Systems in 2002 and is responsible for managing the Information Technology team as well as defining product strategy and development. Since starting at Transworld, he has managed several major IT developments and has been responsible for transforming Transworld's business model via our industry leading Client Portal.
With over 20 years of experience, Charles' expertise is focused around the design and development of internet and e-commerce technologies and business systems.
He has held a wide range of IT and Finance positions with a variety of companies including Openwave Systems, Hewlett Packard and VeriFone Inc.
Charles holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Virginia Tech.