HERNDON,
Va., Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ePlus
inc. (NASDAQ: PLUS) (news) today announced that Melissa Ballenger, Adjunct Professor at the
Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William
& Mary, has been appointed as a member of its Board of
Directors. Ms. Ballenger has also been appointed as a member of the
Audit Committee of the ePlus Board of Directors.
From 2020 to 2023, Ms. Ballenger served as the Chief Financial
Officer of Mosaic, a financial technology platform for sustainable
home improvements. From 2019 to 2020 she served as the Chief
Financial Officer of Cross River Bank, a leader in innovative
financial technology products services. Ms. Ballenger served as a
public-company finance executive from 2003 through 2019, including
Chief Financial Officer roles at the global firms State Street
(EMEA), Santander and TD.
"Melissa has a vast range of experience within the financial
services industry, along with international expertise that will
provide invaluable perspective as we continue to grow our
business," said Mark Marron, CEO and
president of ePlus. "Having served in financial leadership roles
for most of her career, her ability to consider unfolding risks and
opportunities across the strategic growth areas of our business
will assist the Board in providing oversight and direction to
enhance shareholder value."
"I'm thrilled to be joining the Board of Directors of ePlus and
have the opportunity to work as part of the team that has generated
such a strong record of steady growth," said Ms. Ballenger. "ePlus
has a long history of smart strategy and strong execution, driven
by its ability to correctly read market conditions and trends, and
then help its customer organizations to weather changing dynamics.
I'm excited to be a part of that."
Ms. Ballenger also served as Principal Accounting Officer and
Controller at Mastercard, a global technology company in the
payments industry. Earlier in her career, she drove finance
function transformation at Freddie Mac and served as an auditor at
Arthur Andersen. She has provided strategic advice to multiple
Boards of Directors, informing their governance over critical
corporate priorities in both stable and challenging environments.
Her executive scope included strategic and financial planning and
execution, capital markets and treasury management, operational
efficiency and risk management, and M&A.
Ms. Ballenger is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also is
credentialed as a Certified Director by the National Association of
Corporate Directors (NACD). She graduated summa cum laude from the
College of William & Mary, with a
Bachelor of Business Administration–Accounting degree. She
currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the William & Mary
Business School Foundation.
About ePlus inc.
ePlus is a customer-first, services-led, and results-driven
industry leader offering transformative technology solutions and
services to provide the best customer outcomes. Offering a full
portfolio of solutions, including artificial intelligence,
security, cloud and data center, networking and collaboration, as
well as managed, consultative and professional services, ePlus
works closely with organizations across many industries to
successfully navigate business challenges. With a long list of
industry-leading partners and more than 2,300 employees, our
expertise has been honed over more than three decades, giving us
specialized yet broad levels of experience and knowledge. ePlus is
headquartered in Virginia, with
locations in the United States,
United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia‐Pacific. For more
information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email
info@eplus.com. Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and
Instagram.
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