he Green Sheet Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Kate Gillespie, formerly Vice President of Production and Circulation, to General Manager and Chief Operating Officer.

Kate has been with The Green Sheet since October 2002. She joined the staff after three back-to-back positions at CrossCheck Inc.

First she served in the company's Corporate group. She then worked with one of the incubator companies formed by CrossCheck, called Concepts Inc.

In her last position with CrossCheck, she worked with ATM Safe.

"I am thrilled to be able to take this step in my career," Kate said. "As technology evolves, I believe that there will be many exciting changes and new opportunities for merchant level salespeople in the coming years. I look forward to guiding The Green Sheet into the future of the payments industry."

Kate will report to The Green Sheet's founder and President, Paul H. Green. "I am very pleased to have Kate in this new position," Paul said. "I have worked with Kate in four companies and have seen her abilities first hand. Kate is a highly organized individual, and most importantly, she understands how to keep a business on target and focused on its mission."

Kate has had a varied career over the years, ranging from managing an optometry practice, working as a human resources professional for an educational sales company, and as a sales director.

Early in her business career, she work-ed four years as a statistician for the Department of Defense. Kate developed and maintained Affirmative Action Plan statistics and planned and executed multicultural events on behalf of the department.

Working in the payments industry for the last seven years, Kate has learned the payments world both in the United States and in South America, through her ATM Safe assignments.

E-mail Kate at kate@greensheet.com