Blackhawk Network Appoints David Tate to Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail

PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackhawk Network, a pioneer of prepaid gift cards, payment tools and rewards delivered via a robust and convenient network, today announced that David Tate has been appointed to senior vice president of Blackhawk's U.S. retail business. He will report to Blackhawk's CEO and president, Talbott Roche.

Tate joined Blackhawk in 2001, and most recently served as senior vice president, products and marketing. During this time, he helped lead Blackhawk's core gift, open loop gift, telecom, GPR, digital, and emerging payments divisions, as well as all business development and marketing functions. Among other key accomplishments, he led the team responsible for more than 700 content partner relationships and spearheaded the launch of Blackhawk-owned content.

"Focusing our U.S. retail business under one strategic leader will allow us to drive sales and product innovation among all channels and partners," said Roche. "David has been a key contributor in growing Blackhawk's physical and digital business for 15 years. His deep industry experience, visionary leadership, and boundless energy and enthusiasm for growth and innovation will be invaluable to Blackhawk and our partners."

In his expanded role, Tate will be responsible for U.S. retail and digital sales, account management and merchandising, in addition to his previous areas of responsibilities in new product development, including digital and marketing. He will focus on efficient growth in Blackhawk's business in both existing and new accounts, and work on deployment of new products and cross selling of services into Blackhawk's established retail base.

About Blackhawk Network
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAWK) is a leading prepaid and payments global company, which supports the program management and distribution of gift cards, prepaid telecom products and financial service products in retail, digital and incentive channels. Blackhawk's digital platform supports prepaid across a network of digital distribution partners including retailers, financial service providers, and mobile wallets. For more information, please visit www.blackhawknetwork.com or product websites Cardpool, Gift Card Lab, Gift Card Mall, GiftCards.com and OmniCard.

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