Electronic payment technology company VeriFone Systems Inc. (PAY: Quote) said that its Chief Executive Officer Douglas Bergeron is stepping down effective Tuesday, after about twelve years at the helm.
Bergeron will be replaced on an interim basis by VeriFone Chairman Richard McGinn, while Board director Leslie Denend will serve as interim chairman.
The company has begun search for a permanent CEO.
Shares of the company gained over 6.5 percent in after-hours trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
San Jose, California VeriFone has been under pressures and had earlier warned of tough business conditions in Europe, lower revenue from key Brazilian customers, uncertainty in Venezuela, as well as project delays. The company recently slashed its full year 2013 guidance, even as it reported a profit for the first quarter.
VeriFone has reaffirmed its outlook, expecting second-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.45 to $0.50 per share and adjusted net revenues of $435 million to $450 million. Analysts currently expect earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter on revenues of $441.58 million.
For fiscal year 2013, VeriFone still expects adjusted earnings of $1.90 to $2.10 per share and adjusted net revenues of $1.80 billion to $1.83 billion. Analysts currently expect earnings of $2.04 per share on revenues of $1.81 billion.
VeriFone closed Monday at $20.46, up 1.49%, on a volume of 3.5 million shares, The stock gained $1.34 or 6.55% in the after hours trade. The stock has traded in a 52-week range of $17.93 – $55.89.
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