May 14, 2009 - 2:52am
This week Western Union hosted the third annual stockholders’ meeting. At the meeting President and Chief Executive Officer Christina Gold reiterated the company’s strategy and emphasized its commitment to delivering value to shareholders.
About 89.54% of the shares entitled to vote were represented at the meeting in person or proxy. All voting results are preliminary. The stockholders voted to re-elect Roberto G. Mendoza, Michael A. Miles, Jr. and Dennis Stevenson to serve new three-year terms as members of the board of directors. Stockholders also voted to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Western Union’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.
The Western Union Company is a leader in global money transfer services. Together with its Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded money-transfer services, Western Union provides consumers with options to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. It operates through a combined network of more than 379,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories.
About 89.54% of the shares entitled to vote were represented at the meeting in person or proxy. All voting results are preliminary. The stockholders voted to re-elect Roberto G. Mendoza, Michael A. Miles, Jr. and Dennis Stevenson to serve new three-year terms as members of the board of directors. Stockholders also voted to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Western Union’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.
The Western Union Company is a leader in global money transfer services. Together with its Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded money-transfer services, Western Union provides consumers with options to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. It operates through a combined network of more than 379,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories.