International Decision Systems announced the hiring of global finance executive Gerald Pavelich as Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Pavelich brings 30 years of proven leadership success and in-depth knowledge of the financial services industry to IDS. After spending much of his early career at General Electric, where he rose to the position of CFO for GE Capital – North America Fleet Services, Mr. Pavelich assumed the role of CFO for several operating units of Citigroup and for CUNA Mutual Group. Prior to his IDS appointment, Mr. Pavelich served as CFO for Barclaycard US where he was instrumental in developing and executing the strategic guidance of the $21B US credit card business.

“IDS is fortunate to be gaining such a versatile, high-caliber finance executive,” said IDS Executive Chairman Nicholas Somers. “Jerry’s proven record of performance in a variety of competitive global financial markets will be invaluable as IDS faces rising demand for our business across the globe