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Bruce Furr, Chairman
Bruce Furr graduated from Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 1958 with a degree in management. In 1961, he founded Indiana Data, a data processing firm serving the consumer products industry. In January of 1997, Mr. Furr completed the merger of Indiana Data and North America Data Processors to form IOS-International Outsourcing Services. As IOS Chairman, Mr. Furr has overseen the company's worldwide growth as a premier outsourcing partner and a pioneer in the emerging management systems of Laborgistics®.

Chris Balsiger, CEO
Chris Balsiger graduated from Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 1977 with an MBA in finance. He joined Owens-Illinois in May 1977, where he worked as a Senior Financial Analyst in international operations. In April of 1980, he joined Seven Oaks International and served as Senior Vice-President of Operations. In April of 1980, Chris, along with Supervalu, Inc., founded North America Data Processors (NADP). Under his direction, NADP merged with Indiana Data in January of 1997 to form IOS, where he now serves as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. Chris travels abroad extensively on business and to pursue his passion for high-altitude mountaineering. He has embarked on a personal challenge to scale the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Click here to learn more about his high-altitude mountain climbing adventures.

Paul Bernard, Chief Executive Officer, European Union Operations
Paul Bernard earned a graduate degree in science and technology from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers in 1976. In 1977, he joined a large auto dealership group in Paris and went on to become COO and CEO of the company and its subsidiaries in 1994. Mr. Bernard joined IOS in 1998, when the company entered the European market. As CEO of IOS European Union operations, Mr. Bernard oversees 700 employees and 12 facilities in France, Slovakia and Germany.

Steve Furr, President, North American Operations
Steve Furr graduated from Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 1982 with a degree in finance. Steve joined Indiana Data in 1982 and was instrumental in launching new data processing operations in Mexico. In the subsequent two decades, Steve has assumed a progressively greater scope of responsibility in operations in the U.S. and Mexico. As President of North American Operations, Steve now oversees all of IOS's North American operations.

Lance Furr, Chief Financial Officer
Lance Furr graduated from the University of Evansville in 1983 with a degree in finance. Lance joined Indiana Data, Inc., in 1983 and worked in production at the company's Acuña, Mexico, processing facility. In 1989, he moved to the Bloomington, Indiana, office and served as a client representative and liaison between Indiana Data's two facilities. As CFO, Lance oversees fiscal management for all of IOS and its global operations.