Jul 23, 2007

Western Union Adds Chief Marketing Officer to Executive Team

New Products Expert, Gail A. Galuppo, Joins Financial Services Leader

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jul 23, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a worldwide leader in money transfer services, today announced the addition of Gail A. Galuppo to its executive management team. As Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Galuppo will direct Western Union's global branding, marketing strategy, sales management and product development.

"Gail is a veteran in the marketing field with extensive global experience in the financial services and consumer products space," said Christina A. Gold, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Western Union Company. "Her reputation for innovation and her proven ability to drive new product development has led to impressive growth in all of her previous roles. We look forward to applying Gail's unique talents and perspective to Western Union's global growth strategy."

Galuppo, 43, joins Western Union after two years as the Chief Marketing and Customer Officer for the Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, where she was responsible for marketing and brand strategy for the consumer banking business across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

In addition, Galuppo has 19 years of marketing, brand strategy and customer relationship management experience and has worked in senior-level positions with Sears Holdings Corp., GE Capital Card Services, Discover Card Financial Services and the Illinois CPA Society.

About Western Union

Western Union, together with its affiliates Orlandi Valuta and Vigo, is a leading provider of global money transfer services, providing people with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money around the world, pay bills and purchase money orders through a network of more than 305,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.

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SOURCE: The Western Union Company

The Western Union Company
Sherry Johnson, 720-332-4750
Sherry.l.johnson@westernunion.com

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