Harris joined ECHO in September 2005 as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director. Earlier, he served in executive, operational and sales leadership positions at prominent organizations including Paymentech and Electronic Data Systems. Most recently, from 2002 to 2005, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchant Link, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paymentech and a supplier of electronic payment technologies and outsourced services to the point-of-sale market.

ECHO said Richard Field became a Director of the company in July 2004. Mr. Field has worked in the financial services industry for over 40 years as an executive of the Bank of New York, Chase, and Citigroup, and a director of MasterCard International and Chairman of its U.S. Board of Directors. Since his retirement from full time employment in 1997, Mr. Field has continued his career in the specialty financial services sector as a co-founder and director of LendingTree, Inc. and as a board member of Providian Financial Corporation and HPSC, Inc.

ECHO's Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for July 2, 2007 and will be held at the company's offices.