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Management
team at Cardtronics has a re-shuffle
Cardtronics, the world's largest retail ATM owner, has announced
an evolution of the company's information technology executive leadership team,
featuring the introduction of a newly created Chief Information Security
Officer position.
- Jerry Garcia will now focus on Cardtronics' information security programme as chief information security officer.
- Mike McCarthy, a seasoned financial services professional, has joined Cardtronics as its new CIO. Both Garcia and McCarthy will report directly to Cardtronics CEO Steve Rathgaber.
VocaLink
makes senior appointments
VocaLink, the international payment
provider, has announced three senior hires:
- Nick Millar joins as Strategy and Customer Insight Director
- Jim Wadsworth as Product Development Director
- Phil Harrison as Commercial Director, Alternative Payments
Kevin Hodges becomes
CFO of EVO Payments International
EVO Payments International announced today that Kevin M. Hodges has become its CFO.
Hodges will be responsible for the
company's expanding global financial operations, including Finance, Accounting,
Treasury, Tax, Human Resources, and Corporate Communications. He previously
held various senior financial leadership positions at Global Payments Inc. and
worked at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Hodges holds the Chartered Financial
Analyst designation and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Accourt hires
Elena Konopleva Whybrow
Elena
Konopleva Whybrow has recently joined Accourt Limited,
a leading provider of consultancy services to the financial services industry.
Elena is an experienced business
consultant who specialises in conceiving and managing marketing intelligence
projects in wide range of business sectors. She has held posts at KAE and
Euromonitor, delivering consulting engagements for Visa and American Express,
and also managed marketing and corporate communications programmes at GE
Healthcare and for multinational clients at The Interpublic Group, leading
complex project developments for businesses across Europe, the USA and Russia.
Her areas of expertise include advising stakeholders on strategy for
international markets, optimisation of sales and corporate communications, and
innovative turnarounds.
John Berns, Managing Director at
Accourt, welcomed Elena to the company: "This is a fascinating time for
Accourt. With over a decade of delivering excellence to our clients, we
continue to support our growth by bringing new talent to the company. Elena's
skills in international business development, corporate communications and her
innovative insights across the range of finance segments will augment our
strategic expertise and operational know-how."
Juan Rajlin appointed
corporate treasurer at MasterCard
Juan
Rajlin joined MasterCard Worldwide as
Corporate Treasurer on February 6, 2013.
Rajlin brings with him a range of
international financial experience in global corporations having held positions
in the United States, Europe and South America.
Akeson joins Sterling
Payment Technologies as executive director, 3rd Party/ISO sales
Sterling Payment Technologies, a
leading national payment processor has announced that Jeffrey Akeson has been named Executive Director of Third Party/ISO
Sales.
Prior to joining Sterling, Mr. Akeson
was VP of Third Party Sales with payment processor PowerPay for seven years,
where he was responsible for recruiting and establishing sales procedures that
supported the company's growth objectives. In that role, Mr. Akeson introduced
new tools, processes and value-added products and services that resulted in a
significant expansion of the company's sales portfolio.
Proxama
appoints Paul Butterworth head, technical sales
Proxama, the leading provider of near
field communications (NFC) mobile wallet and mobile marketing technology, has
appointed Paul Butterworth as its
new Head of Technical Sales.
Prior to joining Proxama, Paul spent
five years at ViVOtech where he was Technical Director for EMEA.
On joining Proxama he said: "I
believe Proxama is at the forefront of enabling and delivering real NFC
solutions to the market and is ideally positioned to join together the payment
and marketing propositions, to deliver the complete user experience that we all
desire. I have worked alongside Proxama as a client and partner for a number of
years, and am delighted to now be a member of the team at this exciting time in
the evolution of NFC."
Ian Kerr
becomes COO of CreditCall
CreditCall, the market-leading
provider of payment gateway services and EMV software technology, has appointed
Ian Kerr as Chief Operating Officer.
Ian will be responsible for expanding
CreditCall's capabilities in its current key markets and accelerating its
growth in new territories. Kerr joins CreditCall from Clear2Pay where he was
General Manager of the Open Test Solutions business unit that was formed
following the acquisition of Level Four Software where he was CEO.
Kerr commented "It is a very
exciting time to join CreditCall which has established an excellent
international reputation for delivering payment processing, EMV technology and
mobile payments solutions. The company has a great opportunity to leverage its
unique capabilities that directly address key requirements in the payments
industry globally. I am looking forward to working with the team to grow the
business into the future."
Peter Turner, CreditCall CEO, added
"Ian is a very well respected figure in the industry. He brings a wealth
of additional expertise to CreditCall and we are impressed by his vision for
accelerating the expansion of the company. Since the management buyout in
February 2012, CreditCall has grown its revenues significantly. With Ian on
board we can achieve our aspirations to become a global player in our core markets."
