Seasoned payments executive with a track record of launching and building innovative VC backed financial technology companies. Co-founder of two successful payments companies Harbor Payments (sold to American Express in 2006) and Acculynk (sold to First Data in 2017). Active angel investor targeting the following markets – social commerce, mobile payments, e-Commerce, P2P, under-banked, EIPP, EBPP and payables/receivables financing.
Growth company experience: Acculynk, Harbor Payments, e-Debt/CollectionsX, ECPayments, and FiWare.
Corporate experience: First Data, Goldman Sachs, Lloyds TSB, JPM Chase, AT&T, Deloitte, USWeb/March First, Ovum.
Specialties: Digital Commerce, B2B Payment’s, Mobile Payments, Online Commerce, EIPP, EBPP, Debit Card Payments, P2P and NFC. With functional expertise in channel development, alliances, sales, marketing, raising capital and M&A.
Experience
- Chief Executive Officer & Board Director – Splitit
- Head of Carat & Digital Commerce – Fiserv
- Co-Founder & President – Acculynk
- General Manager – American Express
- Co-Founder & COO – Harbor Payments an American Express Co.
- Co-Founder & CIO – e-Debt
- VP / Client Partner – AT&T Solutions
Education
- Cass Business School – MBA
- City, University of London – BSc (Hon), Computer Science (Business Computer Systems)