Established payments professional with international experience in the financial sector including deep technical and operational expertise. Market experience from South Africa, UK, Australia, Singapore, China, India, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America.

PAST LEADERSHIP ROLES

Head of Global Client Delivery at First Data, GM ASEAN at First Data, Head of APAC Issuing at First Data, Programme Director, Unsecured Lending at Westpac AU/NZ, MD at Great Lakes Software.

FIELDWORK

• Executed large scale payments transformation programs for large financial institutions (Westpac, Development Bank of Singapore, PingAn, Natwest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, Bank of America EU)
• Incubation of global software development hub for FirstVision
• Launched products in several markets: Virgin money card, Amex Companion, Barclays prepaid, multi-purpose combi- cards, loyalty offerings, DCC
• Lead negotiator for major payments processing multi-year contracts (Issuing, Acquiring, Operations and ATM’s) in APAC and EU
• Launched regional scheme (Mercury) and pre-paid products in UAE and ME region
• Launched ISO Payments Business in UK and USA