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Southampton, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Advisory business Founder and CEO specialising in providing payments consulting and connector services to Fintechs and Payment Networks. Board Advisor to Ballerine in merchant risk management leading business partnerships with Card Schemes and Acquirers. Connector services supporting Izicap in loyalty and rewards with targeted Acquirer partnerships. Consulting assignments have included analysis of the Mobile Payments market, study of the European Payments market and insights into the Payment… Show more Advisory business Founder and CEO specialising in providing payments consulting and connector services to Fintechs and Payment Networks. Board Advisor to Ballerine in merchant risk management leading business partnerships with Card Schemes and Acquirers. Connector services supporting Izicap in loyalty and rewards with targeted Acquirer partnerships. Consulting assignments have included analysis of the Mobile Payments market, study of the European Payments market and insights into the Payment Networks. Show less

Bath, United Kingdom

Independent Non-Executive Director Finance & Governance, Board Member, HR & Remuneration Committee Member and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee for the National Governing Body for the sports of Bobsleigh and Skeleton in the UK. Oversight of investment from UK Sport building up to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Providing strong governance, advising and supporting on financial management and risk management oversight of financial systems and controls for Britain's most successful winter sport.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for building J.P. Morgan's merchant service business with small and medium businesses across EMEA. Set the SMB payments strategy, defined the go to market approach and delivered clear way forward for the WePay UK business. Member of the Global SMB and EMEA Payments Leadership Teams and Risk and Control Forums. MD sponsor of the Payments Access Ability Working Group driving Diversity, Equality and Inclusion initiatives such as the Autism at Work programme.

London, United Kingdom

Expanded role managed pan-European Acquirers, Payment Facilitators, Service Providers, Government, Public Sector and Prepaid. Drove new acceptance locations and expanded acceptance in vertical categories such as vending, transit, parking, electric vehicle charging and delivered multiple mobile point of sale and in-app solutions. Championed SME acceptance across Europe working with SME industry bodies. Served as voice of Acceptance, Acquiring and Government at customer and industry forums and… Show more Expanded role managed pan-European Acquirers, Payment Facilitators, Service Providers, Government, Public Sector and Prepaid. Drove new acceptance locations and expanded acceptance in vertical categories such as vending, transit, parking, electric vehicle charging and delivered multiple mobile point of sale and in-app solutions. Championed SME acceptance across Europe working with SME industry bodies. Served as voice of Acceptance, Acquiring and Government at customer and industry forums and events. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Set up and built a new centralised European Acceptance function. Developed European Acceptance strategy and led rollout of acceptance solutions such as Contactless, Mobile Point of Sale and Digital Wallet. Built European Acceptance Team, led European Acceptance Community and represented Europe on Global Acceptance Community.

Purchase, New York

Led the business development and operations teams managing relationships with key US and Global Merchants in big box retail, discount and department stores, drug and grocery and eCommerce sectors. Delivered new business opportunities through product and service innovations including development of value propositions and Global Merchant strategy.

London, United Kingdom

Head of European Acquiring, Acceptance & Merchant Propositions Centre of Excellence, responsible for Acquiring and Merchant Strategy including Loyalty, Analytics and Offers. Delivered new acceptance, built targeted solutions to drive preference at point of sale and developed Value Propositions for Acquirers and Merchants.

Riverwoods, Illinois

Led strategy, planning, business development and relationship maximization for Third Party Payments. Relationship managed Walmart Discover card, HSBC, Barclays and signed over twenty Issuer and Merchant programs.

London, United Kingdom

Relaunched Morgan Stanley's partnerships business heading up all card co-brands and Merchant offers to cardholders.

London, United Kingdom

First employee of loans start-up business unit. Launched loans business from concept to launch in just 7 months.

London, United Kingdom

Launched loansdirect direct personal loans start-up. Member of the Groupwide Top Management Resource program of 60 top senior managers.

Board Directors Programme

Certificate Of Professional Achievement In General Management

Diploma Of Marketing

B.A. (Hons), Business Studies