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Miami, Florida, United States
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Odilon Aj. is listed as Independent Director at Lightspeed Commerce, based in Miami, Florida, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Odilon Aj..
Odilon Aj. previously worked as Independent Director at Ncr Atleos and Private Equity at Advent. Odilon Aj. holds Ai Bootcamp from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
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Odilon is an experienced public company board director and committee chair, and an expert regarding global business and digital transformation. As an executive, he served until recently as CEO of a global public company, and earlier as president of the largest business unit of a public Fortune 500 company with global operations. His sector experience is broad, from consumer packaged goods to telecommunications, technology and financial services. He is one of the world’s experts regarding payments – both as an early pioneer, and then through the complete digital transformation of the sector. Odilon’s boardroom experience includes serving on the boards of three public companies for more than a decade, including three years as an executive board member while CEO. He has experience as a committee chair (Business Conduct and Compliance), and as a member of the Audit and the Nominating and Governance Committees. He is well liked and respected as a board member, and his former board colleagues unanimously laude his skilled board-level handling of the most “atomic” situations with grace. He brings to the boardroom expert perspectives across a broad range of topics, from leading growing and scaling truly global operations, to highly regulated industries. Odilon is a global citizen, born in Brazil and based in Miami, Florida. His early corporate experience includes more than a decade in regional Latin American roles for marquee brands like Shell, Coca-Cola and Colgate-Palmolive. For the most recent two decades of his career, he served as a senior executive of US-based global companies in the financial and technology services sectors. As a President/CEO, he built a track record of driving profitable growth and transformation of global businesses. He led meaningful growth and margin expansion of Western Union’s largest business unit (global money transfer), representing 90% of its $5.6b in revenues, with operations in 200+ countries. And subsequently as CEO of ACI Worldwide, he led margin growth of more than 500 basis points and organic revenue growth (to $1.5b in 80+ countries) after a decade of decline. Since his last executive role, Odilon has remained highly engaged in business, founding a venture capital and PE advisory firm, serving on several corporate boards, working as an operating partner with Advent (one of the world's largest global private equity companies), and founding a foundation dedicated to serving needs of the disadvantaged.
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19 roles · 45 years
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Independent Director
Current(NYSE:NATL) The global leader in automated and interactive teller machine services (ATMs/ITMs), from manufacturing through providing network services for banks, fintech, and retailers.
Oct 2023 - Present
Private Equity
CurrentOperating Partner for one of the world’s largest and most experienced global private equity companies, with 345+ equity investments across 41 countries.
2023 - Present
~3 yrs 7 mos
Private Equity
CurrentFounding Partner of international firm serving enterprises as a board director, PE partner or direct investor. Includes publicly traded and privately owned companies.
2023 - Present
~3 yrs 7 mos
Independent Director
(NASDAQ:TIGO) A leading international provider of cable and mobile services dedicated to emerging markets, with 50 million B2B and B2C customers.
2015 - 2023
~8 yrs
Ceo And Board Director
(NASDAQ:ACIW) A global leader in real-time payments, providing mission critical payment solutions to the world’s largest banks and corporations. Operations in more than 80 countries (Revenue 1.5b, market cap 6.0b). Expanded EBITDA margin by more than 500 bps and brought the company to mid-single digit organic revenue growth after a decade of flat or negative growth. Positioned the company as the global leader in real-time payments. The company scored 43 under the “rule of 40” (growth rate + margin) for the first time in its history and, further accelerated revenue growth in 2022. By the end of 2022, retired as CEO and started his career in private equity.
Mar 2020 - Nov 2022
President Western Union, Global Money Transfer
In this position, I led Western Union Corporation’s (WU) $5B global consumer business -- 90% of total company revenues – operating in 200+ countries and territories plus the company’s digital offering in 90+ countries. Key accomplishments included stabilizing and accelerating global growth, expanding WU’s global digital footprint and driving digital transformation by building omni-channel options while embracing mobile first. Under my leadership Western Union became the global digital leader in cross-border P2P.
2017 - Sep 2019
President, Americas And Europe
Responsibilities in this role included managing WU’s $4.2B money transfer and bill payment omni-channel business in 98 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. We turned around the European (EU) business in one year’s time, accelerated WU’s consumer-to-business (C2B) business and drove digital transformation across the EU.
2014 - 2016
~2 yrs
President, Americas
In this role, I headed the company’s $2.9B money transfer and bill payment retail business in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Accomplishments included turning around the business in the U.S. and Mexico in one year’s time and maintaining accelerated revenue growth in Latin America.
2013 - 2014
~1 yr
Senior Vice-President And Managing Director, Latin America And Caribbean
Here I oversaw WU’s $600M money transfer and bill payment business in Latin America and the Caribbean. My team and I turned around Central America and the Caribbean while establishing Latin America as the highest WU growth region. We also doubled the Brazilian business via acquisition of a local foreign exchange broker.
2010 - 2013
~3 yrs
Senior Vice-President And Managing Director South America
During this time, I was promoted from Regional (2006-2007) to Senior Vice President and headed WU’s $380M money transfer and bill payment retail business in South America. This was a period of growth through acquisition as we purchased a local bill payment company in Argentina. This increased the Argentina businesses by 4x and leveraged newly acquired capabilities as the hub of expansion in South America. We also accelerated growth in Peru and Panama via the acquisition of the local agent operations.
2006 - 2010
~4 yrs
Regional Vice-President Southern Cone, Americas
In this position, I led WU’s $130M money transfer retail business in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay. We accelerated business unit revenue growth and expanded margin by establishing a culture of transformation and diversifying revenue streams. We also doubled the Chilean business via acquisitions.
2002 - 2006
~4 yrs
Founder And Chief Executive Officer
Addventure Inc
I founded this venture capital firm in Sao Paulo, served as CEO, partner and board member, and funded two start-up companies in Brazil.
2001 - 2002
~1 yr
Chief Marketing Officer And Vice President, Digital Ventures
Bankboston International (Currently Bank Of America)
BankBoston International (today part of Bank of America) recruited me to design and implement a new digital and marketing organization in Latin America. I managed digital, strategic planning, M&A, sales, channel strategy, marketing intelligence and other functions, headed the bank’s digital business unit and led its digital transformation.
1998 - 2001
~3 yrs
Chief Of Staff, Latin America
I was recruited as part of the company’s global marketing renewal effort and advanced through fast-track positions, including Chief of Staff for the Vice President of Operations and Marketing, Brazil (1994-1995); Marketing Director, Brazil (1995-1996); General Manager, Brazil South (1996-1997) and Chief of Staff, Latin America (1997-1998).
1994 - 1998
~4 yrs
Personal Care Director
Returned to Colgate-Palmolive (see position below) as Personal Care Director, Brazil.
1992 - 1994
~2 yrs
Chief Operating Officer, Brazil And Mercosur
Advanced to become COO Mercosur Apparel Division for this footwear, apparel and sporting goods company.
1989 - 1992
~3 yrs
Group Marketing Manager
Progressed from Product Manager to Senior Product Manager to Group Product Manager in Brazil and Canada.
1985 - 1989
~4 yrs
Various Roles
Performed engineering and product management roles at this Brazilian subsidiary of the Shell Oil Company.
1982 - 1985
~3 yrs
6 education records
Odilon Aj. education
Ai Bootcamp
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Making Corporate Boards More Effective
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Strategy Under Uncertainty
Wharton Executive Education
Managing Corporate Resources
Imd
Master Of Business Administration - Mba
Fgv - Fundação Getulio Vargas
Engineer'S Degree, Civil Engineering Barchelor
Centro Universitário Do Instituto Mauá De Tecnologia
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What company does Odilon Aj. work for?
Odilon Aj. works for Lightspeed Commerce.
What is Odilon Aj.'s role at Lightspeed Commerce?
Odilon Aj. is listed as Independent Director at Lightspeed Commerce.
Where is Odilon Aj. based?
Odilon Aj. is based in Miami, Florida, United States while working with Lightspeed Commerce.
What companies has Odilon Aj. worked for?
Odilon Aj. has worked for Lightspeed Commerce, Ncr Atleos, Advent, Aj. Holdings Co, and Millicom (Tigo).
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Odilon Aj. holds Ai Bootcamp from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
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