Experience

Lyfe (A Lyfe Technology Brand)

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • Jul 2019 - Present



Accourt - Payments Specialists

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Consultant

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Lenderwize

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Payments Advisor

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2020



Modulr

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Strategic Development Director

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

  London, United Kingdom Responsible for the creation and implementation of the market development process which identified new verticals for the business to move into and included initial go-to-market strategy reducing time required to go live in each identified vertical Lead several key programmes including gaining direct access to the Faster Payments network (leading engagement with the network, Bank of England and suppliers) and initiating the process to be authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland



Worldpay

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• SVP Group Strategy

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

  London, United Kingdom Responsible for group strategy activities including co-lead for the development of a new 5 year strategy for the group and initial implementation plans for this strategy including the capital budget process. Post announcement of the merger with Vanity, worked on initial integration plans

• SVP Group Implementation

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for implementation of programmes impacting across the Worldpay group. Initial focus was on the EU Interchange Fee Regulation. After successful implementation of the EU IFR programme, lead the business readiness / acceptance team (60 FTE) for the new acquirer processing system.

• SVP Strategy Worldpay UK

  • Dec 2014 - Sep 2015

  In addition to the continued management of the Change & Delivery function, also responsible for strategy for the UK business and group lead on the global SME strategy review as part of Worldpay's Ambition 2020 work.

• SVP Worldpay UK

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2014

  London, United Kingdom Evolving role building core teams and capability in the UK business post the separation from RBS. Built and managed the Pricing Team, Revenue Management Team and Customer Retention Teams. Finally brought together the Change & Delivery capability into a single team.



Visa

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Board Member, Visa UK

  • May 2014 - Feb 2017



First Data Corporation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP & General Manager First Data Merchant Solutions

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  Setup of First Data's first direct acquiring business in the UK and overall management of resulting P&L.

• VP Merchant Acquiring & Head of Acquiring Alliances

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2011

  Head of the Acquiring Alliances in EMEA with responsibility for 5 P&Ls in 4 countries.

• VP Merchant Acquiring

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2009

  Set up central team supporting development of the Acquiring Alliances in EMEA, covering MIS, business analysis, project management and strategy development

• VP Merchant Acquiring & Alliance GM

  • Sep 2005 - Jan 2008

  GM for an Acquiring Alliance

• Director, Finance, Merchant Aquiring

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2005

  Financial control and M&A