ETA spotlights leadership team before TRANSACT 2024

Two days before this year's TRANSACT – Powered by ETA conference kicks off at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the Electronic Transactions Association heralded its 2024 Board of Directors. "ETA's Board of Directors are executives from across the payments ecosystem representing the vanguard of payments powering innovative, fast, seamless, and secure digital payments for merchants and consumers," the association stated when releasing the news.

The five Executive Officers are:

• President: Cameron Bready, President & CEO, Global Payments
• President-Elect: Derek Webster, founder & CEO, CardFlight
• Treasurer: Jamie Walker, CEO, Elavon
• Secretary: Julie Pukas, Head of Commercial Strategy and Integration, TD Bank
• Immediate Past-President: Eric Hoffman, President, Chargebacks911

"Innovation remains at the forefront of payments, and ETA continues to play a pivotal role as the voice of our industry," said Cameron Bready, president and CEO at Global Payments. "I am deeply honored to serve as President of the ETA Board of Directors and excited to work with Jodie and the board to drive our industry forward and deliver unmatched value to our membership."

The 11 Directors include:

• Todd Ablowitz, Co-CEO / Co-Founder, Infinicept
• Rehman Baig, Head of Payment Partnerships, Adyen
• Jim Johnson, President, Strategic Partnerships, FIS
• Jodie Kelley, CEO, Electronic Transactions Association
• Casey Klyszeiko, SVP & General Manager, Fiserv
• Bruce Lowthers, CEO and Executive Director, Paysafe
• Laura Miller, Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Global E-Commerce, Nuvei
• Jonette Sullivan, Head of Merchant Services, Wells Fargo Merchant Services
• Christopher Sweetland, Global Head of Payments Markets & Partnerships, PayPal
• Christopher Ward, EVP, Head of Wholesale Payments, Truist
• Erika Wool, Head of Product Partnerships, Stripe

"I look forward to working with the 2024 ETA Board of Directors—a team of exceptional and experienced payments executives," said ETA CEO Jodie Kelley. "This board has a clear vision about the ways in which ETA can further expand the impact we drive on behalf of this vibrant industry. At ETA, we are all excited to partner with the board as we move forward together."

Members of the Presidential Advisory Council were also named as follows:

• Debra Bradford, President of Merchant Services, Deluxe
• Kimiko Kokka, Director of Merchant Business Development and Partnerships, Apple
• Michael Lozanoff, Managing Director, Global Head of Merchant Acquiring Product & Engineering, JP Morgan
• Wally Mlynarski, Head of Merchant Solutions, Bank of America
• Karen Redwood, Head of Industry Relations & Operations, Square
• Peter Stewart, President NAR, Ingenico
• Samir Zabaneh, CEO, TouchBistro

And the Ex-Officio list includes:

• Chiro Aikat, Head of US Market Development, Mastercard
• June Chen, General Manager, China UnionPay USA
• Bill Dobbins, Head of Acquiring and Enablement, Visa
• Jason Hanson, President of Payment Services, Discover
• Colleen Taylor, President, Merchant Services – US, American Express

Attendees at TRANSACT 2024 will have opportunities to meet many of these industry leaders. Registration begins April 16, and for early birds, a golf tournament will start at 6:30 a.m. on the 17th. People will gather for the ribbon cutting at 3:45 p.m., followed shortly by opening of the show floor, where people will gather for opening remarks by Kelley, presentations, receptions and more. There's still time to register at bit.ly/3TXVnHN .

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