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enabling its business, education and healthcare clients to as an Underwriting Trainee with Northbridge Financial
more easily link invoices to cross-border receivables. The Corp. and Research Analyst with Global Securities Corp.
move comes on the heels of Flywire's recent expansion
into the cross-border payment market for businesses. Fauss, Brown join Wirecard executive team
Wirecard AG appointed Brad Fauss and Kevin Brown
APPOINTMENTS to its executive team in North America. Fauss joins the
company as Legal Counsel and brings over 20 years of
Bawa appointed by Magento payments law expertise to Wirecard and its growing list
of clients. Brown will lead the marketing organization in
Magento Commerce appointed Aparna Bawa as Senior certain countries. He is a seasoned fintech and banking
Vice President, General Counsel. Bawa joins the Magento executive, with a successful track record of driving strat-
executive team and brings extensive experience in cor- egy and brand expansion for Fortune 100 companies and
porate law and building sustainable infrastructure to equity-backed startups.
support growth and global expansion. "I'm thrilled to
welcome Aparna to the Magento executive leadership Welch assumes key ThreatMetrix role
team," said Mark Lavelle, CEO of Magento. "Her knowl-
edge and depth of experience will be critical to advanc- ThreatMetrix appointed Dan Welch as Senior Vice
ing our next chapter for Magento." President of Global Services. Welch joins ThreatMetrix
with extensive enterprise business development, opera-
Birdsall tapped by NetCents tions and customer success experience. He has estab-
lished global customer service departments at several
NetCents Technology Inc. added Lucas Birdsall as high-tech organizations. In this new role, Welch will be
its business development leader. Birdsall is a gradu- responsible for all worldwide service initiatives, includ-
ate of the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser ing advancing product engagement and driving cus-
University where his concentrations were in Finance and tomer satisfaction.
Operations Management. He brings comprehensive risk
management, analysis and research skill sets developed