NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel (PRWEB)
March 16, 2020

BigID, the leader in data-centric data privacy and protection, has named Andrew Ettinger as Chief Revenue Officer. As CRO, Andrew brings more than 23 years of expertise as a VP of Sales, advisor and investor to further BigID’s momentum and growth by leading the company’s sales and business development efforts in this position.

Prior to BigID, Andrew was the Vice President of Americas at Pivotal Software, helping to build, lead and manage teams from the ground floor to an IPO with over $500 million in annual recurring subscription revenue, resulting in a $4 billion sale to VMWare. Andrew has also helped and worked with top-tier startups such as Data Robot, actively advises several emerging start up companies and is an active investor in technology-focused private equity funds and the Revenue Collective.

“We continue to see growing demand from companies looking for a solution to meet their data privacy, data protection and data perspective needs, as more companies realize the importance of knowing their data,” said Dimitri Sirota, Co-founder and CEO of BigID. “Andrew’s experiences as an investor and propelling fast-growth businesses will help to further accelerate BigID’s position in the market.”

To learn more, please visit bigid.com/demo.

About BigID

Based in New York and Tel Aviv, BigID uses advanced machine learning and identity intelligence to help enterprises better protect their customer and employee data at petabyte scale. Using BigID, enterprises can better safeguard and assure the privacy of their most sensitive data, reducing breach risk and enabling compliance with emerging data protection regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and California Consumer Privacy Act. BigID has raised $146 million in funding since its founding in 2016 and has been recognized for its privacy innovation as the 2018 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox winner, a CB Insights 2018 Cyber Defender, Network Products Guide 2018 IT World Awards “Hot Company of the Year” winner, a 2019 InformationWeek Vendor to Watch, a 2019 Business Insider enterprise vendor “to bet your career on,” and a 2019 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Learn more at http://bigid.com or visit us at http://bigid.com/demo to schedule a demo.

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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (PRWEB)
March 16, 2020

Chargebacks911, the award-winning FinTech company that has successfully protected over 10 billion online transactions and has helped its clients recover $1+ billion in disputed revenue, announced today the appointment of Keith Clay “KC” Fox as its new Chief Product Officer. A 30-year veteran of the payments and fraud industries, Fox will be helping Chargebacks911’s clients reduce fraud, increase revenue, enhance payments security, streamline efficiencies, prevail in financial disputes, and optimize readiness for the cyber-trends of 2020 — and beyond.

“I’m excited and energized to join this fast-growing, highly-innovative company,” said Fox. “Chargebacks911 has a tremendous reputation within the payments industry, and they got their reputation the old fashioned way: They earned it. As a payments professional with more than three decades of experience, I fully understand how chargebacks and financial fraud can sabotage a business’ bottom line. But perhaps more importantly, as a former Chargebacks911 client myself, I also understand the unique resources, capabilities and expertise that Chargebacks911 brings to bear. I can honestly say, I’d trust Chargebacks911 to safeguard my own hopes and dreams — because I literally did. And now that I’m officially part of this incredible team, I look forward to helping Chargebacks911 reach ever greater heights.”

Fox was previously the Senior Vice President of Technical Services at Radial (formerly eBay Enterprises), where he was responsible for managing, running and overseeing Radial’s technology-based products and services, which included: payments, tax, fraud, order management and Omnichannel solutions. During his tenure, he worked closely with issuing banks, gateways, alternative payments providers, facilitators and more, developing innovative new strategies to solve complex problems. He has also held leadership positions at Paypal and Verisign, and played a pivotal role in assisting numerous startups and e-stores become successful, sustainable businesses.

“KC has been one of the preeminent voices in the payments industry since the 1990s, and his expertise and FinTech credibility is virtually unmatched,” said Monica Eaton-Cardone, Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911. “He didn’t simply watch the eCommerce economy get built from the ground up — he played a hands-on role in helping to build it. And with three decades of leadership, knowledge and direct experience, we’re fully confident that KC will be an amazing, one-of-a-kind resource for Chargebacks911’s clients. We’re delighted to have him on our team.”

Chargebacks911 currently represents clients in 87 countries, with corporate offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit us online at Chargebacks911.com (https://chargebacks911.com/).

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About Chargebacks911:

Founded in 2011, Chargebacks911 is the first global company fully dedicated to mitigating chargeback risk and eliminating chargeback fraud. As industry-leading innovators, Chargebacks911 is credited with developing the most effective strategies for helping businesses maximize revenue and reduce loss in a variety of industries and sectors within the payments space.

Chargebacks911 provides comprehensive and highly scalable solutions for chargeback compliance, handling services and fraud strategy management. The company helps decrease the negative impact of chargebacks, thereby increasing revenue retention to help ensure sustainable growth for every member of the payment channel.

Chargebacks911’s unparalleled category experience and Intelligence Source Detection technology identifies the true source of chargebacks, optimizes revenue recovery opportunities, mediates disputes, safeguards reputations, monitors transactions 24/7 and helps proactively prevent future fraud.

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SINGAPORE (PRWEB)
March 16, 2020

Situation Publishing has appointed leading technology journalist and editor Simon Sharwood to take charge of APAC editorial.

His remit includes the expansion of The Register’s enterprise technology coverage in the region, and this includes recruiting experienced journalists in key countries.

Simon returns to Situation Publishing from nextmedia, where he was editorial director for iTNews and CRN Australia. Prior to nextmedia, Simon was APAC editor for The Register.

He said: “I am looking forward to making sure The Register readers everywhere get the chance to stay up to date with news from the region, whether it’s for a view of their backyard or for more complete coverage that brings the world’s fastest growing and most populous region to readers with more depth than we’ve done before.”

Situation Publishing APAC VP Ali Shareef said: “Simon’s knowledge of the APAC market and his keen journalist’s eye makes him the ideal person to take the editorial helm at Situation Publishing for APAC. With over twenty years of experience and innovative thinking, Simon will help us deepen our engagement with the APAC audience. He is ideally placed to take Situation Publishing on to the next stage.

“This is the perfect time to bring someone of Simon’s calibre on to our team, as the Situation Publishing portfolio is thriving across the region and our audience has expressed a strong desire for the expansion of our quality editorial in the region.”

About Situation Publishing

Situation Publishing is a leading global force in B2B technology publishing headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco, Boston, Sydney and Singapore. Situation Publishing operates a growing portfolio of titles and events, including The Register, DevClass and Serverless, which serve the global tech community. Situation Publishing works with the world’s leading technology businesses to shape and deliver against their marketing objectives. Our services span account-based marketing, go to market content solutions, demand generation, data driven display advertising and live events.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB)
March 12, 2020

Defiance Ventures announced today that it has hired Kevin O’Dell as its CTO. Kevin will be responsible for developing Defiance’s technical vision and execution. He will oversee all investments and company acquisitions from the technical perspective.

O’Dell has extensive experience throughout his career in enterprise technology. His experience includes time at EMC, Cloudera, Rocana, and most recently as CTO of Stratifyd, a leading machine learning and AI company based in Charlotte, NC. O’Dell is also an O’Reilly Author, having co-authored Architecting HBase Applications.

“I look forward to working with John [Espey] and Tareq [Amin] to create the leading venture builder in the southeast”, said O’Dell of working with the founders of Defiance Ventures. “Having seen firsthand how many challenges technology companies face when trying to scale disruptive technology, I look forward to building a company that will help companies achieve their full potential”.

“Kevin is an outstanding technologist and has a firm grasp on the technology challenges that companies face across multiple industries. Adding him to our team is a game changer for sure”, said Tareq Amin.

About Defiance Ventures

Defiance Ventures is a venture builder focused on B2B enterprise technology companies. It combines capital and early stage investment expertise with real world capabilities spanning marketing, branding, sales, application development, and cloud architecture to help its portfolio of technology companies to disrupt their respective industries.

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Michael Nardy, Electronic Payments Founder and CEO

We’re developing relevant, accessible, and affordable payment technologies that make a genuine difference—and bring greater value—to both our sales agents and merchants. Every day, I get to collaborate with a skilled team who works diligently toward our common goals.

CALVERTON, N.Y. (PRWEB)
March 12, 2020

Electronic Payments’ Founder and CEO, Michael Nardy, has been selected as a 2020 Forty Under 40 honoree by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA). This annual recognition program celebrates leading payment executives whose innovation and leadership advance growing industry segments, including FinTech, with tangible payment solutions.

Mr. Nardy founded Electronic Payments 20 years ago, while he was a student at Boston College. Today, the company employs over 150 full-time staff, partners with more than 900 sales agents across the country, and processes over $13 Billion in annual transaction volume. Electronic Payments has grown into the 19th largest transaction processor in the United States without private equity or venture capital investments.

“I’m honored to be part of an industry that is led by such talented, innovative business professionals,” said Mr. Nardy. “Many significant relationships in my life, including lifelong friends, colleagues, and mentors, are with people I’ve met through the ETA and at TRANSACT. I’m passionate about this industry and committed to making positive contributions in the years to come.”

A number of these contributions include offering cutting-edge payment and point of sale technologies that empower merchant level salespeople and businesses nationwide. The company’s proprietary products are developed, deployed, and supported in-house by Electronic Payments’ unrivaled team. Their most recent restaurant management platform, TableTurn®, brings essential features to leading POS systems that would be unavailable otherwise, such as support for EMV and NFC payments with tip adjust, pay-at-table, and other business-building tools.

“We’re developing relevant, accessible, and affordable payment technologies that make a genuine difference—and bring greater value—to both our sales agents and merchants. Every day, I get to collaborate with a skilled team who works diligently toward our common goals. This recognition is shared with them,” said Mr. Nardy.

The ETA petitioned for nominations to distinguish leaders whose influence continues to propel the industry forward. Final selections by the ETA Awards and Recognition Committee were based on the nominees’ impact as well as their professional character. The Forty Under 40 class will be recognized at TRANSACT 2020, the industry’s premier payment industry event, April 28 – 30, in Las Vegas and featured in the Spring issue of “Transaction Trends,” the ETA’s industry publication.

To learn more about Mr. Nardy and read his full ETA interview, visit http://www.electronicpayments.com/newsfeed/forty-under-40.

For additional details on the 2020 Forty Under 40 class, and the companies they represent, visit https://www.electran.org/eta-events-awards/forty-under-40/.

Contact

Electronic Payments

Amber Josi

VP of Marketing Communications

amber@electronicpayments.com

(800) 966-5520, ext. 286

About ETA

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $21 Trillion in purchases worldwide and deploying payments innovation to merchants and consumers.

About Electronic Payments

Continuously innovating with new technologies, Electronic Payments has distinguished itself as one of the most highly regarded payment and transaction processing companies in the United States. Electronic Payments currently serves businesses in all types of industries and acquires new merchants through a network of POS value-added resellers (VARS), agent banks, sales agents, and independent sales offices (ISOs). Visit http://www.electronicpayments.com for more information.

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CHICAGO (PRWEB)
March 12, 2020

The board of Chicago United, the city’s leading advocacy organization for multiracial leadership in business, today announced that Tiffany Hamel Johnson will become the new president and chief executive officer of the 52-year-old organization. Hamel-Johnson joins the organization from World Business Chicago, where she is the organization’s second-in-command as executive vice president of strategy and administration.

Hamel Johnson will take the helm on April 13. She will be the first African-American woman to fill the role. As president and CEO, she will direct programs and facilitate connections that support Chicago United’s corporate members as they advance diversity and inclusion across their enterprises. She succeeds Gloria Castillo, who announced her retirement in May 2019.

Previously, Hamel Johnson has served as the City of Chicago’s deputy chief neighborhood development officer under former Mayor Rahm Emanuel; chief of staff at the Chicago Urban League; and, the chief executive officer of Windy City Harvest.

Among her accomplishments, Hamel Johnson helped direct the launch of the IMPACT Leadership Development Program at the Chicago Urban League; she directed sales and marketing of a $200 million, mixed-income residential development on Chicago’s South Side for Granite Development Company, and; she was the project manager for the efforts to bring The Boeing Company’s corporate headquarters to Chicago during her tenure at World Business Chicago.

“It is an understatement to say that I’m excited to step into this role,” said Hamel Johnson. “I’m thrilled about this opportunity. I have worked across a variety of sectors, and I have seen the impact that diversity and inclusion strategies can have on Chicago. Chicago United has long stood for opening access and opportunity and elevating business leaders who are committed to making Chicago a city that works for everyone. I’m eager to build on this legacy and do my part to help our city move forward.”

Hamel Johnson was the unanimous choice of a search committee comprised of members of Chicago United’s board of directors. The committee conducted a national search in partnership with Koya Leadership Partners, the executive search firm that specializes in placing CEOs in mission-driven roles and is a leader in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion.

“We are excited to announce Tiffany as the new leader of this special organization,” said Kip Kelley, chief executive officer of Aon Affinity USA and chairman of the Chicago United board. “The entire board believes Tiffany’s experience in Chicago’s corporate, civic, non-profit and government realms makes her uniquely qualified for this role. I thank our search committee for conducting a robust search. Lastly, I give my deep thanks to Gloria Castillo for her standard-setting leadership for more than 15 years and her assistance in the leadership transition in the next few months.”

John C. Robak, chief executive officer of global engineering firm Greeley and Hansen and vice chairman of the Chicago United board of directors, led the board’s executive search committee. He said the process yielded a number of strong candidates from the city and beyond. Hamel Johnson, he said, presented a vision for Chicago United informed by her familiarity with the business and non-profit landscape and her accomplishments as a strategist for inclusive economic growth in the region.

“Tiffany is a lifelong Chicagoan who has assumed progressively demanding responsibilities throughout her career,” Robak said. “The search committee recognized her as someone with a calling to advocate for inclusive opportunity for all Chicagoans. Chicago United will benefit from her unique view of the city, and the board looks forward to supporting her plans to drive corporate diversity and inclusion.”

About Chicago United

Chicago United is a corporate membership and advocacy organization whose mission is to achieve parity in economic opportunity for people of color by advancing multiracial leadership in corporate governance, executive-level management, and business partnerships. Founded in 1968, the organization is focused on transforming the Chicago region into the nation’s most inclusive business ecosystem by engaging the top publicly and privately held corporations in leading talent management and inclusive diversity practices. Chicago United’s signature programs include its Business Leaders of Color publication, which showcases a diverse pool of corporate director candidates; the Five Forward Initiative™, designed to invigorate job creation in communities of color by increasing the scale of large Minority Business Enterprises in the Chicago region; Inside Inclusion featuring the Corporate Diversity Profile, the region’s only longitudinal study of inclusion on the boards of directors and executive ranks of the top 50 publicly held corporations in Chicago; and the Corporate Inclusion Institute, the first-ever citywide business talent development program. http://www.chicago-united.org

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