Richard
CEO - USA - iCEO #39230

Experience

GM for business units of Fortune 100 financial services companies. CEO and founder of payments companies. Multi-cultural experience in 80+ countries: Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe with a multi-year expat assignment in the UAE. Domain experience in Financial Services, segment expertise in digital payments and AI applications addressing risk models & process improvement.

Major Achievements

CEO of a US based FinTech providing payment processing services to banks and fintechs in Africa. Recruited and developed executive management team to support growth of the company. With a staff of 75 employees, we expanded into 38 African countries with 85 issuing bank partners delivering over 500 programs. Led company from breakeven net income to $5 million in EBIDTA and annual revenue growth of 50%. Negotiated sale of company to a South African Fintech for $60 Million.

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Telecommunications

AI applications for financial services

Financial Services

Private Equity

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, CMO, M&A or Strategy Development

Sector: Financial Services

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: No

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time, part time, coaching on demand

Prefered Locations: US, Europe, Africa

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Kenya

South Africa

Switzerland

United Arab Emirates

USA

Operational Competencies

AI strategy (Professional)

DEI strategy (Professional)

ESG & sustainability strategy (Professional)

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)

Pre or post investment audit (Expert)