REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 27,
2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchant e-Solutions (MeS), a
U.S.-based provider of end-to-end global payment solutions, and a
company from the Cielo group, today announced the appointment of
payments industry veteran Tom Bell
as Chief Executive Officer. Bell will be responsible for
accelerating MeS's continued growth through platform and
infrastructure development, new innovative product delivery, and
strong sales and partnerships, backed by responsive customer care
and financial rigor.
"Tom embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and drive that has
positioned Merchant e-Solutions as a trusted solutions provider and
processor in the payments industry," said Romulo de Mello Dias, chief executive officer,
Cielo. "I am confident that his extensive industry and professional
experience including mergers and acquisitions, electronic commerce,
and business process management will build upon our current
momentum and successfully drive growth for our clients, our
partners and our company."
"The payments industry is in the midst of truly transformative
change," said Bell. "Merchant e-Solutions, backed by the global
reach and financial strength of Cielo, has the strategic
relationships, technology infrastructure, and scale necessary to
capitalize on these exciting times. I look forward to joining the
talented team at MeS."
Bell was most recently a managing partner at Capellas Partners,
a strategic advisory firm working with technology-driven companies.
He has prior payment industry experience, both as CEO of Bank of
America Merchant Services, and as executive vice president of
strategy and business development at First Data Corporation.
Previously, Bell spent 25 years at Accenture, where he served as a
managing partner in the communications and high tech practice and
spearheaded the company's media and entertainment practice in
North America. Tom is also a board
member at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. He received a
bachelor's degree in finance from Auburn
University.
About Merchant e-Solutions
Merchant e-Solutions offers end-to-end payment solutions and is
one of the fastest growing e-Commerce companies in the card
processing industry. As a tier one acquirer, MeS processes over
$14 billion worth of credit card
transactions annually for more than 70,000 merchants in partnership
with over 250 banks and partners. The company is based in
Redwood City, California, and is
part of the Cielo group, Latin
America's leader in electronic payment solutions.
About Cielo
Cielo SA (Bovespa: CIEL3 | OTC: CIOXY) is Latin America's leader in electronic payment
solutions. It is responsible for acquiring merchants and for the
capture, transmission, processing and settlement of transactions
made with credit cards and debit cards in Brazil. Through thousands of simultaneous and
reliable operations, Cielo connects banks, card companies and
merchants to power businesses and boost the economy.
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