Fiserv names Shawn Donovan as Chief Sales Officer;
Steve Tait to
assume new position as Group President, International;
Tom Warsop
to lead both Depository Institution Services and Distribution
BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial
services technology solutions, announced several executive appointments
today that will enhance the Company's focus on growth opportunities in
the U.S. and around the world.
Shawn Donovan joins Fiserv as Senior Vice President and Chief Sales
Officer, and brings nearly 25 years of sales and account management
experience to his new role leading the global sales organization. He was
most recently Executive Vice President for Acxiom Corporation, a
position he held since 2008. Shawn led the Global Sales Organization,
U.S. Business Unit, and Global Consulting Group at Acxiom where he was
responsible for the company's growth strategy and its execution, leading
the worldwide sales and consulting organizations, and the U.S. client
management team. Donovan, 48, joined Acxiom from Electronic Data Systems
Corporation (EDS), where he spent 20 years in a wide range of business
and sales leadership positions. Donovan holds a bachelor of science
degree in Public Administration from George Mason University.
"Shawn's proven experience leading sales and delivery organizations that
serve the financial services industry should provide additional momentum
for our world-class sales organization," said Jeffery Yabuki, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Fiserv.
The Company also announced that Steve Tait will assume a new role as
Group President of international operations, leading sales, service and
delivery functions outside the U.S. where Fiserv currently serves more
than 1,000 clients. The Company provides a wide range of leading
technology solutions globally, including online banking and mobile,
payments, retail banking and risk solutions. Tait, who joined Fiserv in
2009, had most recently been Group President, Depository Institution
Services, which includes Fiserv bank and credit union account processing
operations.
Tom Warsop will also assume a newly created role as Group President,
Distribution and Sales. Warsop most recently led the formation of a
single global sales organization in 2009 and prior to that was Group
President, Financial Institutions Group. In his new role, Warsop will
assume direct responsibility for the Depository Institution Services
Group and will continue to have oversight of the Global Sales
Organization.
"The strength of our leadership team provides a platform to pursue
targeted growth opportunities outside the U.S. and to further integrate
sales, service and delivery across our account processing organization,"
said Yabuki. "We expect the changes announced today will positively
affect client delivery and growth."
About Fiserv
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) is a leading global provider of information
management and electronic commerce systems for the financial services
industry, driving innovation that transforms experiences for financial
institutions and their customers. For six of the past eight years,
Fiserv ranked No. 1 on the FinTech 100, an annual international listing
of the top technology providers to the financial services industry. For
more information, visit www.fiserv.com.
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Vice President,
Communications
Fiserv, Inc.
678-375-1595
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or
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Relations:
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Fiserv, Inc.
262-879-5055
peter.holbrook@fiserv.com
Source: Fiserv, Inc.
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