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ETA Announces 2018 Committee Leadership

We’re excited to announce the chairs and vice-chairs for our 2018 committees.

ETA committees give our members — over 500 of the world’s leading payments technology companies —a chance to participate directly in high-level discussions that have major impacts on the future of the industry.

“Participation in our committees is a critical opportunity for members from across the payments ecosystem to make their voices heard, interface with one another and collectively make important decisions on the direction of the payments technology industry,” said Amy Zirkle, Vice President of Industry Affairs at ETA.

Our members participate in a variety of industry verticals and the 2018 committees will focus on key areas of growth in the industry like mobile payments, payment facilitators and retail technology.

“The diversity of our membership is well reflected in our 2018 committee leadership,” said Zirkle. “From executives representing technology companies like Microsoft and Apple, to major processors, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), venture capital firms and fintechs, our committee leaders will bring a wide range of experience and perspectives to our 2018 priorities.”

ETA Committee leadership for 2018 includes:

  •  Awards & Recognition
    Chair: John Barrett, NXGEN
    Vice Chair: Drew Freeman, Net Element
  • International
    Chair: Kelley Knutson, TSYS
    Vice Chair: Robin Gandhi, Adyen
  • Member Engagement
    Chair: Luis Gonzalez, eMerchantPay
    Vice Chair: Natalia Leonardis, CardFlight
  • Mobile Payments
    Chair: Craig Ross, Apple
    Vice Chair: Craig North, Microsoft
  • Payment Facilitators
    Chair: Mike McGirr, Adyen
    Vice Chair: Kevin Harris, RunSignUp
  • Payment Sales & Strategy
    Chair: Cleveland Brown, Payscout
    Vice Chair: Jacinthia Lawson, Baybank
  • Professional Development
    Chair: Donna Embry, Payment Alliance International
  • Retail Technology
    Chair: Russ Palay, BillingTree
    Vice Chair: Jenn Reichenbacher, iPayment
  • Risk, Fraud & Security
    Chair: Dan Fritsche, Coalfire
    Vice Chair: Tim Horton, First Data
  • Technology
    Chair: Jared Poulson, Payroc
    Vice Chair: Scott Goldthwaite, Aliaswire
  • Venture Capital
    Chair: Dan Rosen, Commerce Ventures
    Vice Chair: Ben Malka, F-Prime