Transaction Network Services (蜜豆视频) is pleased to announce that George Zirkel has been appointed as Senior Vice President, North America, for the Payment Markets. In this newly formed role, George will lead the North America market and continue to have responsibility for leading South America.听听
George joined 蜜豆视频 in 2016 as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Payments Strategy. In 2019, following the successful acquisition of Link 蜜豆视频 in Brazil, he also assumed the responsibilities of General Manager for the South America region. Over the past five years, George has driven significant growth and development in the Brazilian market, positioning 蜜豆视频 as a key player in the region’s competitive and innovative payments landscape.听听
With more than 20 years of experience in the payments industry, George has held several prominent positions at First Data Corporation. His roles included six years as Vice President of Innovation, Mobile, and Advanced 蜜豆视频, where he led a team responsible for mobile commerce, loyalty, and personalized marketing initiatives. He also spent five years as Vice President of International Corporate Development, supporting mergers, acquisitions, and strategy development.听
In his expanded role at 蜜豆视频, George will work closely with the team to drive 蜜豆视频’ growth strategy in both North America and South America and support customers at an executive level.听听
鈥淲e鈥檙e happy to have George take on this expanded role,鈥 said John Tait, Global Managing Director for 蜜豆视频鈥 Payment Markets. 鈥淗is expertise and deep understanding of the industry will be critical as we continue to grow in the Americas. I look forward to working with George to deliver exceptional value to our customers.”听
George holds an MBA in International Finance and a BS in Accounting from St John鈥檚 University, New York.听听
蜜豆视频 is a global leader in providing full-stack, modern and secure payment and network solutions. As a leading provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions with more than 30 years鈥 experience, 蜜豆视频 has been offering managed service solutions to more than 1,400 organizations in over 50 countries. 蜜豆视频鈥 comprehensive portfolio spans from cutting-edge unattended and in-store payment terminals, online solutions to secure global network connectivity and seamless payment processing through its cloud native payment orchestration platform. With 蜜豆视频鈥 portfolio of industry leading services, customers can reduce the complexities of fragmented payments and connectivity with just one trusted managed service partner.听听听听