About Elavon

Shailesh Kotwal is vice chairman of payment services at U.S. Bancorp. Appointed to the position in March 2015, he brings 26 years’ experience in International Financial Services. He has managed a number of business areas, including Consumer Banking, Payments and Cards, Wealth Management, Insurance, Mortgages, Deposits and Lending in 30 different countries across North and South America, Asia Pacific and Europe.
 

Prior to U.S. Bank, Kotwal served as executive vice president, Retail Banking Products and Services, with TD Bank Group. He also served as president, International, for EFD│eFunds Corporation, a leader in electronic payment processing. For 18 years, his career at American Express included various senior management positions in New York, Europe and Asia Pacific, including divisional chief financial officer and executive director and region head. Kotwal is a Chartered Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance.
 

He serves on the board of Early Warning Systems (Zelle), of which U.S. Bank is an owner company, and the New York City chapter of the American Red Cross.

Jamie Walker has been with Elavon since 2001 and served as chief executive officer since 2017. He is responsible for Elavon’s global acquiring business, operating with more than 4,500 employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico and throughout Europe.
 

Since joining Elavon, Walker’s leadership roles have spanned many areas. They include leading accounting operations, managing acquisitions and international expansion as chief financial officer, and assessing risk and opportunities for strategic growth in the role of chief administrative officer for U.S. Bank’s Payment Services division. Prior to Elavon, Walker was a senior accountant at Ernst & Young.
 

Walker holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and marketing from Emory University. He is active in the Atlanta community and serves on the board of directors for the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce. 

As chief financial officer at Elavon, Brian Mahony leads the financial strategy of the company and is responsible for finance, strategic planning, corporate development and project management.
 

Prior to his appointment, Mahony was the chief strategy officer, responsible for strategic planning, corporate development and transformation programs. He previously managed a number of business areas, including Elavon’s Mexico business, Product and Innovation, Marketing and Project Management.
 

Before joining Elavon in 2004, Mahony worked as a consultant for Vision Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In these roles, he helped executive teams refine strategy and delivered business and technology programs in the finance, entertainment and high-tech business sectors.
 

Mahony holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from University College Cork in Ireland and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the Special Olympics Georgia Honorary Board.

As president and general manager for Elavon Europe, Hannah Fitzsimons is responsible for driving growth in regional performance and providing functional leadership to the company’s European organization. She has over 20 years’ experience in the European payments industry, providing leadership to high-performing sales and customer management teams.
 

Fitzsimons joined Elavon in 2005 as head of International Sales. In 2011, her significant achievements were recognized by her appointment as European Business Development director.
 

She was country manager for the UK and International Corporate business, leading more than 120 employees, with responsibility for strategy, revenue and business execution across the largest market and revenue center in Elavon’s European business.
 

Fitzsimons earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Politics from London Metropolitan University.

As Elavon’s chief information officer, Tom Phillips has global responsibility for all aspects of technology, including technology innovation, solution delivery, architecture and IT governance.
 

Prior to joining Elavon in 2013, Phillips spent 20 years working internationally with Citibank in Asia Pacific and Europe, where he held senior roles in consumer banking technology.
 

Phillips holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and German from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona.

As global chief operating officer, Toby Clements leads Elavon operations globally, with major centers in Denver, Knoxville, Dublin, Madrid and Warsaw.
 

Prior to joining Elavon in 2017, Clements worked at Permanent TSB, the Irish retail bank, where he served as group chief operating officer since 2012. He led functional areas, including Technology, Operations, Change and Payment Services.
 

Prior to Permanent TSB, Clements was part of the founding leadership team of Tesco Bank, the largest and fastest-growing UK “Challenger Bank,” based in Edinburgh. He has also worked in management consulting and started his career with Barclays in London.
 

Clements has a Bachelor of Law from the University of Southampton and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD. He is also a Certified Bank Director and Fellow of the Institute of Banking.

As head of global credit and risk, Tim Miller has responsibility for Elavon Credit Operations, Loss Prevention, Risk Assessment Management and Collections globally. He brings over 33 years of management and credit experience in the bankcard industry.
 

Before joining Elavon in 2002, Miller was chief operating officer for Cardservice International, where he was responsible for daily operations, including Risk Management, Customer Service, Product Support, Legal, Human Resources, Facilities, Training, Project Management and International Business Development.
 

Prior to Cardservice International, Miller held leadership positions at National Data Corporation, Citicorp and Bank of America.
 

Miller has served on Visa’s Account Data Compromise Recovery working group. He is currently a member of Mastercard’s Global Fraud Advisory Council and Global Payments Integrity Council and Visa’s Risk Executive Council. He is also an advisor to the president of Merchant Acquirers’ Committee and serves on the board of directors for Knoxville Public Safety Foundation.
 

Miller is a graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lycoming College and a master’s degree in Administrative Science from Johns Hopkins University. 

As Chief Revenue Officer and President of North America, Joe Myers is responsible for Elavon’s growth strategy and business development. He brings a successful track record of more than 20 years that includes high-profile leadership positions and recognized partner management and sales achievements in the payments industry.
 

Prior to joining Elavon in 2011, Myers was general manager of the automotive division at Experian, where he nurtured key relationships and engendered strategic partnerships that led to significant revenue growth.
 

Myers received a diploma in Marketing and Business Management from Damelin Business School in South Africa. He serves on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Georgia.

As head of Human Resources, Tiffany Eckert is responsible for Elavon’s global HR organization. Prior to assuming her current position, she was vice president of HR supporting Elavon’s North America business.
 

Before joining Elavon, Eckert held positions in Employee Relations and Training at the Ohio State University Department of Physical Facilities.
 

Eckert holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Ohio State University.

Robert Blair leads global product and innovation for Elavon. He and his teams focus on delivering market-leading payment and commerce solutions to the company's markets in North America and Europe. He also oversees The Grove at Elavon – a dynamic, collaborative workspace focused on harvesting innovation in and around payments to help merchants grow their business.
 

Prior to his appointment, Blair was the senior vice president of Global Strategic Partnerships and head of Elavon Mexico, providing leadership for the largest and most complex network partnerships globally and overseeing Elavon’s Mexico business.
 

Before joining Elavon in 2017, Blair was the head of Card Business Units and Treasury Product Management for SunTrust Bank where he was responsible for merchant acquiring and leading product management for wholesale payment and deposit products.
 

Prior to that, Blair was chief information officer (CIO) and head of Product for Vital Processing Services, now known as TSYS Acquiring Solutions.

He received a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from University of North Florida.