ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joe Myers, a 20-year veteran in global sales and financial services, has been named chief revenue officer and president of Elavon North America. Myers has been with Elavon since 2011, most recently leading the sales division in North America.
“Joe is highly regarded not only within our business, but across the organization and among our customers and partners,” said Jamie Walker, chief executive officer of Elavon. “Our industry is changing rapidly. Managing through this change requires a proven leader like Joe, who understands our business, has an exceptional track record of building strong relationships with partners and customers, and who knows how to inspire employees to deliver exceptional value to our clients.”
“Our business is built around the customer,” Myers said. “We think about it as the four ‘Es’ of easy, which is making our solutions easy to buy, easy to sell, easy to connect to and easy to use. I’m delighted to have this opportunity to further enhance the service we deliver to our clients.”
Elavon is a major driver of revenue for U.S. Bank Payment Services. Payments represents approximately 30 percent of U.S. Bank revenue and is a growth area for the company. U.S. Bank is investing heavily in Elavon to sharpen our eCommerce and integrated payments capabilities, making it easier for businesses to compete in the digital marketplace and create efficiencies in their operations.
Elavon provides end-to-end payment processing solutions and services to more than 1.3 million customers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. As the leading provider for airlines and a top five provider in hospitality, healthcare, retail, and public sector/education, Elavon’s innovative payment solutions are designed to solve pain points for businesses from small to enterprise-sized.
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About Elavon
Elavon is a leading global payments company with more than 4,300 employees and operations in 10 countries. A subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), Elavon provides businesses with the technology needed to accept payments from customers, whether they are shopping in stores, at home or on the go. Its platform is distinctive in that it is common across countries, making it easier for businesses to get their payment system up and running quickly and securely.
Elavon Financial Services DAC, trading as Elavon Merchant Services, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and the Prudential Regulation Authority and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our authorization and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority are available from us on request.
About U.S. Bank
U.S. Bancorp, with 74,000 employees and $488 billion in assets as of September 30, 2019, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States. The Minneapolis-based bank blends its relationship teams, branches and ATM network with mobile and online tools that allow customers to bank how, when and where they prefer. U.S. Bank is committed to serving its millions of retail, business, wealth management, payment, commercial and corporate, and investment services customers across the country and around the world as a trusted financial partner, a commitment recognized by the Ethisphere Institute naming the bank a 2019 World’s Most Ethical Company. Visit U.S. Bank online or follow on social media to stay up to date with company news.
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