Promotion speaks to company’s commitment to payment innovation and
security
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2015--
Elavon,
a leading global payments provider and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp
(NYSE:USB), announced the promotion of Wally Mlynarski to senior vice
president of global product and innovation. He will be responsible for
overseeing the company’s global, cross-functional product development
teams and for driving the rollout of innovative and industry-leading
initiatives, including mobile payment solutions, EMV migration and
security solutions, to help customers grow their businesses. Mlynarski
will report to Brian Mahony, Elavon’s chief strategy officer.
“Wally has been instrumental in driving Elavon’s efforts to bring some
of our most sophisticated products and services to market that allow
customers to engage consumers as they shop online, offline and via
mobile devices,” said Simon Haslam, president and CEO of Elavon.
“Wally’s new role speaks to his many talents as well as Elavon’s
commitment to attract and develop the best talent in the industry.”
Prior to his new role, Mlynarski served as vice president of Elavon’s
“The Grove” global innovation center, which launched in 2013 to harvest
customer-centered innovation in payments and establish key partnerships
with third party innovators. His responsibilities included leading
product development, architecture, quality assurance and user experience
teams to develop omni-channel products for businesses of all sizes in
the U.S. and Europe.
Speaking on Mlynarski’s promotion, Brian Mahony, Elavon’s chief strategy
officer said, “Our ability to help customers grow their businesses
through innovative, secure technology will continue to grow under
Wally’s leadership. We are well positioned to continue to drive the best
innovation to market, and I look forward to Wally leading the way for
our talented product and innovation team at Elavon.”
Mlynarski holds a bachelor’s of science degree in computer engineering
from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He currently serves on the
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Mobility Taskforce and is an active
supporter of Georgia Tech and other universities in metro Atlanta where
he resides with his wife and daughter.
About Elavon (www.elavon.com)
Elavon
is an independent card payments specialist owned by U.S. Bank, the
fifth-largest bank in the United States, and provides end-to-end payment
processing solutions and services to more than 1.3 million customers in
the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico. As
the #1 provider for airlines and a top five provider for 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.
Source: Elavon
Elavon
Dana Stone, 303-809-2199
dana.stone@elavon.com