NEWS!! - New CFO!!First Global Announces Hiring of Chief Revenue Officer
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TORONTO, Sept. 4, 2018 /CNW/ - First Global Data Limited ("First Global" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has hired a Chief Revenue Officer to increase focus on transactional revenues, sales and business development.
The Company is pleased to introduce Mr. Amar Das, a seasoned senior executive with over 20 years of active experience having recently served as Managing Director, Global Sales for one of the largest US based cross border payments companies. In that role, Mr. Das increased revenues by approximately 250% over a two-year period. Mr. Das has a proven track record of significantly growing revenues, leading innovative business growth, expansion into new territories, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Das, holds a Master's degree in International Relations from Columbia University in New York, and at First Global will be responsible for Sales and Business Development activities throughout the organization.
"I am very happy to be joining the First Global family. The industry is evolving and legacy organizations need to partner with FINTECH leaders like First Global. At First Global we have the key elements for success, which are the licensing, regulatory and ground infrastructure complemented with leading edge technology. I believe that First Global is one of the best positioned companies to take on the evolution and significant business opportunities that currently exist to become the leader in the space", said Mr. Das.
"We are very pleased that Amar has decided to join First Global. Amar is a builder and has a proven track record of significantly driving revenues in the organizations he has previously worked for. As important, Amar believes that the time is right to take advantage of the evolution happening in the industry and the assets that First Global has built over the years. We agree that there are significant opportunities to partner with organizations who are interested in joining forces with First Global, a FINTECH leader holding a significant number of licenses in the USA. The addition of Amar is a key step in my rebuilding of the Company's executive team to a more sales and revenue focused organization, while at the same time maintaining our lead in technology, licensing, and innovation.", said Andre Itwaru, First Global's, Chairman and CEO.
About First Global: www.firstglobaldata.com
First Global is an international financial services technology ("FINTECH") company. The Company's two main lines of business are mobile payments and cross border payments. First Global's proprietary leading edge technology enables the convergence of compliant domestic and cross border payments, shopping, Peer to Peer ("P2P"), Business to Consumer ("B2C"), and Business to Business ("B2B") payments. First Global enables its strategic partners and clients around the world with our leading edge financial services technology platform.