Planet Payment Inc. Appointment of COO (9245W)
January 06 2014 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9245W
Planet Payment Inc.
06 January 2014
Planet Payment, Inc. Appoints Robert J. Cox as
Chief Operating Officer
Planet Payment, Inc.(NASDAQ:PLPM) (LSE:AIM:PPT), a leading
provider of international payment and transaction processing and
multi-currency processing services, is pleased to announce that the
Company has appointed Robert J. Cox as Chief Operating Officer of
the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Cox will also continue in
his role as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Cox has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer since November 2009 and will continue to
serve in such roles following his appointment as Chief Operating
Officer. From June 2009 to November 2009, Mr. Cox served as the
Chief Financial Officer of Harris Interactive, Inc., a market
research firm. From 2001 to May 2009, Mr. Cox served as the Chief
Financial Officer of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., an automotive
retail software solution provider. He began his career as a
Certified Public Accountant in the audit practice at KPMG LLP. Mr.
Cox holds a B.A. in Accounting from St. Bonaventure University and
an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Commenting on the appointment, Philip Beck, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Planet Payment, said:
"Based on Bob's experience at Planet Payment and his nearly 15
years of experience with successful growth-oriented technology
companies, we are confident that Bob can help us drive long-term
sustainable growth for Planet Payment"
Carl J. Williams, President of Planet Payment, added "I'm very
pleased to have Bob expanding his responsibilities at this juncture
of our development".
Cox stated, "I have been very fortunate to have worked with
Philip over the past 4 years. I look forward to continuing to work
with Philip, Carl and the rest of the management team as we
successfully execute on our growth initiatives."
About Planet Payment
Planet Payment is a leading provider of international payment
and transaction processing and multi-currency processing services.
We provide our services in 22 countries and territories across the
Asia Pacific region, North America, the Middle East, Africa and
Europe, primarily through our more than 60 acquiring bank and
processor customers. Our point-of-sale and e-commerce services help
merchants sell more goods and services to consumers, and together
with our ATM services are integrated within the payment card
transaction flow enabling our acquiring customers, their merchants
and consumers to shop, pay, transact and reconcile payment
transactions in multiple currencies, geographies and channels.
Planet Payment is headquartered in New York and has offices in
Atlanta, Beijing, Bermuda, Delaware, Dubai, Dublin, London, Hong
Kong, Mexico City, Shanghai and Singapore. Visit
ww.planetpayment.com for more information about the Company and its
services. For up-to-date information follow Planet Payment on
Twitter at @PlanetPayment or join Planet Payment's Facebook
page.
Enquiries:
Planet Payment, Inc. Tel: + 1 516 670 3200
Robert J. Cox, SVP, CFO & COO www.planetpayment.com
Canaccord Genuity Ltd (Nomad for Planet Payment)
Simon Bridges / Cameron Duncan Tel: +44 20 7523 8000
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