CINCINNATI and LONDON, Sept. 19,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE:
WPY) announced today, that on Dec. 31,
2018, Philip Jansen will step
down as co-chief executive officer and a member of the board of
directors. At that time, the Company will transition to a single
chief executive officer, which will be current Executive Chairman
and co-CEO Charles Drucker.
"Philip has been a great partner in helping bring Vantiv and
Worldpay together, and I'd like to thank him for his significant
contributions," said Drucker. "It has been a great experience
working with Philip to accelerate our early successes and create
strong momentum for the company. In just eight months we have
attained key integration milestones and already created significant
synergies. I look forward to continuing to execute on our
successful strategy along with my global leadership team over the
long-term."
"It has been a great privilege to help create the world's
leading payments company with Charles," said Philip Jansen, co-chief executive officer. "The
value proposition of the company to clients and shareholders
remains unparalleled, and I look forward to watching the next
chapters of the Worldpay success story unfold. As planned, with the
completion of the initial phase of the integration, now is the
right time for the company to transition to having a single CEO
lead the business. Our colleagues worldwide have helped get us to
this point, and I'm incredibly proud to have worked with each of
them across the globe."
About Worldpay, Inc.
Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE:
WPY) is a leading payments technology company with unique
capability to power global integrated omni-commerce. With
industry-leading scale and an unmatched integrated technology
platform, Worldpay offers clients a comprehensive suite of products
and services globally, delivered through a single provider.
Worldpay processes over 40 billion transactions annually through
more than 300 payment types across 146 countries and 126
currencies. The company's growth strategy includes expanding into
high-growth markets, verticals and customer segments, including
global eCommerce, Integrated Payments and B2B.
Worldpay, Inc. was formed in 2018 through the combination of the
No. 1 merchant acquirers in the U.S. and the U.K. Worldpay, Inc.
trades on the New York Stock Exchange as "WP" and the London Stock
Exchange as "WPY."
CONTACTS
Media
Andrew
Ciafardini
Corporate Communications
(513) 900-5308
Andrew.Ciafardini@worldpay.com
Investors
Nathan Rozof,
CFA
Investor Relations
(866) 254-4811
(513) 900-4811
IR@worldpay.com
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