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Posted on September 19, 2018
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Chris Savides joins as Chief Operating Officer, and Kyle Dorcas joins as EVP, Americas to propel the company into the next exciting stage of growth.
TransferTo, the leading global digital value services network, is proud to announce the appointment of two new senior hires to bolster its management team as the company continues to grow and diversify its Digital Value Services business.
Chris Savides joins TransferTo as the global Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for identifying new opportunities and growth markets for the company and as well, he will continue to develop the operational efficiency across the business.
Chris brings decades of experience within the payments, financial services and loyalty space. He has previously held various leadership and operationally-driven roles for companies such as First National Bank, Massmart Group and Sun International. More recently, Chris was Head of Africa at Showmax, a division of Naspers.
Also to join the team is Kyle Dorcas, as EVP, Americas. Kyle’s new role sees him responsible for the development of strategy- focused initiatives that will help to deliver further growth across the America’s region.
Kyle has more than 20 years of experience building businesses through the introduction of capabilities, solutions and product strategy across roles at Nortel, Telmar Network Technology, Blackberry and more recently as Vice President at Syniverse.
“We’re extremely honoured to have Chris and Kyle join the team at such an exciting time,” says TransferTo CEO, Peter De Caluwe. “TransferTo is going through a very interesting period of change, and we are continuously evolving as a business so that we can always deliver more value to our customers. Both Chris and Kyle are such a great addition to our senior management team and will play an instrumental role in conditioning TransferTo for the next phase of growth.”
Chris Savides adds: “I am so pleased to be joining such a dynamic company like TransferTo, and at a time where the business is poised for further growth and expansion globally. My goal is to work closely with the team to identify strategic opportunities, partnerships and new markets that we can tap into, so that we can always remain at the forefront of the FinTech industry.”
Kyle Dorcas said: “This is such a great time to be a part of this exciting business and I am thrilled to be able to lead the growth across the Americas region. My aim is to build on the great success the team has already achieved so that we continue to deliver more innovative digital value solutions to our customers.”
Chris will be based primarily in Europe and Kyle will be located in the company’s Miami office.
TransferTo’s network has processed over half a billion transactions, spans over 150 countries and works with over 600 mobile operators. The company has four key offices in Singapore, Dubai, Miami and London and employs over 100 staff.
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