Kees Kwakernaak Joins First Data to Lead Australian Business
May 24 2017 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling
technology, today announced that Kees Kwakernaak will join the
organization as the General Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
Reporting to Executive Vice President and Head of the APAC Region
Ivo Distelbrink, Kwakernaak will be based in Sydney.
“As a highly regarded leader in the global financial arena, Kees
Kwakernaak is a welcome addition to our APAC team,” said
Distelbrink. “With more than twenty years of experience, Kees will
spearhead First Data’s strategy in Australia and New Zealand as we
deliver next generation payment technology to help our financial
services and merchant clients grow their businesses.”
Kwakernaak joins First Data from Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(BAML), where he held the roles, including Head of Corporate Sales
and Head of GTS Product Management for Australia and New Zealand,
as well as Head of Commercial Cards for the Asia-Pacific region.
Prior to joining BAML in 2010, Kwakernaak served as the Head of
Payable & Receivable Products, Working Capital Services, at
National Australia Bank. Over the years, Kwakernaak has also held a
number of senior roles at MasterCard International.
Following entry into Australia in 1992, First Data has become a
leading eCommerce and mobile technology provider, complementing its
core offerings of issuer processing and acquiring. First Data’s
clients in the region include financial institutions and businesses
ranging from multinational fuel companies, large retailers, and
small to medium sized merchants. The company’s footprint has since
expanded to serve clients in 19 APAC countries, including China,
India, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
“Given First Data’s unique position at the centre of the
fast-paced payments ecosystem, I am delighted to join the
organization, especially at such an exciting time,” commented
Kwakernaak. “The Australian business has been on a transformative
journey and I am keen to accelerate business momentum as we focus
on growing our local presence.”
Kwakernaak holds a Master of Science in Business Economics for
the Financial Sector from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is
fluent in English, Dutch and German. He is married with three
children.
About First Data
First Data (NYSE: FDC) is a global leader in commerce-enabling
technology and solutions, serving approximately six million
business locations and 4,000 financial institutions in more than
100 countries around the world. The company’s 24,000
owner-associates are dedicated to helping companies, from start-ups
to the world’s largest corporations, conduct commerce every day by
securing and processing more than 2,800 transactions per second and
$2.2 trillion per year.
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