COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Data's
card services business, a premier provider of branded private
label, co-brand, and business card programs, has appointed
Wes Hunt as vice president, data
scientist. In this position, he will serve as the organization's
enterprise data science and analytics leader and be responsible for
further advancing Alliance Data's strategic investments in data and
analytics. Hunt will also lead Alliance Data's Analytics and
Insights Institute, the organization's data-driven in-house
consultancy providing world-class expertise, resources, insights,
and thought leadership to brand and industry partners.
Hunt has more than 25 years of experience in the application of
data and analytics, most recently serving as MetLife's chief data
officer, where he led the company's data and analytics strategy
globally. Before MetLife, Hunt was chief data officer at Nationwide
Insurance, where he established the customer information and
analytics function and sponsored efforts to create actionable
insights and a single view of the customer across all
consumer-facing channels. Hunt also previously held management
positions at IBM Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, KPMG and JPMorgan
Chase.
Hunt is an established thought leader in the data and analytics
field, having been featured in the Wall Street Journal and
Cornium Research's Top 50 Data & Analytics Professionals. He
has also served as a guest lecturer at Stanford University, Wharton, and The Ohio
State University. Hunt will report to Jami Dewolf, chief marketing officer.
"Wes' deep expertise in advancing the value derived from
leveraging data, analytics and technology makes him the ideal fit
for Alliance Data and our continued commitment to using data-driven
insights to grow customer loyalty," said Dewolf. "His proven track
record of driving results at the enterprise level will help ensure
that we continue to advance our data strategy, innovate in the
analytics space, and add even more value for our brand
partners."
Hunt is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a Master of
Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in addition to
undergraduate degrees in economics and finance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
About Alliance Data's card services business
Based in Columbus, Ohio,
Alliance Data's card services business develops market-leading
private label, co-brand, and business credit card programs for many
of the world's most recognizable brands. Through our branded credit
programs, we help build more profitable relationships between our
partners and their cardmembers, and drive lasting
loyalty.
Using the industry's most comprehensive and predictive data set,
advanced analytics, and broad-reaching capabilities, Alliance
Data's card services business has been helping partners increase
sales and provide greater value to their cardmembers since 1986. We
are proud to be part of the Alliance Data enterprise (NYSE: ADS),
an S&P 500, FORTUNE 500 and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work
For company headquartered in Plano,
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Alliance Data card services.
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