MONTREAL, Jan. 25, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Lightspeed Commerce
Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), the one-stop commerce platform for
merchants around the world to simplify, scale and create
exceptional customer experiences, today announced the appointments
of internationally-recognized technology entrepreneurs Nathalie Gaveau and Dale
Murray to its board of directors, bringing extensive
knowledge of the European and Asia-Pacific markets to an already
distinguished board.
"Lightspeed has an extremely talented board of directors who are
helping guide this company forward as we scale globally," said
Lightspeed President, JP Chauvet. "These two new appointments not
only reflect Lightspeed's commitment to ingenuity and innovation,
but also our deeply-held belief that diversity of thought and
experience is key to arriving at the best strategies and
outcomes."
Nathalie Gaveau is a serial
entrepreneur, board member and investor. She was the co-founder of
PriceMinister, one of the largest e-commerce marketplaces in
Europe (now part of Rakuten), and
also co-founded Shopcade, a data-driven social marketplace.
"Lightspeed is inventing the tools that give local businesses a
vital edge to compete in the global economy. I'm excited by the
company's promise and the markets they serve," said Gaveau. "I am
honored to have been appointed to the board of directors and am
eager to bring my expertise to help shape Lightspeed's long term
vision and strategy."
Based in London, Nathalie is
currently President of Tailwind International Acquisition Corp.
(TWNI), a SPAC formed to take a European high-growth company public
and help supercharge it, and a Senior Advisor to BCG Digital
Ventures. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Coca-Cola
EuroPacific Partners (CCEP) and Calida AG (CALN).
Dale Murray is a successful
technology entrepreneur and has extensive board experience in
technology and finance companies in the UK, US and Asia-Pacific, including Xero, The Cranemere
Group, LendInvest, Jupiter, and RatedPeople. She co-founded and led
the software business Omega Logic.
"As I've followed Lightspeed, I've been continuously impressed
by their technology and commitment to entrepreneurship," said
Murray. "I'm thrilled to be appointed to their board and excited to
share my expertise as an entrepreneur and co-founder."
Murray was awarded the British Angel Investor of the Year in
2011 (UK Business Angels Association), and served on the Business
Taskforce for former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and was a director at the UK
Government's Department for Business. Debretts named her as one of
the "500 most influential people in Britain" in 2015.
"Both Nathalie and Dale are highly accomplished and have
impressive resumes of innovation and entrepreneurship," said
Dax Dasilva, Lightspeed's Chief
Executive Officer and Founder. "I look forward to both working with
and learning from them."
These two new appointments bring the overall percentage of
female identifying members on Lightspeed's board of directors to
44%, surpassing the 20% at other Canadian companies and the S&P
500 benchmark of 30% in the U.S.
About Lightspeed
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global
economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants
innovate to simplify, scale and provide exceptional customer
experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies
online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to
new locations, global payments, financial solutions and connection
to supplier networks.
Founded in Montréal, Canada in
2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams
across North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality and golf
businesses in over 100 countries.
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future events or otherwise.
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