Meet the team behind Sphere – visionaries, industry veterans and senior leaders with deep technology and payment expertise.
Andrew has more than 25 years of experience in the legal, banking and financial technology sectors and has substantial experience identifying, structuring and negotiating strategic acquisitions, investments and partner alliances.
As chief executive officer, Steve shapes the strategy of Sphere, while providing operational expertise as the company builds upon its leading technology and products in the integrated payments sector. He brings more than two decades of executive experience serving the electronic payments industry in organizations such as TSYS/TransFirst and First Data.
With more than 25 years of information technology, security, e-Commerce and payments experience, Rob has provided Internet-based solutions for hundreds of Fortune 500 organizations. He created and pioneered two major shifts in the credit card industry with tokenization and encrypted transactional card swipe. He is the founder of TrustCommerce.
Steven brings 15+ years of corporate development in the payments industry with 10+ years investment banking experience to his role as chief financial officer.
Tom is an accomplished operations executive with 30+ years’ experience delivering a proven success model. He is responsible for driving the development and efficiency of the company’s business and service operations.
Anthony is responsible for all sales and partner acquisition within Sphere's key verticals, serving markets throughout U.S., Canada and Australia. He has more than 25 years' experience in the payment processing industry having held executive-level roles at First Data and TSYS/TransFirst.
Curtis brings more than two decades of payment industry experience with a core focus on Product, Technology and Corporate strategy. He has held Senior Leadership roles at TSYS, TransFirst and Vantiv. He is responsible for identifying and executing on our Product strategy to help deliver growth by providing innovative solutions to our customers.
As CIO, Daryl oversees all aspects of new development as well as maintaining the integrity of production processing in a secure operating environment while providing world-class support services to our clients. Daryl is a 35-year veteran of the payments industry, having served in executive Information Technology roles at two of the largest acquirers, First Data Corporation and TSYS.
Andrew is responsible for ensuring excellence in all solutions with emphasis on dependability, performance, and security. He leverages 20 years of experience in the development, deployment, coordination and operation of quality-driven, mission-critical technologies.
Eric is responsible for leading the planning and execution of strategic technical initiatives benefiting our enterprise clients and partners. With more than 20 years' leadership experience, he has a proven background with application delivery, process optimization, large scale integration, and business intelligence.
Heather oversees internal compliance and security, building on the strong foundation to mature and evolve the program. Previously, she served in various senior leadership roles, most recently at a wholly-owned subsidiary of a global payment processor, card issuer, and merchant acquirer.
Andy is responsible for the operations of the sales team, base of current clients and executing a strategy for growth in both segments. He spent 10 years working for a major merchant acquirer and brings a deep payments background to further the efforts of the sales team.
Josh is responsible for U.S. & Canada sales and relationship management for the SMB division. Over the past 15 years, within the financial products & services sector, Josh held various positions with industry leaders including TSYS/TransFirst, HSBC, and MBNA America Bank.
Jennifer leads Account Management and Client Services with a focus on ensuring excellence in account services. She provides strategic direction, supporting the growth and optimization of enterprise client relationships. Prior to Sphere, Jennifer spent more than 10 years at TSYS Acquiring Solutions in a variety of leadership roles.
Don is a seasoned executive with 30 years of experience in the financial services and electronic transaction processing industries. In addition to leading sales teams in both regional and national markets for industry leaders such as First Data, Citigroup and Bank of America, Don has also held senior management and advisory roles with several start-up ventures and regional ISOs.
Claudia focuses on hiring, developing and retaining the incredible people at Sphere.
Gene is responsible for the strategy, planning and portfolio management of Sphere products and services. Gene leads the team that is responsible for all aspects of the product lifecycle functions and driving the innovation of new products providing customers with the most comprehensive, secure and trusted solutions.
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