The Board of Directors of Vwire is pleased to announce the appointment of James Byler as Chairmen of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with effect from 1 January 2007.
Mr. Byler, an entrepreneur and industry expert with a track record of leadership in Global Operations, Management and Sales, within the technology, payment and financial industries. As the visionary of the company\'s Global Payment Service Platform and Mobile Phone Payment Services, Mr. Byler has defined and continues to broaden the payment industries definition of Local Payments within Global Services as well as Mobile Payments through Cellular Phones.
Mr. Byler is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 13 years in the technology and the financial Industries. He\'s held Senior Management roles within four successful start-up companies. Mr. Byler most recently founded and held the positions of Chairman and CEO of Devinix Inc., a multi-national Global Payment Service organization widely credited with being the first Payment Service Platform to connect payment infrastructure within the major countries in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior to Devinix, Mr. Byler headed the U.S. division of Bibit, a Dutch-based Global Payment Service Provider focused on payment services within the European Union (Acquired by the Royal Bank of Scotland). Prior to Bibit, Mr. Byler headed sales at Metacode, Inc., a San Francisco based start-up specializing in Content Intelligence and Content Retrieval (Acquired by Interwoven). Mr. Byler has also held senior level Sales and Sales Management positions within companies in the Content and Document Management spaces, such as iManage, Interwoven and Documentum.
Mr. Byler has worked internationally in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Canada and the USA.
Commenting on the appointment, Brandon Sandiford, Chief Operations Offices said, “We are delighted that James will be leading our organization and look forward to his drive, energy and expertise in leading Vwire to its target of becoming the Global Payment and Mobile Payment services of Choice. James also has particularly strong background within the global payment industry where Vwire is finding a ready market for its ability to offer a single solution for all global and mobile payments needs. James’s appointment marks a further step forward in the emergence of Vwire as a force in the international online payment sector.”
James Byler added: “Vwire has a solid technology, client base and is uniquely positioned for robust international growth. I look forward to working with my entire team to capitalize on the firm foundations that Vwire has established.”
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