Ceo news and trends

Paymentology Names Marqeta’s Jeff Parker as New CEO
Personnel // December 12, 2023

U.K. card issuer Paymentology has named Marqeta veteran Jeff Parker as its new CEO. Parker, who stepped down as managing director of Marqeta last month, will succeed interim Co-CEOs Abe Smith and Angy Watson, Paymentology said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Tuesday (Dec. 12). “We embarked on a thorough...

Bank of America CEO Predicts Soft Landing for US Economy
Economy // November 08, 2023

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is reportedly optimistic about the U.S. economy and the bank’s growth prospects. Speaking Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the Reuters NEXT conference, Moynihan said he believes that the economy will experience a soft landing rather than a recession, with a slowdown expected in the middle...

Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Departs Amid Investor Pressure
Retail // November 06, 2023

The CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond has resigned following pressure from an activist investor. The company, which rebranded from “Overstock.com” to Bed Bath & Beyond earlier this year after acquiring the bankrupt retailer, announced the resignation of Johnathan Johnson on Monday (Nov. 6). “Following the recent acquisition of the Bed...

Treasury Solutions Firm Kyriba Taps Tech Exec Melissa Di Donato as CEO
Personnel // September 05, 2023

Treasury and finance solutions firm Kyriba has appointed tech executive Melissa Di Donato as its new chair and CEO. Di Donato brings a wealth of experience from her previous roles at SUSE, SAP, Salesforce, IBM and Oracle, the provider of cloud-based finance and liquidity solutions said in a Tuesday (Sept. 5) press release. Most...

Interviews & Exclusives
For Wells Fargo’s New CEO Scharf, The Long List Of To-Dos Looms Large

October 22, 2019
Day One is over. For Charles Scharf, who has taken the reins as CEO of Wells Fargo, the list of what needs fixing — and what needs fixing first — is long. PYMNTS delves into the challenges ahead, and how stints at BNY Mellon and Visa have paved the way for blocking and tackling. 

EBay’s CEO Resignation A Pyrrhic Activist Victory?

September 26, 2019
In the “week of the CEO resignation,” eBay’s Devin Wenig is out, amid clashes with activist investors and the board. Amid slowing sales and rougher competition from Amazon and others,...

Sloan Alone: Why The Wells Fargo CEO (Perhaps) Had To Go

March 29, 2019
Pushed?  Jumped ?  The speculation begins and runs rampant as Timothy Sloan steps down from Wells Fargo’s helm – and yes, shares popped.  In the meantime, the bank still will...

How One CEO Sees The Payments Evolution

July 20, 2017
In the last 10 to 20 years, technology has transformed the payments industry. Consumers are no longer reaching for their physical wallets as the first form of payment. With the...

Quick Reads
Temenos Appoints VMWare Veteran Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO

April 23, 2024
Banking software company Temenos has appointed Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO, effective May 1. Brulard will succeed Andreas Andreades, who will retire from the company, Temenos said in a Tuesday (April 23) press release. Brulard was most recently with VMWare, a $61 billion U.S.-listed cloud computing and virtualization software company, according to the release. He was […]

Paymentology Names Marqeta’s Jeff Parker as New CEO

December 12, 2023
U.K. card issuer Paymentology has named Marqeta veteran Jeff Parker as its new CEO. Parker, who stepped down as managing director of Marqeta last month, will succeed interim Co-CEOs Abe Smith and Angy Watson, Paymentology said...

Bank of America CEO Predicts Soft Landing for US Economy

November 08, 2023
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is reportedly optimistic about the U.S. economy and the bank’s growth prospects. Speaking Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the Reuters NEXT conference, Moynihan said he believes that the economy will...

Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Departs Amid Investor Pressure

November 06, 2023
The CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond has resigned following pressure from an activist investor. The company, which rebranded from “Overstock.com” to Bed Bath & Beyond earlier this year after acquiring the...