New Body Challenged with Increasing Efficiency and Profitability for European Online Merchants
The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), a merchant-led trade association focused on electronic commerce risk and payments globally, announces their newly created European Advisory Board (EAB).
This Advisory Board expands the MRC’s mission of making electronic commerce more efficient, safe and profitable to the European merchant community by bringing a proven structure for hosting, sharing and distributing tools and resources that currently assist over 300 leading online and multi-channel merchant organizations in North America.
The EAB is comprised of European-based industry leaders committed to spearheading networking, education, benchmarking and advocacy programs dedicated to making electronic commerce more efficient, safe and profitable. The MRC European Advisory Board consists of:
§ Phil Mead – UK Head of Fraud and LP, Carphone Warehouse
§ Gabe McGloin – Vice President, Client Services and Association Relations, Chase Paymentech
§ Josep Bernat – Chief Revenue Officer and Project Management Officer, eDreams
§ Mark Fleming – Vice President of Business Development, EMEA, GlobalCollect
§ Michaela Verstraeten – Fraud and Payment Processing Manager, Digital Commerce EU, Nike
§ James Quickfall – Head, Global Partnerships, Retail Decisions
§ Philippe Depautex – General Manager, Sales and Operations, SonyStyle
§ Rossini Zumwalt – Senior Director, e-Commerce Payments and Risk Strategy, Symantec
§ Andy Bokor – Executive Director EMEA and APAC, Trustwave
The EAB convenes at the MRC’s inaugural European e-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference 1-3 September in Amsterdam, NL. This conference unites more than 200 leading e-Commerce payments and risk experts from Europe and North America.
The European Advisory Board, as well as the United States Advisory Board, report to the MRC’s Global Board of Directors. This global body includes:
§ Chair, Tom Sullivan – Senior Director, Global Payments & Risk, Expedia, Inc.
§ Secretary, Pete Pouridis – Vice President, The Neiman Marcus Group
§ Dave Moriarty – Director of Data Mining, Apple
§ Mike Duffy – President & CEO, Chase Paymentech
§ Perry Dembner – SVP, Chief Marketing Office, CyberSource Corporation
§ Brad Craig – Director of Risk Management, Discover Network
§ Dave Sessions – Vice President of Global e-Commerce, Wal-Mart
§ Gerry Sweeney – Senior Vice President, e-Commerce & Remote Channels, Visa, Inc.
MRC United States Advisory Board includes:
§ Al Boddorf – Director, Global Financial Services, Dell, Inc.
§ Jerett Sauer – Director, Loss Prevention, Gap Inc. Direct
§ Floris de Kort – Chief Commercial Officer, GlobalCollect
§ Ronda Sifford – CSAT Risk Management Group Manager, Microsoft
§ Tom Keithley – Vice President, Credit Policy, PayPal
§ Mike Petitti – Chief Marketing Officer, Trustwave
About the Merchant Risk Council
The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) leads industry networking, education, benchmarking and advocacy programs to make electronic commerce more efficient, safe and profitable.
Today, with the power of its member-base, the MRC is the leading trade association for managing payments, preventing online fraud and promoting secure e-Commerce. The MRC is dedicated to working with e-Commerce and multi-channel merchants, payment processors, credit card issuers, credit card companies, alternative payment providers, risk management experts, and law enforcement to make the Internet a safer and more profitable place to do business.
The MRC is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
