AnywhereCommerce |
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - November 2011) - AnywhereCommerce today confirmed the election of four advisors to its newly created Board of Advisory.
The new members are;
OB Rawls IV; SVP at Tasq, has over 30 year's experience in the banking and electronic transaction payments business. During his career, Mr. Rawls, has held senior management position at several industry leading companies and most recently as SVP of Sales globally for Hypercom Corporation.
Des Docherty; has been with Visa for more than 15 years in executive-level business development capacities. With his strategic mind and natural creative ability, Des brings a highly desirable perspective and expertise to the payment industry. His professional philosophy is one dedicated to focusing on the distinct and individual needs of each stakeholder for sustained long-term relationships.
Jesse Adams, Former Executive Vice Chairman at VeriFone the largest POS manufacturer in the world. Jesse brings 30 years of senior executive experience in the payment processing business and became instrumental in the creation and development of the business of automating credit/debit card processing automation at the Point of Sale (POS). He has worked for vendors of hardware, software, & processing services that enable card transactions at the point of sale and on-line.
Najeeb Kahlid, is an Engineer who has founded a number of successful high tech companies. He is frequently cited in the Walls Street Journal and has served on a number of Corporate boards as well as the Montreal Neurological Institute. Najeeb has been awarded patents in fields as diverse as the Internet, lasers, optics, automation, light emitting diodes, system architecture, and software. Najeeb continues his pursuits in addition to lecturing at McGill University, Concordia, Ecole Polytechnique, Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad University in India, MIT Sloan School and the Pakistan Institute of Publics Administration.
Commenting on the Board's creation, Mitchell Cobrin, President & CEO said, "AnywhereCommerce is humbled and honored with the new slate of Advisors. It's a privilege to have access to such experts, we have already begun to realize value on their contributions."