– USA, NY – Splitit (ASX: SPT), a global installment payment provider, today announced the appointment of Board member, Dawn Robertson, as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The company has also announced the nominations of Vanessa LeFebvre and Scott Mahoney for election to its Board as non-executive directors.
“For the past two years, Dawn has been an invaluable member of our Executive Board, bringing a wealth of experience in ecommerce on a global scale,” said BCEO, rad Paterson. “I’m also pleased with the Board’s appointment of Vanessa and Scott, who will bring their strong knowledge of the US retail landscape to the Board as we continue to expand our reach in North America.”
Once appointed, the Board will comprise five Non-executive Directors, being Dawn Robertson, Thierry Denis, Jan Koelble, Vanessa LeFebvre and Scott Mahoney, and Chief Executive Officer, Brad Paterson.
About Dawn Robertson
Dawn Robertson is the current CEO of On Campus Marketing and has been leading companies for more than 30 years. She’s held leadership positions at Old Navy, Myer Stores and launched Macys.com and Bloomingdales.com. Robertson has served on Splitit’s board of directors for two years. She will be replacing Spirro Pappas, who is stepping down as Chairman to pursue new endeavors after successfully leading the board for two years through the company’s global expansion.
“The addition of Vanessa and Scott as Board members comes at an inflection point for Splitit, both in terms of our rate of growth but also our capacity to execute on ambitious strategic plans,” said Board chairman, Dawn Robertson. “Vanessa’s knowledge and experience in North American retail will build on our industry expertise and further broaden awareness of our offering among large merchants, while as a seasoned investment professional Scott will play an important role in informing our capital markets strategy. I am delighted to welcome them both to the Splitit Board.”
About Vanessa LeFebvre
Vanessa LeFebvre brings 20 years of retail industry experience to the Board. She is currently SVP, Commercial for Adidas in North America where she is responsible for its wholesale, retail stores and eCommerce channels. Prior to that she held high profile roles at TJX, Macy’s and Stitch Fix.
About Scott Mahoney
Scott Mahoney has 20 years of investment experience across asset classes in executive leadership roles at global alternative asset management firms. He is currently an Executive Council Member for alternative investment advisory firm, Aviditi Advisors and a Partner with the FinTech venture capital firm, Tribeca Early Stage Partners. Scott was previously Deputy Chief Trading Officer at Millennium Management and a Managing Director of Alternative Investments at Credit Suisse Asset Management.
About Splitit
Splitit is a global payment solution provider that enables shoppers to use the credit they’ve earned by breaking up purchases into monthly interest-free installments, using their existing credit card. Splitit enables merchants to improve conversion rates and increase average order value by giving customers an easy and fast way to pay for purchases over time without requiring additional approvals. Serving many of Internet Retailer’s top 500 merchants, Splitit’s global footprint extends to thousands of merchants in countries around the world. Headquartered in New York, Splitit has an R&D center in Israel and offices in London and Australia. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under ticker code SPT.
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