Chris is CEO and chairman of Confirmation, has grown the company exponentially since his start in 2002, and is responsible for product diversification and expansion efforts. He is a highly experienced CEO and a proven operator with a successful background in online transaction processing businesses within the financial services industry. He has managed several software and technology businesses and has served on numerous Boards of both public and private companies.
Antes da Confirmation, Chris foi diretor executivo da Integrion Financial Network na Virgínia do Norte, EUA. A Integrion criou a primeira plataforma online para os 18 maiores bancos da América do Norte, tendo a VISA e a IBM como parceiros. Sob a liderança do Chris, a Integrion saiu de menos de 20 mil para mais de 3,5 milhões de contas na internet, com 30 milhões de transações por mês.
Prior to Integrion, Chris was brought in as the President and CEO of VISA Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of VISA International also located in Virginia. His charge was to turn around the company and within 3 years Chris successfully led the company to break-even and grew the company to 500,000 subscribers with in excess of 10 million monthly transactions.
Como CEO da VISA Interactive, Chris liderou o desenvolvimento de todos os sistemas de processamento de pagamentos da VISA International a serem implantados em todo o mundo e direcionou a estratégia da VISA International para as iniciativas de comércio eletrônico.Enquanto CEO, Chris negociou a venda da VISA Interactive para a Integrion, e também gerenciou a plataforma de tecnologia que prestava serviços a 75 instituições financeiras dos EUA, Europa e América Latina.
Chris received his MBA from the University of Rochester in 1979, and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a BA in Economics in 1973.
