New appointment
MPayMe has announced the appointment of Lee Travers as senior vice president for sales. Lee will be based at MPayMe’s European headquarters in London and will be responsible for leading MPayMe’s sales and commercial operations for the region.
Prior to joining MPayMe, Lee was an EVP for Monitise, one of the world’s biggest mobile banking and payments services. He was based in the US and became instrumental in building and supporting the company’s strategic partnerships and helping to deliver mobile money services to their customers. Lee also served as a VP for technology and operations for Monitise Africa for a number of years and led the implementation of Mobile Money solutions in Nigeria.
Commenting on the appointment, Hooman Mazaheri, MPayMe’s CEO of Europe said: ‘We are pleased to welcome Lee Travers to the team and are confident that his experience and knowledge will help us to rapidly grow our operations. Lee has an impressive track record for generating sales and creating profitable businesses. His extensive experience and expertise in mobile banking, payments and commerce will be vital to our plans for growth. He’s an asset to our organisation.’
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