SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equinox Payments, LLC, a major payments solutions provider, today announced several executive appointments designed to accelerate the company’s growth.
“Equinox is committed to investing in the quality and talent of strong leaders,” said Patrick Hazel, Equinox Chairman and Chief Executive, “we understand the transformation going on in our industry and our new leaders are especially well-suited for this type of mission.”
Chris Dismukes, who has overseen the acquirer and distributor channel selling efforts for Equinox, has been promoted to Vice President, North American Client Group where he will be responsible for all revenue generation activities across the entirety of Equinox’s product lines.
Leonard Biankin has been promoted to Vice President, Supply Chain and Service Operations and will be responsible for all supply chain activities; he will also oversee Equinox’s North American Service Center as well as manage key supply and manufacturing relationships.
In addition, Equinox has added two new executives to its senior leadership group from outside the company:
Dustin Howard has been appointed Vice President, Chief Information Officer and will lead the company’s expanding and strategically critical information technologies initiatives. Previously, Mr. Howard held executive IT roles with SunGard, Apollo Group, Lucent, and the United States Marine Corps.
Nancy Ribble has been appointed Vice President of Professional Services. In this newly created executive position, Ms. Ribble will be responsible for deploying the company’s service delivery and client support mechanisms as well as playing a key role as client advocate in the areas of quality and customer service. Previously, Ms. Ribble has held executive information technology roles with Prudential and was a Practice Director for Oracle Corporation.
The expansion of the Equinox executive team coincides with the upcoming launch of Apollo, the company’s newest family of payment acceptance hardware. Apollo combines state-of-the-art hardware and software to provide merchants and their customers with a reliable, secure and intuitive experience at the point of sale.
Equinox Payments, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is the second-largest provider of payment terminals and related technologies in North America. Equinox is increasingly positioned as a thoughtful and trusted resource that assists payment sector participants keep pace with rapid changes the industry is facing. Beyond payment acceptance hardware, Equinox is now enabling cloud-based convergence between retailers, payment processors, smart data, and payment credentialing systems all within highly secure solutions. Equinox’s more than 200 employees are driving technical innovation across the payment landscape through its market-leading retail and payment processing clientele. For more information, please visit www.equinoxpayments.com.
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