Former Microsoft heavy hitter joins the fast-growing payments technology company on the cusp of shifting market trends
RADNOR, Pa. - Thursday, July 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- FreedomPay®, the world’s most innovative commerce platform,
announced today that it has appointed Rodney Bowen-Wright as Chief
Business Development Officer. Reporting directly to Chief Executive
Officer, Tom Durovsik, Bowen-Wright will focus on customer and market
development, in addition to spearheading the strategic relationship with
Microsoft and its operating divisions.
“Our appointment of
Rodney further deepens our commitment to the Microsoft infrastructure on
which our platform is built. His experience and successful track record
of working with start ups and new technologies and integrating them
into the rhythms of business at Microsoft are undeniable,” said Tom
Durovsik, CEO at FreedomPay. “FreedomPay has seen tremendous opportunity
in the Microsoft market in the past 12 months, and Rodney will be an
essential part of maintaining that momentum and fueling further
expansion of our relationship.”
Bowen-Wright is a
highly-experienced leader with proven success in global sourcing,
business incubation, evaluation of next generation strategic investments
in the areas of Mobility, Digital Media, Internet, Business
Applications and other market domains. Throughout his career, he has
been responsible for driving customer focused Market Research Definition
(MRD), translating business into technical specifications and driving
the resulting product development. He brings more than 15 years of
experience in technology leadership to his new role where he will
leverage his deep expertise and understanding of customer needs to
create effective go-to-market and partnership strategies that drive
business growth both for FreedomPay and its partners.
“I decided
to join the FreedomPay team because of its exceptional and comprehensive
FreedomPay Commerce Platform that can extend the investment that
enterprises have already made in their transactions infrastructure,”
said Bowen-Wright. “The FreedomPay product portfolio and the
sophistication of its engineering team position the company to tackle
the challenges faced across many industries, delivering new levels of
cost and time savings to its rapidly expanding customer base.”
Most
recently Bowen-Wright was responsible for Microsoft's Cloud, Enterprise
and Vertical Markets Portfolios globally where he had an exceptionally
successful history driving Microsoft’s relationships with top tier
Venture Capitalist firms and incubating several early and mid stage
businesses in various market domains that are currently experiencing
significant market growth and success. Prior to Microsoft, Bowen-Wright
held key roles at Cadence Design Systems and Time Warner Cable. Rodney
holds an MSEE degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the
University of Nebraska.
About FreedomPay
The FreedomPay
Commerce Platform™ is a complete solution portfolio designed to enable
companies to embrace current trends and accelerate innovation.
FreedomPay delivers a high-performance, secure user experience driven
from the cloud to any device, anytime, anywhere. The platform seamlessly
bridges the gap across in-store, web, and mobile by interconnecting POS
systems, transaction hosts, incentive engines, and other disparate
systems to a cutting edge transaction superhighway. For more information
visit www.FreedomPay.com.
Contacts
FreedomPay, Inc.
Andrea Waldin, 610-902-9000
Vice President, Marketing
marketing@freedompay.com
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