Western Union Appoints Bill Chandler as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
September 13 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global
payments, today announced the appointment of Bill Chandler as
Senior Vice President and Chief Communications
Officer. Chandler served in a similar role over the past
decade at Gap Inc., the global retail and digital consumer
business.
Chandler started earlier this month and reports to
Elizabeth G. Chambers, the Executive Vice President,
Chief Strategy and Product Officer, who is responsible for
the company’s strategy, product, marketing and
communications.
“Bill is an accomplished strategic communicator who brings
a wealth of experience to Western Union from a variety of
industries and sectors,” said Chambers. “He’ll play an integral
role in helping us build our brand, sharing our long and growing
track record of product and channel innovation in the cross-border
payments space.”
In this role, Chandler leads the global
communications organization and serves as the key
media spokesperson for the company.
“Western Union stands in a unique place in the marketplace
– serving consumers and businesses in more than
200 countries,” Chandler said. “With the execution of our
digital strategy and focus on our core business, it’s
an exciting time to join a
truly purpose-driven company, and help raise the
visibility and standing of the brand worldwide.”
While at Gap Inc., Chandler led communications strategies
as the company expanded internationally from 12 to 50
countries, acquired new brands, and
developed its digital channels and services. He also
orchestrated the creation of an alliance of more than two dozen
American retailers to assist factory workers in Bangladesh.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Chandler,
52, has also held senior-level communications roles at
market-leading brands, such as Charles Schwab and DIRECTV,
and for senior elected officials, including United States
Senator Dianne Feinstein and Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global
payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago
Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment
services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with
fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around
the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As of
June 30, 2016, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded
services were offered through a combined network of over 500,000
agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over 100,000
ATMs and kiosks, and included the capability to send money to
billions of accounts. In 2015, The Western Union Company completed
262 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $82
billion of principal between consumers, and 508 million business
payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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