PayPal Appoints Deborah M. Messemer to Its Board of Directors
January 17 2019 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced it has
appointed Deborah (Debbie) M. Messemer, CPA, to its board of
directors. Ms. Messemer has more than 30 years of experience
advising public and private companies and most recently served as
the managing partner of KPMG’s Bay Area and Northwest region. Ms.
Messemer will serve on the audit, risk and compliance committee of
PayPal’s Board. Her appointment was effective January 16, 2019.
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“Debbie is a talented leader whose global perspective, strategic
vision and expertise in business strategy and governance will be a
valuable addition to PayPal as we continue to grow,” said Dan
Schulman, president and CEO, PayPal. “The board of directors and
the entire PayPal team join me in welcoming Debbie to the
board.”
Prior to retirement from KPMG in September 2018, Ms. Messemer
led over 3,000 team members in 10 U.S. offices across all
functions, including audit, tax and advisory. She spent a large
portion of her career as an audit partner or senior account
executive for clients in a variety of industry sectors including
financial services and technology. She has significant experience
in SEC filings, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and
internal controls over financial reporting. Ms. Messemer currently
serves on the board of directors of Allogene Therapeutics (NASDAQ:
ALLO) and Carbon, Inc.
“I’m thrilled to serve on the board of PayPal, a strong company
that is reimagining financial services to create a more inclusive
global economy,” said Messemer. “PayPal is positioned at the
forefront of the global shift to digital payments and I’m inspired
by the opportunity to help deliver that vision.”
Ms. Messemer holds a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of
Texas at Arlington. She is a member of the National Association of
Corporate Directors and a co-founder of the San Francisco Chapter
of Women Corporate Directors. She has served extensively on
non-profit and advisory boards including the Bay Area Council, the
San Francisco Committee on Jobs, the California Chamber of
Commerce, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the UC Berkeley
Fisher Center Policy Advisory Board, San Francisco Ballet and The
Posse Foundation.
The appointment of Ms. Messemer will increase PayPal’s Board of
Directors to 12 members. With Ms. Messemer’s appointment, 50% of
the board is diverse.
About PayPal
Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial
services creates opportunity, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL)
is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering
people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our
open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 254 million active
account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and
powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an
app, or in person. Through a combination of technological
innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways
to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when
sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than
200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including
Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to
receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56
currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25
currencies. For more information on PayPal, visit
https://www.paypal.com/about. For PayPal Holdings, Inc. financial
information, visit https://investor.paypal-corp.com.
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