Ryan Tabone
joins Lightspeed to lead technology and product development as the
Company continues to strengthen its leadership team
MONTREAL, Oct. 4, 2022
/CNW Telbec/ - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX:
LSPD), the one-stop commerce platform for merchants around the
world to simplify, scale, and create exceptional customer
experiences, today announced that the Company has appointed
Ryan Tabone as its Chief Product
& Technology Officer.
"Ryan brings an impressive track record of tackling large-scale
technology challenges while empowering product and technology teams
to keep creativity and innovation at the heart of everything they
do," said JP Chauvet, CEO of Lightspeed. "The solutions
Lightspeed provides are pivotal to the success of retailers and
restaurateurs worldwide—and in today's dynamic environment, they
have never needed us more. Ryan will play a central role in
ensuring the solutions we bring to market not only power their
continued success but provide new resources to enable them to adapt
to the unexpected."
Tabone joins Lightspeed from Google, where he held a number of
roles, among them being a founding member of the team that built
Chromebook and most recently as the Vice President & General
Manager of Google Pay and Google Finance. He has also served as an
advisor and executive in residence for Other Bets, including Wing,
Intrinsic, and more.
"I've spent my career focused on solving problems to create
fundamental shifts in industries for the benefit of businesses and
consumers," said Ryan Tabone,
Lightspeed's Chief Product and Technology Officer. "Small
and medium-sized businesses, in particular, spend a significant
amount of time focused on the infrastructure of running their
business, which pulls them away from doing what they love –
bringing unique value to their customers. Lightspeed, with its
portfolio of products, is uniquely positioned to dramatically
simplify the commerce stack for these merchants. I am extremely
excited by the opportunity to enable businesses across the globe to
more efficiently and effectively serve their customers, both online
and in person, reducing the effort it takes to grow and run their
business."
Throughout his nearly 15 years at Google, Tabone has overseen
the development of various groundbreaking products, including
Chromebook, G Suite, and Google Finance. Ryan earned a Bachelor of
Science from Johns Hopkins University
and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer
Science from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
About Lightspeed
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global
economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants
innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer
experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies
online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to
new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection
to supplier networks.
Founded in Montréal, Canada in
2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams
across North America, Europe, and Asia
Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf
businesses in over 100 countries.
For more information, please visit: lightspeedhq.com
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Forward-Looking
Statements
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forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable
securities laws ("forward-looking statements"), including
information regarding Lightspeed's leadership team, product
offerings and planned product roadmap. Forward-looking statements
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and uncertainties, known and unknown, including economic factors. A
number of risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements
contained in this news release, including, among other factors,
those risk factors identified in our most recent Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, under "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual
Information Form, and in our other filings with the Canadian
securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, all of which are available under our profile
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cautioned to consider these and other factors carefully when making
decisions with respect to Lightspeed's subordinate voting shares
and not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are not
guarantees of future performance and, while forward-looking
statements are based on certain assumptions that Lightspeed
considers reasonable, actual events and results could differ
materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking
statements made by Lightspeed. Except as may be expressly required
by applicable law, Lightspeed does not undertake any obligation to
update publicly or revise any such forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Media Contacts:
Canada:
Victoria Baker, NKPR -
victoriab@nkpr.net
USA:
Jennifer Fugel, Newsmaker Group -
jfugel@newsmakergroup.com
Lightspeed Media Relations -
media@lightspeedhq.com
Investor Relations:
Gus Papageorgiou, Lightspeed Investor Relations
- investorrelations@lightspeedhq.com
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