LONDON, January 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
WEX welcomes new
talent to growing European
directorship
WEX announces two new senior appointments within the Netherlands.
Since heading up the WEX office in Europe, Vice President Anant Patel has continued to bolster his
leadership team, which now includes a Compliance Director and
Director of Relationship Management role.
These new positions aim to strengthen WEX's international
operations in line with its centralised financial institution in
the US, whilst supporting new and existing client relations.
- Timo Dijkstra: Compliance Director,
EMEA and APAC, WEX.
Timo's role at WEX will see him ensuring that the business grows
internationally in a compliant manner and aligns the different
jurisdictions to create a uniform and scalable compliance
framework.
Prior to joining WEX, Timo acted as the Chief Compliance Officer
of BitPay, a payment processor that allows merchants to accept
cryptocurrency as a payment method. He was also part of the Europol
Advisory Group on Financial Service where he advised the European
Cybercrime Centre on policy matters.
Timo Dijkstra said: "I'm very
much looking forward to joining the expanding WEX team across EMEA
and APAC. Compliance is a vital position within any financial
organisation and I'm keen to make my mark at WEX."
- Astrid
Masle-Boer, Director of Relationship
Management., EMEA WEX Corporate Payments.
Astrid's 20+ years of B2B value-added services has seen her lead
GlobalCollect as Vice President of Global Account Management, with
a multitude of experience working with FedEx, WebEx, American
Express and Forrester Research.
Astrid has a strong track record leading client management
teams, with a deep knowledge of providing value-added financial
efficiencies and cloud-based services in an international
environment. Astrid and Timo will be based in Amsterdam, with the support of the European
team based in London, led by
Anant Patel.
Astrid Masle-Boer added: "WEX's
customer portfolio is an impressive list and I'm eager to use my
expertise to ensure each and every customer is getting the most
from our service. In a constantly evolving technology landscape, we
need to respond to our customers' needs and relieve ongoing pain
points."
Vice President for WEX Corporate Payments, EMEA and APAC,
Anant Patel, commented: "It's an
incredibly exciting time at WEX. We are bringing the best payments
talent into the business as we continue the focus on growing across
these markets.
"Being able to service our customers better has been at the
heart of this decision and with EMEA and APAC being a progressive
and developing payments market for us, it's important to continue
to manage our existing partnerships and grow these
relationships."
About WEX Inc.
WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX) is a leading provider of corporate payment
solutions.
From its roots in fleet card payments beginning in 1983, WEX has
expanded the scope of its business into a multi-channel provider of
corporate payment solutions representing 11 million vehicles and
offering exceptional payment security and control across a wide
spectrum of business sectors.
WEX serves a global set of customers and partners through its
operations around the world, with offices in the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, Brazil, the
United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Norway and Singapore. WEX and its subsidiaries employ
more than 3,300 associates.
The company has been publicly traded since 2005 and is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "WEX." For more
information, visit http://www.wexinc.com and follow WEX on
Twitter at @WEXIncNews.
SOURCE WEX Europe