Board of Directors

Pioneering figures from leading companies have been instrumental in shaping our strategic vision. The ETA Board of Directors is comprised of visionaries from the industry, whose organizations remain the driving force behind innovation and expansion.

2025 Board of Directors

Executive Officers

PRESIDENT
Derek Webster
Founder & CEO
CardFlight

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jamie Walker
CEO
Elavon

TREASURER
Julie Pukas
Head of Commercial Strategy and Integration
TD Bank

SECRETARY
Christopher Sweetland
Global Head of Payments Markets & Partnerships
PayPal

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT
Cameron Bready
President & CEO
Global Payments

Directors

Todd Ablowitz
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
Infinicept

Chiro Aikat
Head of U.S. Market Development
Mastercard

Rehman Baig
Head of Payment Partnerships
Adyen

June Chen
General Manager
China UnionPay USA

Kathryn Cleary
Head of Merchant Solutions
PNC Bank

Bill Dobbins
Head of Acquiring and Enablement
Visa

Jason Hanson
EVP, President of Payment Services
Discover

James Hicks
President & CEO
Moneris

Jodie Kelley
CEO
Electronic Transactions Association

Casey Klyszeiko
SVP & General Manager
Fiserv

Kimiko Kokka
Director of Merchant Business Development
and Partnerships
Apple

Bruce Lowthers
CEO & Executive Director
Paysafe

Michael Lozanoff
Managing Director, Global Head of Merchant Acquiring Product and Engineering
JP Morgan

Barry McCarthy
CEO
Deluxe

Philip McHugh
EVP & Group President
Worldpay

Laura Miller
Chief Revenue Officer & Head of
Global E-Commerce
Nuvei

Wally Mlynarski
Head of Merchant Solutions
Bank of America

Karen Redwood
Head of Industry Relations and Operations
Square

Jonette Sullivan
Head of Merchant Services
Wells Fargo Merchant Services

Colleen J. Taylor
President, U.S. Merchant Services
American Express

Christopher Ward
EVP, Head of Wholesale Payments
Truist

Erika Wool
Head of Product Partnerships
Stripe

Samir Zabaneh
CEO
TouchBistro