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Jamie Walker was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Elavon in 2017 and is responsible for leading more than 4,000 employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

Since joining Elavon in 2001, Jamie has managed complex initiatives, including acquisitions and international expansion in his previous role as Chief Financial Officer for Elavon, to assessing risk and opportunities for sustainable, strategic growth in his former role as Chief Administrative Officer for U.S. Bank’s Payment Services division.

Jamie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and marketing from Emory University, and is based in Atlanta, United States.

Declan Lynch was appointed Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bank Europe (USBE) in 2006 and is responsible for leading more than 2,000 employees in Ireland, UK, Germany, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Luxembourg.

USBE is a fully-chartered Irish bank, wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to its leading payment-processing solutions, USBE also operates a number of fast-growing investment services businesses in Europe including Trust, Depositary and Custody.  

Declan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin, and is based in Dublin.
 

Hemlata Narasimhan was appointed European President of Elavon Merchant Services in 2022, and is responsible for 1000 employees in seven countries.

Prior to joining Elavon, Hemlata led the merchant and acquiring business for Visa in Europe. She was also responsible for the growth in Europe of Cybersource – a payment platform acquired by Visa in 2010, and an Elavon partner.

Prior to Visa, Hemlata spent almost seven years at American Express in New York and London, and had a successful career in management consulting with the Boston Consulting Group.

Hemlata is based in London.
 

Gilda joined Elavon in 2018 and was appointed Chief Operations Officer in 2022. She has over thirty years of experience in financial services across operations and transformation in the UK, Ireland and the US.

In that time, Gilda has successfully led many major initiatives, building banking operations from greenfield sites to full retail bank servicing. She is a vocal advocate for diverse talent, employee engagement and wellbeing.

Gilda holds a Masters in Financial Services, a CDip in Accounting and Finance, and a BSc in Computer Science. She is also a Certified Banking Director and is a qualified Company Secretary.