Elavon, global payments provider and wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (USB), said it has promoted Simon Haslam to the position of president and chief executive officer, succeeding Mike Passilla who recently departed the company.
Haslam joined Elavon in 2005 and was president of Elavon International Markets. Haslam came to Elavon from Citibank when Elavon acquired its European merchant acquiring business. Prior to his years at Citibank, he was a retail and commercial banker at Midland (HSBC) Bank in London, where he began his career in 1980.
Haslam is chairman of the board of Santander Elavon Merchant Services, a member of the boards of Elavon do Brasil, Visa UK and the UK Cards Association. He was elected fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers April 1996 for Services to Banking.
Haslam will move from his current base in London to Elavon's Atlanta headquarters.
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