Flywire appoints Gretchen Howard to its Board of Directors
20 Setembro 2023 - 9:45AM
Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW) (Flywire), a global payments
enablement and software company, today is announcing the
appointment of Gretchen Howard to its Board of Directors, effective
immediately. Ms. Howard will also serve as a member of the
Compensation Committee of the Flywire Board.
Ms. Howard brings extensive experience in software, payments and
public market operations to Flywire’s Board of Directors. She is
the former Chief Operating Officer of Robinhood Markets, Inc.
("Robinhood"), where among other functions, she oversaw brokerage,
cash compliance and operations, human resources and recruiting,
customer trust and safety, as well as customer support and business
strategy. Ms. Howard helped scale and lead the company through its
IPO in 2021, and is expected to remain a special adviser to
Robinhood through the end of 2023. Prior to her leadership role at
Robinhood, Ms. Howard was a Partner with CapitalG, Alphabet Inc.’s
growth equity fund. Prior to that role at CapitalG, Ms. Howard held
various positions at Google and Fidelity Investments. Ms. Howard is
on the Board of Directors of AllTrails, a mobile app connecting
people to the outdoors. She is also a member of the Board of
Trustees at Williams College and a former board member of the YMCA
of San Francisco. She holds a B.A. from Williams College and an
M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
“Gretchen is a skilled operator and leader, and Flywire is lucky
to have this opportunity to benefit from her breadth of experience
in scaling operations at both Google and Robinhood,” said Mike
Massaro, Flywire CEO. “Her professional background that intersects
software and payments, along with her passion for building culture
and community around the world, aligns well with Flywire’s mission
and growth strategy. We are thrilled to welcome her to our Board as
part of the next phase of our journey.”
“I’ve followed Flywire’s growth for some time, and consider it
an exceptional organization for many reasons, including their
tremendous team, robust offerings, and mission-driven culture,”
said Gretchen Howard. “As a business, Flywire continues to execute
well against their growth strategies, and brings innovative ways to
deliver more value to their clients and payers across their core
vertical industries. I’m honored to join Flywire’s Board and
Compensation Committee and play a role in the Company’s next
chapter.”
About Flywire
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company. We
combine our proprietary global payments network, next-gen payments
platform and vertical-specific software to deliver the most
important and complex payments for our clients and their
customers.
Flywire leverages its vertical-specific software and payments
technology to deeply embed within the existing A/R workflows for
its clients across the education, healthcare and travel vertical
markets, as well as in key B2B industries. Flywire also integrates
with leading ERP systems, such as NetSuite, so organizations can
optimize the payment experience for their customers while
eliminating operational challenges.
Flywire supports more than 3,500 clients with diverse payment
methods in more than 140 currencies across 240 countries and
territories around the world. Flywire is headquartered in Boston,
MA, USA with global offices. For more information, visit
www.flywire.com. Follow Flywire on X (formerly known as Twitter),
LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, which are
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