Ingenico announces today the appointment of Vince Tallent as Group Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer, in charge of M&A, strategy implementation and internal group audit.
He will be reporting to Philippe Lazare, Ingenico Chief Executive Officer.
Philippe Lazare said: "We are delighted that Vince is joining our executive committee as the person in charge of the group strategy implementation and corporate development. As chairman of our strategy committee, Vince has contributed significantly to our strategic decisions over the past years. His deep knowledge of our strategic plan along with his extensive experience in both M&A and technology will be extremely valuable to support Ingenico's future development".
Vince Tallent, 42, was previously Chief Financial Officer and executive board member of Mach Group (the leading global mobile clearing and settlement company in the world). He spent the last fourteen years within the telecommunications, media & technology industry, working with and being a key member of several senior management teams to help create and deliver value to shareholders. Vince gained extensive experience working with Public and Private Company Boards and their shareholders, who have been either Venture Capitalists, Private Equity Groups or Public Market investors / Institutions. He has focused on international business, recently specializing in wireless data services in mature markets and wireless voice services in emerging markets such as Africa, Middle East, India and China.
This has been achieved through a variety of Board Level / Senior Management positions focusing on the business disciplines of General Management, Financial Management and Corporate Development. Vince Tallent held a number of Executive & Non Executive Board Member positions at companies such as Mach, Mobileway, Mobile365, OmniSky, MediaOne and British Telecommunications. Vince has a BA (Hons) degree in Accounting & Finance, is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant and has an MBA from Kingston Business School in London.