FSV Payment Systems names George Coutros COO
FSV Payment Systems, a leading provider of network branded (Visa, MasterCard, Discover) prepaid debit card products and processing services, today announced that George Coutros, a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, has joined FSV as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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Reporting to Jonathan Palmer, FSV's President and Chief Executive Officer, Coutros will manage FSV's overall operation and will help shape the company's strategic direction.
"FSV's Board of Directors and I are very pleased that George has accepted our offer to help lead FSV through a period of rapid growth," Palmer said. "We've grown almost tenfold in the last five years, and we project continued rapid growth over the next several years. George brings invaluable experience to his new mission as our COO, and the hundreds of people who work at FSV will benefit immensely from his leadership and guidance of their efforts every day."
Coutros joins FSV after more than 20 years as a senior executive with large well-known financial institutions and financial service companies, including CompuCredit, NetBank, Bank of America and Equifax. Most recently, he served as Chief Information Officer of CompuCredit. A long-time resident of Jacksonville. Fla, where he will be based with FSV, Coutros was awarded a BA in mathematical sciences from Johns Hopkins University and a MS in statistics from North Carolina State University.