ClearCommerce Europe, the leading provider of fraud prevention and payment processing solutions for online retail, has appointed Alan Smith as business development director, Europe. Alan will oversee all of ClearCommerce's European direct sales operations.
Alan has extensive experience in the payments market having joined from Retail Decisions Europe Ltd, providers of payment and fraud prevention services to the oil, retail, banking and telecoms sectors.
As manager for the telecoms, oil and retail sector, Alan developed a portfolio of over 20 major clients including Argos, ASDA, ChevronTexaco, ExxonMobil, O2, Safeway, Shell, Superdrug, Tesco, and T-Mobile.
Prior to this, he was at Streamline Merchant Services, the payment card acquiring arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. As account manager he handled national retail clients and was also involved in generating new business opportunities in this sector.
Robert J. Lynch, president and CEO of ClearCommerce commented: "I am delighted to welcome Alan to our European team. He has the industry experience and sales leadership abilities that will help us to strengthen and extend our existing position in the European online retail sector."