Nikos Fountas

EVP & CEO, EFT Europe, Middle East and Africa Division at Euronet

Nikos Fountas joined Euronet subsequent to the Company’s 2005 acquisition of Instreamline S.A. (now Euronet Card Services) in Greece. He was the founder of Card Business in ABC Professional Services, an affiliated Piraeus Bank company (the third largest private bank in Greece) and equity shareholder.

Since October 2005, Nikos has served as managing director of the Company’s Greece EFT subsidiary, responsible for Euronet’s European card processing and cross-border acquiring operations. In December 2014, he was named CEO of the Company’s EFT Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Division. Nikos has direct P&L responsibility for the business and oversees the commercial sales initiatives including provision of ATM, POS and card related services to customers throughout Europe. In addition to day-to-day operations management, he is responsible for strategic planning, operations and management of Euronet’s EFT Segment across EMEA. Prior to joining Euronet, Nikos spent over 20 years working in management and executive-level positions in the IT field for several companies, including IBM for 12 years. He has a degree in computer science (Honors) from York University in Canada and post graduate studies in business administration from Henley Management School and IBM Business Professional Institute.

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