UK-based paytech The ai Corporation has promoted its chief commercial officer (CCO) of almost five years, Piers Horak, to the position of CEO
In brief:
- Horak succeeds Dr Mark Goldspink in the role following his 10-year tenure as CEO being cut short late last year due to cited health reasons.
- Founded in 1998 with offices in Woking, UK and Dublin, Ireland, The ai Corporation offers a suite of B2B fleet and mobility payment, fraud management and business intelligence self-service tools
- Its new CEO is set to leverage over 15 years of experience in enterprise retail payments, banking and fraud prevention to satisfy his assigned remit.
What does this mean?
Head describes Horak as “an integral part of our organisation for the past decade”, having displayed “exceptional leadership, strategic insight, and an unparalleled grasp of our industry and our company’s workings”. Prior to The ai Corporation, Horak held “pivotal leadership roles” at Mastercard and its payment gateway service DataCash where, among other achievements, he worked at “fostering B2B commercial growth”.
