Ingenico Group announced new appointments to its executive committee to reflect the evolution of its business scope and the retirement of Patrice Durand. Stephen Buchner is appointed EVP e-payments to manage and develop group e-payment activity globally, combining GlobalCollect and Ogone. Prior to this, Stephen was GlobalCollect's Chief Credit & Risk Officer.

Rick Centeno is appointed EVP Technology & Platforms to manage all Ingenico Payment Services platforms now gathered under a unique responsibility (AXIS, easycash, Ogone, GlobalCollect). Jacques Behr is appointed EVP Europe and Africa. Jacques Guerin is appointed EVP Smart Terminals & Mobile Solutions, overseeing all in-store and mobile solutions from design to delivery to the local sales teams. Jacques will also supervise the deployment of Telium Tetra and enrich the Marketplace with new business relevant apps.

Michel Lager is appointed EVP Innovation to manage Ingenico labs to cover advanced R&D, next generation offering and global accounts and partnerships. Patrice Durand will retire from his current functions after the full year 2014 earnings release but will remain committed to the group's business development as senior advisor to Philippe Lazare. As part of his new role, Patrice will continue to sit on GlobalCollect board of directors.

Succeeding to Patrice Durand, Pierre-Antoine Vacheron is appointed EVP Strategy, Performance & Finance, covering Strategy, M&A, Quality, IT, Legal and Finance. He will be supported by Nathalie Lomon, appointed EVP Finance, and Kesh Talwar appointed EVP Payment Strategy, covering primarily relationships and partnerships with merchant acquirers and schemes. Prior to this, Kesh was GlobalCollect's Chief Payment Officer, Finally, Chlo Mayenobe is EVP Governance & Risks, extending her scope with security issues, and Martine Birot remains EVP Human Resources and Internal Communication.