About us

Jamie Walker was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Elavon in 2017 and is responsible for leading more than 4,000 employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

Since joining Elavon in 2001, Jamie has managed complex initiatives, including acquisitions and international expansion in his previous role as Chief Financial Officer for Elavon, to assessing risk and opportunities for sustainable, strategic growth in his former role as Chief Administrative Officer for U.S. Bank’s Payment Services division.

Jamie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and marketing from Emory University, and is based in Atlanta, United States.

Declan Lynch was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Elavon Financial Services (EFS) in 2006 and is responsible for leading more than 2,000 employees in Ireland, UK, Germany, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Luxembourg. EFS is a fully-chartered Irish bank, wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to its leading payment-processing solutions, EFS also operates a number of fast-growing investment services businesses in Europe including Trust, Depositary and Custody.
 

Declan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin, and is based in Dublin.

Clare Halligan has been Head of eCommerce at Elavon since 2018, where she leads the development of customer-centric eCommerce, online and mobile payment solutions across Europe.

She has extensive experience in payments and eCommerce, having held positions at First Data and Realex Payments.

Claire has an MBA from UCD Michael Smurfit Business School and also studied at the Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College Dublin.

Colin Close was appointed Managing Director, UK and International Corporate for Elavon in Europe in December 2017. In his current role, Colin is responsible for Elavon’s customer channels and leads on the strategic initiatives which underpin Elavon’s largest revenue market, the United Kingdom.  Colin is also part of Elavon’s international leadership team working on future strategy and business direction.

Colin has significant experience in leading the transformation of Elavon’s European business and building Elavon’s global partnerships with large corporates, with over 12 years in the payments industry with positions at both Elavon and Barclays Bank.

Colin holds a Bachelor of Science in business studies from Aston University and is based in Reading, England.

Simon Tune joined Elavon as Commercial Director in 2018. At Elavon, Simon is responsible for overseeing product development, identifying new market and growth opportunities and directing marketing operations.

Before joining Elavon, Simon worked at Xerox Corporation for nearly 14 years, across various roles including General Manager, Business Development and Marketing, as well as Head of IT and Online Reseller Development.

Simon holds a Bachelor of Arts in sales and marketing from the University of Glamorgan and is based in Greater London. He is a member of the Elavon Merchant Services European Leadership team.

Vivian (Viv) has worked for Elavon for more than 19 years. Currently, he is Head of Partnerships for Elavon in Europe, responsible for creating strategic partnerships with Independent Sales Organisations (ISOs), Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) Banks, and eCommerce companies across the region.

Vivian has held leadership roles for Elavon including Director of Sales for Ireland & UK, Head of International Corporate Business. He is a member of the Elavon Merchant Services European Leadership team.