Board of Directors

Rafik R. Sidhom has served as Chairman of our board of directors since May 2018. As the original founder of the Company, Mr. Sidhom has held various senior roles in the business since its inception, including serving as chairman and a member of the board of managers prior to the Company’s initial public offering. Mr. Sidhom began his career in the acquiring industry selling card processing services and equipment to small retail merchants.

James G. Kelly has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since May 2018. Mr. Kelly also served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of managers of the business prior to the Company’s initial public offering. Before joining EVO, Mr. Kelly held several leadership roles at Global Payments, Inc. from 2001 to 2010, including serving as President and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Kelly served as a managing director of Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm, and as a manager of Ernst & Young’s mergers and acquisitions and audit groups. Mr. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Mark A. Chancy has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2020. Mr. Chancy most recently served as Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer at SunTrust Banks, Inc. In this role, he was responsible for SunTrust’s consumer banking, consumer lending, private wealth management and mortgage businesses, as well as enterprise marketing and data and analytics functions for the company. Prior to this role, Mr. Chancy held various executive roles at SunTrust from 2001 to 2017, including Chief Financial Officer and Wholesale Segment Executive. Mr. Chancy serves on the board of directors of Wells Fargo & Company. He also serves as a member of the boards of the Westside Future Fund and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta where he also serves as the chair of its Foundation. Mr. Chancy holds an MBA in finance from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University.

Vahe A. Dombalagian has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2018. Mr. Dombalagian is a Managing Director and Co-Head of then the Madison Dearborn Partners, or MDP, (MDP) Financial & Transaction Services team. Prior to joining MDP, he was with TPG, Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Mr. Dombalagian currently also serves on the boards of directors of The the Amynta Group, Ankura Consulting Group, the Ardonagh Group Limited, Benefytt Technologies, Inc., Navacord Corp., and NFP Corp. and Nevada Investments Topco Limited. Mr. Dombalagian received his Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University and his Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Nikki Harland has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2022. Ms. Harland has served as Chief Operating Officer of Paradies Lagardère since October 2021. Prior to her current role, Ms. Harland held several leadership roles at Paradies Lagardère, including President of the Retail Division and Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining Paradies Lagardère in 2014, Ms. Harland held leadership positions at Gap, Inc., Toys “R” Us and Turner Broadcasting System. Ms. Harland currently serves on the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation Board of Trustees and the National Black Arts Festival Board of Directors. Ms. Harland holds an MBA from Clark Atlanta University and a bachelor's degree from Spellman College.

John Garabedian has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2018. Mr. Garabedian is currently a General Partner with KB Partners’ Myriad Opportunity Venture Fund. Prior to joining KB Partners, Mr. Garabedian served as a senior advisor for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Mr. Garabedian joined BCG in September 1997 and served as a Senior Partner from 2006 to 2018. He was a member of BCG’s Financial Institutions practice and led the practice in the Americas from 2007 to 2012. Prior to joining BCG, Mr. Garabedian was a vice president for Gemini Consulting, where he was the North American Financial Services practice leader. He also worked in strategic planning at Continental Bank. Mr. Garabedian received a Master of Management degree from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Frostburg State University.

David W. Leeds has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2018. Mr. Leeds was associated with Ernst & Young LLP for over 40 years before his retirement in June 2018, having served as an assurance and audit partner in the Financial Services and Technology practice groups of the firm since 1991. Mr. Leeds has also served on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations, most recently as chair of the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Mr. Leeds received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1981.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Laura M. Miller has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2019. Ms. Miller has served as Chief Information Officer at Macy’s, Inc. since March 2021. Prior to joining Macy’s, Ms. Miller was the Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), where she led the vision, strategic direction and cybersecurity of IHG’s global technology solutions. Prior to joining IHG in 2013, Ms. Miller was Senior Vice President, Financial Services Application Development for First Data Corporation, where she was responsible for the company’s credit card issuing, merchant acquiring, ATM and online banking solutions. Ms. Miller currently serves as a member of the Society of Information Management, Women in Technology and the Technology Association of Georgia. Ms. Miller has a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and holds a master’s degree in Computer Systems Management from the University of Maryland University College.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Stacey Valy Panayiotou has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2021. Ms. Panayiotou has served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Ball Corporation since November 2021. Prior to Ball Corporation, Ms. Panayiotou served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Graphic Packaging International (GPI). Prior to joining GPI in April 2019, Ms. Panayiotou was with the Coca-Cola Company from February 2006 through April 2019 where she held a variety of senior HR leadership roles, including Global Vice President of Talent and Development and Vice President, HR, Europe, Middle East & Africa, which consisted of over 120 countries. Prior to joining the Coca-Cola Company, Ms. Panayiotou led the organization development function for Pactiv Corporation. Ms. Panayiotou currently serves on the advisory board for the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business and on the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation Board of Trustees. Ms. Panayiotou has a bachelor’s degree in Management & Organizations from the University of Iowa and holds a dual master’s degree in International HR & Organization Development from Loyola University Chicago.

Gregory S. Pope has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2018. Mr. Pope has served as Chief Operations Officer at Masters Capital Management LLC, an investment management firm, since June 2000. Prior to joining Masters Capital, Mr. Pope worked for J.C. Bradford & Co. from 1989 until July 2000. Mr. Pope previously served on the board of directors for Georgia Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and was a member of its audit and asset-liability committee from 2011 until 2015. Mr. Pope currently serves on the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta and is a past board member of several other charitable foundations. Mr. Pope received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Georgia State University.

* Lead Independent Director

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Audit Committee

Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Matthew W. Raino has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2020, and previously, from May 2018 to December 2019. Mr. Raino is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the MDP Financial & Transaction Services team. Prior to rejoining MDP in August 2007, Mr. Raino attended Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. From July 2003 to July 2005, Mr. Raino served as an associate at MDP. Mr. Raino currently also serves on the boards of directors of the Amynta Group, Ankura Consulting Group, Benefytt Technolgies, Inc., Navacord Corp., and NFP Corp. Mr. Raino has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Master in Business Administration from Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.