Data Authentication Industry Thought Leader Miles Carroll Joins FirstPrepay
Miles Carroll, former Director of GB Group plc, the leading identity and anti-fraud company, has joined specialist prepaid card company FirstPrepay as Commercial Director.
Miles was central to the development of customer registration and anti-fraud systems in Banking, Telco’s and Gaming and more recently across the Prepaid Industry, indeed working with the majority of operators in this sector.
FirstPrepay Chief Executive Mark Kennedy says Miles's appointment adds significant fire power to the executive management team, which is focused on driving prepaid solutions into all sectors of business and acquiring significant market share.
"FirstPrepay is enjoying leading the market and our rapid growth has been maintained with high standards of delivery and client management giving us the unique plaudit in the sector that we have yet to lose a client. Miles is a heavy weight strategic thinker, who drives strong processes and develops strong positive business culture in organisations. His unrivalled experience in our target sectors will undoubtedly further broaden our dominant position in a number of sectors.”
"We knew Miles during his time at GB Group and were always impressed with his professionalism and salesmanship as indeed all GB Group clients were. We are extraordinarily pleased to have him on board and believe the company can only benefit in many ways from having such calibre of leadership" says Mark Kennedy.
Miles will head up commercial development, sales and marketing and lead organisational restructuring and the development of best in class processes.
Commenting on his appointment Miles Carroll explains it was an opportunity to play a leading role in a sector which has excited him since its inception.
"Prepaid cards have been of interest to me for some time and I firmly believe that the whole sector is about to enter an exponential period of growth. FirstPrepay are very much at the top of their game in the prepaid cards sector and has an enviable reputation within the industry. Whilst they were my client, I had complete visibility of their comparative progress, their success and their plans for future growth. Such growth and strong annuity revenues now are achievable and of a scale which will drive significant shareholder value"
"FirstPrepay is a well funded company with a rich experience across the key delivery elements and unrivalled relationships with the supply chain. The architecture and processes are robust; as are the established and proven retail and online sales channels and a comprehensive reload network partners. I am very excited about the new role and look forward to further developing FirstPrepay's portfolio," says Miles Carroll.
Miles has held a number of senior executive positions over the years, including roles at IBM and Travelex.
