Zepz Board of Directors appoints Mark Lenhard as Group CEO

September 1, 2022 -  Zepz Group today announced that its board of directors appoints Mark Lenhard as Group CEO, effective September 1st 2022. 

Lenhard was most recently the COO of Bill.com and the CEO of Invoice2go, a software platform that empowers independent, service-oriented small businesses to grow and manage their payments. Previously, he helped spin Magento out of eBay, ultimately selling the business to Adobe. Lenhard has also held executive roles at JPMorgan Chase and PayPal where he was Head of Global Strategy, and launched several entrepreneurial ventures.

Lenhard serves as a board member, advisor and seed investor to a number of growth companies in commerce and financial services. He holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

“Mark is a senior leader with more than 20 years of experience helping companies overcome complex challenges in the payments ecosystem and developing successful go-to-market strategies for organisations across the financial services and FinTech industries,” said Ismail Ahmed, Founder and Non-Executive Chairman at ZepzWorldRemit.

“I have spent time with Mark in the last few months and I believe he has the entrepreneurial

leadership and strategic thinking that our business needs in the next stage of its journey,” Ismail continued. 

“I am honoured to have the opportunity to join an organisation as purpose-driven as Zepz. I am looking forward to working with the incredible talent across the Zepz group as we embark on our next phase of global growth and strengthen the way we serve our millions of customers globally,” said Mark Lenhard, Group CEO.

About Zepz

Zepz is powering two leading global payments brands: WorldRemit and Sendwave. We represent brands that disrupted an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players by taking international money transfers online - making global digital payments fairer, faster, and more flexible. Our brands currently send from 50 to 130 countries, operate in more than 5,000 money transfer corridors worldwide and employ around 1,500 people globally.

On the sending side our brands are 100% digital (cashless), increasing convenience and enhancing security. For those receiving money, our brands offer a wide range of options including bank deposit, cash collection, mobile airtime top-up and mobile money.

Zepz’ headquarters are in London, United Kingdom with regional offices around the globe.

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About WorldRemit

We are a leading global payments company and, along with Sendwave, part of Zepz, a group powering two global remittance brands. 

We disrupted an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players by taking international money transfers online – making them safer, faster and lower cost. We currently operate in more than 5,000 money transfer corridors worldwide and as part of Zepz, are part of a 1,400 person global workforce.

Sending money with WorldRemit is 100% digital (cashless), increasing convenience and enhancing security. For those receiving money, we offer a wide range of options, including bank transfer, cash pickup, airtime top up and mobile money. 

Backed by Accel, TCV and Leapfrog – WorldRemit’s headquarters are in London, United Kingdom, with regional offices in the United States, Poland, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Africa, Somaliland, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Belgium.

About Zepz

Zepz Group is the group powering leading global remittance brands: WorldRemit and Sendwave. Since 2021, Zepz Group has been disrupting an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players by reducing the barriers to finance and increasing safety and convenience for users. Every day, Zepz Group and its brands work towards unlocking the prosperity of cross-border communities through finance and technology - driven by the vision of a world that celebrates migrants’ impact on prosperity, at home and abroad.

Zepz Group brands have helped cross-border communities send over $15bn from 50 countries, to recipients in 130 countries in 2022, and operate over 5,000 money transfer corridors worldwide. Zepz Group employs over 1,400 people globally as a remote-first employer, with team members located across six continents.