{
  "id": 1539126,
  "title": "Ebanx Expands Leadership Team to Put Execs Closer to Merchants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ebanx-expands-leadership-team-to-put-execs-closer-to-merchants",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/personnel/2026/ebanx-expands-leadership-team-to-put-execs-closer-to-merchants/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazilian payment platform Ebanx has significantly expanded its leadership team to enhance proximity of executive oversight to merchants and high-growth markets, according to a statement released on Aug. 17. Co-Founder and CEO João Del Valle emphasized the importance of leadership being \"close to the client and to the processing countries, where growth truly happens.\"\n\nThe company appointed James Booth as Vice President of Commercial for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, replacing him with José Mauricio Orsolini Filho for Latin America. Marcela Farima became Director of Merchant Success in Ebanx's Singapore headquarters, while Henrique Simião took the role of Director of Product. In China, Liqian Zhang was promoted to Director of Merchant Success, supporting Chinese brands in their global expansion.\n\nOther new appointments include Juliana Etcheverry, now Director of Issuer Engagement and Growth in Uruguay, replacing her former role as Director of Country Growth for South LatAm. Javier Kaniewicz took over Etcheverry's previous position. Brazil saw the addition of Camila Alcalde as Director of Business Development and Engagement, assisting global brands aiming to expand across Latin America. Wiza Jalakasi, formerly Director of Africa Market Development, became the Commercial Lead for Africa and the Middle East. Anderson Sato, Director of Staff and Growth, along with Guillermo Miro, Director of Commercial Excellence and Revenue Operations, were also appointed.\n\nAlexandre Amorim Silveira was named Director of Operational Excellence, and Paulo Machado Simões took the role of Director of Regulatory. Alain Delcourt became Director of Strategic Channel Partnerships, while Leandro Magalhães assumed the position of Director of People Operations. Rafael Teixeira was promoted to Director of Information Security. Additionally, Ebanx partnered with Brazilian BNPL service Pagaleve to enable consumers to use Pix, the country's instant payment system, for Buy Now, Pay Later transactions.",
  "summary": "Brazil-based payments platform Ebanx has announced what it calls a “significant” leadership team expansion. The new appointments are part of a strategy to have executive leadership placed close to the company’s merchants’ headquarters and “high-growth operational markets,” Ebanx said in a news release Monday (Aug. 17). “Great leadership stays close: close to the client and to the processing…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ebanx expands leadership team to be closer to merchants",
    "James Booth appointed VP Commercial for Europe, MEA, Africa",
    "Marcela Farima becomes Director of Merchant Success in Singapore"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}