Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI), a global payment technology and financial services provider, today announced changes to its executive leadership team and board of directors to improve execution and oversee strategy and long-term value creation.
The Company announced today that Takis Georgakopoulos, currently Chief Operating Officer, Technology and Merchant Solutions at Fiserv, and Dhivya Suryadevara, most recently CEO of Optum Financial Services and Optum Insight at UnitedHealth Group, will serve as Co-Chairmen, effective December 1, 2025 as Mr. Heorgchanatopoulos. Solutions and Technology, and Ms. Suryadevara will serve as Head of Financial Solutions, Sales and Operations.
The company also announced that Paul Todd has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective October 31, 2025. Mr. Todd, who previously served as CFO of Global Payments, succeeds Robert Hau, who will serve as a senior advisor until the first quarter of 2026 to support a smooth transition. Mr. Todd has been serving as a special advisor to the executive leadership team in recent weeks.
Fiserv also announced that Gordon Nixon, Céline Dufétel and Gary Shedlin will join Fiserv’s Board of Directors effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Nixon will assume the role of Independent Chairman of the Board, succeeding current Chairman Doyle Simons. Mr. Shedlin will assume the role of audit committee chairman, succeeding current audit committee chairman Kevin Warren. Mr. Simons and Mr. Warren will step down from the Board on January 1, 2026. Ms. Dufétel will join as a member of the audit committee.
When these changes are fully implemented, the Board of Directors will consist of 11 members, 10 of whom will be independent and six of whom have been appointed within the last two years.