Nium, a provider of real-time cross-border payments, today announced the appointment of Spencer Hanlon to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Previously, Hanlon served as Nium’s Global Head of Travel, leading one of the company’s fastest growing business units. Hanlon joined Nium in 2021 through the acquisition of Ixaris Group Ltd., where he served as President.
In his new role as COO, Hanlon will lead and scale Nium’s day-to-day operations into its next phase of growth, with a particular focus on onboarding new customers, global technical services and long-term strategic initiatives. He will report to Nium founder and CEO Prajit Nanu.
Commenting on the appointment, Hanlon said:
“During my three years at Nium, I have seen first-hand the success of this progressive acquisition as it blossomed into a key part of this incredible cross-border payments scale. Now to have the opportunity to lead incredibly dedicated, smart and fun teams around the world, within one of the most popular fintechs in the world, is an incredible honor and cause for real excitement. To that end, I have the clear brief to continue to make everything we do here at Nium customer-centric. Honestly, I can’t wait to get started.”
Prior to joining Nium, Hanlon held various leadership positions with British Airways over a decade. He has worked and lived in many markets including the UK, Taiwan, Malaysia, Switzerland, Israel and Turkey. He continued his career in travel payments with nearly two decades at Lufthansa’s AirPlus International where he led teams in sales, marketing, processing, operations and customer services – culminating as CEO and COO of AirPlus International GmbH – based headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
Nium is confident that Hanlon’s appointment will further strengthen the company’s leadership team and enhance its ability to deliver exceptional value to its customers, partners and stakeholders.
Hanlon succeeds Pratik Gandhi, who joined the company in 2016 and took over as COO of Nium in 2019. Gandhi will step down from his operational role at the company by the end of this year and will continue to be associated with Nium as a peer co-founder and advisor to the CEO of Nium.