Payments Canada has a new President and CEO and it is a familiar face.
This week Payments Canada’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of Susan Hawkins to the dual role. Hawkins served as a board member for Payments Canada from 2020 to 2023.
Hawkins comes from TD Bank Group where for over five years she was the Global Head of Enterprise Payments and Executive Vice President of US Payments. She led the modernization and governance of payment infrastructure and payment products working with teams in the US and Canada.
“We are thrilled to appoint Susan Hawkins to lead Payments Canada as President and CEO,” said Garry Foster, Chair of the Payments Canada Board of Directors.
“Susan is an expert in the industry and her experience spans domestic and international retail and commercial payment leadership. Her passion for payment innovation and proven collaborative leadership will support our drive forward as we modernize Canada’s payment systems.”
Upon Susan’s commencement of her new role, interim co-CEO Kristina Logue will resume her full role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and interim co-CEO Jude Pinto will resume his full role as Chief Delivery Officer (CDO).
“I look forward to leading the Payments Canada team and working collaboratively with our members and stakeholders to continue to build on the momentum of Canada’s payment innovation journey,” said Susan Hawkins, incoming President and CEO of Payments Canada.
“It’s a pivotal time for Payments Canada and the industry with advances to broaden access to Canada’s payment systems through the recent Royal Assent of the Canadian Payments Act changes, which will expand Payments Canada’s membership, and as Payments Canada leads the final phase of a ‘made for Canada’ Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system. I am excited to support Payments Canada to build the future of payments for Canada in partnership with the payment ecosystem.”
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