Leading Experts on Financial & Business Services

Robert Schweitzer is President of Shay Investment Services, an institutional investment advisor to banks, insurance companies and pension funds. Prior to joining Shay, he was the Regional President of Northwest Savings Bank(Equinox Bank). He joined Equinox as CEO when it was facing regulator enforcement...

David Selke is a Vice President and Client Services Manager at Affiliated Computer Services (ACS). He manages all client relationships for the Consumer Financial Solutions Group which focuses on ASP services for some of the leading automotive financial services companies. Previously, Mr. Selke was a...

David Shapiro is the Chief Sales Officer at PremierBPO, a US-based contact-center related outsourcing service provider with locations in India, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Prior to PremierBPO, he was the President and founder of Source One Communications, a BPO/Call Center with locations in...

Dennis Shea is a Managing Director at Auriemma Consulting (ACG). ACG specializes in the credit, debit, and private label card markets. Dennis brings a business management perspective to clients based on careers in banking and retailing prior to consulting. At ACG, he is involved in sales, administration,...

Dennis Sheehan was most recently the Senior Managing Director for GMAC-RFC Europe Mortgage Banking until December of 2007. There he served as the Chief executive for start-up of mortgage conduit operations pan-Europe and was responsible for all aspects of mortgage strategy, organizational development...

Matt Simester is a Director at Auriemma Consulting Group, a UK based firm providing comprehensive management consulting to the financial services industry with a particular focus on payments, lending and retail banking. Previously, from 2005 till 2007, he was the Head of Value Added Services at Barclaycard...

Hugh Simpson is a Principal of Bourse Consult, a London-based independent consulting firm specializing in financial market institutions. He is also a respected commentator on European exchange developments. He has been called on for advice on the possible mergers involving the London Stock Exchange...

Harnath Sithamraju is an Australia-based independent consultant involved in investment banking activities and project consultancy and also practicing as an Accountant. Mr.Sithamraju was an Associate at Admiralty Group, a US-based investment banking consulting firm. He was responsible for providing advisory...

Joseph Smith is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Default Mitigation Management (DMM), an industry leader in mortgage workouts. DMM works with both borrower and the lender to resolve defaulted loans. The firm has worked or is working with the following lenders: US Bank, Kentucky Housing,...

Kenneth Sommer was most recently the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Board Member at Visa International. He played a key role in transitioning the company into a for-profit enterprise. Mr. Sommer departed from Visa in December 2007 after leading a global restructuring in which all Visa entities...

Arnold Staloff is the Chairman of Arnold Staloff of three U.S. registered Chinese corporations. Previously, Mr. Staloff was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloom Staloff Corporation, a Philadelphia-based equity and options market making firm and foreign currency options floor broker. Prior...

Terry Tevis is the President of TATevis & Company, a Connecticut based consulting firm, which specializes in providing advisory to private equity firms, focusing on troubled companies in commercial printing. He also consults on business strategy for large printing companies including American Color...

Mitchell Uretsky is a Managing Associate at Auriemma Consulting Group. He joined ACG in 2006 and is the primary resource responsible for Accounting and Finance issues. The pursuit of excellence, quality and the attainment of best-in-class is what drives this results-oriented leader. Mr. Uretsky has...

James Van Dyke is the Founder and President of Javelin Strategy and Research, a provider of primary syndicated and custom market research and advisory services focused on financial services, payments, identity fraud and electronic commerce. The firm’s typical client-base include global 500 banks, payments...

Richard "Rich" Van Leeuwen retired from Ford Motor Credit Company in August 2006 as the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Over a 32 year career at the firm, he held a number of senior operating and staff positions, including overseas postings in Europe and Asia. In Europe he was Managing...

Michael Viola is a Managing Associate at Auriemma Consulting Group, a management consulting to the financial services industry with a particular focus on payments, lending and retail banking. He joined ACG in 2003 after several years in the IT sector, bringing with him his technical and analytic proficiency....

James Ward is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Ingenuity Group, an independent insurance Agency & Employee Benefits firm serving corporations, institutions, non-profit, and individuals providing solutions for Property, Casualty, Health, and Life. In addition, Mr. Ward serves as President...

Thomas Webb is the President of Big Sky Ventures, a St. Louis-based Jackson Hewitt Tax Service franchise operation that owns and manages 15 stores across ten Jackson Hewitt territories. Mr. Webb has over 13 years of experience in tax return preparation serving nearly 10,000 customers a season. He is...

David White is an Australian-based independent consultant specializing in securities and banking products, fixed income, equity and credit derivatives, as well as stock exchange and futures exchange regulation. From Mar 1995 - Apr 1999, Mr. White was an Executive Director and Commissioner at Securities...

Andrew (Andy) Wilcox is the Managing Principal of Shareholder Service Solutions, Inc., a specialized consultancy he founded in June 2006. The firm enables corporations to achieve best practices with their stock transfer and related services (contract terms & conditions, pricing, service delivery logistics),...