We are pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Heatherington as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carta Worldwide.  Mr. Heatherington has a track record of success within the payments industry including executive and director positions with some of the leading payments corporations in the world

Gary is an experienced leader in payment systems, financial services, and the technology which enables them. He is currently lead Director in several payments companies, and an industry advisor to a number of funds investing in payments and related technology. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank One Canada (the worlds largest Visa card issuer); Chief Executive Officer of Cyota (payment security and processing); a Member of the Executive Committee of National Trust Company; Regional President and Corporate Executive Vice President of MasterCard International; and Senior Manager of Bank Of Montreal. As Executive Chairman of RewardsNOW Inc., he led the company to double it's sales every year for five years, and the company was on the list of the fastest growing companies in the US for three consecutive years. As Chairman of Moda Solutions, Paradata Systems, First Data Loan Company Canada, and Board Director of Saylent Technologies, Cardinal Commerce, Cyota Inc., Visa Canada, and MasterCard Canada, Gary has achieved significant growth in revenue, profit, and shareholder value across a wide range of payment related companies.

With depth of industry knowledge and industry experience, Gary will play a vital role in guiding the growth of Carta Worldwide as the company strengthens its position as an innovation leader in the payments industry.