Brings more than 15 years of experience managing high growth,
cross-functional teams
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2013--
WEX
Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a leading provider of corporate payment solutions,
today announced Alison Vanderhoof has joined the company as senior vice
president, general manager for emerging markets. Vanderhoof will oversee
the business performance of WEX’s travel, healthcare and employee
benefits businesses globally.
“Alison brings more than 15 years of experience managing corporate
strategy, partnerships and cross-functional teams at high growth
businesses, and she is well suited to oversee our expanding emerging
markets,” said Melissa D. Smith, president of WEX. “Together with the
WEX senior leadership team, she will be instrumental to achieving
continued strategic growth in these markets.”
Prior to joining WEX, Vanderhoof held several senior leadership
positions at Vistaprint, including, most recently, managing vice
president of Vistaprint’s B2B unit, where she established a proven track
record of accelerating growth and developing partnerships. Vanderhoof
also served in senior positions at NAVTEQ, where she managed global
cross-functional teams and was instrumental in building its corporate
development strategy and function.
About WEX Inc.
WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX) is a leading provider of corporate payment
solutions. From its roots in fleet card payments beginning in 1983, WEX
has expanded the scope of its business into a multi-channel provider of
corporate payment solutions representing more than 7.6 million
cardholders and offering exceptional payment security and control across
a wide spectrum of business sectors. The Company’s operations include
WEX Bank, Fleet One, Pacific Pride, rapid! PayCard, Wright Express
Australia, Wright Express New Zealand and CorporatePay Limited, England,
as well as a majority equity position in UNIK S.A., Brazil. WEX and its
subsidiaries employ more than 1,400 associates. For more information
about WEX, please visit www.wexinc.com.
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