Ken SOMMER is an independent Non-Executive Director with a prosperous career spanning over two decades in the financial services industry, primarily focused on the payments sector. Ken began his career at Citibank, progressing through various roles to become Group CFO. In 2000, he joined Visa International as CFO and there (2000-2008), he served as CEO and Board member for two years; he was CFO for six years (as well as manager of the risk and human resources functions).  Ken led the restructuring efforts that resulted in the transition of the company into Visa Inc. in 2007 and the company going public with an IPO in 2008.  Ken moved from the USA to Luxembourg to join PayPal in 2016 as the Chief Risk Officer for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. In 2018 he joined Kneip Communications, a data services company for the asset management industry, as CFO. In both positions, Ken was approved as an Authorized Manager by the Financial Regulator in Luxembourg (¨CSSF¨). He is also an independent director on the Board of Convera Europe S.A., a B2B payment services company. LinkedIn