“Worldline appoints new CEO in South Asia”

Worldline, Atos subsidiary in e-payment services, announced the appointment of Deepak Chandnani as the new CEO for Worldline in South Asia. He succeeds Jean-Pascal Duvet, who takes over as the Worldline CEO for Asia. Deepak will be based in Atos offices in Mumbai, India and will report directly to Jean Pascal Duvet.

“I’m delighted to welcome Deepak as new CEO of Worldline for South Asia and am fully convinced that his valuable long experience in mobile payment and more globally financial services, will enable a new stage of success for the company and our customers”, said Jean-Pascal Duvet, CEO at Worldline in Asia.

Gilles Grapinet, CEO at Worldline: “We are happy to welcome Deepak in Worldline. Our company has already a leading role in Indian’s payment market, and as we have a strong ambition to further grow our business across Asia, we have strengthened our local management. We wish both Deepak and Jean-Pascal a lot of success with their new roles”.

Deepak brings 30 years of experience to his new role and is proficient across a variety of industries, product categories and market segments, with expertise in financial services and the emerging payment space. Before joining Worldline, Deepak was working with Obopay Inc., San Francisco, California and has worked in senior leadership positions in India with companies like Hindustan Unilever, Wire and Wireless India, NCR Corporation, Yahoo and Citibank. Deepak holds a degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and has done his Master’s in Business Administration at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

About Worldline

Worldline, an Atos subsidiary, is the European leader and a global player in the payments services industry. Worldline delivers new generation services, enabling its customers to offer smooth and innovative solutions to the end consumer. Key actor for B2B2C industries, with 40 years of experience, Worldline is ideally positioned to support and contribute to the success of all businesses and administrative services in a perpetually evolving market. Worldline offers a unique and flexible business model built around a global and growing portfolio, thus enabling end-to-end support. Worldline activities are organized around three axes: Merchant Services & Terminals, Mobility & e-Transactional Services, Financial Processing & Software Licensing. In 2012, Worldline’s activities within the Atos Group generated (pro forma) revenues of 1.1 billion euros. The company employs more than 7,100 people worldwide. worldline.com