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PayPal appoints Louise Phelan to new Europe, Middle East and Africa role

Written by Robert McHugh, on 20th Sep 2016. Posted in Appointments

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It was announced today that PayPal has appointed Louise Phelan as Vice President, Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Ireland, Middle East and Africa.

She has been promoted to this new role following her tenure as VP of Global Operations Europe, the Middle East and Africa.    
 
In her new role, Louise will take responsibility for growing revenue and customers for PayPal in more than 100 countries, including Ireland, across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 
 
Louise joined PayPal from the senior management team of GE Money in 2006 when PayPal had 200 employees in Ireland. She has overseen significant growth and expansion with employee numbers currently at more than 2,600 in Dublin and Dundalk and is on track to grow to 3,000 by 2018. 

She has held a number of senior leadership roles in her time at PayPal before becoming VP of Global Operations in EMEA in 2012. Following the promotion to her new role, Louise will report to Rupert Keeley, CEO, PayPal EMEA.
 
Louise Phelan, VP, Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Ireland, Middle East and Africa, PayPal, said, "I’ve enjoyed my ten years in PayPal’s Global Operations team immensely and I’m proud to have lead EMEA Operations through such exceptional growth. I’m very excited to be given the opportunity to lead this extensive new business unit and to drive growth across the entire region."

Source: www.businessworld.ie

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