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Leadership

Advisors

Company Leadership

Brian Brinkley

Chief Executive Officer

Jessica Pass

Chief Operating Officer

Doug Earp

Chief Technology Officer

Scott Relf

Chief Revenue Officer

David Grawemeyer

Chief Legal Officer

Phil Martin

Chief Compliance Officer

Garrett Stanley

Chief Information Security Officer

Karen Henricksen

Controller

Linda Abbott

Head of Fraud Prevention

Kevin Green

BSA/AML Officer

Chris Huber

Head of Product Development

Mike O’Malley

Head of Data Services

James Troutman

Head of Infrastructure, Architecture, Development

Jason Britton

Head of DevOps

Kelsey Castellano

Office Manager, Executive Assistant to the CEO

UK & Europe Leadership

Sharon Kirby

Senior Vice President

Nancy Lester

Head of Corporate Legal

Harriet Gill

Head of Partnerships

Emma-Rose Manase

Head of Brand & Marketing

Syeda Islam

Head of Customer Success UK & Europe

Business Development

Jon Weiss

Vice President, Partnerships

Shawn Ramsey

Vice President, Business Development

Jim Ackerson

Managing Director of Strategic Channels

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Brian Brinkley

Chief Executive Officer

Brian has over 30 years of experience in enterprise and start-up environments. He is a leader in omnichannel commerce and digital payments technology. Brian co-founded Zave Networks which was acquired by Google in 2011 and became a key component of Google Wallet. Brian has held executive roles at Sprint PCS and Lucent Technologies. Brian joined QRails as CTO in 2019 and was asked to lead QRails’ growth strategy as CEO in 2021. Brian was recognized for his innovation and leadership, being named in the Top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2021.

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Jessica Pass

Chief Operating Officer

Jessica has over 10 years of experience in leadership positions leading high-performance teams in prepaid technical implementations, software quality assurance, account management, and fraud analysis. Jessica has led the effort of building out the implementation, customer service, account management, and operational areas of QRails.

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Doug Earp

Chief Technology Officer

Doug oversees the company’s global information technology (IT) organization, with responsibility for the deployment of QRails products as well as other innovative technologies and programs. He has led Fortune 500 enterprise IT initiatives and several executive teams to success as a CTO for over 9 years. This includes building out international data centers on several continents and architected systems for the largest financial organizations. Doug has 25 years in financial services and was the Lead Systems Architect for DST Systems and a Vice President at Zurich, Scudder Investments, and Kemper Financial Services.

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Scott Relf

Chief Revenue Officer

Scott is an innovation leader in hi-tech startups and hi-growth Fortune companies; specializing in game-changing strategies and commercializing new products and services. Scott was a co-founder of payments pioneer Zave Networks acquired by Google in 2011, and also PikMobile, a revolutionary social networking SaaS platform. Scott held executive positions in marketing and product development at Sprint PCS, Kellogg, and The Gallo Winery.

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David Grawemeyer

Chief Legal Officer

David has over 30 years of experience as a lawyer. He has had senior legal positions at financial services, real estate, and technology companies. David began his career as a corporate and securities lawyer at a major law firm in Chicago.

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Phil Martin

Chief Compliance Officer

Phil is a multi-dimensional compliance professional with private sector and regulatory experience who leverages the capacity to self-serve and analyze data to enhance 3 lines of defense governance infrastructure. Prior to joining QRails, he performed anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance roles at Promontory Financial Group, Fintech unicorn WorldRemit, and Colorado’s Department of Revenue. He also founded a financial services compliance consultancy focused on high-risk industries, which was acquired in 2020.

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Garrett Stanley

Chief Information Security Officer

Garrett is an Information Security professional with over 20 years of experience in Information Technology, having worked for top private and government entities in the U.S. and globally, and holds multiple industry-relevant degrees and certifications; all of which stemmed from a passion for Information Security analytics, engineering, and compliance. This has allowed him to serve on the front lines of designing, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining core Security Operations for multiple organizations across varied industries.

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Karen Henricksen

Controller

Karen comes to QRails after being an independent business owner who has provided consulting, training, and other business financial services for Retailers, Non-Profits and Service Providers by developing and reorganizing their Finance/Accounting strategies and procedures. She has also worked for larger corporations in healthcare and the Oil and Gas industries.

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Linda Abbott

Head of Fraud Prevention

Linda has nearly 20 years of retail and commercial banking experience, working her way up from teller to operations manager. Her passion for account fraud investigations and recovery led her to shift careers into financial fraud. Before joining QRails, Linda spent the last 8 years working in the fraud department for two financial institutions and a major card network.

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Kevin Green

BSA/AML Officer

Kevin Green heads the BSA/AML department at QRails. Kevin began his career working in the securities industry working transaction monitoring and conducting compliance reviews for unregistered securities. After working his way up and earning multiple FINRA licenses, Kevin transitioned to the banking industry. There he conducted quality control for BNP Paribas’ Corporate and Institutional Banking and developed compliance and AML policies at Bank of the West.

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Chris Huber

Head of Product Development

Chris has over 15 years of experience in Enterprise and startups, focused on omnichannel commerce and digital payments technology. Chris co-founded Zave Networks which was acquired by Google in 2011 and became a key component of Google Wallet. Chris is a product expert and is responsible for the product direction of AnyDay.

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Mike O’Malley

Head of Data Services

Mike has over 30 years of experience designing high-performance analytic data solutions and leading teams to deliver them to clients. This includes building modern data warehouses and data lakes on most leading RDMS as well as AWS Cloud. He has worked with many of the large corporations in the Kansas City Area and has broad experience across numerous business domains. He has also worked for Brian Brinkley at Sprint, Zave Networks, Google, and now QRails.

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James Troutman

Head of Infrastructure, Architecture, Development

James is a leader in the engineering and architecture of multi-platform e-commerce systems. He has previously held leadership positions where he built systems that scaled to support billions of transactions.

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Jason Britton

Head of DevOps

Bio coming soon.

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Kelsey Castellano

Office Manager, Executive Assistant to the CEO

As QRail’s Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the CEO, Kelsey is responsible for all office procedures and human resources coordination. Kelsey received her degree in Hospitality Management and prior to joining the QRails team, she managed front office operations for Marriott Hotels.

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Sharon Kirby

Senior Vice President

Sharon oversees operations in the U.K. and Europe responsible for driving the launch of the AnyDay platform internationally. She is an industry veteran with years of experience in managing enterprise sales and partner alliances. Most recently director of partnerships at U.K.-based Hastee, Sharon regularly leads webinars and speaks at events on the topic of financial wellness.

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Nancy Lester

Head of Corporate Legal

Nancy was head of M&A and Strategy and on the Executive Committee of Bunzl plc for 14 years, following 6 years there as Legal Counsel. Prior to that, she was an attorney at Slaughter and May. Nancy also heads up our London office.

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Harriet Gill

Head of Partnerships

Harriet is a seasoned SaaS sales professional with over 20 years of experience working with enterprise clients and partners. Experienced in building successful alliances and account management, Harriet is a strategic thinker and passionate about partnership collaboration, delivering customer success and driving best value for money.

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Emma-Rose Manase

Head of Brand & Marketing

Emma-Rose is an award-winning marketer with over 9 years of experience in brand and marketing for leading financial brands. Most recently at Earned Wage Access provider, Hastee. She is passionate about social impact driven marketing that removes jargon and helps customers move their finances forward.

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Syeda Islam

Head of Customer Success UK & Europe

Syeda has several years of experience working in client account management. She is focused on achieving success by working closely with her clients & establishing a trusted and strategic relationship.

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Jon Weiss

Vice President, Partnerships

Jon has worked in the HCM / Payroll space for many years developing “White Labeled Solutions“ for partners to enhance their product and service offerings helping them to be more competitive in the marketplace. Before joining QRails, Jon held executive partnership roles at Nettime Solutions (acquired by Paychex) and eLabor (acquired by ADP).

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Shawn Ramsey

Vice President, Business Development

Shawn has over 25 years of sales leadership experience in the HR/Payroll industry. Prior to joining QRails, Shawn helped build and lead the sales organizations at Paychex, TriNet, Empower Software Solutions (acquired by Kronos), NGA (acquired by Alight), and Rizing HCM.

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Jim Ackerson

Managing Director of Strategic Channels

Jim brings global card and payment experience across multiple verticals including retail brands, financial institutions, bankcard associations, and card processors. Jim has held leadership roles at Marqeta, MasterCard, I2C, Citibank, MBNA, and AAA.