Colin Close Has Been Appointed as Planet’s Chief Commercial Officer

We’re delighted to announce that Colin Close has been appointed as Planet’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Colin has significant sales and commercial leadership experience, an extensive background in integrated payments and a strong industry network.

He’s been instrumental in leading the growth of our customer and partner relationships across enterprise, financial services and in emerging verticals, and with our technology partners, since he joined Planet as Head of Global Business Development 18 months’ ago.

Colin said: “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to lead our commercial organisation, simplify our go-to-market approach and make it easier for our customers and partners to benefit from the full range of payments, software and tax-free solutions we provide by bringing our commercial teams together.

“We’re on a journey at Planet to become a leading global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers.

“We know that our customers and partners benefit when payments and software are better connected. Our approach empowers them to deliver great customer experiences, simplify their operations and grow their businesses.”

About Planet 

Planet is a revenue-generating payments service and technology provider. Planet helps businesses meet the needs of their customers by simplifying complex payments, helping people spend freely. Planet serves 550,000 merchants and 100 partner banks across more than 60 markets on five continents, Planet provides a single payments platform that offers acquiring, VAT Refund and Currency Conversion services. Planet is part of the Eurazeo portfolio of growth companies.
Find out more here: www.PlanetPayment.com