Alex Gersh Joins Paysafe as Chief Financial Officer

(Source: LinkedIn)

Paysafe, a leading specialised payments platform, has appointed Alex Gersh as its new CFO. He will join the payment firm on October to replace its former CFO, Izzy Dawood who leaves the company later in the year. Gersh will report directly to Bruce Lowthers, CEO at Paysafe.

Gersh has strong technical expertise in both public (UK and US listed, US GAAP and IFRS) and private equity owned businesses, and over 30 years of diversified international financial management experience for companies in different fields. Gersh is now holding role of CFO at Sportradar Group, a global sports technology company, where he built a high performing finance function and successfully led the company's IPO on NASDAQ in September last year.

Gersh earned his Bachelor's Degree of Accounting from The City University of New York. He is a certified public accountant.

"Alex is a highly talented finance executive with a proven track record of driving growth for the international companies he has helped to lead. I know he will be a real asset to our team as we continue our path to accelerate growth and drive long term value for all our stakeholders," said Bruce Lowthers, Paysafe's CEO.

"Paysafe has a highly diversified and relevant digital payments offering in the specialized industries it focuses on including gaming and entertainment. I have been fortunate to have worked for some of the biggest brands in these sectors and I very much look forward to bringing my knowledge and insights to my new role at Paysafe and being part of this ambitious company's future growth story," added Gersh.

The announcement of Gersh's new role follows the appointment of Rob Gatto as Chief Revenue Officer earlier this month.