MADRID, Spain, April 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The MRC today announced that
Gareth Davis will keynote its 2014 European Congress, 14-16 May in Paris,
France. Gareth Davis, current chairman of William Hill PLC, a leading online
gambling company, will share the importance of meeting global demands through
targeted growth strategies in a cost efficient environment.
"Gareth is one of the most forward thinking and influential business leaders of
our time, having spent nearly four decades generating profitable results through
corporate transformation," said MRC Managing Director of Europe Nicolas
Vedrenne.
Gareth served at the helm of Imperial Tobacco for 14 years and in 2010, he was
selected as the 13(th) best performing CEO in the world by the Harvard Business
Review. In addition to serving as the chairman of William Hill PLC, Davis also
serves as the chairman of Wolseley PLC and DS Smith PLC.
MRC's 2014 European Congress is the largest educational event for ecommerce
payments and fraud professionals in Europe, hosting 400 payments and fraud
professionals, 100 speakers and 130 content sessions. This three-day intensive
training will consist of content developed and delivered by top merchant
professionals, including Google, Microsoft, Air France and FEVAD, to name a few.
Davis's keynote address is sponsored by DataCash.
ABOUT THE MRC: The MRC is the principal not-for-profit, global forum for
ecommerce fraud and payments professionals. With its vision, "Making Commerce
Safe and Profitable Everywhere", the MRC provides proprietary education and
training, and advocacy, as well as a forum for timely and relevant discussions.
Today, membership includes nearly 400 of the world's most prominent merchant
companies, more than 60 category leading solution providers, including the major
card brands, and 1500 professionals. Members represent 95 percent of the top 20
ecommerce companies in the world, over 82 percent of the top 50 and over 60
percent of the top 100. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the MRC's European
office is located in Madrid, Spain. Learn more at www.merchantriskcouncil.org
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TELEPHONE: +1 206.364.2789 ext. 155
EMAIL: bill@merchantriskcouncil.org
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