Management Team

Paolo Montessori: Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Paolo Montessori has worked in the telecommunications industry for more than 20 years and is a well recognised figure in the global mobile VAS market with a particular focus on mobile money solutions. He has been closely involved in both commercial and solution design in the field of mobile money and payments, having led projects for numerous industry leaders.

Mr Montessori’s experience extends to the telecom and financial services industries in Australia, the Middle East, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America, encompassing both emerging and developed markets where mobile money is experiencing rapid growth.

Paolo was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2013.

Stephen Blundell: Chief Financial Officer & Finance Director

With nearly 20 years of experience in finance and operations, Stephen took over the role of eServGlobal’s Chief Financial Officer in 2009 and was appointed to the Board in 2013 in the role of Finance Director.
Stephen has held various senior roles with leading multi-national software companies, including EMEA Director of Finance at Adobe Systems and EMEA Vice President Commercial Operations at Siemens PLM, where he drove eight quarters of unprecedented revenue growth, exceeding competitors’ success and the company’s own financial plans.

James Hume: Chief Technology Officer

James has extensive experience in developing and delivering commercial enterprise software for the telco and financial services worlds. With more than 14 years industry experience, James has strong end-to-end project management skills, encompassing the proven implementation of quality systems and processes. James’ background includes customer facing roles in various international markets working closely with multiple stakeholders to deliver strategic and dynamic technology solutions.

Laurence Blanchard: Human Resources Director

Laurence Blanchard is Global Human Resources Director at eServGlobal. Prior to joining eServGlobal, Laurence held several executive human resources positions with international Telecoms and Hi-Tech companies, including HR Director for France and Belgium at Lucent Technologies and Corporate HR Director at ESI Group.
She is focused on building a global HR infrastructure and fostering a company-wide passion for serving customers.

Remi Arame: Chief Sales Officer

With more than 22 years experience in the IT & Telecom sectors, Rémi Arame has held the position of Global VP Sales at eServGlobal since 2010. Prior to this role, Rémi held several senior positions at eServGlobal, Ferma and SAGEM SA.

Rémi holds a PhD in Electronics with honors and has an extensive track record in driving and closing business in international environments.