Fiserv announces changes to senior management
Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI), a global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced changes to its executive leadership team and Board to enhance execution and oversee strategy and long-term value creation.
The Company today announced that Takis Georgakopoulos, Fiserv’s current Chief Operating Officer, Technology and Merchant Solutions, and Dhivya Suryadevara, most recently Chief Executive Officer of Optum Financial Services and Optum Insight at UnitedHealth Group, will serve as Co-Presidents, effective December 1, 2025. Mr. Georgakopoulos will continue to serve as the Head of Merchant Solutions and Technology, and Ms. Suryadevara will serve as the Head of Financial Solutions, Sales and Operations.
The company also announced that Paul Todd has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective October 31, 2025. Mr. Todd, who previously served as CFO of Global Payments, succeeds Robert Hau, who will serve as a senior advisor through the first quarter of 2026 to support a smooth transition. Mr. Todd has been serving as a special advisor to the executive leadership team for the last several weeks.
Fiserv also announced that Gordon Nixon, Céline Dufétel, and Gary Shedlin will join the Fiserv Board of Directors effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Nixon will assume the Independent Chairman of the Board role, succeeding current Chairman Doyle Simons. Mr. Shedlin will assume the role of chair of the audit committee, succeeding current audit committee chair Kevin Warren. Mr. Simons and Mr. Warren will step down from the Board on January 1, 2026. Ms. Dufétel will join as a member of the audit committee.
When these changes are fully phased in, the Board will be comprised of 11 members, 10 of whom will be independent, and six of whom have been appointed in the past two years.
