Following the meeting on September 12, 2024, the Board of Directors announced Gilles Grapinet’s departure as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Worldline effective 30 September 2024.

The Board has decided to appoint Marc-Henri Desportes, currently Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Merchant Services, as Chief Executive Officer for an interim period according to the succession plan. In this role, Marc-Henri will be responsible for overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations and implementing the Board’s strategic decisions.

Gilles Grapinet commented:

“For more than a decade, it has been an honor for me to build Worldline as one of the leading players in the global digital payment industry, delivering on our strategic and technological vision to create a leading pan-European Paytech with global reach, to overcome the historical sector fragmentation and operate at the scale of the single market for the benefit of all our business partners. I express my deepest gratitude to all the stakeholders, in particular to all our managers and colleagues for their remarkable commitment, which made this achievement possible over these intense years.

As Worldline enters a new phase, I am fully confident that Marc-Henri Desportes will pursue to successfully execute Power24 to adapt to the current challenges. By leveraging all its assets and talents, I am convinced that Worldline has a very solid future ahead.”