Boost Appoints Payments Industry Veteran Carl Mazzola as its Chief Strategy Officer
Seasoned Executive to Drive Continued Measurable Success at Boost Payment Solutions
NEW YORK, May 27, 2021 — Boost Payment Solutions (“Boost”), the leader in B2B payments optimization, today announced Carl Mazzola as its Chief Strategy Officer.
Mazzola will be responsible for driving revenue across strategic and emerging markets as well as leading Product, Account Management, Marketing, and Business Analytics.
He most recently served as President and CRO at TSYS Payment Solutions where he led the strategic positioning of their Integrated Payments division which included the marketplace leading Healthcare vertical.
The executive hire comes as Boost continues its rapid expansion, following a recently announced $22 million Series C funding round led by Invictus Growth Partners. Boost plans to accelerate domestic and international growth with a focus on solutions across key verticals including healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, freight & logistics and real estate. Mr. Mazzola will also focus on continuing to build and strengthen Boost’s strategic relationships with credit card networks and partners within the B2B payments ecosystem.
“Carl’s proven track record of driving growth at successful companies, combined with deep expertise in the payments space, will help us scale and take advantage of the large and growing market opportunity,” said Dean M. Leavitt, Founder and CEO of Boost. “This is a significant hire for Boost and we’re excited for an industry expert like Carl to join us.”
Boost is the only FinTech acquirer focused exclusively on the B2B market. Its technology is focused on curing the pain points associated with commercial card use and acceptance, working closely with institutional and corporate buyers, suppliers, commercial card issuers and card networks.