FirstView Names Robert Raffo as President & Chief Executive Officer
Atlanta, GA, July 12, 2017 (Newswire.com) - FirstView LLC’s (“FV”) Board of Directors has named Robert Raffo to be President & Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2017. Raffo follows Jerry Uffner who left FV earlier this year.
“We are very pleased to have Bob take the reins at First View,” said Lynn DeVault, Chairman. “He brings a unique combination of both corporate executive and entrepreneurial experiences at a time when First View is poised for expansive growth. Bob’s vision for First View and his track record of success is exactly what we need to meet the challenges in front of us.”
Mr. Raffo has extensive executive leadership experience with organizations such as PSKW, Cardinal Health, BLP Group Companies, and The McGraw-Hill Companies. Raffo is also an experienced entrepreneur having successfully transformed two start-up companies into successful consulting firms.
As CFO of PSKW, Raffo oversaw finance, accounting, banking, and information technology for a company that processed 14M copay assistance claims per year totaling $3B in benefits. He also led a successful recapitalization project resulting in a controlling equity investment from Genstar Capital followed by the acquisition of PDR LLC. Most recently Raffo has been leading the integration of PSKW and PDR as they combined to become ConenctiveRx.
“I am thrilled to join the First View team,” said Raffo. “Together we will build upon past success as an award-winning prepaid processing company to expand our capabilities. We intend to strengthen our participation in markets we currently serve while developing expertise as a healthcare fintech solutions provider. The future for First View is very bright.”
About First View LLC
First View LLC is a leading provider of financial, mobile, and payment technology solutions.
FirstView provides innovative payment solutions to help companies create new revenue streams, reduce cost, increase security, and improve efficiency. Over the last decade, FirstView has been delivering prepaid program management and processing services to support a diverse array of prepaid card solutions. FirstView Mobile payment solutions allow companies to capitalize on the dramatic shift to mobile payments.
With decades of payment management experience, FirstView excels at innovation in the high-growth electronic, prepaid, and mobile payment markets. FirstView provides turnkey prepaid debit card program solutions, enabling clients to enjoy all the benefits of operating a fully custom prepaid program, without the compliance, risk management, overhead, and operational burdens associated with entering the program management business directly. FirstView was recently honored with two 2016, two 2015 and two 2014 prestigious Pay Award payment industry achievement awards. Providing innovative payment solutions since 2005, FirstView is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. For more information, visit www.firstviewfinancial.com.
If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Chris Schattin at (404) 861-6568 or CSchattin@fvfn.com.
Source: First View LLC