CORINNA VALENTINE BECOMES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF PAYONE

Frankfurt am Main, 25.09.2024

Worldline, a leading global provider of payment services, and the DSV Group, the Payment Competence Center of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, have appointed Corinna Dorothee Valentine (55) - subject to formal approval by the supervisory authorities - as the new member of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of their joint venture PAYONE with effect from October 1, 2024. She succeeds Frank Hartmann, who is currently a member of the Management Board and CFO of PAYONE.

Corinna Valentine, a business graduate and certified accountant (ACA), began her career in 1994 at the auditing firm KPMG in Cardiff and subsequently supported the successful integration of the London and Frankfurt audit functions at Kleinwort Benson in London as manager of the internal audit banking team following the merger of Dresdner Bank and Kleinwort Benson. Her further career path led her to the global financial services provider and specialist for investment and pension solutions Fidelity International (FIL) in 1999, where she successfully held various key positions at European and non-European level. in 2014, she was appointed CFO of the German subsidiary - with overall responsibility for the Finance department in Germany - and joined the German Management Committee. in 2018, she took on the additional position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) in Germany and in this role, in addition to setting up a data management team, was the driving force behind the establishment of a "Change Forum" with the aim of strengthening both the financial and risk-related transparency of change initiatives, making optimal use of financial resources and professionalizing project management. In addition to these tasks, she was a member of various global change and leadership steering committees.

In her new role at PAYONE, Corinna Valentine will be responsible for all departments previously managed by Frank Hartmann. In addition to the further development of the financial strategy and active performance management, Corinna Valentine will focus on risk management and the integration of regulatory and non-financial key figures, which are becoming increasingly important.

Ottmar Bloching, CEO PAYONE, comments: "We are looking forward to welcoming a strategically entrepreneurial personality and proven financial expert with diverse international management experience. As the new financial navigator, she will make a significant contribution to achieving our ambitious growth targets and ensuring that PAYONE remains competitive in the future. Corinna Valentine will not only enrich our company due to her dynamism and expertise, but also thanks to her long-standing commitment to strengthening the position of women in the financial world, she will drive forward topics such as diversity, equal gender opportunities and the advancement of women, which will further strengthen our open corporate culture. On behalf of my management colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome Corinna Valentine to the Management Board as the first female Managing Director in PAYONE's history."

At the same time, Ottmar Bloching would like to thank Frank Hartmann: "Frank has been a profound expert and a strategic asset to our company from the very beginning. We will miss his pragmatic approach and his profound financial expertise. We would like to thank him for his many years of commitment."

Composition of the PAYONE Management Board as of December 1, 2024

The Management Board, which was appointed jointly by Worldline and the DSV Group, will be composed as follows under the leadership of Ottmar Bloching, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Matthias Böcker, Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Roland Schaar, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Corinna Valentine, Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

About PAYONE

PAYONE is a leading payment provider in Germany and Austria. In stationary retail, mobile or online - PAYONE helps retailers and service providers with the challenges of cashless payment. As a full-service payment service provider, PAYONE ensures digital payment processes that work quickly, easily and reliably. PAYONE develops individual solutions for all industries and company sizes in accordance with the highest security standards.

PAYONE's pioneering omnichannel concepts help retailers to offer their customers cross-channel shopping experiences. PAYONE pursues the goal of enabling integrated payment across all touchpoints. PAYONE processes 5.4 billion transactions per year for 277,000 customers. With around 1,400 employees at four locations, the company also offers numerous value-added services that go far beyond the traditional payment business. PAYONE is a joint venture between Worldline and the DSV Group. PAYONE works throughout Europe for well-known global brands as well as for small and medium-sized companies. These include Deutsche Bahn, Rossmann, PUMA, home24 and Sansibar.

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