CO-OP Financial Services CEO and leadership

Samantha Paxson is an Executive Vice President/Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at Co-op Solutions. She attended the University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business.

Payments pioneer focused on growing technology-driven companies. Able to operate as Board Member + Client Advocate + Product Leader + Technology Innovator. Naturally curious, I have been a life-long learner who invests in people and making companies and life better. My journey has taken me coast-to-coast and I have operated in large established companies and start-ups, thriving on the opportunities each has provided.

Cheryl Middleton Jones is a Chief People Officer at CO-OP FINANCIAL SERVICES and CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER at Co-op Solutions and is based in Duluth, Georgia. She has experience at THE (ING GROUP and has worked as Senior VP:Human Resources at Discovery, Inc.; SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT | DIRECTOR at ING Nederland; and HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER | HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST at Honeywell International Inc.. Cheryl works or has worked as SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES at Discovery, Inc.. She attended North Carolina State University, University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and NAMIC and Darden Business School.

Experienced Chief Financial Officer and Business Executive with demonstrated global expertise at efficiently managing finance, accounting, financial planning & analysis, treasury, investor relations and corporate development organizations. Work with senior management to achieve strategic objectives through effective financial planning, reporting & analysis and expansion of customer base and solution offerings through acquisitions and complex strategic relationships. Raise the necessary capital for businesses to expand and make investments through equity and debt structures including preferred stock, initial public offering, secondary offering, public convertible debt, and commercial bank debt Proven ability to interact with all levels of management including CxOs, board members and divisional presidents across business unit boundaries. Decisive executive with the ability to manage in a rapid growth environment and is very adaptable to change.

Chief Revenue Officer Mathew Kardell joined CO-OP in April 2017, Previously, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager (SVP/GM) of STAR Network Relationship and Sales at First Data Corporation. He is a veteran of the payments and financial services industry with more than 25 years in high-performing revenue-generation and business development roles. At First Data, Kardell most recently was responsible for the company’s STAR Network client relationships with merchants and financial Institutions, with network transactions experiencing double-digit percent growth in 2015. Prior to that position, he was SVP/GM of Financial Institution Relationships and New Business Development, managing more than $1 billion in revenue and spanning more than 4,000 financial institutions in North America. In addition, Kardell has extensive experience in the credit union space, having managed those strategic relationships during his tenure at First Data.

Nick Calcanes is a global technology and operations executive responsible for customer information protection working for Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina. Calcanes is a natural leader and energizes his teams by bringing together smart, creative, and flexible team members with diverse perspectives and skills. He focuses on big problem strategies which drive revenue and delivers regular business results for his small business and personal clients.

Sarah Szilagyi is an Advisory Board at UC Irvine Health and SVP, Experience Operations and Chief of Staff at CO-OP FINANCIAL SERVICES and is based in Carlsbad, California. She has worked as VP of Strategy & Client Services at Elevator and VP of Digital Services at SHIPYARD/THE. Sarah studied at Rutgers Business School between 1994 and 1998 and SDSU between 2004 and 2006.