Diebold Nixdorf CEO and leadership

Gerrard Schmid currently serves as president and chief executive officer. In this role, he is responsible for driving the organization's global strategies and performance to enable secure, software-defined connected commerce and related services across the financial and retail industries.

Schmid has more than 20 years of leadership experience in banking, payments, and financial technology. Most recently, he was a senior advisor with The Boston Consulting Group. From 2012 to 2017 he served as chief executive officer of D+H Corporation, a $1.7 billion global fintech company that was publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:DH) prior to being merged with Misys. Under his leadership, the company evolved from a Canadian leader in payments to a global leader in real-time payments and lending software. He joined D+H in 2007 as president and CEO of the company’s Filogix business unit.

Prior to D+H, he managed a $3 billion retail banking business at Lloyds TSB in the United Kingdom. From 2001 to 2005, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer for retail banking at CIBC, one of the “Big Five” Canadian banks. In 1997 he joined McKinsey and Company, Inc., where he advanced through positions of increasing responsibility, working across financial services, e-commerce and technology before joining CIBC. He began his career in finance at Citibank in 1995 as a developer in derivatives supporting trade reconciliations.

Originally from South Africa, Schmid earned a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and started his career as an aerospace engineer. He also holds a Master of Applied Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Reynolds C. Bish is a vice president of Lexmark International, Inc., and president of Lexmark Enterprise Software. He is responsible for strategy, execution and executive team leadership for Lexmark’s industry-leading enterprise software offerings, which include multi-channel capture, process management, content management, enterprise search, integration, analytics, mobile and cloud products. Bish joined Lexmark in 2015 with the company’s acquisition of Kofax, where he had been chief executive officer since 2007. Bish has been active in enterprise software markets for more than 20 years. In 1989, he co-founded Captiva Software Corporation, which became a leading provider of input management solutions. He served as Captiva’s president and CEO until its acquisition by EMC Corporation in 2005. He then served as vice president of EMC’s Enterprise Software Group until mid-2006. Prior to Captiva, Bish was president and CEO of Unibase Systems, Inc., the first company to provide data entry systems on industry-standard, open platforms. Bish holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pennsylvania State University.

Patrick has more than 30 years of experience in global talent management, organizational design, HR data and analytics, compensation and benefits, succession planning and labor relations. Her background spans a number of industries, including packaging, automotive, logistics and supply chain, and power and data solutions.

Gerrard Schmid currently serves as president and chief executive officer. In this role, he is responsible for driving the organization's global strategies and performance to enable secure, software-defined connected commerce and related services across the financial and retail industries.

Schmid has more than 20 years of leadership experience in banking, payments, and financial technology. Most recently, he was a senior advisor with The Boston Consulting Group. From 2012 to 2017 he served as chief executive officer of D+H Corporation, a $1.7 billion global fintech company that was publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:DH) prior to being merged with Misys. Under his leadership, the company evolved from a Canadian leader in payments to a global leader in real-time payments and lending software. He joined D+H in 2007 as president and CEO of the company’s Filogix business unit.

Prior to D+H, he managed a $3 billion retail banking business at Lloyds TSB in the United Kingdom. From 2001 to 2005, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer for retail banking at CIBC, one of the “Big Five” Canadian banks. In 1997 he joined McKinsey and Company, Inc., where he advanced through positions of increasing responsibility, working across financial services, e-commerce and technology before joining CIBC. He began his career in finance at Citibank in 1995 as a developer in derivatives supporting trade reconciliations.

Originally from South Africa, Schmid earned a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and started his career as an aerospace engineer. He also holds a Master of Applied Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Reynolds C. Bish is a vice president of Lexmark International, Inc., and president of Lexmark Enterprise Software. He is responsible for strategy, execution and executive team leadership for Lexmark’s industry-leading enterprise software offerings, which include multi-channel capture, process management, content management, enterprise search, integration, analytics, mobile and cloud products. Bish joined Lexmark in 2015 with the company’s acquisition of Kofax, where he had been chief executive officer since 2007. Bish has been active in enterprise software markets for more than 20 years. In 1989, he co-founded Captiva Software Corporation, which became a leading provider of input management solutions. He served as Captiva’s president and CEO until its acquisition by EMC Corporation in 2005. He then served as vice president of EMC’s Enterprise Software Group until mid-2006. Prior to Captiva, Bish was president and CEO of Unibase Systems, Inc., the first company to provide data entry systems on industry-standard, open platforms. Bish holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pennsylvania State University.