Nets hires former Mastercard and Global Payments exec James Hicks

James Hicks has joined Nets Group as Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer for its Merchant Services division.

Based in Frankfurt, Hicks will be responsible for strategically enhancing the relationships, processes and solutions of Nets and its key strategic partners.

James has over two decades of experience in the payments industry around the world, most recently founding the Kegaska Group, a Toronto-based payments advisory firm.

Previously, Hicks was EVP of Global Acceptance and Solutions at Mastercard based in its Global headquarters, following a number of leadership roles at Global Payments, including as President of Global Solutions and leading its Asia Pacific and Global Payments Europe businesses.