Mr. Ersek has four decades of executive experience in the global financial services industry, having played crucial roles in prominent organizations, driving international growth and business diversification. Mr. Ersek began his financial services career in Europe when he joined Europay/MasterCard in Austria in 1986. After 10 years, he joined General Electric (GE) Capital, taking on the role of Business Development Manager, and also served as GE Corporation's National Executive for Austria and Slovenia. Leveraging his extensive international expertise, Mr. Ersek joined Western Union (a public company) in 1999 and was responsible for international expansion of Western Union in Europe, Africa, and Asia, culminating in his appointment as CEO and a director of the company in 2010. Through his related investment fund, Ersek Enterprises LLC, he also advises and invest in privately held companies. Additionally, since 2015 he has been serving as the Austrian Honorary Consul in the U.S., responsible for Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Business Experience CEO and Director, Western Union (2010 to 2021) Senior Executive, Western Union (1999 to 2010) National Executive and Business Development Manager, GE (1995 to 1999) Business Development Manager, Mastercard (1985 to 1995) Key Qualifications Founded more than 170 years ago, Western Union became, under Mr. Ersek s leadership one of the world s digital payments companies, serving more than 150 million customers in 200 countries, with 12,000 employees speaking more than 75 languages. Mr. Ersek successfully diversified and evolved Western Union s business portfolio into a global digital payments company. Board Memberships Special Advisor to waterdrop , since 2023 Wolters Kluwer N.V. (a non-U.S. public company), since 2025