Global Payments adds two directors in Elliott collaboration

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) appointed Patricia Watson and Archana Deskus as independent directors to its board, effective immediately, according to a company statement. The appointments were made in collaboration with Elliott Investment Management.

The board will expand to 12 directors with these additions. The company also agreed with Elliott to appoint an additional independent director by or immediately following the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.

Global Payments established a new Integration Committee to oversee the integration of its pending Worldpay acquisition. The committee will focus on integration initiatives and synergy realization from the combination, with membership consisting of both new and existing directors.

Watson previously served as Chief Information and Technology Officer at NCR Atleos and held executive technology roles at NCR Corporation and Total System Services, which merged with Global Payments in 2019. She currently serves on the boards of Southwest Airlines and Rockwell Automation.

Deskus most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at PayPal Holdings Inc. She has held chief information officer roles at Intel Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and other Fortune 200 companies. She currently serves on the boards of Cognizant and East West Bancorp.

"Global Payments has a substantial value-creation opportunity that will require disciplined execution, particularly given the critical importance of integrating Worldpay," said Jason Genrich, partner at Elliott Investment Management.

The Atlanta-based payment technology provider operates in 38 countries with 27,000 employees and is a Fortune 500 company.

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