PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 23, 2014--
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) today announced it has hired Thien
Truong as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Sales. Mr.
Truong comes to Green Dot from American Express, where he most recently
served as Vice President of Retail and Mall Channels for the U.S.
Payment Options group. While at American Express, Mr. Truong led the
expansion of the brand's prepaid solutions, including the nationwide
launch of its prepaid card, Serve.
Thien Truong, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Sales (Photo: Business Wire)
“Thien is a talented executive with great experience in both financial
services and retail," said Kostas Sgoutas, Chief Revenue Officer for
Green Dot. "He will be an important addition to our team as we seek to
increase our retail distribution and identify attractive new channels
for product expansion.”
Mr. Truong will be responsible for managing Green Dot’s sales and new
business development. He will manage products in various channels to
help Green Dot identify new business partnerships and grow existing
relationships.
“I became captivated with Green Dot and its mission as I ventured to
compete with them in the prepaid card industry with American Express
Serve," said Mr. Troung. "I'm thrilled to move to Green Dot, the pioneer
of the industry, who is dedicated to reinventing personal banking for
the masses. Here, I feel I can help to make a difference for America's
underserved -- millions of whom use Green Dot already today."
While at American Express, Mr. Truong was also responsible for managing
the company’s U.S. gift card business. Prior to his time at American
Express, Mr. Truong served in various Sales Management and Corporate
Strategy roles at Procter & Gamble, Nestle Waters, and Frito Lay, a
division of PepsiCo. Mr. Truong joins Green Dot along with another
senior hire. Joshua
Goines recently joined the company as the General Manager of GoBank
from PayPal.
About Green Dot
Green Dot Corporation is a technology-centric, pro-consumer Bank Holding
Company with a mission to reinvent personal banking for the masses. The
company is the largest provider of prepaid debit card products and
prepaid card reloading services in the United States, as well as a
leader in mobile banking with its GoBank mobile bank account offering.
Green Dot Corporation products are available to consumers at more than
90,000 retailers nationwide, online and via the leading app stores. The
company is headquartered in Pasadena, California with its bank
subsidiary, Green Dot Bank, located in Provo, Utah.
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