Pushpay (NZSX:PPH, ASX:PPH, 'Pushpay' or 'the Company'), the
leading technology platform building world-class giving and
engagement solutions to help organizations grow their communities,
is pleased to announce that Sumita Pandit and John M. Connolly have
been appointed as Directors by the Pushpay Board effective today,
Sept. 27, 2021.
Sumita is Chief Operating Officer of dLocal, a
technology-first payments platform enabling global enterprise
merchants to connect with consumers in emerging markets. Prior to
dLocal, Sumita was Global Head of Fintech Investment Banking for
J.P. Morgan.
John is a Senior Advisor to Sixth Street, a leading
global investment firm and Pushpay’s largest shareholder. He has
led or served on over 35 boards and over the course of his career
held executive positions at Bain Capital Ventures, M|C
Communications, Institutional Shareholder Services, and IBM. John
also founded Mainspring, Inc. (acquired by IBM) and Course
Technology (acquired by Thomson Corporation).
Molly Matthews, CEO of Pushpay, said, “Our mission
is to help organizations grow their communities and that has guided
us to become the leading vertical software and payments platform in
the faith sector. I am excited to tap into the new perspectives,
knowledge and skill sets Sumita and John bring to Pushpay as we
continue to execute our growth strategy by entering new markets and
building differentiated world class products and services for our
customers.”
Graham Shaw, Chairman of Pushpay’s Board of
Directors, said, “We are delighted to welcome Sumita and John to
the Pushpay Board. Sumita has been central to the growth of fintech
businesses throughout her career and John brings a 30-year track
record of innovation, vision, and execution in creating successful
growth companies. These appointments show the pro-growth,
collaborative approach we have enjoyed with Sixth Street since
their joining as our cornerstone investor last March. We are
thrilled to have appointed such experienced and energetic
individuals who will further strengthen our Board’s breadth of
talent and background.”
Sumita Pandit said, “I look forward to working with
Molly, my fellow Board members and the rest of the team as Pushpay
continues to expand its product set, deepen its customer
relationships and solidify its position as the leader in non-profit
payments integration.”
John Connolly said, “Molly and her team have done
an incredible job strengthening Pushpay’s position as the leading
platform serving donor communities in the US. I look forward to
contributing my experience as well as Sixth Street’s knowledge and
insights across its technology portfolio to help Pushpay pursue its
next phase of growth.”
About Pushpay’s collaboration with Sixth
Street
In March 2021, Sixth Street became Pushpay’s
largest shareholder and began engaging with the Company on
operational initiatives with a primary focus on accelerating growth
and product innovation. Sixth Street leverages its experience,
resources, and global perspectives to help accelerate growth at the
companies in which it invests.
Michael McGinn, Partner at Sixth Street, said,
“Pushpay’s customers recognize the value of its integrated payments
platform and entire ecosystem approach, and we see significant
opportunities for expansion beyond its current industry-leading
position. Sumita and John will further strengthen the Board’s
presence in Pushpay’s core US market, and provide support and
guidance as it seeks to execute on those opportunities and
accelerate growth. We look forward to collaborating with Molly, the
senior leadership team and the Board to help realize Pushpay’s full
potential.”
Sixth Street uses its flexible, long-term capital,
data-enabled capabilities and one cross-platform team approach to
develop themes, and offer solutions to companies across all stages
of growth. Founded in 2009, the firm manages over US$50 billion in
assets and has more than 320 team members across nine global
offices. Select current and past representative Sixth Street
investments include Airbnb, AirTrunk, AvidXchange, Gainsight,
Kyriba, MDLIVE, Passport, Paycor, PaySimple, Spotify, Sprinklr and
SumUp.
Further background on Sumita Pandit and
John M. Connolly
Sumita Pandit | Independent
Director
Sumita is the Chief Operating Officer of dLocal, a
technology-first payments platform enabling global enterprise
merchants to connect with billions of consumers in emerging
markets. Prior to joining dLocal, Sumita was a Managing Director
and Global Head of Fintech Investment Banking for J.P. Morgan.
Sumita brings nearly two decades of experience in investment
banking, advising companies across verticals in fintech including
payments, financial software, neo-banks and insurtech. Previously,
she worked at Goldman Sachs. Sumita received her MBA from The
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Sumita lives with
her family in Los Altos, California, US.
John M. Connolly | Non-executive
Director
John is a Senior Advisor to Sixth Street providing
guidance to portfolio company CEOs and management teams on
strategic and operational issues associated with growth. John has
served as chairman, non- executive chairman or director on over 35
boards, including A Cloud Guru, Paycor and Regulatory DataCorp
(RDC) where he served alongside Michael McGinn, Co-Head of Sixth
Street’s Growth business. John was previously a Managing Director
at Bain Capital Ventures, Chairman and CEO of M|C Communications,
Chairman of Edgar Online, Chairman of the Princeton Review,
President and CEO of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), and
held several senior positions at IBM, including leading the
integration to create the IBM Business Consulting Group. John also
founded two companies, Mainspring, Inc. (acquired by IBM) and
Course Technology (acquired by Thomson Corporation). John lives
with his family in Manchester, Massachusetts, US.
Sumita, as an Independent Director and John, as a
Non-executive Director affiliated with Sixth Street, will each hold
office until Pushpay’s next Annual Meeting, at which point they
will stand for election by shareholders.
About Pushpay
Pushpay provides a donor management system,
including donor tools, finance tools and a custom community app, a
church management system (ChMS), and live video streaming solutions
to the faith sector, non-profit organizations and education
providers located predominantly in the United States (US) and other
jurisdictions. Our leading solutions simplify engagement, payments
and administration, enabling our Customers to increase
participation and build stronger relationships with their
communities.
Church Community Builder and Resi Media LLC (Resi)
are subsidiaries of Pushpay Holdings Limited. Church Community
Builder provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) church management
system that churches use to connect and communicate with their
community members, record member service history, track online
giving and perform a range of administrative functions. Resi is a
high growth SaaS company that provides end-to-end live video
streaming solutions enabled by hardware products predominantly to
the faith sector, whilst also servicing commercial, nonprofit
organizations and education providers in the US.
Pushpay is an award-winning company. For more
information visit www.pushpay.com/investors/awards.
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