CSI hires Fintech Industry Veteran Linda Fischer as Chief Operating Officer
The company expands its senior leadership team, adding John Blevin and elevating Kurt Guenther, Allison Maddock and Tara Schultz
PADUCAH, Ky., March 23, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CSI, a leading provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, today announced the hiring of industry veteran Linda Fischer as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (COO). In addition, CSI is further strengthening its senior leadership team, announcing the hiring of John Blevin as senior vice president and general counsel, as well as several promotions: Kurt Guenther to chief revenue officer (CRO), Allison Maddock to chief product officer (CPO) and Tara Schultz to senior vice president for strategy.
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CSI announced the hiring of industry veteran Linda Fischer as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. (Photo: Business Wire)
Fischer joins CSI with more than 35 years of enterprise technology experience. She has held a number of executive and operational leadership roles, most recently as senior vice president and general manager of NCR’s hospitality division. Prior to NCR, Fischer was vice president of sales, marketing and client services for CoreLogic’s insurance vertical. She began her career at FIS (formerly Metavante) and over the course of nearly three decades rose through the ranks of development, implementation, customer support and operations, product management and go-to-market before eventually rising to senior vice president of sales and strategic account management.
“Throughout my career, I have been familiar with CSI’s reputation for strong execution and a relentless focus on the customer, a mentality that aligns with my values and was part of the draw to join CSI,” Fischer said. “I have seen consumer preferences for seamless, digital technology turn to demand, and ultimately assumptions. CSI has a great opportunity to impact the market and empower community banks to meet and exceed consumer needs and expectations with the right technology. . I I am excited to join CSI’s leadership team and use my broad range of experience to help execute CSI’s vision to best serve its clients.”
As COO, Fischer will lead CSI’s customer experience team, operations and product strategy, leveraging her extensive experience in the financial, insurance, retail and hospitality industries. Her tenure in the fintech industry and deep corporate background will strengthen CSI with operational continuity, enabling the company to develop and execute organizational strategies that streamline the execution and service of the company’s leading suite of solutions.
“We are excited to welcome Linda to CSI as we double down on our customer-focused mindset and long-term technology roadmap,” said David Culbertson, CEO and President of CSI. “Our strategy to expand our solutions portfolio is dependent on meeting our customers’ needs and developing products that solve tomorrow’s challenges today. Linda’s rich background in sales, business development, product-go-to-market strategies and customer service will be an invaluable asset to our already robust management team.”
In addition, CSI is adding John Blevin to its leadership team as senior vice president and general counsel, bringing a previously outsourced role to the company. Blevin will now lead CSI’s legal, compliance and ethics functions. Over nearly two decades, he has advised financial industry organizations such as Visa on business development, revenue, products, mergers and acquisitions and risk mitigation strategies.
The appointments of Fischer and Blevin follow the promotions of Kurt Guenther, former president of CSI’s Business Solutions Group, to chief revenue officer, Allison Maddock, former vice president of product management, to chief product officer, and Tara Schultz, former vice president of open banking, to senior vice president for strategy.
“Kurt, Allison and Tara are each an integral part of our leadership team, and their dedication to establishing CSI’s reputation as a cutting-edge industry leader has already proven successful in accelerating our growth,” Culbertson continued. “Elevating them, and adding John’s unique qualifications to our team, further highlights our new era as a private company. I look forward to working closely with the entire leadership team to deliver exceptional products and services to our growing customer base.”
Guenther’s new role as CRO provides strategic leadership for CSI’s sales and revenue generation teams. He joined CSI in 2019, leading the company’s managed services and regulatory compliance solutions. During his nearly 40 years in the financial industry, he served as head of US banking and capital markets for SAP and held various leadership positions at Fiserv.
Maddock joined CSI in 2022 and has quickly risen to CPO, where she leads the company’s strategy, development and implementation of its broad suite of fintech and regtech products. Her extensive career in product management and operations spans more than 20 years and includes executive-level leadership roles at Franklin American Mortgage Company, a division of Citizens Bank, NA and Ramsey Solutions.
Schultz’s promotion is the latest in a string of promotions during her nearly 15 years at CSI. Her new role includes developing corporate strategies to accelerate revenue growth through new products, partnerships and acquisitions. Her experience in the fintech and finance industry has centered on modernizing and expanding API infrastructure, growing a diverse set of fintech partnerships, and expanding CSI’s solutions into new markets benefiting community financial institutions such as sponsoring banks.
For more information about CSI, visit csiweb.com.
About CSI
As a forward-thinking technology partner, Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) provides fintech, regtech and cybersecurity solutions to financial institutions and corporate clients, both foreign and domestic. In addition to its reputation for providing expert services, CSI focuses on driving key technology advances, accelerating speed to market and deploying solutions for fraud and anti-money laundering, account creation, small to medium business and treasury management, managed IT services and cyber security, real-time payments , open bank, Banking as a Service and more. From top global brands to community financial institutions across the nation, CSI delivers agile technology to its partners designed to accelerate their growth and maximize their success. For more information, visit csiweb.com.
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