PayPros Leadership Team
It's been our Leadership Team's vision that's brought us here and that vision – coupled with invaluable customer feedback and insight – continues to guide us. The collective experience and collaborative chemistry of our team is critical to PayPros' identity as a leader in payment processing.
Chuck Smith
CEO, PayPros
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Chuck has nearly three decades of experience in the financial services industry and is the guiding force behind PayPros' unique business model and rapid expansion. Chuck was PayPros' first General Manager and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in 1996. Under his tutelage, PayPros grew from an aggressive start-up into the industry leader it is today. Chuck is considered one of the pioneers in PC-based transaction processing and an expert in merchant banking, security and transaction processing solutions.
Eddie Myers
President and COO
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Eddie Myers joined PayPros in 2004 as EVP/General Manager and was appointed President and COO in July 2007. Eddie is responsible for supervising the day-to-day aspects of PayPros including operations, human resources, business development, and customer service and management. Eddie previously worked at Paymentech where he held various sales and management positions over a span of nine years. Prior to Paymentech, he served in technical and marketing positions with Verifone and NDC. Eddie is an active member of the Electronic Transaction Association (ETA) and currently serves as the President of the ETA Board of Directors.
John Malnar
Chief Financial Officer
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Joining PayPros in 2011, Mr. Malnar manages corporate finances with responsibility for financial operations and reporting, capital structure, budgeting, and relationship management with the investor community. With more than a decade of strategic finance experience, counseling public and private companies worldwide, his expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, private placements, growth equity, and corporate finance advisory efforts. Prior to PayPros, Mr. Malnar worked at Focus Strategies; Black Rock, Inc.’s Corporate Ventures Group, and Merrill Lynch’s investment banking team. A CFA Charterholder, he graduated in finance, with honors, from the University of Texas at Austin.
Chuck Riegel
EVP, Software Products & Partners
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Chuck Riegel joined PayPros in 2004 as EVP, Software Products & Partners. Leveraging his twenty+ years of technology management experience, Chuck manages the Strategic Sales, Software Partnerships and Technology initiatives to continually expand PayPros' position within the technology sector. He has held executive-level positions with technology companies including Cybercash, Virtus, Seer Technologies, Legent Corporation, Business Software Technology, Ecutel and Software AG.
Jeff Dorman
Chief Legal Counsel
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A member of PayPros' Board of Directors, Jeffrey Dorman has been the organizations's legal and business consultant since 1996. In 2006, he joined PayPros as its General Counsel with additional responsibilities for business development in legal practice management solutions. Jeff’s prior business experience includes executive leadership roles with the Dorman-Winthrop Men’s Clothing retail stores, 4-Day Tire stores and KWVE-FM radio. Jeff practiced law with firms in Los Angeles and San Diego. He is a graduate of Pepperdine Law School.
Joe Monteil
Chief Information Officer
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Joe Monteil joined PayPros in 2008 as Senior Vice President, IT Infrastructure and was appointed CIO in January 2009. Joe is responsible for the day-to-day aspects of PayPros' technical operations including software engineering, quality assurance, data center operations, corporate IT and technical product management. An IT veteran for twenty+ years, Joe held executive and C-level positions with technical companies including Managed Objects, CyberCash/VeriSign, CareerBuilder, KPMG and Legent Corporation/Computer Associates.
Julia Schlueter, Ed.D., SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources
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Since 2004, Dr. Schlueter has provided Human Resources leadership and strategic direction at PayPros. She maintains a Senior Professional Human Resource (SPHR) certification from the Society for Human Resources Management and is an active member of W.net, a payments-specific industry organization. Prior to PayPros, she served as an Executive Coach with Drake Beam Morin, and in senior HR and Quality Management roles at Applied Materials. Having studied at the University of San Francisco, Wichita State University and Arizona State University, Julia holds a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology/Organizational Leadership, as well as a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology.
