ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payments, today
announced the appointment of Bill Chandler as Senior Vice President and
Chief Communications Officer. Chandler served in a similar role over the
past decade at Gap Inc., the global retail and digital consumer business.
Chandler started earlier this month and reports to Elizabeth G.
Chambers, the Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Product
Officer, who is responsible for the company’s strategy, product,
marketing and communications.
“Bill is an accomplished strategic communicator who brings a wealth of
experience to Western Union from a variety of industries and sectors,”
said Chambers. “He’ll play an integral role in helping us build our
brand, sharing our long and growing track record of product and channel
innovation in the cross-border payments space.”
In this role, Chandler leads the global communications organization
and serves as the key media spokesperson for the company.
“Western Union stands in a unique place in the marketplace – serving
consumers and businesses in more than 200 countries,” Chandler said.
“With the execution of our digital strategy and focus on our core
business, it’s an exciting time to join a truly purpose-driven company,
and help raise the visibility and standing of the brand worldwide.”
While at Gap Inc., Chandler led communications strategies as the company
expanded internationally from 12 to 50 countries, acquired new
brands, and developed its digital channels and services. He also
orchestrated the creation of an alliance of more than two dozen American
retailers to assist factory workers in Bangladesh.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Chandler, 52,
has also held senior-level communications roles at market-leading
brands, such as Charles Schwab and DIRECTV, and for senior elected
officials, including United States Senator Dianne Feinstein and Mayor
Tom Bradley of Los Angeles.
About Western Union
The Western
Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services.
Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Western Union
Business Solutions branded payment services, Western Union provides
consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send
and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase
money orders. As of June 30, 2016, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi
Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network of over
500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over
100,000 ATMs and kiosks, and included the capability to send money to
billions of accounts. In 2015, The Western Union Company completed 262
million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $82 billion
of principal between consumers, and 508 million business payments. For
more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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