PPRO appoints Eelco Dettingmeijer as CCO and Mariette Ferreira as CMO to accelerate growth

London, 6th February 2024 — PPRO, the leading digital payment platform, has announced the appointment of two senior leaders: Eelco Dettingmeijer as Chief Commercial Officer and Mariette Ferreira as Chief Marketing Officer. These strategic hires come at a time when PPRO is gearing up for a new phase of growth.

Eelco brings over a decade of experience in payments, and over two decades in international sales roles with an impressive track record of driving commercial success. He spent seven years in commercial leadership roles at global payments processor Worldpay, served on the board of Icepay, and then spent three at Nuvei. Eelco’s leadership experience is especially focused on EMEA markets, and he is recognised for building robust teams and strategic commercial growth. As CCO, Eelco will be spearheading growth in PPRO’s key strategic markets in Europe and the US, while also expanding its merchant network worldwide.

Mariette Ferreira joins PPRO as a CMO with over 15 years of B2B marketing experience, including ten years within the fintech industry. She has helped scale businesses such as payments platform FairFX (now Equals Group) and most recently served as CMO at fintech consultancy 11:FS. Mariette is poised to deliver a marketing strategy that drives commercial success and advances PPRO’s market position.

Eelco Dettingmeijer, CCO of PPRO said, “PPRO is well positioned to move up the value chain and has a unique value proposition that empowers growth for both payment companies and direct merchants. The payments industry is rapidly evolving, and I look forward to leveraging my experience and network to drive PPRO into the next stage of hyper-growth. There’s a vast opportunity for PPRO to deepen relationships, double its revenue and boost commercial success by providing more and better services and products to our existing and prospective customers.”

Mariette Ferreira, CMO of PPRO commented, “I am looking forward to taking PPRO to new heights from a marketing perspective. The payments landscape is continuously changing and PPRO has a fantastic opportunity to enhance its competitive offering and serve customers in new and interesting ways.”

Motie Bring, CEO of PPRO added, “We’re thrilled to welcome Eelco and Mariette to PPRO. Eelco’s extensive sales expertise and Mariette’s strategic marketing insights will be instrumental in our mission to simplify access to local payments, and enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay.”