Board of Directors

Robert Lisy
Chairman of the Board

Robert Lisy has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2018. Mr. Lisy served as a director of International Money Express Sub 2, LLC’s predecessor entities from 2009 to 2018. Mr. Lisy is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of International Money Express, Inc. and its predecessors, which he joined in 2009. Mr. Lisy has more than 30 years of experience in the retail financial services and electronic payment processing industry in various positions, including three years as the Chief Marketing and Sales Officer of Vigo Remittance Corp., a money transfer and bill payments service in the United States and internationally, and over seven years at Western Union in various sales, marketing and operational positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Lisy was a founding partner of Direct Express/Paystation America, which offered, among other things, prepaid debit cards to federal benefit recipients, where he served as Chief Operating Officer and on the board of directors. He was an integral part in the efforts to successfully sell Direct Express in 2000 to American Payment Systems. Mr. Lisy holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Cleveland State University.

Chairman of the Board
Debra A. Bradford
Director

Debra Bradford was appointed to the Board of Directors of International Money Express, Inc. effective January 7, 2022. Ms. Bradford is President and Chief Financial Officer of First American Payment Systems, a global solutions provider in merchant account services. She joined First American Payment Systems in 2001 and has served as President and Chief Financial Officer since 2008. Prior to joining First American Payment Systems, Ms. Bradford served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ACE Cash Express, Inc., a financial services retailer, and in various roles, including Chief Operating Officer, with IPS Card Solutions (formerly NTS, Inc.), a division of First Data Corporation. Ms. Bradford also serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBK), which offers a diversified line of banking, payments and factoring services. Ms. Bradford holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting degree from the University of Texas in Austin. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Bernardo B. Fernandez, M.D.
Director

Bernardo "Bernie" Fernandez, M.D., was appointed to the Board of Directors of International Money Express, Inc. effective January 7, 2022. Dr. Fernandez brings an extensive background in healthcare leadership to his current position as Broward Health's Corporate Physician Executive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to joining Broward Health, he held key roles in prominent healthcare institutions. From 2006 to 2014, he served as CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic Florida. Before that, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Health Medical Group, overseeing a network of over 500 physicians in multiple specialties across several counties in south Florida, a position he held from 2014 to 2022. Dr. Fernández is also on the Board of Directors and the Audit & Risk Committee of U.S. Century Bank (NASDAQ: USCB), which offers a wide range of financial products and services. In addition to his responsibilities at Broward Health, Dr. Fernandez is actively involved in various community initiatives, including serving on the advisory council for the Phil Smith Neuroscience Institute and contributing to the establishment of the voluntary faculty for the Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. He is also affiliated with prestigious organizations such as the Orange Bowl Committee, Miami/Fort Lauderdale YPO Gold Chapter, and Broward Workshop. Dr. Fernandez holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology and earned his Medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He completed his residency and fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Miami, along with a Leadership and Management Certificate from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fernández is the holder of the John and Margaret Krupa Distinguished Chair, is Board-certified by the American Board of Vascular Medicine, and is a Fellow of the Society of Vascular Medicine and the American College of Physicians.

Adam Godfrey
Director

Adam Godfrey has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2018. Mr. Godfrey served as a director of the Company’s predecessor entity from 2006 to 2017. Mr. Godfrey is a Managing Partner of Stella Point Capital, which he co-founded in 2012. Stella Point Capital is a New York-based private equity firm focused on industrial, consumer and business services investments. Mr. Godfrey is an investment professional and has sourced and managed numerous investments for Stella Point Capital. Previously, Mr. Godfrey spent nearly 19 years with Lindsay Goldberg and its predecessor entities, which he joined in 1992. Mr. Godfrey was a Partner at the firm and served on the board of directors of 12 portfolio companies during his time with Lindsay Goldberg. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of First American Payment Systems Holdings, Inc., SPC Velir, LP, Vereco Holdings, LLC, American Orthodontics Corporation, and publicly traded Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE: SNDR), on which he currently also serves as Chairman of the board of directors and a member of the corporate governance committee. Mr. Godfrey holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Karen Higgins-Carter
Director
Karen Higgins-Carter was appointed to the Board of Directors of International Money Express, Inc. effective December 15, 2023. Ms. Higgins-Carter is the Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer of Gilbane, Inc., one of the largest privately held construction and real estate development firms. Before joining Gilbane, Ms. Higgins-Carter was Chief Information Officer at publicly traded Webster Financial Corporation (NSYE: WBS). Earlier, Ms. Higgins-Carter was the Managing Director, Head of the Office of the CIOO at MUFG Union Bank (a US subsidiary of the largest bank in Japan), Technology General Manager for Bridgewater Associates, and the Managing Director, Head of Consumer Risk Technology at JPMorgan Chase. Ms. Higgins-Carter has served since May 2022 on the boards of Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization Inc., and is a member of the Compensation and Organizational Development committee.
Laura Maydón
Director

Laura Maydón has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2020. Ms. Maydón is co-founder and partner of Ascendo, a venture capital firm providing inclusive access to equity capital for overlooked scalable companies. Ascendo invests in early-stage companies led by exceptional Black or Latin or female founders nationwide. Ms. Maydón was the founding Managing Director and CEO for Endeavor Miami, an entrepreneurial accelerator for scale-ups, which she co-founded and led from September 2013 to June 2019, when she stepped away from day-to-day activities to serve for a year as a board member. She currently serves as mentor of the organization. From 2003 to 2013, Ms. Maydón held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility at Visa (NYSE: V), ultimately serving from 2010 through 2013 as Senior Business Leader, Commercial Solutions, LATAM & Caribbean after having been Business Development Leader, LATAM & Caribbean from 2004 to 2010. She currently serves on the Board of Advisors for Sustalytics and NovoPayment, and also serves as an independent director on the board of Natural Fiber Welding. She is also a member of the Investment Committee of Salkantay Ventures and serves on the Advisory Boards of Musicasa and Novopayment, two tech companies. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a B.S in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

Michael Purcell
Director

Michael Purcell has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2018 and was appointed lead independent director for the Company on September 24, 2020. Mr. Purcell is a certified public accountant and became an independent business consultant following retirement in 2015. Mr. Purcell spent more than 36 years with Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), where he was an audit partner and the Philadelphia office leader of Deloitte’s middle-market and growth enterprise services. Mr. Purcell has served on the boards of directors of numerous companies and organizations, and currently serves as a director and member of the audit committee of publicly traded Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRHC), CFG Bank, Hyperion Bank and several other for-profit and non-profit entities. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a former President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Purcell holds a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University and a master’s degree in business administration from Drexel University.

John Rincon
Director

John Rincon has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2018. Mr. Rincon served as a director of the Company’s predecessor entity from 1994 to 2017. Mr. Rincon founded Intermex Wire Transfer, LLC in 1994 and served as its Chairman and President until 2006. Mr. Rincon has more than 20 years of experience in the money remittance and telecommunications industries, having held various management and supervisory positions prior to founding the Company. Mr. Rincon is the Chairman of Rincon Capital Partners, a private investment firm, which he founded in 2007.

Justin Wender
Director

Justin Wender has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2018. Mr. Wender served as a director of Interwire LLC, an affiliate of Stella Point Capital, from 2017 to 2018. Mr. Wender is a Managing Partner of Stella Point Capital, which he co-founded in 2012. Stella Point Capital is a New York-based private equity firm focused on industrial, consumer and business services investments. Mr. Wender is an investment professional and has sourced and managed numerous investments for Stella Point Capital. Mr. Wender serves as trustee of the Weitz Funds. Previously, Mr. Wender spent more than 17 years at Castle Harlan, which he joined in 1993. Mr. Wender served as President of the firm from 2006 to 2010, led the effort of raising two funds, and served on the board of directors of 11 portfolio companies during his time with Castle Harlan. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of SPC Velir, LP, Autoagent Holdings LLC, and Vereco Holdings, LLC, as well as on the boards of several educational and charitable organizations. Mr. Wender holds a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College and a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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