• 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. Prior to her retirement effective March 28, 2025, Ms. Bradford was President, Merchant Services 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, Risk and Compliance Committee and ALCO Committee of Triumph Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFIN), which offers a diversified line of banking, payments and factoring services. Ms. Bradford holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration — 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. We believe that Ms. Bradford’s extensive professional experience in the financial services industry and public company board experience makes her well qualified to serve as a director.

  • 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 SPC Velir, LP, Vereco Holdings, LLC, Autoagent Holdings LLC, TotalMed Holdings, LLC, and Qualified Digital LLC. He also served on the board of directors for publicly traded Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE: SNDR) until March 2023. 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. We believe that Mr. Godfrey’s extensive investment management and transactional experience coupled with his experience serving on the boards of directors of publicly traded and other companies make him well qualified to serve as a director.

  • Karen Higgins-Carter
    Director

    Karen Higgins-Carter was appointed to the Board of Directors of International Money Express, Inc. effective December 15, 2023. From 2022 until October 2024, Ms. Higgins-Carter was the Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer of Gilbane Building Company, a construction and real estate development company. Prior to her role at Gilbane Building Company, Ms. Higgins-Carter was Chief Information Officer at publicly traded Webster Financial Corporation (NSYE: WBS) from 2018 to 2022. Earlier, Ms. Higgins-Carter was the Managing Director, Head of the Office of the CIOO at MUFG Union Bank, 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. Ms. Higgins-Carter earned a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and Economics and Business (BA) at Lafayette College. Ms. Higgins-Carter has also completed executive education programs at MIT Sloan (Corporate Innovation; Blockchain Technologies) and Harvard (Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology). She maintains active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) , and Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) credentials. We believe that Ms. Higgins-Carter's extensive cybersecurity and information technology background, combined with her extensive executive experience and knowledge in sustainability and ESG practices, make her well qualified to serve as a director.

  • Laura Maydón
    Director

    Laura Maydón has served as a director of International Money Express, Inc. since 2020. Ms. Maydón is founder and partner of Ascendo, a venture capital firm unlocking untapped, overlooked investment opportunities nationwide to drive inclusive economic growth in pursuit of alpha. Ascendo invests in early-stage companies led by founders from underrepresented segments across Fintech, Edtech, Future of Work and Enterprise Software. Ms. Maydón was the founding Managing Director and CEO of Endeavor Miami, an entrepreneurial accelerator for scale-ups, pioneering South Florida’s entrepreneurial hub, She built and led the organization from September 2013 to June 2019, when she stepped away from day-to-day activities to serve for a year as a board member. 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 previously served on the Board of three tech companies, as well as an independent director on the board of directors of Natural Fiber Welding from 2021 to 2023. She is also a member of the Investment Committee of Salkantay Ventures. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a B.S in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. We believe that Ms. Maydón’s years of experience at Visa and Endeavor Miami and knowledge of digital financial and payment services, make her well-qualified to serve as a director.

  • 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.

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