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Richard Char Joins Lazlo 326 Board of Advisors
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Digital commerce, stored value and loyalty expert and former Verifone, Citi, Blackhawk Network executive adds to Lazlo's formidable leadership and advisory team.
ATLANTA, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lazlo 326, the company that is transforming the way we buy, share and redeem digital stored value, has added global digital commerce and loyalty expert Richard Char to its Advisory Board.
Char has spent his 35-year career building digital commerce, stored value and loyalty businesses around the world in both operator and business development roles. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Business Development at Verifone, a global provider of technology and services for electronic payments. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Networks and Retail Solutions with Citi Enterprise Payments. He has also held senior leadership roles at Blackhawk Network, Regent Pacific Management Corp., Incentium, and Credit Suisse First Boston.
"Richard Char is an experienced and successful operator and one of the industry's foremost experts on integrating and delivering digital value," said Chris Demetree, CEO and co-founder of Lazlo. "Organizations such as Verifone, Citi and Blackhawk have played instrumental roles in driving digital commerce around the globe, and Richard has played a critical role in the success of these organizations and their partners."
"Lazlo's platform is uniquely-positioned to re-shape how the industry thinks about digital stored value and loyalty," said Char. "The response among leaders in retail, CPG and lottery has been amazing. It's exciting to play a role in delivering this disruptive innovation to the market."
Lazlo's patented technology enables stored value items like lottery games, gift cards and movie tickets to be securely embedded in digital media, like videos and memes. These items can be shared via messenger or text and redeemed directly at the point of sale. Each instrument can include sponsored content and be paired with offers such as discounted products or movie tickets. By digitally connecting retail stakeholders in the store, Lazlo increases opportunities to engage, cross-sell and build consumer loyalty.
About Lazlo 326
Lazlo is transforming the way we buy, share and redeem digital stored value items like gift cards, coupons and lottery and event tickets. Our patented technology enables stored value to be embedded in digital media like videos, GIFs and memes. With Lazlo, retailers, brands, state lotteries and more can transform stored value into a powerful and highly-targeted marketing and engagement channel. Visit Lazlo online at Lazlo326.com.
SOURCE Lazlo 326
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