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Fiserv announces leadership transition.

What happened

Fiserv promoted Georgakopoulos to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on Jun 15th '26.

Source

investors.fiserv.comJun 15, 2026

Fiserv announces leadership transition.

Article excerpt

Fiserv announces leadership transition. June 15, 2026 Appoints Fiserv Executive Takis Georgakopoulos as Chief Executive Officer Bringing Payments, Technology, and Financial Services Experience to the Role Mike Lyons Steps Down to Become CEO of Truist Financial Corporation MILWAUKEE, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced that Takis Georgakopoulos has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. He succeeds Mike Lyons, who has stepped down as CEO and member of the Board of Directors to return to banking and become CEO of Truist Financial Corporation. Mr. Georgakopoulos joined Fiserv in late 2024 and brings more than two decades of payments, technology, financial services, AI, and cybersecurity experience to the role. As a member of the Fiserv executive team, he has been leading and partnering across the company's Financial Solutions and Merchant Solutions businesses to capitalize on the opportunities in these converging markets. Mr. Georgakopoulos will continue to focus on delivering best-in-class technology across the enterprise and remain closely engaged with the Merchant Solutions business to drive positive client outcomes. Most recently, Mr. Georgakopoulos served as Fiserv's...

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Most recently, Mr. Georgakopoulos served as Fiserv's Co-President leading Technology and Merchant Solutions and previously as Chief Operating Officer, Technology and Merchant Solutions.

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Event
Promotion

What this signalsA newly promoted leader often gets the budget to change how the team works.

Person
GeorgakopoulosChief Executive Officer (CEO)
Takes effect
Jun 15, 2026
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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  • GeorgakopoulosChief Executive Officer (CEO) · Named in the story

Details

Ticker
NASDAQ:FISV

Topics and mentions

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  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
26%
Detected
Jun 15, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
promotes

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