Meet the IXOPAY Team

Suzanne Rudnitzki is a highly experienced executive in the fintech and SaaS sectors, formerly serving as Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer at Smarsh, a global leader in financial compliance technology. There she led international teams across the US, UK, and India, while playing a central role in executing strategic mergers and acquisitions, and driving operational efficiency.

Jill Willard is the Chief Technology Officer at IXOPAY, bringing over 20 years of experience in leading global payment platforms. Before joining IXOPAY, she was CTO at Xplor Pay, where she spearheaded the development and global operation of six distinct payment platforms. She also held various leadership roles at Clearent, Savvis, and MasterCard. With her extensive background in software development and expertise in scaling global payment infrastructures, Jill drives innovation and strengthens IXOPAY’s advanced Payment Orchestration Platform, ensuring it meets the growing scalability, security, and reliability needs of enterprise clients.

Kelly Wenzel is the Chief Customer Officer at IXOPAY, bringing over 20 years of experience in leading customer success and marketing initiatives within the technology sector. Before joining IXOPAY, she served as the Chief Customer Officer at SecureAuth Corporation, where she was pivotal in transforming the customer experience and fostering a customer-centric culture. Kelly has also held a senior leadership role at Cornerstone OnDemand, developing strategies that significantly enhanced customer engagement and satisfaction. At IXOPAY, she is responsible for overseeing the entire customer journey, ensuring that customers achieve maximum value from our solutions while driving loyalty and retention.

George Hansen is a seasoned payments and fintech executive with over two decades of global leadership experience. Known for his results-driven approach and deep expertise in digital payments, he has held senior roles at major industry players, including American Express, PayPal, and ConnexPay. Hansen specializes in driving revenue growth, organizational transformation, and customer-centric innovation. As IXOPAY’s Chief Revenue Officer, he leads global sales, partnerships, marketing alignment, and customer success, helping enterprise merchants adopt scalable, intelligent, and vendor-neutral payment infrastructure. His strategic vision supports IXOPAY’s mission to advance payments orchestration, secure tokenization, compliance, and AI-driven decisioning in the era of agentic commerce.

John Noltensmeyer is a privacy and data security professional with nearly 30 years of experience in information technology. He holds multiple certifications and maintains extensive knowledge of international privacy regulations and industry security standards. Prior to joining TokenEx, John worked in both the financial services sector and federal government, including technical lead roles at the International Trade Administration and United States Department of Commerce.

With over 20 years of leadership experience in SaaS, FinTech, and payments, Tony Norrie brings deep expertise in scaling businesses from startup to $150M+ in revenue. A seasoned executive with multiple successful exits, he specializes in driving global sales and growth across all segments, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering high-performance cultures. His M&A experience spans the entire sourcing to post-integration process, and he brings a hands-on, execution-focused leadership style. As President of APERIA Compliance, Tony partners with financial sponsors to accelerate growth, maximize EBITDA, and deliver shareholder value.

Nick Mueller is a seasoned SaaS Marketing Executive with a proven track record of developing and leading innovative teams by implementing highly scalable marketing strategies to drive accelerated growth. Nick is a humble and collaborative leader who profoundly understands market and buyer dynamics and is focused on driving increased demand and brand recognition by creating new market categories with sustainable differentiation and long-term growth.