Jean Farah - Western Union President

WU Stock  USD 11.01  0.01  0.09%   

President

Mr. Jean Claude Farah is Executive Vice President, President Global Payments of the Company. Mr. Farah is our Executive Vice President and President, Global Payments . From December 2013 to February 2017, Mr. Farah served as Executive Vice President and President, Middle East, Africa, APAC, Eastern Europe and CIS, and from March 2009 to December 2013, Mr. Farah served as Senior Vice President for the Middle East and Africa region at Western Union. Mr. Farah joined Western Union in 1999 as Marketing Manager, Middle East North Africa. He has held a variety of progressively responsible positions with the company, including Regional Director from March 2003 to June 2005, Regional Vice President from June 2005 to March 2009 and Senior Vice President for the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan region. Mr. Farah started his career in 1995 with Renault SA. Prior to joining Western Union, he was Area Manager for Orangina Pernod Ricard. since 2021.
Age 53
Tenure 3 years
Address 7001 East Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO, United States, 80237
Phone866 405 5012
Webhttps://www.westernunion.com

Western Union Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset (ROA) of 0.0618 % which means that for every $100 of assets, it generated a profit of $0.0618. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of 1.0669 %, which means that it produced $1.0669 on every 100 dollars invested by current stockholders. Western Union's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Western Union manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. At this time, Western Union's Return On Tangible Assets are comparatively stable compared to the past year. Return On Assets is likely to gain to 0.12 in 2024, whereas Return On Capital Employed is likely to drop 0.25 in 2024. At this time, Western Union's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Total Current Liabilities is likely to gain to about 6 B in 2024, whereas Non Current Liabilities Total is likely to drop slightly above 2.3 B in 2024.
Western Union Co reports 2.67 B of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 4.94, which implies that the company may not be able to produce enough cash to satisfy its debt commitments. Western Union has a current ratio of 0.44, implying that it has not enough working capital to pay out debt commitments in time. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Western to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Western Union operates under Credit Services classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 10500 people. Western Union Co (WU) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 7001 East Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO, United States, 80237 and employs 9,000 people. Western Union is listed under Transaction & Payment Processing Services category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Western Union Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Western Union's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Western Union inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Western. The board's role is to monitor Western Union's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Western Union's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Western Union's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Jacqueline Molnar, Chief Transformation Officer and Global Head of Compliance
Ramya Narayanan, Chief Officer
Angela Sun, Independent Director
Cherie Axelrod, Executive Officer
Shelly Swanback, President - Product and Platform
Giovanni Angelini, President Africa
Benjamin Hawksworth, Chief Officer
Tom Hadley, Head Relations
Sheryl McKenzie, Chief Officer
Brad Windbigler, Treasurer VP
Martin Cole, Independent Director
Joyce Phillips, Independent Director
Darren Dragovich, Secretary
Michelle Swanback, President - Product and Platform
Bob Rupczynski, Chief Officer
Amy Kuark, Vice Relations
Rajesh Agrawal, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Global Operations
Jean Farah, Executive Vice President and President - Middle East, Africa, APAC, Eastern Europe & CIS
Betsy Holden, Independent Director
Andrew Walker, Executive Officer
Hikmet Ersek, CEO and President Director and Non-Voting Member of Compliance Committee
Andrew Summerill, President - Payments
Solomon Trujillo, Independent Director
Richard Williams, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Sam Jawad, Head Ecosystem
Shannon Armbrecht, Chief Diversity and Talent Officer
Reverend Williams, Chief Officer
Karen Whalen, Chief Officer
Jeffrey Joerres, Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
Matthew Cagwin, Interim Officer
Caroline Tsai, Executive Partner, General Counsel, Secretary
Timothy Murphy, Independent Director
Benjamin Adams, Executive Officer
Rodrigo Estebarena, President America
Gabriella Fitzgerald, President Americas Region
Khalid Fellahi, President - Consumer Money Transfer
Devin McGranahan, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Richard Goodman, Independent Director
Michael Miles, Independent Director
Jan Siegmund, Independent Director
Mark Hinsey, Chief Controller
Sohini Rajola, Head Pacific

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