Lightspeed Names Two New Directors as Part of Board Shakeup

Lightspeed names two new directors as part of board shakeup

Sameer Samat and Odilon Almeida join the board effective next month

Lightspeed Commerce makes board changes with appointment of two new directors

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. is making changes to its board of directors with the appointment of two new members and the departure of two others.

Google Android head Sameer Samat, FinTech CEO Odilon Almeida join Lightspeed board

Lightspeed Commerce is adding the president of Google’s Android ecosystem, Sameer Samat, and seasoned FinTech CEO Odilon Almeida to its board of directors.  “Their insights will be invaluable as we innovate and scale globally.” The Montréal-based payments processor said Samat’s deep product and technology expertise and Almeida’s extensive industry experience “fortifies two strategically important areas” for the board as the company executes on …