Jimmy Davlouros

Jimmy Davlouros is VP Mobile Business Development (Europe) for MasterCard Worldwide, where he is responsible for NFC programmes across Europe. He joined MasterCard in 2007 with experience in banking and finance after a decade researching as a computer scientist.
Prior to his current role, he headed the professional services/product specialists team at VeriFone Europe and the European mobile team at Brokat and First Data. He was responsible for the deployment of many regional as well as global mobile and financial products and services.
“We can actually make sure that when we see a transaction we can confirm you are actually where you say you are”, says James Davlouros, vice president of global strategic alliances at MasterCard. Currently, MasterCard’s pilot program is available in Europe, with a commercial launch scheduled later this year in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Jimmy D. former BenQ Canada’s GM has left the Canadian operation to become chief operating officer of BenQ North America. He was previously appointed the vice-president of sales and marketing for the U.S. region for BenQ.

Davlouros said BenQ currently falls short on back end infrastructure in North America. Building the infrastructure to support a billion dollar organization will be his top priority as COO. He always believed he would be back in the U.S. “I had no idea that this opportunity would be available to me. But, I figure, I am 45 and I can probably take this company by the horns and make it a powerhouse”, he said.

Jimmy Davlouros served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Qisda Corporation and BenQ USA Corp. since May 2005. Davlouros joined BenQ as Vice President and General Manager in October 2003. Serving as a Vice President and General Manager of BenQ Canada, he grew market share for projectors and LCD monitors from non-existent to number one in only 11 months.

In 2000, he was appointed vice president of Samsung Electronics. A 20-year veteran of sales and marketing in the technology sector, Davlouros began his career at Brother International's IT Group in 1992, where he became the first sales manager to join the board of directors for product planning. In 1998, he moved to Samsung Electronics, and established himself on the board of directors for product planning.

Jimmy Davlouros started his career as a musician after graduating with BS in Computer Science from Concordia University. Hailing from Montreal Quebec, he now lives in Toronto Ontario.