Chris is CEO and chairman of Confirmation, has grown the company exponentially since his start in 2002, and is responsible for product diversification and expansion efforts. He is a highly experienced CEO and a proven operator with a successful background in online transaction processing businesses within the financial services industry. He has managed several software and technology businesses and has served on numerous Boards of both public and private companies.
Vor Confirmation war Chris Schellhorn CEO von Integrion Financial Network in Nord-Virginia. Integrion konzipierte die ursprüngliche Online-Banking-Plattform für die 18 größten Banken in Nordamerika mit VISA und IBM als Partnern. Unter seiner Führung erhöhte Integrion seine Abonnentenzahlen von weniger als 20.000 auf über 3,5 Millionen Online-Konten mit 30 Millionen Transaktionen pro Monat.
Prior to Integrion, Chris was brought in as the President and CEO of VISA Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of VISA International also located in Virginia. His charge was to turn around the company and within 3 years Chris successfully led the company to break-even and grew the company to 500,000 subscribers with in excess of 10 million monthly transactions.
Als Präsident und CEO von VISA Interactive leitete Chris Schellhorn die Entwicklung aller Systeme für die global verteilte Zahlungsverarbeitung von VISA International und gab VISA International die strategische Richtung für alle E-Commerce-Initiativen vor. Während seiner Amtszeit als Präsident und CEO verhandelte Chris Schellhorn erfolgreich den Verkauf von VISA Interactive an Integrion. Er war ebenfalls Leiter der Technologieplattform, die 75 Finanzinstitute in den USA, Europa und Lateinamerika betreute.
Chris received his MBA from the University of Rochester in 1979, and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a BA in Economics in 1973.
