Bjorn Leigvold Email Address

Global Marketing Exec With Demonstrated Leadership Skills and A Proven Track Record of Success Across Global Businesses

Western Union Business Solutions is a global leader in foreign exchange and international payments. Winner of the 2016 B2B Payments Innovation of the Year award.\r\n\r\nhttp://bit.ly/WUBusinessAward\r\n\r\n We enable companies of all sizes to send and receive cross-border payments and manage their foreign exchange needs. With access to over 135 currencies, and a global financial network spanning more than 200 countries and territories, we help companies spend less time managing their international financial transactions and more time growing their businesses. \r\n\r\nThrough our experienced foreign exchange dealers, our proven bank-to-bank payment platforms and international payment tools, and our comprehensive currency risk management solutions, we help clients to improve cash flow, manage risk, and seize global market opportunities. \r\n\r\nWith a 160 year history of connecting people, and over 140 years of experience moving funds around the world, Western Union has become an industry leader in global money transfers. Western Union Business Solutions was formed in 2009, when Western Union acquired Custom House, an award-winning industry leader with over 18 years of experience in international payments and currency risk management. Following the acquisition of Travelex Global Business Payments in 2011, the company has expanded to become one of the world’s leading non-bank providers of cross-border business payments. \r\n\r\nWe have approximately 2,000 employees worldwide, operating out of 82 offices, with locations and locally licensed affiliates in more than 30 countries.

I am an innovative global marketing executive with 30 years of leadership experience in the financial services, telecommunications, transportation, hospitality and consulting industries. I have lived and worked for global companies on multiple continents, from Europe to the Far East to North and South America. I offer deep expertise and demonstrated success directing the strategy, vision and direction of a marketing organization. My strengths include driving growth initiatives and results for both B2B and B2C Fortune 500 companies. I am an action-oriented and resourceful end-to-end leader proficient in balancing strategy, developing future growth plans and in executing for results. I am a savvy marketer able to integrate customer, stakeholder and employee needs and known for building and developing high-performing teams. My global remit has led me to a deep understanding of customers across boundaries and cultures, including delivering comprehensive global segmentation strategies, value propositions across industries, and segmented and vertically-led customer experiences and customer journeys to drive growth. I understand the value of cross-functional and cross-cultural teams and know how to extract the best out of a team to deliver optimum customer value and revenue growth for the business. Being bi-lingual, my passion is to work internationally, as part of a global team, building global strategies and delivering results.