Colm Lyon, Realex Payments
Colm Lyon is founder and CEO of Realex Payments which he established in 2000. Realex Payments is a leading European payment service provider, with offices in Dublin, London and Paris. It provides a broad range of online payment services for over 3,500 clients domestically and internationally employing over 70 people and is responsible for online transactions worth €6.5 billion per annum.
Colm is a regular industry speaker and in 2005 he was acclaimed and rewarded for his leadership when he was a finalist of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. As an industry figure he was Director and Chairman of the Irish Internet Association for over four years during which time the association significantly enhanced its position.
In 2008 he was invited by Enterprise Ireland to participate in the Steering Group to devise the strategy for the Irish Software Sector. Prior to founding Realex Payments, Colm worked in the Ulster Bank Group for 14 years where he held senior IT management roles.
Colm was presented with the ‘Internet Hero Award’ at the eircom Golden Spider 2009 Awards.
Colm is a graduate of University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Masters of Management Science.
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| Date | Wednesday 24 February 2010 |
| Venue | NovaUCD |
