Mike Davies joined PayPal from VeriSign where he led the sales outreach to major brands looking to understand ICANN's New gTLD program and benefit from the fundamental changes for their online consumers.

Davies' initially worked for VeriSign Authentication Services, utilising his understanding of the online environment, and associated security, leveraging his previous experience in the technology arm of the Royal Mail where he was responsible for taking PKI and SSL solutions to market.

Before VeriSign, Davies was part of Visa Europe's Payment Processing Division, marketing network services to Visa member banks through which he gained a deep understanding of the payment processing environment. Previously, he was at Thales, where he helped lead the rollout of the EMV Chip and Pin standards globally.

Since joining PayPal, he has led the UK and Ireland Sales teams, demonstrating the value and incremental sales major brands experience.