Direct Debit Limited has a committed team of technology and finance professionals with a wealth of experience in the payments industry. The company is led by four directors with unique attributes and extensive experience in the payments industry.
Gerry Hill
Gerry Hill is Managing Director of Direct Debit Limited. He has held the position since 2000, following a management buyout from the company’s previous owners, Sydney-based Tech-Pacific.
Gerry is a veteran of the software industry and developed his passion for payments in the 1990s. Today, with more than 20 years' experience, he knows the industry inside and out. Originally from a sales background, he cut his teeth on accountancy software systems in the early 80s and later moved into payments and cash-management systems with Cerg Finance in Paris.
Gerry believes passionately in the benefits Direct Debit offers organisations. He is also a strong advocate of its use in B2B payments and often addresses audiences on the subject. He firmly believes that Direct Debit Limited's success is down to its people. Over the past few years, he has built a team of loyal, dedicated professionals. This team has created a range of high quality products and services that is unmatched in the industry.
Richard Blackett
Richard Blackett is Commercial Director at Direct Debit Limited. He joined the company in 1998.
Richard's career began in 1986 at ANZ Bank at the group's headquarters in Melbourne. As an analyst in the group's treasury operations, he was responsible for maintaining the bank's term deposit maturity profile on Lotus 123 and assisted in the preparation of wholesale loan contracts with Japanese banks.
Subsequently, Richard held positions in the finance and marketing departments at Air Liquide in Melbourne. In these roles, he analysed monthly sales and financial reports, reported results to the company's head office in Paris and prepared annual budgets.
After joining Direct Debit Limited, Richard spent eight years developing the operations side of the business. He focussed on customer support, product innovation, on-site installations, customer training and software as a service (SaaS) implementations.
Richard is passionate about the emerging opportunities in the global payments space – particularly in Europe with the SEPA initiative – and is working with Direct Debit Limited's strategic partners to realise this vision.
Richard holds post-graduate diplomas in Computing from Monash University, Melbourne, and in Business Administration from the University of Melbourne.
Salih MripaSalih Mripa is IT Director at Direct Debit Limited. He leads a talented team of developers and software engineers. His team develops cutting-edge systems that automate and simplify complex payments processes.
Salih started his career as a software engineer for Zuno, which was part of Mitsubishi Electronics. From there, he joined Direct Debit Limited, where his unique combination of technical expertise and business acumen saw him progress to Head of Development.
In 2000, Salih became Direct Debit Limited's IT Director. Salih epitomises the drive and technical excellence of Direct Debit Limited's development team. He holds a first class degree in Software Engineering from Westminster University, has written several books on programming and has an unquenchable passion for the latest technology.
Salih has been instrumental in establishing Direct Debit Limited's reputation for robust and sophisticated technology with systems such as PayCentre® and Direct Debit expert™. Moreover, he has built a strong team that shares his meticulous and dedicated approach. His team is thriving and this year Salih will open the company's first European research and development facility.
Paul Conway
Paul Conway is Sales and Marketing Director at Direct Debit Limited. He leads the company's marketing, sales, telemarketing and training divisions. Paul has instilled a strong team ethic across these divisions and advocates the importance of individual client relationships and outstanding levels of service.
Paul brings more than 10 years' experience in direct and channel sales to Direct Debit Limited. He's worked for resellers, distributors and vendors of high-level technology and financial products. Paul became Head of Sales at Key Industrial, before moving to Travelex to work as part of its corporate FX sales team and, later, its enterprise and channel divisions.
In 2009, Paul moved into strategic consultancy and worked with Direct Debit Limited on its strategy for 2010. The company was impressed with Paul's work and, in March 2010, asked him to join Direct Debit Limited as Sales and Marketing Director.
