Former Western Union exec named CEO of $1B area payments firm

NAPLES — ACI Worldwide, which handles some 20% of the world’s payment activity and did $1.01 billion in sales in 2018, named veteran industry executive Odilon Almeida president and CEO.

A former top executive at Western Union, Almeida replaces Phil Heasley, who ran the company for 15 years and announced his retirement in late 2019. Almeida’s position is effective March 9, and he will also be appointed to the board of directors, according to a statement.