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Lightspeed Announces Strategic Appointments to its Board to Further Position the Company for Profitable Growth
Lightspeed Announces Strategic Appointments to its Board to Further Position the Company for Prof...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Lightspeed Announces Strategic Appointments to its Board to Further Position the Company for Profitable Growth\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n Google Android Ecosystem President\n \n Sameer Samat\n \n and global\n \n fintech\n \n CEO\n \n Odilon Almeida\n \n appointed to the Board of Directors\n \n\n\n\n Appointments are effective\n \n October 1, 2025\n \n , and will bolster Lightspeed's next phase of growth\n \n\n\n\n MONTREAL\n \n ,\n \n Sept. 25, 2025\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Lightspeed Commerce Inc.\n \n , (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD) (\"Lightspeed\" or the \"Company\"), the unified omnichannel platform powering ambitious retail and hospitality businesses in over 100 countries, today announced the appointments of\n \n Sameer Samat\n \n and\n \n Odilon Almeida\n \n to its Board of Directors (the \"Board\"), effective\n \n October 1, 2025\n \n .\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n As Lightspeed continues to execute on its profitable growth strategy, the addition of Mr. Samat's deep product and technology expertise and Mr. Almeida's extensive industry experience fortifies two strategically important areas for the Board.\n \n\n \"Lightspeed is in its next phase of growth, and strengthening our Board is essential to this transformation,\" said\n \n\n Manon Brouillette\n \n , Executive Chair of Lightspeed's Board\n \n . \"In Sameer, we gain a world-class product and technology leader with a purpose-driven approach. In Odilon, we add a former CEO with decades of experience driving growth and transformation across global technology and financial services organizations. Their perspectives will elevate our governance and help management deliver on the Company's ambitious vision.\"\n \n\n \"We're excited to welcome Sameer and Odilon to Lightspeed's Board,\" said\n \n\n Dax Dasilva\n \n , Founder and CEO of Lightspeed.\n \n \"Their appointments directly align with the capabilities we determined were needed to guide our product-led growth strategy and profitability initiatives. Their insights will be invaluable as...