Patrick Bunnik appointed Chief Executive Officer of RePay International BV
Den Bosch, April 23rd, 2007 – RePay International, a division of Tendris Holding, has appointed Patrick Bunnik (39) as it’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bunnik’s principal responsibility will be the launch of ClimaCount, the world’s first credit card concept linked to a climate compensation scheme for the Co2 emission that is related to products and services purchased with the card. ClimaCount is building on the Dutch success of the Visa GreenCard, which, among other things, was acclaimed the most innovative credit card by the European Financial Management & Marketing Association (EFMA) in 2005. Consequently, Bunnik will focus on the development and implementation of the new growth strategy for this “green” credit card. Bunnik will start his duties at RePay International on May 1st, working from the organisation’s new headquarters in Den Bosch.
Bunnik has extensive experience in the financial services sector. During the past few years, Bunnik worked for LaSer-Lafayette Services Nederland (LaSer Services), known for products such as Laser Cards, Primeline, Directa and Sygma. He worked for this company for a total of 10 years, the last six of which in the capacity of Sales Director. In this position, he played an instrumental role in the huge success of Laser Services, which has introduced approximately fifteen new credit card and loyalty schemes during the past three years. Before joining LaSer Services, Bunnik was active as Regional Sales Manager at Dixons for five years.
“People are becoming increasingly aware of climate changes and the fact that they are able to do something about it themselves,” Bunnik comments. “They are realizing more and more that they themselves are responsible for the damage that has been done to the environment. ClimaCount makes an important contribution to continued awareness, and offers the possibility to purchase products and services that are 100 per cent Co2 neutral. The only thing card holders have to do, is to pay for their purchase using a ClimaCount credit card. The costs of this credit card for both the user and acceptor are no higher than the costs of other cards. I think that I will be able to leverage my credit card expertise to make an important contribution to the international success of this combination of credit card and climate compensation scheme.”
About RePay International
RePay International B.V. is a division of Tendris Holding B.V. that focuses on the international launch of the credit card scheme ClimaCount for climate compensation. The ClimaCount brand follows up the GreenCard brand for international expansion purposes. Based on this global scheme, the climatical strain resulting from the purchase of card holders of, e.g., fuel, flight tickets and other polluting products is fully compensated for. ClimaCount realizes this through activities such as planting trees, generating sustainable energy and purchasing emission rights. For more information, please visit www.RePay-International.com.
About Tendris Holding
Tendris Holding B.V. develops, realizes and supports concepts related to corporate social responsibility. In developing commercial products, the company focuses on the well-being of people, nature and the environment and making sustainable products and services attractive to consumers and businesses. Besides the GreenCard and ClimaCount, Tendris exploits other world-improving projects. For instance, Tendris is the founder of the green energy company Oxxio and the initiator of Lemnis lighting, which markets highly power-efficient and sustainable LED lamp technology. Tendris has it's own innovation centre for the development of sustainable technology and works in cooperation with various technical universities. The headquarters of Tendris are located in Naarden and a branch office was established in San Francisco in 2006. For more information, please visit www.tendris.nl.
More news
Working towards a more sustainable lifestyle
RePay International enters into partnership with PaySquare
First ‘green’ Visa charge card for Dutch business sector and government
Dutch prime minister is “leading to a healthier planet”
Philips and Tendris join forces to explore new sustainable business opportunities
Counting on green demand
New ‘green’ Visa card for business cardholders
APS Building Brands strikes a deal with RePay International
RePay International will continue to work with Milieu Centraal
Univé introduces ‘green driving’ with the Univé ClimaCount Visa Card
Natuurmonumenten and Visa GreenCard team up to erase carbon footprints
RePay International is introducing the first ClimaCount Visa Card for businesses
Nobel Peace Prize 2007
Visa GreenCard delighted about the CO2-compensation partnership
Neutral Climate Shopping with the Visa GreenCard
Live Earth Alert!
RePay joins forces
Best new business ideas: 33 - RePay International
Concept behind Dutch Visa GreenCard takes the world by storm under the brand ClimaCount
Patrick Bunnik appointed Chief Executive Officer of RePay International BV
Visa GreenCard is one of the most innovative cards in EFMA Grand Prix
RePay International listed in 2007 fast 50