Lazaros Kalemis
| Lazaros Kalemis | |
|---|---|
 Lazaros Kalemis.jpg Lazaros Kalemis in April 2012 | |
| Born | November 15, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | La Salle University |
| 💼 Occupation | Founder and CEO, Simpay (United States) |
| 📆 Years active | 2000–present |
Lazaros Kalemis (born November 15, 1972) is a Greek-American businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Simpay (formerly Alpha Card Services), based in Pennsylvania.[1]
Kalemis received the Philadelphia 40 Under 40 award in May 2012 and was a finalist for the SmartCEO Circle of Excellence award in the Distinguished Leadership category in July 2012.[2][3] In 2012, he was named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[4]
Early life
Kalemis was born in 1972 in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Greek immigrants who arrived in the United States in 1970.[5]
While pursuing a marketing degree from La Salle University, Kalemis started Kaleo Publications at the age of 19. He sold Kaleo Publications to a partner in 1998 after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at age 24. He graduated from La Salle University with a degree in marketing in 1997.[6]
Alpha Card Services
The idea for Alpha Card Services reportedly came from Kalemis's layover at Rome's Fiumicino airport in 2000.[6][5] He read a Philadelphia Inquirer article about the growth of credit card use and shared it with his friend, Dimitrios Tsikoudis. In October 2000, they co-founded Alpha Card Services.[7][8]
On October 17, 2013, Kalemis won the SmartCEO Circle of Excellence award under the Professional Services category.[9]
References
- ↑ "Home". Simpay.
- ↑ "Lazaros Kalemis". Philadelphia Business Journal. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ "SmartCEO recognizes Lazaros Kalemis, CEO of Alpha Card Services as a Philadelphia Circle of Excellence Finalist" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2012-08-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Auxilior Capital Partners CEO Grosso Nominated for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Greater Philadelphia". MonitorDaily. 22 April 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kalemis, Lazaros. "Lazaros Kalemis: Alpha Card Services". M.O. (Interview). Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Manasso, John. "When in Rome... Airport brainstorm launches multi-billion-dollar full-liability ISO" (PDF). Transaction Trends. Electronic Transactions Association: 18–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-08-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Simpay". Les Echos Comfi (in français). 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "The Nilson Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2012-08-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Alpha Card Services CEO, Lazaros Kalemis, named a 2013 SmartCEO Circle of Excellence winner". Cosmos Philly. 2013-10-24. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02. Unknown parameter
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