Boston-based fintech company TimePayment announced Jay Haverty has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Haverty joined the firm in March 2018 as Chief Operating Officer in conjunction with the company’s leadership succession plan announced internally at the time.

He has played a key role in TimePayment’s record growth during his tenure and has led numerous operating initiatives, including a comprehensive set of technology and service enhancements.  Haverty will now assume general management responsibility for all aspects of the company’s growth plan focused on expanding its leadership position across multiple, specialty vendor financing markets.  Haverty has also joined the company’s Board of Directors.

“Jay’s an outstanding executive and his appointment to CEO represents an important next step in the continuing development of our company,” said Hank Reeves, Executive Chairman of TimePayment. “He is a technology-oriented, customer-focused leader that is a perfect fit for the company. He’s the right leader at the right time. We are lucky to have him.”

Prior to TimePayment, Haverty was the CEO of d50 Media, a multi-channel acquisition agency specializing in DRTV/Media Buying, SEM, Cross-Channel Analytics and SEO.  Prior to d50 Media, Haverty held the dual roles of COO and CTO at Sokolove Law, where he dramatically modernized the firm and helped Sokolove Law’s co-council firms achieve over $5 billion in settlements by leveraging technology and process innovation to acquire and retain customers in the most competitive areas of digital marketing.

Earlier in his career, he held various positions with Mercer Oliver Wyman, Credit Suisse, Celsius Capital and Accretive LLC. Haverty graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology from the University of Pennsylvania with B.S. degrees in both Engineering and Economics and an M.S. in Telecommunications.

“I am honored by the appointment and look forward to leading the company at such an exciting time,” Haverty said. “We have a great team of leaders and associates that share a passion for delivering industry-best equipment financing solutions for manufacturers, dealers and end-user customers.  Our growth and market position are evidence of this passion and we’ll keep getting better every day.”