Meet the leadership team

PayByPhone is headed up by a team of professionals, with boundless experience in the cashless payment industry. 

North America

Roamy Valera

CEO, Canada and US

Roamy Valera, CAPP, is an internationally respected parking industry leader with over 29 years of experience in parking, mobility, and transportation. He currently holds a position as chair of the International Parking and Mobility Institute (IPMI) board of directors, the world’s largest association of parking professionals. With his extensive experience, Roamy leads the development and execution of PayByPhone’s growth strategy throughout North America, while overseeing the day-to-day operations of the US and Canadian markets. He also works closely with PayByPhone’s Global executive team to develop and implement corporate strategy. Prior to his appointment at PayByPhone, Roamy served as CEO of NewTown Advisors, an acclaimed parking and mobility consulting firm, where he drove developing market segments and profit growth.

Carmen Sevrens

VP, Sales, West

As VP Sales, West, Carmen is responsible for functional aspects and members of the sales team in the Central and Western US, and Canada. Working closely with the CEO, the VP of Sales, East and other operative departments at PayByPhone, Carmen’s top focus is delivering results that are aligned with PayByPhone’s overall growth strategy. Bringing 12 years of Parking, Transportation and Mobility Industry experience alongside a keen interest in relationship management, Carmen is a respected sales leader and an active participant in many industry organizations.

Global

Andreas Gruber

President and Global CEO, PayByPhone

Andreas Gruber is President and Global CEO of PayByPhone, bringing close to 20 years of international experience in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) business. He has an extensive background in Strategy and Business Development and headed up this department for VW Financial Services AG for over 2 years. Andy has been deeply involved in the parking business in recent years through his board appointments at PayByPhone and Sunhill technologies. He believes parking today is one of the key pain points for drivers around the world and is passionate about working with the PayByPhone team to deliver great products that will make the world of mobility an easier place for our customers.

Maggie Clay

Chief Financial Officer

As CFO, Maggie is responsible for the finance, HR and legal functions of PayByPhone globally. Maggie supports decision-making in all departments based on financial, legal and risk considerations. She brings experience in corporate finance, financial planning and analysis to the management team. Maggie obtained her BComm from McGill University and articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is a CPA, CA.

Catherine Scott

Chief Legal Officer

As Chief Legal Officer, Scotty is responsible for the legal function at PayByPhone globally. Scotty manages the Legal Team that provides timely, effective legal advice while helping to ensure that PayByPhone maintains its reputation with its partners, regulators and the public and complies with applicable laws and regulations. She and the Legal Team are also responsible for reviewing, drafting and negotiating all commercial agreements. Scotty has a background in business, commercial, consumer, intellectual property, privacy and data protection law and uses her LLL, JD and MBA to bridge the gap between business and the law.

Jason Boast

Chief Product Officer

As Chief Product Officer, Jason is responsible for the entire consumer experience as it relates to the wider PayByPhone service. This includes the design and development of consumer products, primarily the flagship iOS and Android apps as well as all the web-based assets and IVR solution. Jason works directly with cities, private operators and tier one strategic partners like Apple, Google and Android Pay in order to create the best service for the end user. To complete the customer lifecycle, Jason has created a one-to-many, software supported, global customer service solution that supports the needs of the user throughout every stage of their journey.

Chris Morrow

Chief Technology Officer

As the Chief Technology Officer, Chris is responsible for platform product development, IT operations, IT infrastructure, IT compliance and security. Chris has been with PayByPhone since 2007 when he joined as employee seven and as the first full time IT employee. Prior to PayByPhone, Chris spent many years working in large-scale SaaS operations. Chris’s role at PayByPhone is to lead the technology teams to build and scale the PayByPhone technology platform securely, reliably and efficiently.

Philippe Lerouge

President, PayByPhone France and CEO, PayByPhone Western Europe

Philippe is the Founder & CEO of PayByPhone in France, and has been managing the business in Europe since 2018. He has been the main driver of the company's growth and led its major contracts and projects. Before founding PayByPhone in 2009, Philippe spent 15 years in the Sodexo Group's service vouchers division, first in Germany and then in Central Europe & United Kingdom in development and general management positions. Between 2001 and 2004, he was in charge of e-commerce activities for the Sodexo Group. Through his entrepreneurial activities, he has also played an important role in the emergence of new mobile payment services and urban mobility in France, and is recognized as a pioneer and expert in the field. Philippe completed an Executive Program at Babson College in the United States, graduated with a Master's degree in Management from the University of Paris Dauphine and a Master's degree from the IAE in Aix-en-Provence.

Jonny Combe

CEO, UK

As Chief Executive Officer for the UK, Jonny focuses on supporting PayByPhone’s expansion in the region, building new partnerships, and collaborating with parent company Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS). He joins PayByPhone from the BMW Group where he spent the past 12 years in various management roles, most recently as General Manager for Environment, Real Estate, Mobility and Innovation in EMEA. At BMW, Combe spearheaded the Digital and Innovation Programmes in the UK and pioneered the award-winning BMW Innovation Lab and The Intrapeneur Lab.

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