2 weeks Ago By Lauren Towner
Planet, a global provider of integrated payments and technology solutions for retail and hospitality customers, today announced the appointment of Eric Heurtaux as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1st January 2025. Heurtaux’s appointment reflects the leadership role he has taken with the Planet management team and the Board of Directors to shape Planet’s strategy, strengthen operations and deliver profitable growth. Planet combines payments, software and technology to help its hospitality and retail customers deliver exceptional experiences to meet evolving market demands.
Planet’s omnichannel solutions enable customers to integrate fragmented software and payment systems to delight consumers. Planet technology solutions allow retailers to deliver unified and frictionless shopper journeys across all channels through a single end-to-end platform, with integrated online and in-store payments. For hoteliers, Planet deeply embeds payments within the automated workflows of its Property Management System (PMS) products to deliver operational efficiencies and a superior guest experience.
In addition, Planet provides sophisticated value-added solutions that generate revenue for its customers, including VAT refunding, multi-currency processing, and payments services for global financial institutions. Eric Heurtaux, Chief Executive Officer at Planet said: “I’m honoured to have the opportunity to lead this exceptional business and highly talented team. Our integrated payments and technology strategy for hospitality and retail customers will not change.
We will continue to invest in and focus on helping our customers grow with our unique solutions and outstanding service.” Commenting on Eric Heurtaux’s appointment, Fabio Cali, Managing Director at Advent International, said: “Since joining Planet in 2023, Eric has been integral in strengthening and developing the business. He brings significant experience in technology, payments and software.
Under his leadership, alongside a strong team, Planet is well placed to accelerate growth and position itself as a long-term winner in integrated payments.” Edouard Guigou, Managing Director at Eurazeo, said: “Planet is successfully developing into a global leader in integrated payments. As payments and software continue to converge, we see enormous opportunities for future growth driven by increasing consumer demand for a seamless experience.
Together with Advent, we are excited to help Planet realise its full potential and accelerate its vision under Eric’s leadership.” Heurtaux joined Planet in October 2023 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bringing with him significant leadership experience in scaling fast-growing payments, software and technology businesses. Prior to joining Planet, Eric was CFO at Mirakl, a leading cloud-based e-commerce marketplace software provider.
Before that, he served as CFO at payment processor Worldline and before that as CFO for Atos Big Data & Security. Eric is a graduate of the Ecole des Mines de Paris and holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD..
