Shift4 Payments, Inc. announced the appointment of Samantha Weeks, PhD, to the position of Chief Transformation Officer (CTRO). Weeks previously served as the company's Vice President of Transformation. As CTRO, she will be responsible for driving transformation initiatives across all aspects of the company, including program management for Shift4's various strategic initiatives.

This comes at a critical time for the company as they continue to enter numerous new business verticals and expand internationally. She will also be responsible for overseeing Shift4's fast growing Human Capital and Learning and Development departments. Prior to joining Shift4, Weeks had a successful career in the United States Air Force where she rose to the rank of Colonel and the position of Wing Commander.

As CTRO, she will leverage this experience building organizational excellence focused on program management, process architecture, and reliability while delivering customer-centric execution across sales, delivery, and continuous support.