Payments

Aurora Payments appoints CEO

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May 13, 2025

Aurora Payments, a payments technology provider, appointed Derek Dean as CEO. He takes over for Brian Goudie who will transition to executive chairman, according to a press release.

Dean first joined Aurora as chief revenue officer where he expanded its direct sales and marketing.

"Handing the CEO reins to Derek is the natural next step in a leadership transition we put into motion a year ago," Goudie said in the release. "Derek's energy, customer focus and ability to scale high-performance teams have already advanced our mission and as CEO he will propel Aurora even faster while I concentrate on long-term strategy and strategic partnerships — including targeted M&A."