TORRANCE, Calif. – Global Electronic Technology Inc., corporate parent of internet payment services provider OrbitalPay LLC, has appointed Linda Grimm executive vice president of operations. Grimm, who joined the company in August, will oversee customer service, deployment, risk management, underwriting, technical support and information technology for both GET and OrbitalPay.

Most recently, Grimm served as director of consulting services for Compliance Solutions and Resources, a payment card industry compliance consulting firm. Prior to that, she was president of TRX Processing, a firm that specialized in helping merchants obtain merchant accounts. She also served as director of U.S. operations for Moneris Solutions and as director of operations for Humboldt Merchant Services.

“Ms. Grimm is among the most respected leaders in the electronic payments industry, with diverse experience and high-level roles in the bankcard industry,” said GET founder and Chief Executive Officer Steven H. Bryson. “She knows how to build and grow operational teams focused on building and maintaining customer loyalty through excellent service. Her mantra is ‘exceed every expectation.’ Ms. Grimm’s broad-based operations and risk-management experience will help guide and support us as we invest in GET’s strategy to reach new customers and introduce new scalable, intuitive, data-rich, cloud-based commerce solutions to the marketplace.”

Grimm obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from California State University – Chico and holds multiple accreditations including Certified Information Privacy Professional and Project Management Professional. She currently serves on the Western States Acquirers Association advisory board and the Electronic Transaction Association’s data security task force. In addition, she is a member of both the Merchant Acquirers’ Committee and Women Networking in Electronic Transactions. An author and frequent speaker, she is an advocate for education and awareness throughout the payments industry.

“I’m excited to be able to return to the payments industry in a role that will allow me to utilize my skills and experience to build an infrastructure that will support scalable growth for GET,” Grimm said.