First Data announced that Kees Kwakernaak will join the organization as the General Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Reporting to Executive Vice President and Head of the APAC Region Ivo Distelbrink, Kwakernaak will be based in Sydney. Kwakernaak joins First Data from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), where he held the roles, including Head of Corporate Sales and Head of GTS Product Management for Australia and New Zealand, as well as Head of Commercial Cards for the Asia-Pacific region.