Hazel has been a member of the Equinox Board of Directors since November, 2011.

Prior to joining Equinox Payment, Hazel was working as the president and chief executive officer of Semtek Corporation, a security technology firm acquired by VeriFone in 2010.

Equinox Payments president Clint Jones said, "Patrick Hazel has been a very effective force in re-positioning Equinox since its purchase by Gores Group."

Headquartered in Scottsdale Equinox Payments, offers secure payment terminals, applications and services to merchants through its commercial offices in the US, Latvia, Australia, Mexico.