MasterCard Worldwide appoints Vicky S. Bindra, 44, as president, Asia/Pacific Middle East Africa region. Bindra, who will join MasterCard on 1 June 2009, replaces Andre Sekulic, 58, who is retiring.
Bindra joins MasterCard from GE Capital, where he was CEO, President, India, since 2007. Prior to that, Bindra held several senior-level assignments at Citibank in New York and Singapore in consumer banking, credit cards, small business, sales and marketing and private banking. In addition, he was a partner at Bain & Company, leading assignments in financial services and private equity.
Sekulic will continue to support MasterCard in an advisory capacity, and serve as a member of the APMEA Regional Advisory Board and the Strategic Payments Services (SPS) Board.
“For more than 20 years Andre has been a valued leader at MasterCard and was instrumental in our success in the APMEA region,” says Walt M. Macnee, president, International Markets, MasterCard Worldwide. “We are extremely grateful for his years of service to MasterCard and wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
“We look forward to Vicky’s leadership as he brings a deep understanding of the APMEA region and a unique combination of consulting, banking and financial services experience to our organization and our customers,” continues Macnee.
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