Visa Appoints Chris Newkirk as Chief Strategy Officer
May 27 2020 - 12:20PM
Business Wire
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced today that Chris Newkirk will join
the company in the newly created position of Chief Strategy
Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Newkirk will lead the Corporate
Strategy organization to drive strategic planning for Visa overall,
and in partnership with Visa’s regional teams. He will be a member
of the Executive Committee and report to Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Al Kelly. Mr. Newkirk will begin work at Visa on
June 15.
Mr. Newkirk brings 20 years of business, payments, banking and
strategy experience to Visa. Since 2008, he has held multiple
leadership roles at Capital One, most recently as the President of
Small Business, International & Walmart Partnership. In that
position, Mr. Newkirk was responsible for all aspects of these
businesses, from growth strategy, marketing, sales and financial
performance to customer experience, digital transformation, risk
management and talent strategy. Mr. Newkirk led a diverse team of
associates across six businesses and served on Capital One's
Executive Committee since 2016 where he played an integral role in
developing the company’s strategy.
Before joining Capital One, Mr. Newkirk held a number of
leadership roles at IndyMac Bank, spanning line of business
leadership and corporate functions. Prior to that, he was a
consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York and Washington
DC, where he served clients across Financial Services, Tech and
Business Intelligence in the U.S. and Europe.
Mr. Newkirk earned his undergraduate degree cum laude from Yale
University and is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law
School.
“Chris will be a great addition to the executive team, not only
because of the deep payments expertise he brings, but also for his
passion for people and excellent leadership,” said Al Kelly,
Chairman and CEO of Visa Inc. “I look forward to welcoming Chris
into our Visa family. He will bring some incredible experience and
new insights as we continue to deliver on Visa’s strategy, build
stronger client relationships and grow our business.”
Outside of work, Mr. Newkirk is passionate about enabling
students to tap into their potential and create the lifelong
learning skills our world requires and rewards. He currently serves
on the board of the District of Columbia College Access Program,
which partners with DC public schools to provide counseling and
financial assistance to students who might otherwise not have the
opportunity to attend college.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is the world’s leader in digital payments.
Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative,
reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals,
businesses and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing
network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the
world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction
messages a second. The company’s relentless focus on innovation is
a catalyst for the rapid growth of digital commerce on any device,
for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to
digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and
scale to reshape the future of commerce. For more information,
visit About Visa, visa.com/blog and @VisaNews.
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