Visa Chief Financial Officer Vasant Prabhu Appointed Company Vice Chairman
May 24 2019 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Visa Inc. announced today that Vasant Prabhu, Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive
Committee, will take on the added title of Vice Chairman for the
global payments technology company.
As part of his expanded role, Prabhu will take an active role in
representing Visa at payments industry forums and serving as a
valuable voice with key constituents on business issues of
strategic importance to Visa and its clients. Additionally, he will
provide strategic counsel on major initiatives and geographies
important to Visa’s future growth.
“I have extraordinary respect for Vasant,” said Al Kelly, Visa
CEO. “He is a strong strategist with a deep knowledge of our
business, and is very well regarded in the industry. This expanded
role will enable us to leverage his expertise in new and meaningful
ways.”
Prior to joining Visa, Prabhu worked at NBCUniversal Media, LLC,
as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the company’s finance
function as well as the operations and technical services division.
Prior to joining NBCUniversal in 2014, Prabhu served as the chief
financial officer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
since 2004.
In 2010, Prabhu was named Vice Chairman of Starwood. At
Starwood, he was responsible for all financial functions,
information technology and a range of corporate functions. He also
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for
Safeway Inc., and held senior leadership roles at The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc. and Booz, Allen & Hamilton.
Prabhu holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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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