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10 Visa executives

These ten current and former Visa executives include the Visa CFO, the group president, the chief risk and client services officer and the chief strategy officer, along with presidents and CFOs of Visa businesses and regions. A reader can learn how Visa's leaders approach finance, risk, strategy, value-added services and regional growth.

10 professionals1 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Visa

    Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Visa, a role his profile dates from November 2016, with Executive Chairman of Visa listed from February 2023. His profile says he retired from Visa in February 2024 after serving as an independent director and then Chairman and CEO, and that he joined Berkshire Partners as an Advisory Director in March 2024.

  2. Andrew Torre

    LinkedIn

    Experience: President, Value-Added Services · Visa

    President, Value-Added Services at Visa since June 2025; his profile says he leads Visa's global VAS business, designing, developing and delivering solutions that go beyond payment processing. His profile also lists Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Visa from December 2017, and Senior Vice President Strategy at Visa (2007–2013).

  3. Chris Newkirk

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Strategy Officer · Visa

    Chief Strategy Officer at Visa since June 2020, a role his profile tags at the C-level; his profile summary describes him as Visa's President, Commercial & Money Movement Solutions. He was also Head of International at Visa (2013–2016), a role his profile tags at the director level.

  4. Chris Suh

    LinkedIn

    Experience: EVP & Chief Financial Officer · Visa

    EVP & Chief Financial Officer at Visa since July 2023, based in San Francisco. He was EVP & Chief Financial Officer at Electronic Arts (EA) (2022–2023), CVP & CFO, Cloud AI at Microsoft (2018–2022) and General Manager, Investor Relations at Microsoft (2013–2018), and he was a Member Board Of Directors & Audit Committee at Cardlytics (2021–2023).

  5. Diego Paul Fabara

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Risk and Client Services Officer, Visa Inc. · Visa

    Chief Risk and Client Services Officer, Visa Inc. since September 2019. His profile says he is responsible for keeping clients and the financial ecosystem safe, providing operational support and services to clients, and maintaining the integrity and security of the Visa global payment system. He was President Global Services Group at American Express Co. (2018–2019).

  6. Hanu Mehrotra

    LinkedIn

    Experience: CFO, Visa Europe · Visa

    CFO, Visa Europe since January 2026, a role tagged at the C-level. At Visa he was SVP, CFO VAS (2024–2026), which his profile describes as finance leader for Visa's fastest growing business unit, and VP, Head of Corporate FP&A (2019–2024). He was Finance Director at Facebook (2013–2019).

  7. John Kakascik

    LinkedIn

    Experience: CFO, Commercial & Government Solutions · Visa

    CFO, Commercial & Government Solutions at Visa since 2017. His profile says he partners with the President and executive team colleagues to define and execute the strategic and financial objectives across Commercial and Government Solutions products, segments and geographies. He was VP & CFO, Global Commercial Payments at American Express (2011–2012).

  8. Nuno Lopes Alves

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Regional President, Latin America & Caribbean · Visa

    Regional President, Latin America & Caribbean at Visa since October 2025. His profile says he works with financial institutions, startups, merchants and governments to digitize money movement in Latin America and the Caribbean. At Visa he was also Group Country Manager, Brazil (2021–2025) and Group Country Manager, Andean (2018–2021).

  9. Oliver Jenkyn

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Group President · Visa

    Group President of Visa since February 2023; his profile says he is responsible for Visa's business in the 200+ countries and territories in which it operates. At Visa he was also Group President & President, North America (2020–2023), Regional President, North America (2011–2020) and Global Head of Strategy and Corporate Development (2009–2011).

  10. William Sheedy

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Vice President · Visa

    Former Executive Vice President at Visa (April 1993 to January 2020), and Senior Advisor to Visa Inc Chair & CEO since 2020. His profile also lists Board Member at Visa Europe since 2018, Chair of the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (2020–2025) and Board Chair of the VISA Foundation (2018–2022).

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How does Visa decide which new services beyond card payments to build, buy or partner for?
  2. 02What does Visa's finance organization look at when evaluating a new business line or a major client deal?
  3. 03How do Visa's regional leaders adapt global products and pricing to local markets and regulators?

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