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10 Visa finance leaders
These ten current and former Visa finance leaders include Visa's CFO and a former Vice Chairman and CFO, along with CFOs of Visa business units and regions such as Commercial & Government Solutions, Visa Europe and Central Europe, Middle East and Africa. Readers can learn how Visa runs finance across business units, regions and technology operations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Suh
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief Financial Officer · Visa
EVP & Chief Financial Officer at Visa since 2023, listed at C-Level in the Finance & Accounting department. His profile also lists 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).
Gilbert Niwa
LinkedInExperience: CFO Sourcing and CFO Technology Operations & Infrastructure · Visa
CFO Sourcing and CFO Technology Operations & Infrastructure at Visa since 2017; the profile headline adds that the infrastructure scope covers data centers. He was VP Technology Finance at Visa (2012–2017), and his profile also lists CFO & SVP Finance at Comdata (2011–2012) and GE Capital Thailand - EVP, Chief Financial Officer at GE Capital (2008–2010).
Hanu Mehrotra
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Visa Europe · Visa
CFO, Visa Europe at Visa since 2026, after serving as SVP, CFO VAS (2024–2026), a role the profile describes as finance leader for Visa's fastest growing business unit. He was VP, Head of Corporate FP&A at Visa (2019–2024), and his profile also lists Finance Director at Facebook (2013–2019).
John Kakascik
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Commercial & Government Solutions · Visa
CFO, Commercial & Government Solutions at Visa since 2017; the profile says he partners with the President and executive team to define and execute strategic and financial objectives across Commercial and Government Solution products, segments and geographies. His profile also lists VP & CFO, Global Commercial Payments at American Express (2011–2012).
Jones Shu
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Pismo · Visa
CFO, Pismo at Visa since 2024, listed at C-Level in the Finance & Accounting department, after serving as CFO, Visa Payments Ltd. (former Earthport Plc.) (2020–2024). His other Visa roles include VP FX Product Solutions, Global Treasury (2019–2020) and Executive Director - Head of Europe FP&A (2018–2019).
Kyle Spainhour
LinkedInExperience: SVP CFO, Global Product, Technology, Strategy, Client Services, Corporate Services & Global Risk · Visa
Former SVP CFO, Global Product, Technology, Strategy, Client Services, Corporate Services & Global Risk at Visa (2023–2025) and former SVP, CFO, Technology, Corporate Services & Chief Procurement Officer at Visa (2016–2023); the profile lists him as retired from Visa since 2025. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Audit Executive at Leidos (2013–2016).
Rania Kaissi-Fawaz
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & CFO - Central Europe, Middle East and Africa · Visa
Senior Vice President & CFO - Central Europe, Middle East and Africa at Visa since 2026, after serving as VP & CFO at Visa Middle East - North Africa, Levant and Pakistan (2023–2026). Her profile also lists Vice President, Financial Controller - Central Europe, Middle East and Africa at Visa Inc. (2019–2023) and Member Board of Directors at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants since 2024.
Rodrigo Glass
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Money Movement · Visa
CFO, Money Movement at Visa since 2024, after serving as Global Head of Finance for Visa Direct (2022–2024). His other Visa roles include Vice President FP&A Latin America & Caribbean (2016–2021), Sr. Director FP&A, Latin America & Caribbean (2014–2016) and Sr. Director Corporate FP&A (2012–2014).
Vasant Prabhu
LinkedInExperience: Vice Chairman & CFO · Visa
Former Vice Chairman & CFO at Visa (2015–2023), listed at C-Level in the Finance & Accounting department. His profile lists current board roles as Member Board of Directors at Intuit (since 2024) and Delta Air Lines (since 2023), and Member Board of Directors, Audit Committe Chair at Kenvue (since 2023).
Will Masterson
LinkedInExperience: Divisional CFO, Acceptance Solutions · Visa
Divisional CFO, Acceptance Solutions at Visa since 2024, listed at C-Level in the Finance & Accounting department. He was previously Senior Director, Finance at Visa (2013–2019) and Chief Financial Officer at AllTrails (2019–2023), and his profile also lists Associate at Greenhill & Co. (2011–2012).
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Match the person's scope to your question: corporate finance leaders suit company-wide planning and investor questions, while business-unit and regional CFOs suit questions about a specific product line or market. Check whether each Visa role is current or ended before asking about recent practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a payments network set up finance support for separate businesses such as commercial payments, money movement and value-added services?
- 02What does a regional CFO own at a global card network, and what stays with the corporate finance team?
- 03How do you plan and track technology and infrastructure spending at a payments company?
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