Bangkok--11 Dec--Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Visa Inc. today announced the appointment of David Lee as president of its Asia Pacific region. He succeeds Rupert Keeley, who was recently appointed Visa Inc.’s Global Head of Strategy and Corporate Development. In this role, Lee will be responsible for continuing to grow Visa Inc.'s business in the region. Lee will report to Hans Morris, President of Visa Inc.
“Asia Pacific is an extremely diverse region that includes some of the world’s most sophisticated, fastest growing and most technologically advanced economies. With the emerging giants of China and India, as well as number of other significant developing economies, it presents a wealth of potential opportunities for the payment industry and will be the focus for much of the company’s development in the coming years,” said Joe Saunders, Chairman and CEO of Visa Inc. “David has been at the heart of Visa’s growth in Asia for many years and his deep experience and commercial acumen ideally suit him to lead the region’s well-established and diverse management team.”
Lee joined Visa in 1985 from international accounting firm Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. He has held a number of roles in the Singapore regional headquarters culminating in his appointment as Chief Operating Officer in 2007. As COO, he was responsible for strategy, planning, human resources, client support, systems, financial operations and administration across the region at a time when the company continued to strengthen its leadership in the region.
Born in Malaysia, David was educated in Singapore where he was awarded the Lee Foundation Prize by Singapore’s Chartered Association of Certified Accountants as the year’s top graduate on gaining his ACCA. In 2003, he graduated from the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. David currently serves as a director of the National Library Trust Board, the Singapore Management University School of Accountancy Advisory Board, and the Naval Base School Advisory Board — his alma mater. Most recently he was appointed to the board of Visa Processing Service Pte. Ltd. (VPS), a joint venture between Visa Inc. and Yalamanchili Software Exports (P) Limited, a leading payments processor and software products and solutions company with operations in India and Singapore. He is married with three children.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network providing processing services and payment product platforms. This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, which are offered under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world, and Visa/PLUS is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in more than 170 countries. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com
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