(9 April 2009 – Global) MasterCard Worldwide has announced the replacement of retiring head of the wide ranging Asia/Pacific Middle East Africa (APMEA) region.MasterCard announced the appointment of Vicky S. Bindra, 44, who will join MasterCard on June 1, 2009. Binda will replace Andre Sekulic, 58, who is retiring.
Sekulic retires after more than 20 years at MasterCard. Sekulic was instrumental in MasterCard’s success in the APMEA region, said Walt M. Macnee, president, International Markets, MasterCard Worldwide.
On Bindra, Macnee said that he brings a deep understanding of the APMEA region and a unique combination of consulting, banking and financial services experience to the organisation and its customers.
Bindra joins MasterCard from GE Capital, where he was CEO, President, India, since 2007.
Prior to that, Bindra held several senior-level assignments at Citibank in New York and Singapore in consumer banking, credit cards, small business, sales and marketing and private banking.
In addition, he was a partner at Bain & Company, leading assignments in financial services and private equity.
Sekulic will continue to support MasterCard in an advisory capacity, and serve as a member of the APMEA Regional Advisory Board and the Strategic Payments Services (SPS) Board.