After acquiring ElectraCard MasterCard has named Ram Chari as Chief Executive Officer of ECS. Chari will be based in Pune, India. He has worked for MasterCard in the APMEA region.
In his previous role at MasterCard, Mr. Chari spearheaded developments in mergers and acquisitions as well as in organic business opportunities, which resulted in the strengthening of MasterCard’s regional strategy.
Prior to joining MasterCard, Mr. Chari was the Chief Executive Officer of Network International in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Under his leadership, the firm went from strength to strength, spreading its customer reach across 16 countries in the Middle East and Africa; to establish its position as a market leader in the payments industry. Towards the end of his stint, Mr. Chari focused on cultivating sustainable payments solutions in emerging markets across the Middle East, Africa and India.
RESOURCES:
For more data on MasterCard APMEA access CardData®. For information and commentary on MasterCard APMEA visit the searchable CardFlash® Library of more than 58,000 articles published since 1995. Custom RAM Research® projects on MasterCard APMEA are available exclusively through CardWeb.com.®