Our Executives

Gina Petersen-Skyrme
Country Manager for the UAE and Oman

Gina Petersen-Skyrme is Senior Vice President and Country Manager for the UAE and Oman at Mastercard. She is responsible for driving the company's growth strategy, diversifying revenue streams, building strategic partnerships with leading public and private sector stakeholders, while delivering innovative experiences across the payments ecosystem.
 
A strategic, passionate leader and seasoned Payments and Financial Services professional, Petersen-Skyrme has led teams in Australia and the Middle East for more than two decades. Prior to joining Mastercard, she served as Head of Merchant Business at American Express Middle East, where she doubled new business volume in two years. In 2014, she co-founded communications agency BRAVE, before negotiating its successful buyout three years later. In an earlier stint with the Qatar Government, Petersen-Skyrme led commercial negotiations for the 166-million-euro global partnership between FC Barcelona and Qatar and was an Executive Member of Qatar’s successful FIFA World Cup bid team. She has also worked in-house for al khaliji, Barclays, GE Money, and HSBC.
 
Petersen-Skyrme graduated from Macquarie University in Australia with a bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication and holds a diploma in Direct and Digital Marketing from Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA).