Our Executives
Michael Miebach, President of Mastercard, is responsible for overseeing the sales, marketing, products, services, and technology organizations for the company. Mastercard’s Board unanimously elected Michael to succeed Ajay Banga as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2021.
Michael brings deep expertise in digital innovation, emerging technologies, regulation, fintech, and financial services to forge innovative partnerships across the ecosystem. He has a wealth of insights and global experience from a 25-year career spanning payments and banking services and technology.
As Chief Product Officer, Michael helped transform the company’s offerings from consumer cards to providing a variety of multi-rail payment solutions. Michael has been a key driver in developing and executing the strategy to evolve and diversify Mastercard, leading the acquisition of Vocalink and the pending transaction with Nets--to address a broader set of payment flows.
His collaborative approach creates scalable and trusted solutions for the exchange of payments and data towards a more inclusive digital economy where everyone is connected, and everyone can thrive.
He previously led Mastercard across the Middle East and Africa and held senior roles at both Barclays Bank and Citibank.
He is a member of the digital advisory council of Fannie Mae, which makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans, and a member of the Board of Directors for the nonprofit Accion which gives people across the world the financial tools and services they need to prosper. Both roles give Michael the opportunity to pursue his passion for bringing more people greater opportunities in the formal economy. Michael is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ronald McDonald House New York City, a charity that offers vital resources and compassionate care to children and their families being treated by the world’s leading pediatric cancer hospitals.
Michael holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Passau in Germany. He lives with his family in New York.
Kelly Devine has served as President of Mastercard Europe since September 2025, overseeing the company’s strategy and operations across 53 countries. In this role, she drives the success of Mastercard’s multi-rail payments technology business, enabling innovation and growth in partnership with retailers, financial institutions, governments, and businesses that collectively serve more than 950 million people.
Kelly rejoined Mastercard after a year at Dunelm, where she held the role of Chief Customer Officer. Prior to that, she was Mastercard’s Divisional President for the UK & Ireland for five years, having led both the consumer and commercial businesses previously.
Kelly has built a distinguished career shaping the payments landscape. Before Mastercard, she spent a decade at American Express, where she held European and global leadership roles across strategy, business development, salesforce effectiveness and product management.
Kelly is on the board of Vocalink (a Mastercard company) and has held board roles at Dunelm and UK Finance.
Kelly began her career as a consultant at PwC after earning a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Sachin Mehra is the chief business officer for Mastercard and is a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team and Management Committee.
As chief business officer, Sachin is responsible for operations and innovation in each of the 200-plus global markets where Mastercard operates and has staff. This includes engagement with and execution of the company’s strategy through various stakeholders, including customers, governments, regulators, partners, employees and local communities. He also has oversight of the company’s sales excellence efforts.
Prior to taking this role, he served as chief financial officer for more than seven years. In that role, as well as others within the finance organization, Sachin was instrumental in shaping the company’s growth and transformation efforts. Following his tenure as corporate treasurer and then as a regional finance officer, he developed and executed the company’s commercial products (B2B) strategy, managing the product portfolio and deepening customer relationships.
Prior to Mastercard, Sachin held senior treasury and finance roles at Hess Corporation, General Motors and GMAC in New York, Singapore, Belgium and Shanghai. He started his career at General Motors in its New York Treasurers Office.
Sachin currently sits on the board of Salesforce. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia and received his undergraduate degree in commerce from Sydenham College at the University of Mumbai, India.
