Mastercard names Gautam Aggarwal as division president for South Asia

Aggarwal will oversee the card payment provider’s activities across South Asia and India.

Mastercard has appointed Gautam Aggarwal as division president for South Asia and country corporate officer, India. He leads operations across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, and Bhutan.

Aggarwal is now in charge of overseeing Matercard’s activities across South Asia and India. These include product management, engaging with customers and regulators, marketing, amongst others.

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Aggarwal succeeds Nikhil Sahni, who will assume a new regional role within Mastercard, the card payments service provider said in a press release.

Aggarwal joined Mastercard in 2014, bringing with him more than a decade of experience across technology, sales and business development, product management, strategy, and M&A.

Most recently, from 2019-2022, he served as Regional Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific, spearheading Mastercard’s $b+ technology investments across markets that include India, Australia, China, Japan and Southeast Asia.