Visa in Europe

Antony Cahill is the Regional President and Chief Executive Officer of Visa Europe. In this role, he is responsible for leading all operations of the 38-market region.
 
Since 2023, Antony served as President of Visa’s global Value-Added Services (VAS) business, where he was responsible for designing, developing and delivering a global portfolio of 200+ products and solutions that power client growth and business performance. Under his leadership, VAS grew into a $9B global business and delivered revenue growth of more than 20% annually.
 
Antony initially joined Visa in 2018 as Managing Director for Visa Europe and later became Deputy Chief Executive Officer, overseeing all of Visa’s client relationships in the region.
 
Prior to joining Visa, Antony spent more than 20 years working in Australia’s financial services industry, serving as Chief Operating Officer at NAB (National Australia Bank) and in various executive-level roles at ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited).
 
Antony earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom.

Bill Sheedy serves in a unique role as Senior Advisor to Visa’s Non-Executive Chair and is responsible for strategic initiatives important to Visa and the payments industry, including global market expansion, social impact programs and pricing.
 
Prior to this appointment, Bill led global strategy, government and public policy, learning, mergers and acquisitions, and social impact. He has served at different times as Visa’s president of Europe, North America and Latin America regions and helped lead the company’s restructuring in 2007, culminating in a highly successful IPO in 2008.
 
Bill is a board member for Visa Europe, immediate past chair of the West Virginia University Foundation Board and current investment committee chair. He holds a B.S. from West Virginia University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Philippe Tromp has over 40 years of experience in Capital Markets, Financial Market Infrastructure, General Insurance, and Financial Technology. He started his career in Investment Banking at PaineWebber Inc. and Bankers Trust Co. and later became Head of the international operations of Financial Security Assurance, the US financial guarantee insurance company, a position he held for 16 years.
 
More recently, Philippe led a start-up behind the development of a multi-dealer Request-For-Quote (RFQ) trading platform in the credit derivatives market. From 2015 until May 2024, he was a Non-Executive Director of Euroclear UK and International, the Central Securities Depository, where he chaired the Risk Committee and from 2012 until November 2023, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of AIG UK Limited, the UK subsidiary of US insurer AIG Inc. 
 
Philippe holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a graduate of Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines with a major in Solid State Physics.

Aki Hussain has over 20 years of professional experience in banking, insurance and accounting. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Hiscox plc previously serving as the Chief Financial Officer for 5 years. Prior to joining Hiscox, Aki was the Chief Financial Officer of Prudential plc. UK & Europe. Aki also held a number of senior roles in the financial services, telecoms and media sectors. He was Finance Director for the Consumer Bank division at Lloyds Banking Group, before which he was Finance Director for the Consumer division of NTL (now Virgin Media).

Aki is also a Chartered Accountant, having trained with KPMG. Aki has a BA degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Leeds and an ACA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a fellow of the ICAEW.

Chris Clark is a Non-Executive Director of the Visa Europe Limited Board. He is immediate past Chairman of Visa Asia Pacific, where he drove Visa’s market expansion strategy in the region and supported regional and global initiatives including strategic engagement with both government and industry stakeholders. He is also a Limited Partner Advisor to NYCA Partners, a New York based fintech Venture Capital firm.
 
Until 2023, Chris was President, Visa Asia Pacific. In his ten years in the role he more than doubled the size of Visa’s business in the region and established a sales-focused, digital-first culture. While leading Asia Pacific, Chris focused on expanding the reach of electronic payments and forging strong client and partner relationships, driving innovation in the regional payments ecosystem and building new partnerships with established and start-up fintechs. Chris has previously held a number of leadership roles in markets around the region. He led North Asia and Australasia, where he successfully drove growth and managed challenges in Visa’s most developed markets. He was also General Manager for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific as well as General Manager for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau and the Philippines. He joined Visa in 2002 as General Manager Taiwan.
 
Before joining Visa, Chris served 14 years in a variety of senior management positions at National Australia Bank, including market management roles in Taiwan and Thailand. He also worked in consumer and commercial banking, including assignments in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
 
Chris is a fluent Mandarin speaker, has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne (Australia) and has completed executive programs at both INSEAD (France) and Stanford University (USA).

Amélie Breitburd has more than 30 years of international experience in the insurance and financial services industry. She is an independent board member at CNP Assurances since 2022, chairing the Audit & Risk and ESG Committees. Amélie is also on the board of Women in Finance France.
 
Amélie was the CEO of Lloyd’s Europe operating from Brussels for 3 years until December 2023. Prior to this, she spent 16 years at AXA notably as Group Chief Controller at AXA headquarters in Paris, CFO for Asia based out in Hong Kong and CFO for the UK & Ireland in London. She worked in prior years at KPMG and Allianz France.
 
Amélie graduated from ESSEC and a qualified actuary.

Hanu Mehrotra is CFO of Visa Europe Ltd., overseeing financial strategies, planning, reporting, operations, and corporate real estate in Europe.

Since 2024, Hanu Mehrotra has held the position of SVP & CFO of Value-Added Services (VAS) at Visa, where he acted as the strategic finance partner to the business unit’s leadership. In this role, he was responsible for driving financial strategy, resource allocation, investment planning, and performance management for one of Visa’s fastest growing and most dynamic segments. 

Earlier in his career, Hanu spent nearly six years at Facebook as a Finance Director, supporting the company through its post-IPO hypergrowth phase. He partnered with product and business leaders to introduce financial rigor into rapidly scaling operations, led long-range planning initiatives, and supported investment decisions across new and emerging areas.

Prior to Facebook, Hanu was a Senior Manager of Finance & Strategy at Microsoft, where he worked in the Search and Ads business. His responsibilities included structuring commercial deals, evaluating strategic investments, and aligning financial outcomes with broader business objectives.

Hanu began his career as a Software Engineer at Infosys before transitioning into finance and investing. He subsequently served as an Investment Analyst at Transamerica, covering the Technology sector and macroeconomic trends.
He holds an MBA from the University of Iowa and a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Mumbai and is based in the London area.

Kelly Mahon Tullier is vice chair, chief people and corporate affairs officer of Visa and Visa corporate secretary. In her role, Ms. Mahon Tullier has responsibility for driving Visa’s purpose to uplift everyone, everywhere, by being the best way to pay and be paid. Visa powers the digital economy, making payments and money movement simpler, safer, faster and more accessible for all, and drives economic growth and prosperity for individuals, communities and businesses around the world.
 
In her role, Ms. Mahon Tullier manages Board engagement and leads Visa’s people, communications, government affairs, social impact & sustainability, transformation and corporate services functions, including real estate, aviation, security and global events. She has also assumed leadership of Visa Foundation as chair. Ms. Mahon Tullier is responsible for fostering a company culture that prioritizes impact, growth and inclusivity to attract and retain top talent, creating a safe and engaging physical environment and advancing Visa’s advocacy and external reputational initiatives.
  
Previously, Ms. Mahon Tullier served as general counsel of Visa, leading the company’s legal and compliance function. In that role, she was a key negotiator of Visa’s $23 billion acquisition of Visa Europe and has led the Company through a variety of complex legal, regulatory and compliance matters globally.
  
Prior to joining Visa, Ms. Mahon Tullier spent almost 20 years at PepsiCo, Inc. serving in senior roles globally, including senior vice president and deputy general counsel, as well as senior vice president and general counsel for PepsiCo's Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa division, based in Dubai.  
  
Ms. Mahon Tullier was also vice president and general counsel for Frito-Lay, Inc. Earlier in her career, she was an associate at Baker Botts LLP and also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas.  
  
Ms. Mahon Tullier serves on the Cornell Law School Advisory Council, the Corporate Advisory Committee of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, the board of directors for the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and the board of trustees for Children’s Aid. She also has served as a director on the boards of the Tahirih Justice Center, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution and the National Women’s Law Center.   
  
Ms. Mahon Tullier received her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and her juris doctorate, magna cum laude, from Cornell Law School.