Mastercard Appoints Ling Hai as CFO in Management Shuffle
Mastercard named Ling Hai as CFO to succeed Sachin Mehra, who moves to a new business role. The leadership reorganization takes effect on August 3.
Mastercard Inc - A appointed Ling Hai as chief financial officer on Tuesday to succeed Sachin Mehra as part of a management restructuring. The reorganization moves Mehra into a newly created chief business officer role to oversee global operations and digital commercialization. These leadership shifts signal an aggressive pivot toward emerging payment technologies and commercial services to diversify revenue beyond traditional card networks.
### Leadership Pivot Toward Global Growth The reorganization, reported by Reuters on June 2, takes effect August 3 and aims to improve market coordination and customer focus. Ling Hai previously led international operations across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Mehra, who served as CFO since 2019, will now manage global country operations, partnerships, and sales enablement.
