FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced the appointment of Alison Kutler as
Head of Government Policy for the Americas.
In this newly created role, Ms. Kutler will lead Visa’s government
relations efforts in the United States, Canada and Latin America and
will be responsible for developing and managing the company’s
legislative and regulatory strategy for these markets. She will direct
the development of Visa’s public policy on issues of importance to Visa
and our clients. “Alison’s depth of experience developing public policy
strategies at a U.S. and a global level will be immensely valuable as we
continue to enhance Visa’s engagement with governments and drive
profitable growth,” said Joshua R. Floum, General Counsel for Visa Inc.
“The addition of Alison to the Government Relations team is an important
component of the global expansion of Visa’s public policy capabilities.
We are very pleased to welcome someone with Alison’s expertise to Visa.”
Lisa Nelson, Head of U.S. Government Relations, Salvador Perez-Galindo,
Head of Latin America & Caribbean Government Relations, and Jay Dorey,
Head of Canada Government Relations, will all report to Ms. Kutler.
Ms. Kutler brings over 20 years of experience in government affairs and
public policy. Previously, Ms. Kutler was Vice President, External
Affairs at Rio Tinto, where she oversaw federal and state advocacy and
policy for the U.S. and Latin America. Before that, Ms. Kutler held
senior roles in government and the private sector including at the
Export-Import Bank of the United States and U.S. Department of Commerce.
She received her J.D. from Stanford Law School and was a Partner in the
Public Law and Policy Strategies Group at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
LLP.
Ms. Kutler will begin at Visa on October 15, reporting directly to Mr.
Floum. She will be based in Visa’s Foster City, California headquarters.
About Visa Inc.: Visa is a global payments technology company
that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and
governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure
and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the world’s most
advanced processing networks—VisaNet—that is capable of handling more
than 24,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for
consumers and guaranteed payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and
does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers.
Visa’s innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers
to offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, ahead of time with
prepaid or later with credit products. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com.
SOURCE: Visa Inc.
Visa Inc.
Paul Cohen, +1 650-432-2990
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