Visa appoints new UAE Country Manager & CEMEA Head of New Payment Flows

Visa appoints new UAE Country Manager & CEMEA Head of New Payment Flows

Dubai (UAE) – Visa, the world leader in digital payments, has announced the appointment of Salima Gutieva as Vice President and Country Manager for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Salima replaces Shahebaz Khan who has been appointed as Senior Vice-President, Head of New Payment Flows for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA).

In her new role as a Country Manager for UAE, Salima will be based in Dubai and will be responsible for market strategy and supporting clients and governement partners in the UAE in meeting growing demand for seamless, secure digital payments. Salima Gutieva has 16 years of experience with Visa in various business development positions, including Head of Sales for Visa in Russia.

In his new role, Shahebaz will be responsible for driving Visa Business Solutions, Visa Government Solutions and Visa Direct for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region, supporting clients and government partners capture the huge growth opportunity within new payment flows and global money movement. With eleven years’ experience at Visa, Shahebaz first joined Visa Consulting and Analytics, before being promoted to Country Manager for UAE, and most recently leading Visa’s business across UAE, Bahrain and Oman.

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