Lynne Biggar to Join as Executive Vice President and Chief
Marketing and Communications Officer in February
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced that Lynne Biggar will join the
company as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and
Communications Officer, effective February 1. She will also serve as a
member of the company’s Executive Committee and Operating Committee. Ms.
Biggar joins Visa from Time Inc. where she was the Executive Vice
President, Consumer Marketing & Revenue.
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“We are delighted to have Lynne join the Visa team to guide our
marketing, brand and communications efforts,” said Charlie Scharf,
Visa’s CEO. “Lynne’s extensive global marketing and product experience
will be a great complement to our talented marketing and communications
team.”
While at Time Inc., Ms. Biggar was responsible for marketing to
consumers for all Time Inc. brands across all channels, direct marketing
company Synapse, Time Inc. Retail, Time Inc. Books, Consumer Insights,
Data Solutions and Time Customer Service. Prior to her role at Time Inc.
she spent more than 20 years at American Express in a variety of general
management and marketing positions in both the US and international
divisions and was a member of the company’s Global Management Team. Most
recently, Ms. Biggar was Executive Vice President and General Manager of
International Card Products and Experiences, where she managed a global
organization focused on product management, new product development,
travel and lifestyle benefits and servicing.
"I am thrilled to be joining Visa during this incredibly exciting time
in its evolution,” said Biggar. “Visa's worldwide brand assets,
differentiated product set and legacy of innovation create a compelling
platform for driving the future of payments.”
Before joining American Express in 1992 as a marketing manager, Ms.
Biggar held various international strategy and marketing positions in
San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. She was named one of Folio’s
Top Women in Media in 2014, having previously been named one of the 25
most influential women in travel by ForbesLife Executive Woman Magazine.
Ms. Biggar holds a BA in international relations from Stanford
University and an MBA from Columbia University. She serves on the board
of directors of Voya, Marketo and The New 42nd Street.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) 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
65,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for
consumers and assured 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 usa.visa.com/about-visa,
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and @VisaNews.
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