Ling Hai Promoted to CFO in Mastercard Reshuffle
By Reuters | 02 Jun, 2026

Ling Hai will succeed Sachin Mehra who will move into the newly created role of chief business officer as the payments giant reshuffles its senior leadership team to strengthen customer focus and execution.

Mastercard named Ling Hai as chief financial officer on Tuesday, succeeding Sachin Mehra, who will move into the newly created role of chief business officer as the payments giant reshuffles its senior leadership team.

The changes, effective August 3, are part of a broader management reorganization aimed at strengthening customer focus and execution across the company.

Ling Hai brings extensive international operating experience and has led Mastercard's business across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Mehra, who has served as CFO earlier, will move into the newly created role of chief business officer, overseeing global country operations as well as sales enablement, partnerships and digital commercialization, Mastercard said.

(Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)