Visa in Europe

Charlotte Hogg is Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for Visa’s European operations. Charlotte has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, bank operations and management consulting.

Prior to joining Visa, Charlotte served as Chief Operating Officer for the Bank of England, from 2013 to 2017. Other relevant experience came as she led retail distribution for Santander in the UK, worked at Experian as the managing director of UK and Irish operations, was CEO of Goldfish Bank at Discover Financial Services and earlier in her career, Charlotte was a managing director for strategy and planning at Morgan Stanley, and a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, based in the U.S.

Charlotte graduated from the University of Oxford with a B.A. in Economics and History. She is a Kennedy Memorial Trust Scholar from Harvard University, and has an honorary Doctor of Laws from Warwick University. Charlotte is on the Board of Philharmonia Orchestra and RELX plc.

Bill Sheedy serves in a unique role as Senior Advisor to Visa’s Executive Chair and is responsible for strategic initiatives important to Visa and the payments industry, including global market expansion, social impact programs and pricing.

Prior to this appointment, Bill led global strategy, government and public policy, learning, mergers and acquisitions, and social impact. He has served at different times as Visa’s president of Europe, North America and Latin America regions and helped lead the company’s restructuring in 2007, culminating in a highly successful IPO in 2008.

Bill is a board member for Visa Europe and serves as chair of the West Virginia University Foundation Board. He holds a B.S. from West Virginia University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame

Philippe Tromp has 40 years of experience in Capital Markets, Financial Market Infrastructure, General Insurance, and Financial Technology. He started his career in Investment Banking at PaineWebber Inc. and Bankers Trust Co. and later became Head of the international operations of Financial Security Assurance, the US financial guarantee insurance company, a position he held for 16 years.

More recently, Philippe led a start-up behind the development of a multi-dealer Request-For-Quote (RFQ) trading platform in the credit derivatives market. From 2015 until May 2024, he was a Non-Executive Director of Euroclear UK and International, the Central Securities Depository, where he chaired the Risk Committee and from 2012 until November 2023, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of AIG UK Limited, the UK subsidiary of US insurer AIG Inc. 

Philippe holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a graduate of Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines with a major in Solid State Physics.

Aki Hussain has over 20 years of professional experience in banking, insurance and accounting. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Hiscox plc previously serving as the Chief Financial Officer for 5 years. Prior to joining Hiscox, Aki was the Chief Financial Officer of Prudential plc. UK & Europe. Aki also held a number of senior roles in the financial services, telecoms and media sectors. He was Finance Director for the Consumer Bank division at Lloyds Banking Group, before which he was Finance Director for the Consumer division of NTL (now Virgin Media).

Aki is also a Chartered Accountant, having trained with KPMG. Aki has a BA degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Leeds and an ACA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a fellow of the ICAEW.

James H Hoffmeister is Chief Financial Officer for Visa Europe Ltd. Based in London, he oversees Visa’s financial strategies, planning and reporting, operations and corporate real estate in Europe.

Prior to this role, from February 2008 to June 2022, Jim was Senior Vice President - Global Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer for Visa Inc., responsible for the accuracy and integrity of Visa’s financial accounting and reporting globally, and oversight of Visa’s global financial control environment. 

Prior to joining Visa Inc., Jim worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., from September 1994 to June 2003 and again from June 2005 to February 2008, most recently as a Director within the Capital Markets, Valuation and Accounting Advisory practice based in San Francisco. From June 2003 to June 2005, Jim was a Professional Accounting Fellow with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. 

Jim received a B.S. in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) in the states of California and Maryland.

Peter Plumb is currently Chairman of Blue Light Card and Albelli Photobox Group. Peter was also Non-Executive Director of Cooperative Group. His Executive career included Chief Executive Officer of Just Eat Plc and MoneySuperMarket Group Plc. Prior to his CEO roles, his career included being UK Managing Director of dunnhumby and senior leadership roles in consumer businesses including Disney, Dyson and PepsiCo.

Peter has a BSc in Civil Engineering from University of Birmingham and an MBA from IMD Lausanne.

Chris Clark is Chairman, Asia Pacific. In this role, he drives Visa’s market expansion strategy in the region, supports both regional and global initiatives including strategic engagement with government and industry stakeholders, and is a non-executive director of the Visa Europe Board. 

Previously, Chris was President, Visa Asia Pacific. In his ten years in the role he more than doubled the size of Visa’s business in the region and established a sales-focused, digital-first culture. While leading Asia Pacific, Chris focused on expanding the reach of electronic payments and forging strong client and partner relationships, driving innovation in the regional payments ecosystem and building new partnerships with established and start-up fintechs. Chris has previously held a number of leadership roles in markets around the region. He led North Asia and Australasia, where he successfully drove growth and managed challenges in Visa’s most developed markets. He was also General Manager for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific as well as General Manager for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau and the Philippines. He joined Visa in 2002 as General Manager Taiwan. 

Before joining Visa, Chris served 14 years in a variety of senior management positions at National Australia Bank, including market management roles in Taiwan and Thailand. He also worked in consumer and commercial banking, including assignments in Hong Kong and Tokyo. 

Chris is a fluent Mandarin speaker, has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne (Australia) and completed executive programs at both INSEAD (France) and Stanford University (USA).

Kelly Mahon Tullier is Visa’s vice chair, chief people and corporate affairs officer and corporate secretary. In her role, Ms. Mahon Tullier has responsibility for driving Visa’s purpose to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Visa powers the digital economy, making payments and money movement, safer, faster and more accessible for all, and drives economic growth and prosperity for individuals, communities and businesses around the world.

In her role, Ms. Mahon Tullier leads Visa’s people, communications, government engagement, inclusive impact & sustainability, transformation and corporate services functions, including real estate, aviation, security and global events. She is also chair of the Visa Foundation.  Ms. Mahon Tullier is responsible for fostering a company culture that prioritizes impact, growth and inclusivity to attract and retain top talent, creating a safe and engaging physical environment and advancing Visa’s advocacy and external reputational initiatives. Previously, Ms. Mahon Tullier served as executive vice president, general counsel of Visa, leading the company’s legal and compliance function. In that role, she was a lead negotiator of Visa’s $23 billion acquisition of Visa Europe and has led the Company through a variety of complex legal, regulatory and compliance matters globally.

Prior to joining Visa, Ms. Mahon Tullier spent almost 20 years at PepsiCo, Inc. serving in senior roles globally, including senior vice president and deputy general counsel, as well as senior vice president and general counsel for PepsiCo's Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa division, based in Dubai. Ms. Mahon Tullier was also vice president and general counsel for Frito-Lay, Inc. Earlier in her career, she was an associate at Baker Botts LLP and also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas.

Ms. Mahon Tullier serves on the Cornell Law School Advisory Council, the Corporate Advisory Committee of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, the board of directors of the National Women’s Law Center and the board of trustees for Children’s Aid. She also has served as a director on the boards of the Tahirih Justice Center and International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Ms. Mahon Tullier received her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and her juris doctorate, magna cum laude, from Cornell Law School.