Mastercard names Yasemine Bedir as president for EEMEA region

Mastercard appointed Yasemine Bedir (LinkedIn) as president of its Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) operations, effective September 1, according to a press release (pdf). Bedir will be based in the UAE and oversee the multinational’s strategy across the 81-country region. She succeeds Dimitrios Dosis (LinkedIn), who steps into the role of chief commercial payments officer.

A Mastercard veteran, Bedir has been with the firm for nearly 20 years, most recently serving as divisional president for Eastern Europe alongside earlier senior roles across the EEMEA region. She also worked with HSBC and Garanti Bank.

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