Visa has appointed Sujatha V. Kumar as head of Marketing for India and South Asia. She will be driving overall marketing strategy and execution including consumer, retail and digital marketing initiatives for India and the emerging markets of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Maldives. She will be based in Mumbai and will be joining Visa’s India and South Asia Leadership team. Prior to this, she was working with Google as head – Brand & Reputation, Marketing, and Strategy. She brings to Visa over 20 years of experience and extensive knowledge of consumer insights, brand development, go-to-market approaches, category management, retail strategy, and promotions. She started her career at Procter & Gamble and has worked in Gillette, Nokia, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Coca-Cola.