In this newly created role, Fam will identify key partnerships, develop enterprise solutions for large multinational and public sector organisations and manage relationships with major acquiring and processing partners.
Fam will report to Javier Perez, president of MasterCard Europe.
Fam has been with MasterCard since 1995, working in a variety of senior positions across the globe.
Prior to his three-year tenure as President of the UK and Ireland business, he was Group General Manager of European Global Accounts, based in Europe and responsible for oversight of business with MasterCard’s largest customer banks.
Perez said that the UK and Ireland division has flourished under Hany’s leadership, where he spearheaded a successful strategy to grow market share with traditional and emerging partners.