Francois Jurd de Girancourt
SVP Strategy CEMEA for Visa
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → Visa
TitlePartner, Financial Institutions Group, Europe Middle-East Africa → SVP head of Strategy and M&A
LocationFrance → Doubaï
Cross-border moveYes · France → Émirats Arabes Unis
Native languageEnglish, French
Total experience24.9 years
Visa headcount10,001+ employees
Visa industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Visa HQFoster City, California
Visa typePublic Company
Career arc
- SVP head of Strategy and M&ANov 2024 — Present
Visa· Doubaï, Émirats arabes unis· Permanent
- Partner, Financial Institutions Group, Europe Middle-East AfricaSep 2023 — Nov 2024
McKinsey & Company· France· Full-time
- Partner, head of the Financial Institutions Group AfricaJan 2018 — Aug 2023
- Partner, financial Institutions Group, Europe Middle-East AfricaJul 2013 — Jan 2018
- Partner, European Financial Institutions GroupSep 2005 — Jul 2013
- Sales and Trading, Vice PresidentMar 1999 — Jun 2003
Citigroup· UK & France· Permanent
Education
- The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaMBA · Strategic managementAug 2003 — May 2005
- Lycée Louis-le-GrandClasse préparatoire aux grandes écoles de commercePresent
- HEC ParisDiplôme Grande EcoleSep 1995 — Aug 1999
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Investment BankingWholesale BankingDue DiligenceManagementAdvanced AnalyticsFinance
About
SVP and member of the leadership for Visa CEMEA, I lead Strategy and M&A across ~90 countries. Previously a Partner at McKinsey & Company, I was central to building the financial Institutions Practice in Europe and Africa. I significantly improved the performance of my clients by combining deep strategic thinking with a track- record for leading large-scale transformations (digital/ data, agile) Prior to joining McKinsey, I worked with Citigroup in Investment Banking. I hold a M.Sc. in Finance from l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in France and a MBA from Wharton.