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George Denisenko

Vice President, Head of Product Management, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa Region
25.9 yrs experienceFinancial Services
Oct 2021

The move

MoveCiti → Visa
TitleDirector, Head of Cards Business, Central Europe → Vice President, Head of Product Management, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa Region
LocationHungary → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Hungary → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE11.2
Total experience25.9 years
Visa headcount10,001+ employees
Visa industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Visa HQFoster City, California
Visa typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Vice President, Head of Product Management, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa RegionOct 2021 — Present
    Visa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Vice President, Head of Consumer Products, BNPL & Loyalty Solutions, CEMEA RegionNov 2018 — Sep 2021
    Visa· Dubai· Full-time
  3. Senior Director, Head of Credit Products & BNPL, CEMEA RegionJan 2015 — Oct 2018
    Visa· Dubai· Full-time
  4. Director, Head of Cards Business, Central EuropeJul 2012 — Dec 2014
    Citi· Hungary· Full-time
  5. Director, Head of Cards & Lending Business, Czech RepublicSep 2008 — Jun 2012
    Citi· Czech Republic· Full-time
  6. Vice President, Head of Cards CRM & Loyalty, RussiaJan 2006 — Aug 2008
    Citi· Moscow, Russian Federation· Full-time
  7. Vice President, Head of Cards Acquisitions, RussiaMar 2005 — Dec 2005
    Citi· Moscow, Russian Federation· Full-time
  8. Vice President, Product Development, USJun 2003 — Feb 2005
    Citi Cards North America· Long Island City, NY· Full-time
  9. Project Manager, Credit & Risk OperationsSep 1998 — Mar 2000
    Citi Cards North America· Kansas City, MO· Full-time
  10. Business Analyst, Operations & TechnologyJul 1997 — Aug 1998
    Citi Cards North America· Sioux Falls, SD· Full-time
  11. Management Associate, Global Leadership Development ProgramJun 1996 — Jun 1997
    Citi Cards North America· Sioux Falls, SD· Full-time

Education

Languages

  • Russian

Top skills

Risk ManagementLoansEmerging MarketsManagementBusiness DevelopmentPayments

About

A senior Payments and Cards leader driving business results with a strategic mindset, client-centric approach, execution focus and cross functional leadership. Extensive experience and business contributions across products & solutions platforms development, Cards business management, portfolio management, partnerships development, sales acquisitions and cards operations. International leadership roles as Regional Product Head, Cards Business Manager and Portfolio Development Head in the United States, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa. Developed strategy and led $160M+ consumer payments businesses, pioneered and expanded front-end payments business functions and executed transformational projects in payments credit & risk and back-office operations. Assembled and led high

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