
Marcello Baricordi
Senior Advisor | Board Member | Investor | Mentor
The move
MoveVisa → Network International
TitleGeneral Manager - Middle East and North Africa → Group Managing Director Processing (Financial Insititutions, Fintechs and Payment Partners)
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE20.3
Total experience26.7 years
Network International headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Network International industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Network International HQUnited Arab Emirates
Network International founded1994
Network International typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Board MemberFeb 2023 — Present
enza· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Board MemberJan 2023 — PresentAAl Ansari Financial Services· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Senior Advisor, Financial Institutions GroupSep 2022 — Aug 2025
Kearney· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Board AdvisorJun 2022 — Jun 2024
Strands· Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Group Managing Director Processing (Financial Insititutions, Fintechs and Payment Partners)Mar 2021 — May 2022
Network International· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- General Manager - Middle East and North AfricaMar 2018 — Feb 2021
Visa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Vice President - CEMEA - Chief of Staff of Regional BoardAug 2015 — Mar 2018
Visa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- General Manager - United Arab EmiratesAug 2011 — Aug 2015
Visa· Dubai
- Executive - Global Strategy - Russia, CIS /SEE, Middle East, AfricaJun 2009 — Aug 2011
Visa· London
- Managing DirectorJan 2007 — Apr 2009
First Data International
- Senior ManagerMay 2000 — Jan 2007
A.T. Kearney
- Controller1999 — 2000
Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.a.
- Analyst1999 — 2000
Ernst & Young
Education
- The Corporate Governance InstituteCertificate · ESGJul 2022 — Oct 2022
- UC Santa BarbaraEAP · Strategy1996 — 1997
- Università Ca' Foscari di VeneziaLaurea · Business Administration1992 — 1997
- The Corporate Governance InstituteDiploma · Corporate GovernanceJul 2022 — Oct 2022
- Liceo Scientifico A. RoitiMaturita' Scientifica - scientific high school diploma · Science1985 — 1990
Languages
- English
- Italian
- Spanish
Top skills
PaymentsStrategyProduct DevelopmentCredit CardsDigital TransformationInvestor Relations