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Roterdan Silva

Strategy | Transformation | Banking | Payments | Fintech | Value Creation | Digital | Mastercard, McKinsey, Booz Allen, Accenture | MIT Sloan MBA | PgMP | PMP
17.8 yrs experienceManagement Consulting
Sep 2019

The move

MoveBooz Allen Hamilton Mastercard
TitleStrategy Executive - Digital Strategy & Transformation Director
LocationDubai Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languagePortuguese
Years in UAE9.5
Total experience17.8 years
Mastercard headcount10,001+ employees
Mastercard industryTechnology, Information and Internet
Mastercard HQPurchase, NY
Mastercard typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Strategy & Transformation DirectorSep 2019 — Present
    Mastercard· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Strategy Executive - DigitalMay 2017 — Aug 2019
    Booz Allen Hamilton· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Associate Vice President - Digital TransformationSep 2016 — Apr 2017
    Emirates NBD· Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
  4. Strategy ManagerJun 2013 — Sep 2016
    Accenture· São Paulo Area, Brazil
  5. Strategy AssociateAug 2010 — May 2013
    McKinsey & Company· Brazil
  6. Project Leader, SME Products DivisionJan 2006 — Apr 2008
    Banco Itaú

Education

Languages

  • English · Full professional
  • Portuguese · Native or bilingual
  • French · Professional working
  • Spanish · Full professional

Top skills

Strategic LeadershipFinTechLean Six SigmaStakeholder ManagementProject TeamsProgramme Governance

About

Roterdan Silva is a senior strategy and transformation executive with 20 years of experience driving large-scale transformation, growth, and value creation across global financial services and payments ecosystems. His career spans top-tier consulting firms (McKinsey, Booz Allen Hamilton, Accenture) and leading financial institutions including Mastercard, Emirates NBD, and Itaú Bank, where he has led enterprise strategy, digital transformation, and operating model redesign initiatives for banks, fintechs, and payment platforms. Roterdan has extensive expertise across the payments value chain, including merchant acquiring, payment acceptance, digital banking, real-time payments, open banking, and fintech ecosystems. He has led transformation programs with major financial institutions acros

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