Gasper Caps 40-Year Career, Including Company’s Initial Public Offering
PURCHASE, N.Y.
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Mastercard
today appointed
Warren Kneeshaw
as executive vice president of investor relations, effective
November 1, 2016
. This appointment comes as
Barbara Gasper
announced she will retire from
Mastercard
at the end of the year.
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Warren Kneeshaw
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Gasper joined
Mastercard
in
March 2006
to create the company’s investor relations department ahead of its initial public offering. During her decade-long tenure, she led a highly-recognized team that has met the evolving investor-related needs of the company as it grew from
$4 billion
in market cap to more than
$100 billion
.
Prior to joining
Mastercard
, Gasper held many senior positions, shaping the investor relations efforts at multi-billion dollar global companies like
Ford Motor Company
, Lucent Technologies and
Raytheon
. She also had previous IPO experience during her tenure at
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting Group
. Before that, Gasper spent more than 20 years at
Lukens Inc.
, where she worked in both engineering and corporate finance roles, eventually being appointed treasurer.
In 2014, Gasper received the Lifetime Achievement Award from
IR Magazine
and her teams are perennial winners of awards from
Institutional Investor magazine
.
“Over the past decade, Barbara has had a huge impact on
Mastercard
, both operationally and culturally,” said
Martina Hund-Mejean
, chief financial officer,
Mastercard
. “She created the investor relations department from scratch, helping us to build and solidify relationships with the investment community. For more than a decade, she’s been a trusted advisor to our senior management and across the business, while advocating for the company externally. It’s been a pleasure working with her both here and at Lucent, and we wish Barbara all the best as she enters this next stage.”
As executive vice president of investor relations, Kneeshaw will oversee the team responsible for cultivating relationships with the investment community, educating and updating investors about the company and providing feedback on how the market views the company. He will work closely across the business, including with the corporate controller, corporate secretary and chief marketing and communications officer, to manage the flow of financial and related
Mastercard
information to other stakeholders.
Kneeshaw joins
Mastercard
on
September 6
from
Qualcomm
, where he was vice president of investor relations, serving as the company’s primary contact with the investment community. Under his leadership, the investor relations team was ranked among “America’s Best IR Teams” by
Institutional Investor magazine
and was on IR Magazine’s Global Top 50 list of the world’s best IR programs.
“I’m delighted to have Warren lead our IR efforts going forward. He has great experience in the technology space and a strong reputation across the financial community. Combining this with a fresh perspective on our business, Warren will continue to evolve our interaction with our shareholders and the overall investment community,” said Hund-Mejean.
During a 13-year career with
Qualcomm
, he served in several roles, including vice president of finance for Qualcomm Technology Licensing. Prior to that, he was responsible for financial and operational oversight of the company’s Global Business Development group. During this time, he also served as interim president of Qualcomm India.
Prior to joining
Qualcomm
in 2003, Kneeshaw held various finance roles at Tempo Textron,
Nortel Networks
and
Procter & Gamble
.
He is a board member and treasurer of the
Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego
. Kneeshaw received a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Business Administration from
York University
in
Ontario, Canada
.
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Mastercard
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