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Sandeep Agarwal
Business Excellence Lead, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

Sandeep Agarwal currently serves as Business Excellence Lead for the EEMEA region at Mastercard. He is responsible for strengthening the regional vision to continue driving double-digit revenue growth through accelerating investments in priority markets and developing and executing a strategic business plan across the Divisions and Market Development. He also acts as an advisor on matters related to the region’s strategic focus, including the regulatory landscape, competitive environment, and localization.

Sandeep transitioned into this role in November 2024, after serving as Chief Financial Officer for EEMEA. Since joining Mastercard in 2012, he has held key finance leadership roles, contributing to business growth, organizational development, and talent advancement across the region.

Before joining Mastercard, Sandeep was at Barclays UAE as their Financial Planning and Analysis Head, where he led optimization projects across the bank to significantly reduce the cost base, as well as drove initiatives to optimize risk-weighted assets and redirect capital toward higher-yielding portfolios. He also headed Financial Planning and Analysis within the Retail segment at Citibank India.