Robert Selander

Robert W. Selander is the President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard. He has held these positions since April 1997. [ [http://investorrelations.mastercardintl.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=148835&p=irol-govBio&ID=144728 MasterCard Corporate | Investors | Corporate Governance - Biography ] ] Before that he spent 20 years with Citibank, where he developed their global branch network and managed Citibank’s Diners Club International credit card business throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

Selander earned his undergraduate degree in industrial engineering from Cornell University in 1972 and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He earned his MBA from the Harvard Business School. In 2005 Selander was presented with a Doctor of International Business Honoris Causa from Richmond The American International University in London.

In February 2006, Selander had surgery for prostate cancer, which delayed the initial public offering of Mastercard. [ [http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/16/mastercard-ceo-ipo-cx_lm_0216autofacescan13.html Selander Cites Health, Puts Off MasterCard IPO - Forbes.com ] ]

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