Uttam Nayak
Group Country Manager, India & S Asia, Visa

Visa announced that Uttam Nayak has been appointed country manager for South Asia. In his new role, Uttam will be responsible for building Visa’s brand and business in the South Asia region which includes India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, with a focus toward building client relationships, growing business volumes and sales of Visa branded products and services. Nayak was previously the country manager of India. An electronics engineer by education, Nayak joined Visa in 1996 from the US Department of Energy. During his time at Visa he has held several key roles in functions including business development, product development and innovation, technology and security and client relationships. Uttam also played a key role in the development and introduction of products such as Visa Debit and Visa Prepaid in India that have driven growth in the region.