Mastercard Appoints Kelly Devine as President, Europe

Devine replaces Mark Barnett who takes on new role leading the company’s global SME business. 

Mastercard today announced the appointment of Kelly Devine as Regional President, Europe. Devine takes over from Mark Barnett who after leading Europe for five years, is assuming a new and expanded role to lead the company’s global focus on small business enterprises, a key pillar of Mastercard’s growth strategy. 

Devine returns to Mastercard after serving as Customer Director at Dunelm, a major UK retailer. Prior to that role, she spent nine years at Mastercard, most recently as President of the company’s U.K. & Ireland business. She led the company’s top consumer issuing and merchant relationships, leading to significant market growth.   

“We are pleased to welcome Kelly Devine back to Mastercard to continue to drive our business in Europe. She has a proven record of building and enhancing partnerships based on mutual success and shared innovation. We look forward to her expanding on this commitment across the continent,” said Ling Hai, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Europe (APEMEA) at Mastercard.  

“Under Mark Barnett’s leadership, our business in Europe has maintained robust growth, building on Mastercard’s long history as a cornerstone of Europe's digital economy. Importantly, he expanded our relationships across Europe to ensure people and businesses have reliable choices to pay and get paid with the most innovative and secure payment products. He also continued to drive forward the company’s diversification into growth sectors and solutions including commercial payments, and data and cybersecurity services,” concluded Ling Hai. 

“I am excited to return to Mastercard and lead the company’s presence in Europe,” said Kelly Devine. “Mastercard is an industry leader across the continent because of the strong focus on customers, security, and brand trust, enabling value and choice to consumers and businesses across the region every day.”  

Devine will report to Ling Hai, President, APEMEA and will join Mastercard’s Management Committee, effective 1 September, 2025. She will be based in the company’s European Headquarters in Waterloo, Belgium.