MasterCard appoints new country managers to Thailand, Myanmar, IndoChina
In a release, MasterCard announced the appointment of Antonio Corro as country manager of Thailand and Myanmar, and Arn Vogels as country manager of IndoChina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia).
Based in Bangkok, Corro will focus on driving the country’s expansion strategy for Thailand and Myanmar. Corro will also continue to lead MasterCard’s growth in Myanmar by leveraging opportunities in both the retail and tourism sectors through Myanmar’s close links with Thailand.
Prior to this, Corro was country manager of the IndoChina region overseeing Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.
In Myanmar, he played a key role in MasterCard becoming the first international payments network to grant a license to a Myanmar bank, paving the way for the very first international card acceptance in the country.
Taking over the role of country manager of IndoChina is Arn Vogels, who has moved to from MasterCard Europe where he held senior account management roles and was responsible for managing relationships with several global banks with Asian operations.
Vogels will be based in Ho Chi Minh, and will focus on continuing to drive the expansion of MasterCard in the IndoChina region.