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ChyronHego appoints Neil Foster as COO and CFO
MUMBAI: With an aim of continuing its global growth both organically and through acquisitions, ChyronHego’s has appointment Neil Foster as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Foster will be based at the ChyronHego headquarters in Melville, New York reporting directly to the company’s president and CEO Johan Apel.
“We’re very privileged to welcome Neil to our senior management team as we continue to deepen and scale our operations in support of our continued expansion in global markets,” said Apel. Adding further, “With his rich experience in executive-level management at high-profile, global enterprises, Neil will play a valued leadership role in our rapidly growing company.”
Foster brings to ChyronHego more than 25 years of executive experience in various strategic, operational, financial, and corporate development roles at the nexus of media, technology, and entertainment.
“I am thrilled to join ChyronHego and Johan’s team at this exciting time in the company’s evolution,” Foster added. “With innovative products and services that empower graphics and data for the broadcast and sports industries, ChyronHego is well-positioned as a leader in one of technology’s most attractive vertical markets for software applications. I’m looking forward to applying my strategic, operational, and financial expertise to help ChyronHego create value for shareholders.”
Prior to joining ChyronHego, he served as executive vice president, operations, for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. He has also held a number of roles in the recorded music business, including executive vice president, finance and operations, for the Columbia/Epic Label Group of Sony Music Entertainment, and co-president of Sony Music Entertainment Canada. Foster’s early career included positions at McKinsey & Company Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
