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Samsung appoints SW Asia CEO
MUMBAI: In a move to strengthen Samsung operations in the South West Asia Region including India and the SAARC Region, Samsung Electronics has appointed H. B. Lee as the regional president and CEO – Samsung South West Asia Regional HQ. Prior to his current assignment, Lee was the president and CEO of Samsung’s Digital Appliance Network (DAN) Business, based in Korea. Lee will assume charge of his new assignment, based in New Delhi, from February.
In his role as regional president and CEO of Samsung South West Asia Regional HQ, Lee will oversee the operations of all the existing Samsung subsidiaries operating in India, namely Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (SIEL), Samsung Telecommunications India (STI) and Samsung India Software Operations (SISO), Samsung’s R & D Centre, based in Bangalore.
A major in business administration from Seoul National University, Lee brings with him 31 years of work experience at Samsung Electronics. During this period, he has worked as managing director of Samsung subsidiaries in Germany and Spain, handled Samsung’s domestic sales business in Korea and since the year 2005, has been the president of Samsung Electronics’ Digital Appliance Business.
‘The appointment of Lee as regional president is symbolic of the parent company’s focus on the South West Asia region. As regional president and CEO, Lee will be drawing on the synergies of the existing Samsung businesses in India to ensure faster growth for the company in this region.’ states Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd president and CEO S. H. Oh
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.
