Svitlana Chyrva

Svitlana Chyrva is Visa VP, Country Manager for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Svitlana is managing the overall development of Visa electronic payments business in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, including relations with client-bank, merchants and other market stakeholder’s by increasing Visa’s footprint in these markets, and enhancing values the company provides to its partners and cardholders.

Svitlana joined Visa in 2019 brining to the company 20+ years of experience in FMCG, insurance and banking. Prior to her current role with Visa, she was a Deputy Chairwoman and a member of Board of Directors of a leading Ukrainian bank. In this position, Svitlana managed a team with over 4000 people, worked out a business strategy (for retail), communicated with Bank heads and Regulatory Authority participating in round tables and conferences, and was responsible for cooperation with trading chains.

Svitlana holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from KMBS.