Anouska Ladds

Anouska Ladds is the Executive Vice President of Commercial & New Payment Flows, Asia Pacific at Mastercard, based in Singapore. During her tenure of over 17 years at Mastercard, Anouska has held numerous leadership roles across disciplines and markets including Sales, Market Development, Consultancy and Product Development.

Most recently, she was the Senior Vice President for Business Strategy, Excellence & Operations for Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Europe at Mastercard. Prior to this, Anouska spearheaded various businesses across markets in the company, including the consumer marketing division in Australasia, alongside the core Business Development function and Travel, Transit and Leisure sectors in UK&I And Europe.

As a leader, Anouska is dedicated to comprehending how every aspect of a business intertwines to achieve the best outcomes. Her success is rooted in her partnership-first approach, which unites everyone on the journey. Anouska prioritizes her team members, helping them view their roles as steppingstones to greater opportunities. This commitment has led her to spearhead the Women in Leadership network at Mastercard and advocate for young professionals across the UK market.

Anouska joined Mastercard in 2007 from Barclaycard, where she specialised in Strategy Development for the Commercial, SME and Acquiring division, Barclaycard Business, and led the Customer Experience, Communications and Strategy division. Beyond work, Anouska has a keen interest in arts and physical fitness.