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President Obama Appoints Sikh-American as Senior Advisor To US Administration:
Ajay Singh Banga
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Washington, D.C., USA
US President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Sikh-American CEO Ajay Singh Banga to a key administration position.
Ajay has been appointed as member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, the White House said.
He is currently President and CEO of MasterCard, a position he has held since 2009.
Prior to joining MasterCard, he held various senior management roles with Citigroup from 1996 until his departure in 2009, when he was serving as CEO of Citigroup Asia Pacific.
Earlier, he had served as Director for Marketing and Business Development at PepsiCo Restaurants International India from 1994 to 1996.
Banga began his career at Nestle India, where he served in various sales and management roles from 1981 to 1994.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of MasterCard and The Dow Chemical Company.
February 6, 2015
Conversation about this article
1: Baldev Singh (Bradford, United Kingdom), February 06, 2015, 6:28 PM.
This is everything a Sikh with his extraordinary identity is all about. The Sikh ethos we have is shown here in spectacular fashion.
2: Sukhdeep Singh Dahia (Bangalore, India), February 07, 2015, 11:14 AM.
This is a major breakthrough. Ajay Singh Banga represents us all. Well done!