Gladys Chan is currently the Head of Marketing of Visa for Regional Southeast Asia, responsible for overseeing the entire marketing practice for Visa in six key markets, spanning both consumer marketing and marketing consultancy for Visa’s clients.

Prior to Visa, Gladys was the head of marketing for the prepaid mobile business of Smart Communications, Inc., where she worked for 11 years. Gladys started her career at Citi, where she held marketing communications and cards marketing positions.

Gladys holds an MBA from De La Salle University and an MA in Communications from the University of Asia and the Pacific. She also currently serves as part-time professor of marketing in UA&P, where she has been teaching since 2008.