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Toronto, Ontario, June 25, – Today, the Mastercard Foundation announced several changes to its Board of Directors, including the appointment of Zein M.

Abdalla as Chair and the addition of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Michael Sabia as Directors. This follows the completion of Jim Leech’s term as Board Chair, a position he has held since
“I am proud of what the Mastercard Foundation has accomplished in the past six years,” said Jim Leech.

“It has become a catalyst of economic transformation in Africa with its bold strategy, Young Africa Works, and within Indigenous communities in Canada through its EleV initiative. The Foundation is in excellent hands under the leadership of Zein M.

Abdalla and I know that the Board will continue to move this important work forward.”

Zein Abdalla was the President of PepsiCo, Inc., a leading global food, snack and beverage company, from September through to his retirement in