About

Experienced in the technology and payments industry and as the general counsel for Mastercard’s operations in Europe, Thibaut Gregoire leads the legal, compliance, regulatory and public policy functions across 55 European markets and oversees the Franchise teams. Thibaut deals on a daily basis with a wide number of complex and challenging matters, engages with senior governmental stakeholders on industry-wide subjects, leads international commercial transactions, oversees anti-trust and regulatory matters and handles settlement negotiations. He has transformed his entire department (across markets and functions) through change leadership, driving results, creating a culture of transparency, collaboration and innovation, and building a high performance mentality. Gregoire is also in charge of the development of the risk strategies for the Europe region and he is a member of the European senior management team, looking after Mastercard’s strategy and business imperatives in Europe. His career with Mastercard started in 2007 where he assumed several roles in the legal department before taking on his current role as general counsel, Europe since 2014. Prior to this role he practiced as a lawyer at the Brussels bar.