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accession: "0001141391-22-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MA"
cik: "0001141391"
company_name: "Mastercard Inc"
filed_at: "2022-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T18:32:11.912456+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mastercard elects Harit Talwar to board of directors effective April 1, 2022

## Summary
- Harit Talwar, former chairman of Goldman Sachs' Marcus business, joins Mastercard board as independent director.
- Talwar led creation of Marcus, a neobank with over $100B in deposits, and held senior roles at Discover and Citi.
- Talwar will receive standard non-employee director compensation including prorated deferred stock units.
- Appointment effective April 1, 2022; brings consumer payments and digital banking expertise.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001141391-22-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MA
- cik: 0001141391
- company_name: Mastercard Inc
- filed_at: 2022-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141391/000114139122000003/0001141391-22-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141391/000114139122000003/ma-20220112.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001141391-22-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001141391-22-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001141391-22-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Harit Talwar was elected as Director at Mastercard Inc.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 12, 2022, the Board of Directors of Mastercard Incorporated (the “Company”) elected Harit Talwar to the Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141391/000114139122000003/0001141391-22-000003-index.htm

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