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W. Roy Dunbar is president of the Global Technology and Operations Group at MasterCard International, where he oversees the company's strategic processing platform, global network, and quality of operations.
From the group's headquarters in St. Louis, Mr. Dunbar also serves as a member of the MasterCard Policy and Operating committees. With broad experience in technology, sales, marketing, product development, and general management, he is responsible for enhancing the technology and processing capabilities of MasterCard for its customers around the world.
Mr. Dunbar was appointed to his current position in September 2004, following a 14-year career at Eli Lilly, where in his last position, he was president of the company's Intercontinental Region. In that role, he was responsible for Eli Lilly's operations in Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Prior to that, he was Eli Lilly's vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer. With a staff of more than 2,700 technology professionals, Mr. Dunbar oversaw information-systems projects aimed at shortening product-development cycles, enhancing knowledge management, increasing productivity, and improving customer relationships. He is credited with having led Eli Lilly to rank as the most innovative user of technology in the pharmaceutical industry, and in 2003, Information Week named him Chief Information Officer of the Year.
Apart from MasterCard, Mr. Dunbar is a member of the board of directors of Humana Incorporated and of EDS Corporation. He is also on the board of the Executive Leadership Council Foundation.
Born in Jamaica and raised in England, Mr. Dunbar graduated from Manchester University in the United Kingdom with a degree in pharmacy. He later received a master of business administration degree from Manchester Business School. | 