M. Povaly has 20-year work experience in the bank industry and also in the field of FMCG. Before arrival to Visa Mikhail worked in Alfa-Bank as the board member, the head of the Retail Business block. In general in Alfa-Bank where Mikhail worked on the different leading positions more than 12 years, he was responsible for development and strategy implementation of development of retail, a segment of small business and also development of network, retail and corporate sales.
The Visa company announced in November, 2017 Mikhail Povaliya's appointment the Head of Department on business development of Visa in Russia. Povaly enters a position on November 1, 2017 and will work under the leadership of the CEO of Visa in Russia Ekaterina Petelina. Development of cooperation with the existing and potential clients and participation in strategy implementation of the company belongs to M. Povaliya's duties.