VISA Organizational Structure
Who owns the company VISA, Inc.? Visa trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NYSE: V. As a large, public company there are many shareholders, but who owns and controls VISA?
This chart of VISA's organizational structure shows two owners and two groups of owners: members of the Board of Directors, the named executive officers, BlackRock, and Vanguard.
Board of Directors ownership
Directors, excluding Alfred Kelly, own 267,614 Class A shares, which is not a material percent of the outstanding shares.
Alfred Kelly sits on the Board of Directors and is the President & CEO. This company organization chart shows an ownership line from the pool of directors to VISA, Inc. The Class A shares noted on that line, exclude the Class A shares owned by Alfred Kelly. The company org chart shows his connection to the Board of Directors and to the group of officers.
Officers ownership
The Officers have disclosed holdings for Class A shares as beneficial owners that are vested and those that are available within 60 days of the SEC filing:
Officer | Title | Shares | 60 days | Total |
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Alfred Kelly | Chair & CEO | 179,862 | 575,370 | 755,232 |
Ryan McInerney | President | 162,040 | 584,494 | 746,534 |
Rajat Taneja | President, Technology | 272,074 | 450,924 | 722,998 |
Vasant Prabhu | Chief Financial Officer | 73,312 | 398,355 | 471,667 |
Kelly Tullier | CP&AO & Corp. Secretary | 43,015 | 181,459 | 224,474 |
Outside Beneficial Owners
Two mutual fund companies - The Vanguard Group and BlackRock – own enough shares to require disclosure as beneficial owners. The Vanguard Group has 8.5% of Class A shares. BlackRock owns 7.5% of Class A shares.