We are very pleased to announce that MasterCard Worldwide is a new partner of the Performance Theatre Foundation, joining existing partners Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Gazprom Export, Royal Dutch Shell, Tata Group and Telenor Group. Performance Theatre partners aim to inspire business leaders to realise a new kind of growth, to enlarge their strategies to see beyond quarterly results to deliver long-term value to both shareholders and society as a whole.

MasterCard is a global payments and technology company. It operates the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.

“MasterCard is present in 210 countries and territories around the world.” Ajay Banga, President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard, said in an interview with Leaders magazine:  “We recognize that being part of the local fabric in these markets carries the responsibility of being seen as not just doing well in running our business, but also doing good for the communities in which we live and work.” You can read the full interview here.

Ajay Banga, President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard (r) with Osvald Bjelland, Vice-Chairman of the Performance Theatre Foundation, at the Performance Theatre 2011 in Beijing, China.