PayPal has appointed Lawrence Chan as PayPal’s Vice-President covering its Asia Pacific New Ventures organisation as well as General Manager for PayPal’s Southeast Asia and India businesses.
Based in Singapore, Chan will lead the regional business strategy, sales, partnerships and merchant adoption of PayPal’s newest payment innovations to transform commerce, from mobile to digital goods.
He will also be responsible for developing PayPal into an online and mobile payments leader, as well as expanding the company’s geographic reach in the fast-growing domestic and cross-border trade markets of Southeast Asia and India.
Chan will report to PayPal’s Vice-President of Asia Rohan Mahadevan.
“As a senior industry leader in Asia, Chan has a diverse portfolio of general management experience to successfully navigate local business practices and regulatory environments as well as attract and build winning teams to drive the future of commerce across the region,’’ Mahadevan said.