Mastercard announced the appointment of Christine Elliot as Executive Vice President, Global Communications. Reporting to Raja Rajamannar, the company's Chief Marketing and Communications officer, Christine will oversee corporate, internal, external and digital communications. Christine comes from S&P Global, where she served as Chief Communications Officer, responsible for all communication activities for brands as J.D. Power, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts and S&P Global Market Intelligence. Prior to S&P, Christine spent 13 years at American Express, starting as director of corporate affairs and ending her tenure with the company as Chief Communications Officer for American Express Global Business Travel.