Associates First Capital Corp., a subsidiary of Ford Motor Co., has
In the new post, Mr. Chesler, 38, a three-year Visa U.S.A. veteran,
He will report to Joseph Scarpinato, executive vice president of
Mr. Chesler's banking experience includes his most recent role as
There he was responsible for communications between Visa and its members
Before joining Visa, he spent 14 years at Citicorp.
Joseph Stroop, a spokesman for Dallas-based Associates, said Mr. Chesler
Mr. Chesler is the second Visa executive that Associates has hired in as
He joins David A. Brooks, who was an executive vice president at Visa
In January, Mr. Brooks started a rocky assignment at Advanta Corp. in
But last month he landed on his feet at Associates as executive vice
Mr. Brooks does not have responsibilities with the credit card
No one has been tapped to fill Mr. Chesler's role at Visa yet.
Carl Pascarella, president and chief executive officer of Visa, said in
At yearend 1996, Associates ranked 19th among issuers of bank credit
In the past eight months it has grown rapidly, with one key acquisition
Mr. Chesler will help Associates manage the growth in that area, said
With this latest addition, Mr. Stroop said, Associates now has the