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RBS Private Banking Names South India Head

Tom Burroughes

11 October 2013

RBS Private Banking, a part the Royal Bank of Scotland, the UK-listed bank, has appointed Ranjit Menon as head of South India.

Based in Bangalore, his role will entail developing new and existing client business in Bangalore and Chennai while growing the company’s presence in southern India.  Menon will report to Shiv Gupta, managing director, RBS Private Banking, according to a statement from .

“This appointment highlights our commitment to strengthening our geographical presence in India,” Gupta said.

Menon brings more than 17 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry to RBS Private Banking. Prior to this, he was with Franklin Templeton AMC, where he held the role of regional sales head of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Prior to that, he was head of retail sales Mumbai where he was instrumental in re-energizing the Mumbai and Hyderabad markets for the firm.

He has also worked with Max New York Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance, Bank of America and ABN AMRO.