In this new role, Menon will relocate to the city state to lead the RBS franchise in Singapore, one of the six global trading hubs for this English lender. This appointment is in addition to his existing responsibilities as head of global banking and markets (GBM) for India and head of global banking for Southeast Asia.
Singapore is currently the regional hub for RBS' fixed income, currencies and commodities trading, credit risk management and global transaction services businesses. In addition, Singapore houses RBS Group's Asia Operations Centre, which provides infrastructure support globally.
Menon joined RBS in 2007 as head of GBM India from Barclays Capital where he was co-CEO for India. Prior to that, Menon was head of corporate banking for the Eastern region at American Express India where he started his banking career in 1989. He has diverse experience in debt capital markets, equities capital markets, corporate banking, M&As, forex and fixed income trading.
Published 13 January 2011, 08:35 IST