RBS names Brijesh Mehra as India Country Executive

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) today announced the appointment of Brijesh Mehra as the Country Executive for India.
Brijesh is currently the Head of International Banking for India and South East Asia.
As Country Executive for India, in addition to overseeing the bank's risk and governance framework, he will assume overall management oversight for all the businesses of the bank in the country, RBS said in a statement.
He will continue as the Head of the India Coverage business of the newly formed Corporate and Institutional Banking Division, which includes Debt Financing, Transaction Services and Risk Management.
Commenting on his appointment, Pierre Ferland, Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking, Asia Pacific, said: Brijesh has been with the bank for over 20 years and has not only enriched the bank with his core strengths in banking and client relationship management, but has also contributed immensely to the growth of the India franchise.

Mehra has over 25 years of wholesale banking experience across corporate finance, debt and structured debt and transaction banking. He joined ABN AMRO in 1991 and has worked in India, Indonesia and Singapore in various corporate, investment banking and management roles.