Meera Sanyal quits RBS

Brijesh Mehra to hold additional charge till a successor is finalised

Meera Sanyal, country executive for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in India, is set to resign from her post to devote herself to the social, economic and political causes. “This is to confirm that Meera H Sanyal is relinquishing her executive responsibilities as country executive, to devote herself more fully to the social, economic and political causes in India that she is passionate about. We are in the process of finalising a successor and will announce that person in due course,” RBS said in a statement in response to query by Business Standard.

According to people familiar with the development, Brijesh Mehra, managing director and country head of international banking business of RBS in India, will assume responsibilities as the bank’s country executive till a replacement for Sanyal is appointed. Sanyal will continue to chair the India Services Executive Committee and the RBS India Foundation. She began her career almost three decades ago as a planning officer at ANZ Grindlays Bank. Sanyal then worked with Lazard and ABN Amro Bank. She was the chief financial officer of ABN Amro Bank in India before becoming the chief operating officer of the bank’s business in Asia.

In 2011, Sanyal was invited by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to join her International Council on Women’s Business Leadership (ICWBL) and member of the Global Board Ready Women’s (GBRW) group. Sanyal has a keen interest in public policy and governance, financial inclusion and women’s empowerment. She also contested elections by standing against Milind Deora in 2009 from south Mumbai constituency.