Rana Talwar is based in London. He graduated in Economics, History and Psychology from Delhi University.
From 1969 until 1997 he worked with Citibank. From 1969 until 1977 in India, then in Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong and from 1988 in Singapore, as Division Head Asia Pacific. In 1991, he became Executive Vice-President Asia Pacific and Middle East and Member of Citicorp/Citibank Policy Committee. From 1995 until 1997 he was Executive Vice President, North America and Europe, based in Brussels and Chicago. R. Talwar left Citibank in 1997 to become Group Executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC, London, of which he became Group Chief Executive from 1998 until 2001. In 2002, R. Talwar set up Sabre Capital Worldwide, a private equity business, aiming at the acquisition of financial institutions, with a focus on emerging markets.
Fortis Director since 2004; term of office runs until 2008.
Other positions: Chairman Sabre Capital Worldwide, Non-Executive Director Pearson PLC, Director Indian School of Business, Non-Executive Director Schlumberger Ltd.
