Rory Tapner
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Rory Tapner is a UK businessman and in August 2010 was appointed the new CEO of Wealth Management at Royal Bank of Scotland
, taking over from Brian Hartzer, an interim appointment after the departure of John Baines
in February 2010. Prior to this, he was Chairman and CEO Asia Pacific at UBS AG
from May 2004 until June 2009 and a member of the Group Executive Board from 2006 until June 2009.
He was educated at Radley College
and at Kings College London (LLB, 1982). From 1983 to 2009 he was with UBS AG and predecessor firms (SG Warburg, SBC Warburg and UBS Warburg) and held the following roles - Joint Head of UK Corporate Finance and Head of UK Capital Markets Team, Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, Joint Global Head of Investment Banking, and Chairman and CEO UBS Asia Pacific. He was a member of UBS Investment Bank Executive Board from 1996 until 2004, and from 2006 joined the Group Executive Board of UBS.
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Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
, taking over from Brian Hartzer, an interim appointment after the departure of John Baines
John Baines
John Baines is the incumbent Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and a fellow of The Queen's College. He is the author of multiple scholarly articles and publications relating to ancient Egyptian civilization....
in February 2010. Prior to this, he was Chairman and CEO Asia Pacific at UBS AG
UBS AG
UBS AG is a Swiss global financial services company headquartered in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland, which provides investment banking, asset management, and wealth management services for private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland...
from May 2004 until June 2009 and a member of the Group Executive Board from 2006 until June 2009.
He was educated at Radley College
Radley College
Radley College , founded in 1847, is a British independent school for boys on the edge of the English village of Radley, near to the market town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and has become a well-established boarding school...
and at Kings College London (LLB, 1982). From 1983 to 2009 he was with UBS AG and predecessor firms (SG Warburg, SBC Warburg and UBS Warburg) and held the following roles - Joint Head of UK Corporate Finance and Head of UK Capital Markets Team, Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, Joint Global Head of Investment Banking, and Chairman and CEO UBS Asia Pacific. He was a member of UBS Investment Bank Executive Board from 1996 until 2004, and from 2006 joined the Group Executive Board of UBS.
Activities
Rory Tapner is the Hon. Treasurer and Chairman of the Financial Committee of Council of King's College LondonKing's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
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