Mumbai, Jan 28: Veteran banker Rana Talwar, who was the first Indian to head a global bank — Standard Chartered Plc, died at the age of 76 years.
Talwar, son-in-law of DLF Group chairman emeritus K P Singh, breathed his last on Saturday, sources said.
He is survived by his wife Renuka and son Rahul.
Besides DLF, he served on the boards of various companies including Asahi India Glass Limited and Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited.
The company regrets to inform about the sad demise of Talwar, a non-executive director, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, which was intimated to the company by the family members, DLF said in a regulatory filing.
Born in 1948, Talwar started his career as a banker in India with Citi Bank after passing out of the prestigious St Stephens College, Delhi. During his stint at Citi Bank, Gurvirendra Singh Talwar also known as Rana Talwar, was responsible for building the US-based bank's retail businesses across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
He was subsequently responsible for all of Citibank's retail businesses across Europe and the United States. He was a member of the Citibank/ Citigroup Policy and Operating Committees.
Talwar left Citibank in 1996 to join Standard Chartered Plc as Global Chief Executive. He was the first Asian to become the chief executive of an FTSE 25 company and of a major global bank.
