Rajeev Kakar

Independent Non-Executive Director, Eurobank Holdings

Membership in Eurobank Holdings Committees

Other posts within the Eurobank Group

  • Independent Non-Executive Director, Eurobank SA
  • Membership in Eurobank Group Committees:
    • Audit Committee – Member
    • Board Risk Committee – Chairman
    • Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee - Member

Other current posts

  • Non-Executive Member of the BoD, Commercial International Bank (CIB) Kenya Limited (since November 2023)
  • Independent Non-Executive Member of the BoD, UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd (UTIAMC) (since December 2019)
  • Independent Non-Executive Member of the BoD, Commercial International Bank (CIB) (since October 2019)
  • Independent Non-Executive Member of the BoD, Gulf International Bank, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (since April 2019)
  • Independent Non-Executive Member of the BoD, Gulf International Bank, Bahrain (since August  2018)
  • Member of the Global Advisory Board, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA (since 2009)
  • Member of the Pan-IIM Board, Indian Institutes of Management (since 2011)

Former career milestones

Mr Kakar served for 11 years in Fullerton Financial Holdings, a fully owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, Singapore, as:

  • Global Founder Member
  • Executive Vice-President (EVP)
  • Founder Global Management Board Member
  • Executive Vice-President (EVP), Global Head of Consumer Banking and Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA)

In the past Mr Kakar has also served as:

Mr Kakar held senior management positions in the Citigroup:

  • Regional Head and CEO for Turkey, Middle East and Africa (TMEA) region, based in Dubai, UAE (2003-2006)
  • Cluster CEO for Turkey and Egypt, based in Istanbul, Turkey (2002-2003)
  • CEO and Country Head for Egypt, based in Cairo, Egypt (2000-2002) 
  • Founder, Managing Director and CEO, Citicorp Maruti/Suzuki Finance Ltd, based in New Delhi, India (1997-2000)
  • CEO and Business Manager, Citibank NA/India Auto Finance Business, New Delhi, India (1996-2000)
  • Various positions (1988-1996)

Other milestones in Mr Kakar’s career include:

  • Independent Non-Executive Director of the BoD, Visa International, CEEMEA, based in London, UK (2004-2006)
  • Independent Non-Executive Member of the Governing Council, EM3 Agri Services, an India-based innovative Agritech, BPO startup

Education

Place of birth

New Delhi, India


Rajeev Kakar
Independent Non-Executive Director, Eurobank Holdings
End of Office Term: 2027