Ross McEwan
| Ross McEwan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ross Maxwell McEwan July 1957 (age 58) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education | Hastings Boys' High School, Hastings, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Salary | £1.35 million[1] |
| Title | CEO, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group |
| Predecessor | Stephen Hester |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie McEwan |
| Children | Two |
Ross Maxwell McEwan (born 16 July 1957)[2] is a New Zealand banker, who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), a FTSE 100 company[3] since 1 October 2013, succeeding Stephen Hester.[4]
Early life and education
McEwan was educated at Hastings Boys' High School, Hastings, followed by Massey University, where he completed a degree in business studies and human resources, despite having failed an accountancy module twice.[4]
Career
McEwan's first top management position was as Chief Executive of Axa New Zealand from 1996 to 2002.[2] He had spent the previous ten years at National Mutual New Zealand,[2] 51% acquired by Axa in 1995. McEwan was then appointed CEO of First NZ Securities, the stockbroking arm of First NZ Capital Securities,[2][5][6] the New Zealand affiliate of Credit Suisse Group.[7]
In 2003[2] McEwan was hired as group executive for retail banking services for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).[1] He had been expected to become the next CEO of CBA, but was passed over for the post in 2011.[8]
McEwan joined RBS in August 2012 as head of retail banking.[2] He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in October 2013. It was expected that he would move the bank away from investment banking and reduce its international exposure, to focus more on UK retail banking.[5]
In February–March 2014, McEwan attracted press coverage for his view that "free banking" (no current account charges for customers in credit) would have to end sooner or later, and that this would in turn lead to greater transparency from the banks about how they funded their operations.[1]
On 25 February 2015, RBS announced that McEwan would forgo a share award worth £1m saying that he did not want his pay package to "be a distraction from the task of building a great bank". He is still expected to be paid £2.7m despite turning down the award. The announcement came the day before the bank, which is 80% owned by the UK government, was due to release annual results widely expected to be disappointing following a series of fines by banking regulators for failures including for failing to stop manipulation of the foreign exchange market.[9]
Personal life
McEwan and his wife Stephanie met through playing basketball, while they were both students at Massey University. She has a degree in food technology and they have two adult daughters. They own a farm in New Zealand.[4][8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ross McEwan takes over as chief of RBS". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arnold, Martin (8 February 2015). "Monday interview: Ross McEwan, Royal Bank of Scotland CEO". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Once world's largest bank, RBS beats a retreat". AP. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Ross McEwan: who is RBS's new chief executive?". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- 1 2 "RBS set to name Kiwi Ross McEwan as chief executive". The Independent. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ First NZ Capital and Securities become one. December 12th, 2002
- ↑ About First NZ Capital
- 1 2 "Profile: Ross McEwan, the 'nearly man' taking over helm of RBS". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "RBS boss Ross McEwan to hand back £1m allowance". BBC News. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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