The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Neal Livingston, Head of Emea, Global Transaction Services (GTS). Neal will report to Scott Barton, Chief Executive, Global Transaction Services, RBS.
He will be responsible for the continued growth of the cash and trade finance businesses across the EMEA region.
Neal has 25 years of banking experience. He joins from Standard Chartered Bank, where he was Global Head of Client Access based in Singapore. Neal was responsible for e-commerce, client integration, network and service management, aligning these to the wholesale bank's strategy. He joined Standard Chartered in 2006 as Head of Channel Strategy and prior to his most recent role, he was Chief Operating Officer in the Transaction Banking division.
Previous to this Neal has worked in Europe, the U.S. and Asia for several banks and consultancies. He started his career as a Credit Analyst for Norwest Financial and went on to become Vice President and Credit Officer with Bank of America. He joined Arthur Andersen in 1992 and spent 11 years at the firm in a variety of roles including Financial Risk Management, Global Treasury and Finance Lead for the Andersen Worldwide Transition Management Team.
Scott Barton, CEO, Global Transaction Services, RBS said: "Neal's extensive experience in transaction banking and in-depth understanding of our client's needs, makes him an invaluable addition to the team. EMEA is a key market for GTS and one where we see significant opportunities."
Neal Livingston said : "I am delighted to be joining RBS and look forward to working with Scott and the team to deliver best-in-class corporate cash and trade solutions for clients across the EMEA region."
Steve Everett, who has led the EMEA business, will now move into a new role as Global Head of International Liquidity & Investment (i-LIM) and FX for GTS. In this position he will oversee the team that is responsible for the development and deployment of solutions and propositions to help RBS clients unlock and leverage trapped cash.