Rajesh has a BA in Bank Management and an MBA in Finance from Madras University. He started his career with Scope International in Chennai (a wholly owned subsidiary of SCB) in the Trade Services division with a foundation in Trade Finance.

Rajesh has been working with Habib Bank AG Zurich since January 2015 as Senior Manager in the Transaction Banking Services (Trade Finance) division in their Centralised Trade Operations hub in Dubai. Was shortly associated with our Zurich operations prior to handling UAE operations. Primarily responsible for the entire Import operations managing a team of 17. Job profile primarily revolves around authorising trade transactions in line with operational (external and internal) and regulatory guidelines. 

Rajesh interacts and coordinates with internal stakeholders namely credit, legal and FI teams and external stakeholders in resolving queries and ensuring smooth flow of operations.

Expertise In: Trade Finance, Retail Banking, Commodity