Rory Tapner

Rory Tapner is the Chairman of a number of leading institutions in the UK, including Intelligent Engineering, the British Ski & Snowboard Federation, and the Advisory Board of King’s Business School. He is a Fellow of King’s College, London and Deputy Chairman of their fund raising Board. Rory served as Chief Executive of the Coutts Group, the Wealth division of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, from October 2010 until 2015, prior to which he was Chairman and CEO of UBS across Asia Pacific and a member of UBS’s Group Executive Board. Rory joined Rowe & Pitman in 1983, in the corporate finance department. In 1986, Rowe & Pitman merged into SG Warburg creating a truly integrated and international financial services platform. From 1993, he led the UK Corporate Finance department of the enlarged entity. In 1995, SG Warburg merged with Swiss Bank Corporation, at which point Rory was appointed Global Head of the Equity Capital Markets division. In 1999, following a further merger, this time between UBS and SBC, Rory became the Global Head of Investment Banking, a role which he served until 2004 when he then moved to Asia Pacific. Rory was educated at Radley College and has a Law degree (LL.B) from King’s College, London.