Rajeev Kakar
Head of Consumer Banking, & Head of CEEMEA region
Prior to joining FFH in January 2006, Mr Kakar was the Regional Head & CEO for Citibank's Global Consumer Bank, managing the Turkey, Middle East and Africa region, based out of Dubai. Mr Kakar was also a Director on the CEMEA Board of Visa International from July 2004 - February 2006. With nearly two decades of experience in the Banking Industry, Mr Kakar has expertise in enterprise management in diverse environments, turn-around management, and hands-on experience in the functional areas of General Management, Finance, Operations, Marketing, Sales and Credit.
Mr Kakar joined Citibank in 1987 in India. In 1998, Mr Kakar started the Citigroup/ Suzuki (Maruti) joint venture finance company in India and ran this highly successful enterprise as its founding Managing Director and as the CEO for over two and a half years. In 2000, Mr Kakar was appointed the Country Head for Citibank in Egypt, where he launched the Consumer Bank. Mr Kakar relocated to Turkey in 2002 as Citibank's Cluster Country Head & CEO, for Turkey and Egypt. His role was expanded further and in 2003 when he took on the role of Regional Head & CEO for Citibank, managing the rapidly growing and complex markets of Turkey, Middle East, Pakistan and Africa.
Mr Kakar holds a Bachelor in Technology and in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and a Master in Business Administration, focusing on Marketing and Finance, from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad.