Rabin Rabindran, an Auckland commercial barrister and international legal consultant who was appointed as a Director of the Bank of India (NZ) Limited, in May this year has now been appointed Chairman of the Bank by its parent, the Bank of India which is one of the largest banks in Asia, serving over 50 million customers. Rabin, quoting a recent KPMG report said that Indian banking is expected to become fifth largest in the world by the year 2020 and third largest by 2025.
Rabin who has worked on major national and international projects in the fields of energy, construction, infrastructure development and transport in New Zealand and in over 25 other countries, has also worked with the World Bank, major corporations, several Governments, state corporations and local authorities.
The Managing Director, Mr P N Rao said that Mr Rabindran has already made his mark as a Director of the Bank and he is looking forward to the contribution and impact Mr Rabindran will make in his role as Chairman.
Rabin, who was Chairman of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, is currently a Director of Auckland Transport. He chaired the Rugby World Cup Regional Transport Forum, the 2012-2015 Regional Land Transport Programme Public Hearings Panel as well as the Election Signs Bylaw Public Hearings Panel. . His other governance roles have included being a Director of MBf Carpenters Limited, an Australian public company, Director of Manukau Water Limited, Tomorrow’s Manukau Properties Limited and TMPL (Flat Bush) Limited.