Rajeev Ahuja steps down as executive director from RBL Bank
20 Feb 2026, 08:40 PMAhuja had also served as the interim Managing Director & CEO of RBL Bank from December 25, 2021, to June 23, 2022, following the sudden departure of Vishwavir Ahuja.
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Rajeev Ahuja has stepped down from his role as executive director at RBL Bank.
Jaideep Iyer will replace Ahuja at the lender effective February 21, 2026.
Ahuja, who had joined RBL Bank in 2010, was responsible for building the overall strategy of the bank as the executive director. He was also responsible for capital raising, development of new businesses, partnerships and investor relations functions.
Notably, Ahuja had also served as the interim Managing Director & CEO of RBL Bank from December 25, 2021, to June 23, 2022, following the sudden departure of Vishwavir Ahuja. He was the executive director at the time and was appointed to stabilize the bank before R. Subramaniakumar took over as the permanent MD & CEO.
Prior to joining RBL Bank, Ahuja was Managing Director-Investor Sales Business (South Asia) with Citigroup.
He also served as director for seven years in the capital markets and investment banking divisions of Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank in Singapore and Hong Kong. He was also associated with Bank of America.
The transition comes at a time when Dubai's Emirate NBD Bank in October last year announced plans to buy 60% stake in RBL Bank for $3 billion.
Last month, the Competition Commission of India approved the acquisition of shares in the private lender by Emirates NBD Bank.
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