Mumbai: Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Madan Menon as Singapore country executive to drive its wholesale and investment banking franchise across India and Southeast Asia. In his new role, Menon will relocate to the city state to lead the RBS franchise in Singapore, one of its six global trading hubs. This appointment is in addition to his existing responsibilities as head of global banking and markets (GBM) for India a nd head of global banking for Southeast Asia. Singapore is currently the regional hub for RBS' fixed income, currencies and commodities trading and sales, credit risk management and global transaction services businesses. In addition, Singapore houses RBS Group's Asia Operations Centre which provide s infrastructure support globally. Menon joined RBS in 2007 as head of GBM India from Barclays Capital where he was co-CEO for India. Prior to that, he was head of corporate banking for the eastern region at American Express India where he started his banking career in 1989. He has div erse experience in debt capital markets, equities capital markets, corporate banking, M&As, forex and fixed income trading