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Rana Kapoor Biography, Age, Career, Wife, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : September 12, 2019

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Short Biography

Rana Kapoor was born on 09-09-1957 in New Delhi, India. He is an Indian Banker, Managing Director, CEO & Founder of Yes Bank.

Rana Kapoor Complete Bio & Career

Rana Kapoor hails from New Delhi. He obtained hs graduate degree from the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce, Dehi in the year 1977. Post that, he went to US and obtained his postgraduuate management degree from  Rutgers University in New Jersey. After the completon of his studies, he started his career with Bank of America as a management trainee. For the next 16 years, he was associated with the Bank of America. After that, he joined ANZ Grindlays Investment Bank (ANZIB) as general manager & country head. He worked for them for the next 2 years. 

 
In 1995 when the Dutch multinational bank  Rabobank arrived in India, he and his brother-in-law Ashok Kapur and Harkirat Singh made a proposal to the visiting team for two joint ventures i.e. a bank and an NBFC. For the next 1 year, he held meetings with the Rabobank executives in India, Singapore and the Netherlands. The NBFC was set up in 1997, with the three Indian partners chipping in with an equity capital of ? 9 crore each. In 2003, the three sold their stake for $10 million each, generating the seed fund for the bank.
 
Finally in 2003 his team was granted a license to open a bank in India and that is how Yes Bank came into exiistece. They established Yes Bank with the vision of "Building the Best Quality Bank of the world in India" by 2015. He held 26 percet of bank's stake and his brother-in-law hel 20 percent stake in the bank. Ashok Kapur died in 2008 and he was made the chairman of the bank. He held on to his post till 2018 before he was asked to step down from his position. 

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Rana Kapoor Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Sheela Kapoor in a Hindu family. He is married to Bindu Kapoor. Together the couple is blessed with three daughters named Roshini Kapoor, Radha Kapoor & Rakhee Kapoor Tandon.

Life's Important Dates Of Rana Kapoor

Body Measurements

Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Salt & Pepper

Personal Info

Home Town New Delhi
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi
College Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi
Rutgers University, New Jersey, US
Qualification MBA
Hobbies Travelling
Marital Status Married
Salary N/A
Net Worth $300 Million
Official Website N/A

Collections

Car Collections Mercedes Benz S Class

Favourites

Favorite Color Blue
Favorite Player Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Favorite Sport Cricket
Favorite Actor Shah Rukh Khan
Favorite Place United States

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Rana Kapoor

  • In his illustrious career as a banker, he has won various prestigious awards such as Ernst & Young's Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year among others.
  • He won the President's Medal from Rutgers University, an honorary doctorate from G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology.
  • After the news of him stepping down from the post of CEO of Yes Bank made the rounds, the share price of Yes Bank slipped nearly 30 percent in a single trading session.

Rana Kapoor Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

67 years, 3months, 4 days old age Rana Kapoor will turn 68 on 09 September, 2025. Only 8 months, 26 days, 7 hours,27 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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