Meera Sanyal
Meera Sanyal (née Hiranandani; 15 October 1961 – 11 January 2019) was an Indian banker and politician. She served as CEO and chairperson of the Royal Bank of Scotland in India. The daughter of a highly decorated Naval officer, Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani, she was involved in banking for over 30 years before stepping down from RBS to stand as the Aam Aadmi Party candidate in South Mumbai in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, which she lost. She had earlier contested as an independent candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai South constituency.
Meera Sanyal | |
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| CEO and Chairperson of the Royal Bank of Scotland (India) | |
| In office 1983–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meera Hiranandani 15 October 1961 Cochin, Kerala, India |
| Died | 11 January 2019 (aged 57) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Ashish J Sanyal |
| Parent(s) | Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani Banu Hiranandani |
| Residence(s) | Mumbai, India |
| Alma mater | Cathedral and John Connon School University of Mumbai INSEAD |
| Website | meerasanyal |
She served on the board of Pradan, an Indian NGO that works to empower women through entrepreneurship and on the international board of Right to Play. She was also on the boards of Jai Hind College and the Indian Liberal Group. She was a member of various national committees at the CII and FICCI. She was the former chairperson of the Indian Advisory Board of AIESEC, the world's largest student organisation. On 11 January 2019, Sanyal died of cancer.