Stephen Norman is Chief Information Officer for the Markets division of RBS. He joined in 2005 and is responsible for an organisation of more than 5000 Technology professionals who are located and closely aligned to the business in our trading centres (London, Stamford, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney) as well as our India Technology centre.

Since arriving at RBS, Stephen and his team have been on the front line of the largest bank integration following the take over of ABN Amro, the UK Government investment in RBS, the overhaul of regulation systems and a major investment programme. These efforts have received industry endorsement for the team and recognition for Stephen who was named 'Chief Information Officer of the Year' at the 2010 Banking Technology Awards.

2010 was also the year that Stephen established the Technology Academy in India, a centre of excellence for training and developing technologists from across the globe.

Prior to joining RBS in 2005, Stephen worked at Merrill Lynch (1996 - 2005) and before that at Paribas Capital markets (1991 - 1996). He has worked in a variety of IT roles in London, New York and Asia including managing large-scale software projects and departments, global infrastructure and sourcing strategies.

Markets technology is a second career for Stephen. After finishing his education, he founded and ran a software company, Direct Technology Ltd.

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