Rufus is an experienced financial services executive having worked across a few geographies. In his current role as Country Head, ANZ India, Rufus is responsible for driving the business by catering to customers’ banking requirements through its strong cross-border connectivity.
Rufus has had the opportunity of working in Mumbai, India; Melbourne, Australia; Kiribati; Vanuatu, Laos and Manila, Philippines within Asia.
His experience includes working at the Private bank in Melbourne; however, Rufus spent majority of his career in Australia working in the Institutional and International banking fields having been a Director for the Consumer & Services sector where he started his career at ANZ. Prior to that, Rufus has worked with Westpac Banking Corporation and National Australia Bank and at both places was primarily responsible for driving relationships in the sectors of Natural Resources; Manufacturing; Multinationals; Diversified Industries including airlines and Financial Institutions & Funds thus deriving a broad expertise in various sectors within Australia and internationally.
Rufus has also been involved in supporting economic growth in the countries he has worked in through various initiatives. He was the President of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Laos and also a Board Director of Austcham ASEAN.
Rufus considers his interest academic having completed Bachelor of Commerce; MBA; a post graduate Certificate in Applied Finance and currently in his last leg of finishing his CPA. He is married to an ex-banker Natasha Pinto and has an 11-year old son, Ronan Pinto.