Vinod started his career with ABN AMRO Bank and then moved to Citibank before returning to ABN AMRO, which was later acquired by RBS. In the 20 years he has spent with NatWest/RBS, he has worked in a variety of roles in Retail Banking and Commercial Banking Operations, led Offshoring and Right-shoring programmes, driven global change and transformation programmes, led Data & Analytics teams covering diverse customer segments, established and led Anti-tax Evasion and Sanctions Financial Crime teams. He has experience in managing multi-million dollar budgets while driving significant efficiencies.

At NatWest, Vinod managed the Sanctions operations programs during a period of severe regulatory scrutiny. He realised a full redesign of the Sanctions function and significantly improved the domain through automation and standardisation of processes across the bank. Furthermore, Vinod was also responsible for leading all Financial and Economic Crime teams, Payment Operations, Supply Chain Services and Workplace and Property services teams in India.

Vinod joined Rabobank in February 2023 to set up and lead the Global Sanctions domain. In two years’ time, he has built the foundation for a future‑proof Sanctions organisation. As of January 2026, Vinod has become the Global Head of Financial Economic Crime at Rabobank, responsible for, among other things, the bank’s global Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions Monitoring.

Vinod is a Qualified Chartered Accountant, is passionate about diversity and inclusion and has deep expertise in managing global teams. He is married and lives in Amstelveen.