Kibble will report to RBS Group chief executive Stephen Hester and Finance Director, Bruce Van Saun and will take up the new role in March 2012.

Prior to RBS Group, Kibble worked for Price water house Coopers (PWC) where he has been a partner since 2008. He has more than 20 years of experience in strategy consulting and currently leads PWC’s Corporate Strategy team focusing on Financial Services.

Before joining PWC, Kibble served as a Managing Partner for Marakon Associates in UK.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group offers business term loans, commercial mortgages, professional practice loans, asset finance and invoice finance loans, residential mortgages, consumer loans, credit cards, and financial planning services as well as life, personal lines, and income protection insurance.