Education
He was educated at Radley College and at King"s College London (Bachelor of Laws, 1982).
He was educated at Radley College and at King"s College London (Bachelor of Laws, 1982).
In February 2015 he stepped down as Chief Executive Officer.
From 1983 to 2009 he was with Union Bank of Switzerland AG and predecessor firms (SG Warburg, Session Border Controllers Warburg and Union Bank of Switzerland Warburg) and held the following roles - Joint Head of United Kingdom Corporate Finance and Head of United Kingdom Capital Markets Team, Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, Joint Global Head of Investment Banking, Chairman of Investment Banking, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Union Bank of Switzerland Asia Pacific. Rory Tapner is the Honorary Treasurer and Chairman of the Financial Committee of the Council of King"s College London.
He is Deputy Chairman of the World Questions.
King"s Answers fundraising campaign. He is a Fellow of King"s College.
Prior to this, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific at Union Bank of Switzerland AG from May 2004 until June 2009 and a member of the Union Bank of Switzerland Group Executive Board from 2006 until June 2009. He was a member of Union Bank of Switzerland Investment Bank Executive Board from 1996 until 2004, and from 2006 joined the UBSGroup Executive Board of Union Bank of Switzerland.