The Royal Bank of Scotland intends to “grow its own” talent to ensure that leadership in the bank delivers the change that is needed, according to its group HR director.

Speaking at a talent management conference in London organised by the Economist, Neil Roden said there had been a period of reflection at the bank over its failures, many of which were down to growing too fast. He said that HR was now concentrating on talent management initiatives to ensure RBS had the right people in place for the future.