Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group, with a presence in more than 60 of the world’s most dynamic markets. The organization's purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through its unique diversity, and its heritage and values are expressed in its brand promise, Here for good. Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges as well as the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges in India.

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Standard Chartered Bank

James Lye

Faizullabhoy works closely with the trade management team to transform and elevate the business service delivery, focusing on the development of its target operating model.

During his career, Faizullabhoy has gained 25 years of experience across diverse geographies and global leadership roles in banking and fintech organisations, where he led and transformed operations, service delivery and frontline teams, as well as in sales and products.

This includes roles as HSBC’s global head of trade operations and chief product officer of Serai Limited, a HSBC funded fintech.

Khuresh Faizullabhoy

Alvaro Garrido is the current Chief Information Security Officer at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Prior to this, they served as the Group Chief Security Officer & Group CISO at BBVA from January 2018 to April 2022. Alvaro was also the Group Chief Information Officer at [Nordea](/org/nordea) from February 2016 to January 2018. Garrido has also held various positions at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank), including Global Head of Technology - CTO from April 2012 to January 2016, and Global Head of Engineering. Group Global Informatics from December 2004 to January 2010. Prior to that, they were the IT Operations Manager - Central and Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Sun Microsystems from January 1992 to November 2004.

Alvaro Garrido completed an International Management Program at the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master's in Telecommunication Engineering at the Escuela Tecnica Superior Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion, and a Certification from MIT Sloan Executive Education in Advanced Certificate for Executives in Management, Innovation, and Technology.

Some of their coworkers include Mary Huen - CEO, Hong Kong | [Cluster](/org/cluster) CEO, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau, Sandie Okoro - Group General Counsel, and Tanuj Kapilashrami - Head of HR. Alvaro Garrido reports to Bill Winters, CEO & Director.

Alvaro Garrido

Renu Narvekar is the Managing Director of Tax for India & South Asia Markets at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Prior to this, they were with Tata Consultancy Services Limited and before that, they were in private practice. 

Narvekar has over 15 years of experience in taxation, both in India and internationally. Renu has extensive experience in tax planning, compliance, and risk management. Renu has also led global transfer pricing projects for one of the world's leading banking and financial services organizations. 

Under their leadership, the team at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) has achieved significant tax savings for the bank. Renu has also streamlined the risk framework and the change management program for tax, which has resulted in numerous tax changes and process improvements.

Renu Narvekar is a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from Bombay University. Renu also went to Convent of Jesus and Mary, Fort for their schooling.

Renu Narvekar reports to Benjamin Hung, CEO - Asia.

Renu Narvekar

Marc van de Walle is the Global Head of Wealth Management at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Marc was previously with [Bank of Singapore](/org/bank-of-singapore), Asia's Global Private Bank, where they served as Senior MD and Global Head of Products from January 2009 to July 2020. Prior to that, they were with ING, first as Program Director for Domestic Banking Alignment from January 2008 to December 2008, and then as Executive Board Member and General Manager for Retail & Private Banking in Luxembourg from June 2003 to December 2007. Marc also served as General Manager of online broker One Two Trade from October 1999 to August 2001, and as Commercial Director of Private Banking for ING Belgium from September 2001 to May 2003. Earlier in their career, they were Branch Manager for ING Belgium from September 1993 to September 1999.

Marc van de Walle has a degree in Management engineering from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. Marc also has a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. In addition, they have a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the [CFA Institute](/org/cfa-institute). Lastly, they have an Advanced Management Program from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

A direct report to Marc van de Walle is and Chandrima Das - Global Head of Management Investments. Marc van de Walle reports to Judy Hsu, CEO - Consumer, Private & Business Banking. Marc van de Walle works with Bongiwe Gangeni - Head of Consumer, Private & Business Banking - EMEA, Raymond Ang - Global Head of Private & Priority Banking.

Marc van de Walle

Ang has 25 years of experience across consumer and private banking and lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore. Ang was most recently with UBS where he spent nine years, last as its sector head for Indonesia, Greater China, and offshore Japan. Previously, he also worked for Carlyle, DBS, and Citi.

Raymond Ang

Jackie was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC and the Court of Standard Chartered Bank in October 2022.

Jackie is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has spent the majority of her career within financial services. She brings significant UK and international financial services experience, including asset management, insurance, regulatory and accounting knowledge.

Jackie has held a number of senior management positions in companies including Aviva, Hibernian Group, Norwich Union Insurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers and RSA Insurance. From 2016, Jackie was a member of the Allianz SE management Board with executive responsibility for the asset management and US life insurance divisions, a position she held until 2021. Prior to that, Jackie was an executive director of Prudential plc and CEO of Prudential UK, Europe and Africa. She was Group Chief Financial Officer of Standard Life plc from 2010 to 2013, where she helped transform the life insurer into a diverse savings, pensions and asset management business. Jackie was previously the Senior Independent Director of National Express Group PLC, a non-executive director of TheCityUK and the Deputy Chair of the FCA Practitioner Panel.

Jackie is an independent non-executive director of Man Group PLC, Rothesay Life PLC and OneWeb Holdings Limited. She is also a Strategic Consultant to the CEO of Allianz SE.

Jackie Hunt

Chandrima Das is the current Global Head of Management Investments at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Prior to this, they were the Managing Director, Head of GrabInvest at Grab from February 2020 to February 2021. Before that, they were the Founder & CEO of Bento : Robo Advisor from April 2016 to January 2020. 

Das started their career in December 2011 as the Managing Director, Head of Managed Investments Sales & Advisory at [Bank of Singapore](/org/bank-of-singapore). From December 2008 to November 2011, they were the CEO of ING Investment Management Asia Pacific (Singapore), Ltd. In January 2004, they joined M&G as a Manager- Product Marketing and held this position until December 2006. Thereafter, they were the Director, Offshore Funds Platform at Prudential Asset Management (Singapore) Limited from January 2006 to December 2008. Her last role at Prudential Asset Management (Singapore) Limited was as Senior Manager- Regional Product Development which they held from January 2001 to December 2004.

Chandrima Das has a MBA in Finance from IBS Hyderabad and a B.Sc in Chemistry and Physics from Nagpur University. Chandrima also attended Ashok Hall.

Their manager is Marc van de Walle, Global Head of Wealth Management.

Chandrima Das

Shirish Apte is an Independent Non-Executive Director at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Prior to this, they were with Keppel Corporation Limited, [Singlife](/org/singlife) with [Aviva](/org/aviva-plc), Commonwealth Bank, CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited (formerly Crompton Greaves Limited) from April 2013 to March 2017 as Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Citi from January 2012 to October 2014 as Chairman Asia Pacific, IHH Healthcare Berhad from August 2014 to May 2021 as Independent Director, Citibank Japan Ltd from March 2012 to March 2017 as Independent Director and Citi Bank Handlowy from June 2003 to December 2020 as Member of the Supervisory Board and Deputy Chairman.

Shirish Apte pursued a Master's in Business Administration from the [London Business School](/org/london-business-school).

Shirish Apte

Bongiwe Gangeni is currently the Head of Consumer, Private & Business Banking - EMEA at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Prior to this, they were with Barclays Bank from April 2008 to April 2009 as a Business Manager. Bongiwe was then with Absa from April 2009 to May 2022, first as Deputy CEO Retail and Business Bank and then as Strategy and Planning Specialist (Small Business).

Bongiwe Gangeni has a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Wits Business School, and an MBA in Business Administration from [GIBS Business School](/org/gibs-business-school) (Gordon Institute of Business Science). Bongiwe is currently enrolled in an Advanced Management Program (AMP) at [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

Their manager is Judy Hsu, CEO - Consumer, Private & Business Banking. Bongiwe Gangeni works with Raymond Ang - Global Head of Private & Priority Banking, Marc van de Walle - Global Head of Wealth Management.

Bongiwe Gangeni

Nelius De Groot is the current Chief Operating Officer for Transaction Banking and FCSO at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Nelius has been in this role since August 2019. 

Nelius has extensive experience in the banking and finance industry. Nelius previously worked at [Deutsche Bank](/org/deutsche-bank) for 17 years, where they held various positions including Managing Director, Interim Chief Information Officer, and co-head of Global Technology & Operations for Corporate Banking & Securities. 

In 2010, they were appointed Head of Global Client Solutions for the Global Finance and Foreign Exchange division. Nelius held this role until 2012 when they were promoted to Head of Global Transaction Banking. In 2013, they were again promoted to Head of Global Transaction Banking for the Americas region. 

Nelius left [Deutsche Bank](/org/deutsche-bank) in 2015 to take on the role of Non-Executive Director for [Mporium](/org/mporium). Nelius held this position until August 2019 when they joined [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank).

Nelius De Groot completed a B.Sc (Hons) in Computer Science from University College Dublin.

Nelius De Groot reports to Simon Cooper, CEO - Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking & CEO - Europe, Americas. They work with and Kai Fehr - Global Head of Trade.

Nelius De Groot

Kai Fehr is the current Global Head of Trade at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). Prior to this, they were with [Wells Fargo](/org/wells-fargo) from May 2014 to January 2021 as the Global Head of Trade. Kai has also worked with Barclays Bank from March 2011 to April 2014 as MD, Head of Trade & Working Capital, Asia and UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking from August 2007 to February 2011 as Director. Their first job was with [DZ Bank](/org/dz-bank) from March 2001 to July 2007 as Head of Export Finance Asia Pacific.

Kai Fehr has a Master in Law from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and a Bachelor in Economics with a focus on Business Administration and Management from University of Bayreuth.

and Khuresh Faizullabhoy - COO, Trade reports to Kai Fehr. They work with and Nelius De Groot - COO, Transaction Banking & FCSO. Their manager is Simon Cooper, CEO - Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking & CEO - Europe, Americas.

Kai Fehr

Maria was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC and [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in January 2021.

Maria has extensive CEO, banking, commercial, financial and international experience.

Based in South Africa, Maria served as chief executive officer of ABSA Group Limited (previously Barclays Africa Group), a diversified financial services group serving 12 African markets from 2009 to 2019.  Before joining ABSA, Maria was the group chief executive of Transnet Ltd, the state-owned freight transport and logistics service provider for five years. Prior to her CEO career, Maria served for seven years as director-general of South Africa’s National Treasury (formerly the [Department of Finance](/org/department-of-finance)) where she played a key role in transforming the National Treasury into one of the most effective and efficient state departments in the post-apartheid administration. Maria has served on a number of international boards, including Sanlam Ltd, Remgro Ltd, and SABMiller plc and more recently was a non-executive director of The Saudi British Bank and Public Investment Corporation Limited before stepping down in December 2020.

Maria is Chair of AngloGold Ashanti Limited and a non-executive director Richemont SA. She is also a member of the Group of Thirty, sits on the International Advisory Board of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and is a member of the Board of Protectors of Ikamva Labantu Charitable Trust.

Maria Ramos

Christine was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in September 2013 and Senior Independent Director in February 2018. Christine was appointed an independent non-executive director of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

Christine has strong business leadership, finance, accounting and technology experience.

Christine held a number of senior positions at Coopers & Lybrand and was corporate development director of Ronson plc before joining [Capgemini](/org/capgemini) in 1997, where she held a variety of roles including chief financial officer for [Capgemini](/org/capgemini) UK plc and chief executive officer of technology services for North West Europe. Christine was previously a trustee of MacIntyre Care and was a non-executive director of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc.

Christine is chair of [Capgemini](/org/capgemini) UK plc, an independent non-executive director and chair designate of Severn Trent Plc. She also sits on the board of The Prince of Wales’ Business in the Community and is chair of The Careers & Enterprise Company Ltd, a government-backed company established to help inspire and prepare young people for the world of work.

 

Christine Hodgson

Jasmine joined the Board in April 2015.

Jasmine has significant business leadership experience as well as first-hand experience of operating across our markets.

Jasmine began her career in international marketing in the technology sector and joined Thomson Financial in 1994, becoming managing director of the Electronic Settlements Group. After completing the Stanford Executive Program, Jasmine set up one of [Oxfam](/org/oxfam)’s first regional offices, managing nine country operations in West Africa, later becoming international director responsible for [Oxfam](/org/oxfam)’s programmes worldwide. Jasmine joined Save the Children in 2005, where she was responsible for revitalising one of the UK’s most established charities. In 2010, she was appointed as Save the Children’s first international chief executive officer, where she led the merger of 14 separate organisations into one management line of 15,000 people across seven regions and 60 countries, while aligning the federation behind a single mission and strategy. Jasmine stepped down from Save the Children in December 2015.

Jasmine is chief executive of London First and a non-executive director of WPP Plc.

Jasmine Whitbread

Sunil was appointed Regional CEO, Africa & Middle East in October 2015. Prior to this role, Sunil was Regional CEO, South Asia.

Sunil has nearly 30 years of banking experience in diverse markets and has been with Standard Chartered for almost 20 years, holding senior roles across the Wholesale and Consumer Bank. Sunil has rich experience across the Group’s footprint, having served as the Head of Corporate Banking in UAE, Head of Originations and Client Coverage in Singapore, Global Head Small and Medium Enterprises and New Ventures in Singapore and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Ltd. Before joining Standard Chartered in 1998, Sunil held various banking positions at a number of leading international financial institutions.

Sunil Kaushal

Gay was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in April 2015 and an independent non-executive director of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

Gay has extensive banking and financial services experience with significant commercial and UK regulatory and governance experience.

Gay spent over 30 years working within the financial services industry, the international capital markets and with the financial regulator. Gay spent seven years with the Financial Services Authority from 1998 to 2005, where she was director of markets division, capital markets sector leader, with responsibility for establishing a market-facing division for the supervision of market infrastructure, oversight of market conduct and developing markets policy. From 2005 to 2008, Gay held a number of roles at Citibank, including head of governance, Citi Alternative Investments, EMEA, before joining Barclays Capital where she was vice chair of investment banking and investment management. She was previously a non-executive director at Aviva plc, the London Stock Exchange Group plc and deputy chair of the Financial Reporting Council. She received an OBE for services to financial services and diversity in 2016.

Gay is a non-executive director of [ConocoPhillips](/org/conocophillips) and Bank Itau BBA International plc, and a non-executive member of the UK HM Treasury Board. Gay has been elected as Chair of the London Metal Exchange with effect from December 2019.

Gay Huey Evans


Judy is [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank)’s Chief Executive Officer for Consumer, Private and Business Banking (CPBB) and is responsible for leading the business to grow our affluent client base, develop innovative mass-market digital banking solutions, and deliver exceptional yet distinctive experiences to each of our client segments. She assumed the role on 1 January 2021 and has been a member of the Group Management Team since 2018.

Prior to this, Judy was Regional Chief Executive Officer for ASEAN and South Asia (ASA) and led the business and execution of the Bank’s strategy across fifteen footprint markets within the region. Under her leadership, ASA delivered significant improvement in returns, grew its client base, especially in the affluent segment, and made great strides in helping our clients capture unique opportunities in many of the global and regional trade routes, promoting economic and social development in some of the most exciting and dynamic markets in our network.

Judy is based in Singapore and has been playing an active role in shaping and contributing to Singapore’s growth as a financial centre and a global business hub for the Group. She was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Singapore in 2015, the second highest performance contributor to the Group. She is serving on several industry and statutory bodies including the Urban and Redevelopment Authority Board and Workforce Singapore. She was previously the Vice Chairperson of the Association of Banks in Singapore as well as a member of The Institute of Banking and Finance Council.

Judy joined the Bank in 2009 as Global Head of Wealth Management. She led the strategic development and management of wealth management products, investment strategy and advisory services for the Bank. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, she spent 18 years in Citibank in various country and regional leadership roles in retail banking, wealth management and affluent client strategy.

Judy holds a Bachelor degree in Microbiology and a MBA in Finance from the [University of British Columbia](/org/university-of-british-columbia), Canada.

Judy Hsu

Mr Hung is Regional CEO for Greater China & North Asia, and CEO of Retail Banking, and Wealth Management business globally for [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank). He sits on the Group’s Management Team and is the Chairman of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) (China) Limited.

Mr Hung joined Standard Chartered in 1992 and has held a number of senior management positions spanning corporate, commercial and retail banking.  Outside of Hong Kong, he has international banking experience in the United Kingdom and in Canada.

Mr Hung is a member of the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development, the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s Board of Directors, the General Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He was previously the chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks, a member of the Financial Services Development Council, a board member of the Hong Kong Airport Authority and the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, and a Council Member of the University of Hong Kong.

He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and is married with two children.

Benjamin Hung

Carlson was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in February 2019 an independent non-executive director of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

Carlson has a deep understanding and knowledge of operating in mainland China and Hong Kong and has significant experience of the financial services sector in those markets.

Carlson joined [KPMG UK](/org/kpmg-co-uk) in 1979, becoming an Audit Partner of the Hong Kong firm in 1989. He was elected Chairman of [KPMG](/org/kpmg) China and Hong Kong in 2007, before becoming Asia Pacific Chairman and a member of the global board and global executive team in 2009. He spent over 30 years at [KPMG](/org/kpmg) and was actively involved in the work of the securities and futures markets, serving as a member of the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong from 2002 to 2006 (Chair from 2004 to 2006).  After retiring from [KPMG](/org/kpmg) in 2011, he was appointed a non-executive director of the [Securities and Futures Commission](/org/securities-and-futures-commission), becoming its Chair in 2012 until he stepped down in October 2018. He oversaw a number of major policy initiatives during his term as the Chair including the introduction of the Hong Kong and Shanghai/Shenzhen Stock connect schemes and the mutual recognition of funds between the mainland and Hong Kong.

Carlson sits on various Hong Kong SAR government bodies, including as a non-executive director of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong, Chair of the University Grants Committee and a member of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund Advisory Committee.

Carlson Tong

Simon joined the Group as CEO, Corporate & Institutional Banking in April 2016 and assumed the additional responsibility for Commercial Banking in March 2018.

Simon was previously group managing director and chief executive of Global Commercial Banking at [HSBC](/org/hsbc). He has extensive experience across our markets and client segments. Simon joined [HSBC](/org/hsbc) in 1989 and held a number of senior roles there, including deputy chairman and chief executive officer, Middle East and North Africa; chief executive officer, Korea; and head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Singapore. He has significant experience in the areas of corporate finance, corporate banking and transaction banking.

Simon is a member of the advisory board of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business.

Simon Cooper

David was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in January 2016. David was appointed an independent non-executive director of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

David has significant global and corporate, investment and retail banking experience, strong risk management credentials and an in-depth knowledge of Asian markets.

David spent his career in the financial services industry, living and working across Asia for 37 years, for both Citibank and [OCBC Bank](/org/ocbc). He joined Citibank in 1976 as a management trainee and went on to hold a number of Asia-based senior management roles, including chief executive officer of Citibank India and managing director and marketing manager at Citibank Japan, before leaving Citibank in 2002. David joined [OCBC Bank](/org/ocbc) in Singapore as chief executive officer and director in 2002. He implemented a strategy of growth and led the bank through a period of significant turbulence. David stepped down as chief executive officer in 2012 but remained as a non-executive director on the board of [OCBC Bank](/org/ocbc), before leaving the group in 2014.

David Conner

David was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC and an independent non-executive director of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in June 2019.

David has deep understanding and experience of emerging technologies in the context of some of our key markets, most notably mainland China.

David has more than 30 years of international and Chinese operational experience in the technology and venture capital industries, covering venture investments, sales, marketing, business development, research & development and manufacturing.  From 1989 to 2004 David held a number of senior positions in Apple, Digital Equipment Corp and 3Com based in China and across the Asia Pacific region.  From 2004 and 2010 David held various positions in Nokia, including Corporate Senior Vice President, Chairman of Nokia Telecommunications Ltd and Vice Chairman of Nokia (China) Investment Co. Ltd.  He went on to become Senior Vice President, Regional President of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Greater China, before joining NGP (Nokia Growth Partners) as Managing Director and Partner in 2013.

David is Managing Director and Partner of NGP in Beijing, managing investments in a range of technology start-up and emerging technology companies.  Since 2013 David has also been a non-executive director of YY Inc, the Chinese live streaming social media platform, listed on the Nasdaq, and Kingsoft Corporation, a leading Chinese software and internet services company, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

David Tang

Bill was appointed Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC in June 2015 and Chief Executive of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

Bill is a career banker with significant frontline global banking experience and a proven track record of leadership and financial success. He has extensive experience of working in emerging markets and a proven record in spotting and nurturing talent.

Bill began his career with JP Morgan, where he went on to become one of its top five most senior executives and later co-chief executive officer at the investment bank from 2004 until he stepped down in 2009. Bill was invited to be a committee member of the Independent Commission on Banking, established in 2010, to recommend ways to improve competition and financial stability in banking. Subsequently, he served as an advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and was asked by the Court of the Bank of England to complete an independent review of the bank’s liquidity operations. In 2011, Bill founded Renshaw Bay, an alternative asset management firm, where he was chairman and CEO. He stepped down on appointment to the Standard Chartered PLC Board. Bill was previously a non-executive director of Pension Insurance Corporation plc and RIT Capital Partners plc. He received a CBE in 2013.

Bill Winters

Tanuj Kapilashrami joined the management team as Group Head, HR in November 2018. She joined the Bank in March 2017 as Group Head, Talent, Learning and Culture and took on additional responsibility as Global Head HR, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking in May 2018.

Prior to joining the Group, Tanuj built her career at [HSBC](/org/hsbc).  She has worked across multiple HR disciplines in many of our footprint markets (Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, India and London).

Tanuj Kapilashrami

Tracey has been the Group Head Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance since January 2019.  She originally joined the Bank as Group Head of Corporate, Public and Regulatory Affairs in March 2017 subsequently adding Brand and Marketing to her portfolio in December 2017 and Compliance in March 2018.

Prior to joining the bank, Tracey served as Acting Chief Executive of the [Financial Conduct Authority](/org/the-financial-conduct-authority) (FCA) from September 2015 to June 2016. She joined the then Financial Services Authority (FSA) in 2001 where she held a number of senior roles, including: Director of Supervision and Authorisations, and Director of Enforcement and Financial Crime. Tracey also served as a Board Member of the FSA from April 2013, as a member of the Financial Policy Committee of the [Bank of England](/org/bank-of-england), and as Non-Executive Director of the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) from September 2015 to June 2016. Prior to joining the FCA, Tracey worked as a lawyer in private practice, having spent time in law firms in the UK, USA and Brussels. In 2016, Tracey received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to financial service consumers and markets.

Tracey McDermott

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Esther Chan

José was appointed to Standard Chartered PLC in October 2016 and became Group Chairman in December 2016. José was appointed Chairman of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

José has substantive experience in the international regulatory arena and has exceptional understanding of the economic, financial and political dynamics of our markets and of global trade, and a deep and broad network of decision-makers in the jurisdictions in our footprint.

José began his career as an economist and as a member of the faculty at [Stanford University](/org/stanford), before spending 25 years at the Central Bank of Spain, where he rose to be the Deputy Governor. José has held many other board and advisory positions including Chair of Spain’s Deposit Guarantee Fund, Chair of the International Relations Committee at the [European Central Bank](/org/european-central-bank), member of the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union, and Chair of the Working Group on Institutional Investors at the [Bank for International Settlements](/org/bank-for-international-settlements). José joined the [International Monetary Fund](/org/international-monetary-fund) (IMF) in 2009 and stepped down in September 2016 to join Standard Chartered PLC. He was the Financial Counsellor and the Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department and was responsible for the oversight and direction of the IMF’s monetary and financial sector work. He was the IMF’s chief spokesman on financial matters, including global financial stability. During his tenure at the IMF, José was a member of the Plenary and Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board, playing a key role in the reform of international financial regulation.

José Viñals

Byron was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in July 2014 and an independent non-executive director of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

Byron has broad and deep commercial, financial and international experience.

From 1988 to 2000, Byron worked across BP in a variety of commercial, operational and executive roles. He was appointed as chief executive of BP Chemicals and a managing director of BP plc in 2000 and had regional group-level accountability for BP’s activities in Asia from 2001 to 2006. Byron was chief financial officer of BP plc from 2002 until 2011, subsequently serving as BP’s executive vice president, corporate business activities, from 2012 to 2013 with responsibility for the group’s integrated supply and trading activities, alternative energy, shipping and technology. Byron was a non-executive director at Unilever plc and Unilever NV before stepping down in 2015.

Byron is senior independent director of Anglo American plc, a non-executive director of Tesco PLC and is deputy chairman of the supervisory board at Akzo Nobel NV. He is also a member of the European Audit Committee Leadership Network.

Byron Grote

Dr Sandie Okoro joined the Bank as Group General Counsel in April 2022. In the role she leads the Bank’s Legal, Group Corporate Secretariat and Shared Investigative Services functions.

Sandie is preeminent lawyer, having served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President, and Vice President for Compliance, at the [World Bank](/org/world-bank-group) Group. Prior to joining the [World Bank](/org/world-bank-group), Sandie was General Counsel for HSBC Global Asset Management and Global General Counsel at Barings.

 

Sandie is an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple in the United Kingdom (2018) and was named one of the Upstanding 100 Leading Ethnic Minority Executives (2016), Top 20 Global General Counsel (2019) by the [Financial Times](/org/financial-times), and was recognised as Britain’s 5th most influential person of African and African Caribbean heritage by Powerlist (2018). She holds Honorary Doctorates in Law from City University London (2014), London Southbank University (2018), and her alma mater Birmingham University (2019). Sandie received a lifetime achievement award from the UK Black Solicitors Network (2016), was named one of the Power 100 Women by City A.M. and 100 Women to Watch by Female FTSE Board. She received the [Howard University](/org/howard-university) 2019 Vanguard Women Award for her accomplishments as a woman of colour who has blazed the trail and her commitment to mentoring young women and advancing the rights of women and girls globally. She is also the recipient of the Beyond the Glass Ceiling Award presented by the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys (2019), the Chambers 100 Outstanding Global General Counsel (2019), and an honoree of Harvard Law’s 7th Annual International Women’s Day Portrait Exhibit (2020).

 

Sandie Okoro

Raja joined the bank in 2018 as managing director, global head of Retail Banking Technology and head of Global Business Services and Technology & Innovation Centers, based in Bengaluru, India. She previously worked for Vodaphone, AIG, [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs), and consulted with investment banks for technology solutions.

Anshu Sharma Raja

Andy was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered PLC in July 2014 and Chief Financial Officer of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in April 2019.

Andy has a strong finance background and deep experience of managing complex international businesses across dynamic and changing markets.

Andy was Finance Director at East Midlands Electricity PLC prior to joining [Vodafone](/org/vodafone) in 1999 as Financial Director for [Vodafone](/org/vodafone) Limited, the UK operating company. Andy was later appointed Financial Director for [Vodafone](/org/vodafone)’s Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa region, and later the Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Wireless in the US. He was a member of the Board of Representatives of the Verizo Wireless Partnership. Andy was appointed Chief Financial Officer of [Vodafone](/org/vodafone) Group PLC in 2005, a position he held for nine years. As Group Chief Financial Officer at Standard Chartered, Andy is responsible for the Finance, Treasury, Corporate Development, Strategy, Investor Relations, Property and Supply Chain Management functions.

Andy Halford

Mark was appointed Group Chief Risk Officer and a Director of [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank) in January 2016. Mark is responsible for managing Credit, Market and Operational Risk across the Group and ensuring the broader risk framework is effective.

Before joining Standard Chartered, Mark was the chief risk officer Europe, Middle East and Africa and global head, Wholesale Credit and Traded Risk for [HSBC](/org/hsbc). He had a long and successful career at [HSBC](/org/hsbc), having joined Midland Bank as a graduate trainee prior to its acquisition by [HSBC](/org/hsbc). Other roles at [HSBC](/org/hsbc) included chief operating officer, Global Corporate & Institutional Banking. He has worked in London and Hong Kong.



Mark Smith

Robin was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in July 2022.

Robin brings extensive international banking experience in global markets and financial institutions. In addition to a broad understanding of commercial banking, she has specialist knowledge in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising.

Robin spent over 25 years at JP Morgan Chase in a number of senior executive positions. She has valuable executive and non-executive experience across global markets and has considerable understanding of regulatory and governance issues. From 2019 to 2021, she served as a non-executive director on the board of M&G plc. In January 2014, Robin joined Shareholder Executive, which later became UK Government Investments (UKGI), as a non-executive board member until retiring in May 2022.

Robin is an independent non-executive director of Nordea Bank Abp, the largest Nordic Bank, and a member of its Remuneration & People Committee. She is also an independent board member of Ashurst LLP and a member of the advisory board at Aon PLC.

Robin Lawther

Adrian De Souza

Mary was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Hong Kong in March 2017, and took on an expanded role as Cluster CEO for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau in January 2021.  She joined the Group’s Management Team in December 2021.  She sits on the board of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and is chairperson of Mox Bank Limited since its inception.

Mary has over 30 years of experience in business management and banking services. Since joining the bank in 1991, she has held various key positions across balance sheet product management, wealth management and distribution. Prior to her current role, Mary was Regional Head of Retail Banking, Greater China & North Asia, and the Head of Retail Banking, Hong Kong.



Mary Huen

Roel is the Chief Transformation, Technology & Operations Officer from 1 April 2022. He joined the Bank as Chief Digital, Technology & Innovation Officer in November 2022. Roel spearheads the Bank’s Technology and Operations strategy and the development of its technology systems, business resilience framework and infrastructure which support its customers and employees globally and leads the innovation agenda of the Bank. Roel is also responsible for leading bank-wide transformation, which includes the digital transformation of the Bank into an agile, digital and future-focused organisation.

 

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Roel was Chief Operations and Transformation Officer at ING Bank, where he oversaw operations, technology and the broader transformation agenda. During his seven years in this role, Roel led the successful digital transformation of ING, seen by many as a trailblazer in digitising financial services. Before ING, Roel spent ten years at British Telecom, latterly as CEO of BT-Operate based in the UK. At BT, he redefined the technology and operational approach and led the BT communication side of the 2012 Olympics before applying that learning in delivering turn-key digital and infrastructure solutions for major exhibition and sporting events

Roel holds an MBA in Management & Organisation with a focus on Marketing, Sales & Organisation Development from the University of Groningen.

Roel Louwhoff

Amanda was appointed Group Secretary of Standard Chartered PLC on 9 May 2019. Prior to this appointment, Amanda was Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance (2009-2019) at Marks and Spencer Group plc, where she was also an executive member of the Operating Committee. From 2004-2009, she was Head of Investor Relations at M&S having been Director of Corporate Relations at Arcadia Group plc.  Prior to working in Investor Relations, Amanda worked in investment banking at James Capel and Robert Fleming.

Amanda Mellor

Tan is tasked with driving FX cross-selling by leveraging transaction banking flows across the corporate, commercial and institutional bank (CCIB).

Tan has been at Standard Chartered since 2017 when she joined as an executive director for e-commerce sales. Previously, she spent over 10 years with Citi where she worked in Asian eFX sales.

Jocelyn Tan

Claire is a seasoned communications expert who has led teams at global brands in a variety of sectors, in Europe and the US.  She spent nearly eight years living and working in Silicon Valley, including for [eBay](/org/ebay)/PayPal and most recently as Chief Communications Officer at Intel.  Throughout her career she has been a champion for creating positive global impact, including leading Global Corporate Responsibility at GlaxoSmithKline.



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