SCB - Key Persons


Adrian de Souza - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Group Company Secretary
Adrian joined Standard Chartered on 3 May 2022 and became Group Company Secretary on 5 May 2022. He is a lawyer, having qualified in 1997. Adrian was previously General Counsel for Vivo Energy PLC, a FTSE-250 pan-African fuel retailer, where he was responsible for the: Company Secretarial, Governance, Ethics, Compliance and Forensic Investigations functions and was a member of the group's Executive Committee. After working in private practice at international law firms Hogan Lovells and Clifford Chance, Adrian served as General Counsel and Company Secretary at IQSA Group (a Goldman Sachs private equity business); Company Secretary at Barclays Bank UK PLC, General Counsel and Company Secretary of the FTSE 100 company, Land Securities Group PLC, where he was a member of the Group's Executive Committee and Head of Legal at SABMiller Europe.

Andy Halford

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Group Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Group Chief Financial Officer Joined July 2014
Andy was Finance Director at East Midlands Electricity PLC prior to joining Vodafone in 1999 as Financial Director for Vodafone Limited, the UK operating company. Andy was later appointed Financial Director for 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 Verizon Wireless Partnership. Andy was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Group PLC in 2005, a position he held for nine years. In 2013, he joined Marks and Spencer Group PLC as an Independent Non-Executive Director, becoming its Senior Independent Director in 2018 until stepping down from the Group on 31 December 2022. 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.

Arif Ul Haque

Job Titles:
  • Senior Manager, Trade Operations

Benjamin Hung

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Chief Executive Officer for Asia
  • Chief Executive Officer, Asia Joined 1992
  • Member of the Hong Kong Chief
Ben was appointed Standard Chartered's Chief Executive Officer for Asia in January 2021. He sits on the Group's Management Team and is the Chairman of both Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited. Ben joined Standard Chartered in 1992 and has held a number of senior management positions spanning corporate, commercial and retail banking. Prior to the current role, he was Regional CEO for Greater China & North Asia, and CEO of Retail Banking, and Wealth Management business globally. He is based in Hong Kong and has international banking experience in the United Kingdom and in Canada. Ben is a member of the Hong Kong Chief Executive's Council of Advisers, Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited's Board of Directors and the General Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He is an economic advisor at the International Consultative Conference on the Future Economic Development of Guangdong Province, mainland China. 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.

Bill Winters - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Group Chief Executive
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Group Chief Executive Joined June 2015 Job Description
Bill Winters was appointed to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC as Group Chief Executive on 10 June 2015, having joined the Group in May 2015. He is based in London.

Carlson Tong

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Independent Non - Executive Director Joined February 2019
  • Independent Non - Executive Director of MTR Corporation Limited
  • Independent Non - Executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC
Carlson was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in February 2019. Carlson joined KPMG UK in 1979, becoming an Audit partner of the Hong Kong firm in 1989. He was elected chairman of 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 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 2008 (chair from 2006 to 2008). After retiring from KPMG in 2011, he was appointed a non-executive director of the 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. From 2017 until July 2020, Carlson was appointed as a non-executive director of the Hong Kong International Airport Authority. He was a member of the Hong Kong Human Resource Planning Commission from April 2020 until December 2022 and Chair of the Hong Kong University Grants Committee from January 2016 until he stepped down in December 2022. Carlson is an independent non-executive director of MTR Corporation Limited, Chairman of its Audit & Risk Committee and a member of its Finance and Investment Committee. He is on the Board of Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited, the Board of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited and sits on various Hong Kong SAR government bodies. He is also an observer on behalf of the Hong Kong Government for Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.

Carmen Reinhart

Carmen is the Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System at Harvard Kenney School. She is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group.

Claire Dixon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Group Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing
  • Group Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing Joined March 2021
Claire joined the Group as Group Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing in March 2021. 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/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.

David Conner

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

David Miliband

Job Titles:
  • President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and Former UK Foreign Secretary
President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former UK Foreign Secretary.

David Tang

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

Donald Kaberuka - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Managing Partner
Chairman and managing partner of pan-African financial advisory group Southbridge and former president of the African Development Bank.

Dr Aznan Hasan

Job Titles:
  • Member Shariah Board
Dr Aznan Hasan holds a PhD in Islamic Law from the University of Wales, Lampeter, United Kingdom. He received his degree in Shariah from the University of Al-Azhar and a Masters degree in Shariah from Darul Ulum, Cairo University. He is an Associate Professor in Shariah at the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia. He is currently the President of the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS). He serves as a Shariah Advisor and Shariah Consultant to several international and local financial institutions, government bodies and corporations.

Dr José Viñals - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chairman of the Governance and Nomination Team
  • Group Chairman

Dr L YC Yueh - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Governance and Nomination Team

Dr Linda Yueh

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

Dr Mohamed Ali

Job Titles:
  • Member Shariah Board
Dr Mohamed Ali Elgari holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California. He is also a Professor of Islamic Economics and the Director of the Centre for Research in Islamic Economics at King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia. Dr Elgari is also an expert at the Islamic Jurisprudence Academy (OIC), Jeddah and has published several articles and books on Islamic Finance. He is a Shariah advisor to several international and local financial institutions worldwide.

Ibiyemi Okuneye

Job Titles:
  • Head, Trade Products & TB Head Nigeria & WA

Jackie Hunt

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

Jane Jie Sun - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • CEO of Trip
CEO of Trip.com, Jane first joined the company as its chief financial officer, subsequently taking over responsibility for operations before being named chief executive in November 2016

Jasmine Whitbread

Further to the announcement by Standard Chartered PLC (the "Company") on 9 November 2022, Jasmine Whitbread retired as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 3 May 2023. In accordance with section 430 (2B) of the Companies Act 2006, the Company confirms that no remuneration payments will be made by the Company to Jasmine Whitbread after she ceased to be an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, nor will any payment for loss of office be made.

Judy Hsu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • CEO, Consumer, Private and Business Banking

Maksuda Mohsin

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Client Experience

Mary Huen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • CEO, Hong Kong Cluster CEO, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau

Mr BH Khoo

Job Titles:
  • External Advisor to the Committee
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Mr P G Rivett

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governance and Nomination Team

Mr P Rivett - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Mr S M Apte - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Ms Gay Huey Evans

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

Ms M Ramos - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Senior Independent Director

Naina Lal Kidwai

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director at LafargeHolcim Ltd
A non-executive director at LafargeHolcim Ltd, Naina is a former banker with Morgan Stanley and HSBC, with experience of serving on the boards of large European multinationals, including Nestle.

NASER EZAZ BIJOY

Job Titles:
  • COUNTRY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Nazmush Shams

Job Titles:
  • Senior Manager

Phil Rivett

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

Robert Zoellick - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Robert is a former president of the World Bank (2007-12), where he led the effort to assist developing economies during the global financial crisis. He is also a former US Trade Representative, Deputy Secretary of State, Counselor to the Secretary of Treasury, and Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House. Robert is currently a Senior Counselor at the Brunswick Group and a Senior Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, and serves on the boards of Temasek, Twitter, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Robin Lawther

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

Roel Louwhoff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Chief Transformation, Technology & Operations Officer

Saadiq Home

Job Titles:
  • Finance
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Sadia Ricke

Job Titles:
  • Group Chief Risk Officer
  • Member of the Management Team

Sandie Okoro - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Group General Counsel
  • Member of the Management Team

Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Mubeen

Job Titles:
  • Head of Shariah Department for Group Islamic Banking
Mufti Muhammad Abdul Mubeen is the Head of Shariah Department for Group Islamic Banking function of Standard Chartered Bank since 2007 and is a Shariah Board Member/Shariah Advisor for Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited for the past 14 years. He obtained Shahadat ul Alamiyyah from Jamiat ul Uloom il Islamiyyah, Allamah Binnori Town Karachi, Pakistan and completed his Takhassus fil Ifta from Jamiah Darul- Uloom Karachi, Pakistan. Mufti Mubeen has completed his LLB (Hons) Shariah & Law from International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan and has received his Master of Commercial Law from The University of Melbourne, Australia. He remains as member of Shariah Advisors Forum (Forum Established by State Bank of Pakistan) and actively participates in preparing & issuing Shariah Standards for Islamic Banking Industry in Pakistan. Mufti Mubeen has taught different subjects of Shariah such as Hadith, Usul ul Fiqh, Fiqh and Comparative Study of Law System at different institutions in Pakistan. He has extensive experience in the field of Islamic Finance and Insurance over the 15 years.

Sheikh Nizam Yaquby

Job Titles:
  • Member Shariah Board
Sheikh Nizam Yaquby was educated in the classical Shariah sciences in his native Bahrain and in Makkah. He received his Bachelors in Economics and Comparative Religion from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Since 1976, Sheikh Yaquby has taught Tafsir, Hadith and Fiqh in Bahrain. He is a Shariah Advisor to several international and local financial institutions worldwide. He is also the author of several articles and publications on Islamic Finance.

Shirish Apte

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Director

Simon Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • CEO, Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking and CEO, Europe & Americas

Sir Iain Lobban

Job Titles:
  • External Advisor to the Committee

Stephanie Carullo

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer of US
Chief operating officer of US cloud content and file-sharing company Box, Inc., Prior to joining Box, Stephanie held a number of sales and marketing roles with tech companies, including IBM, Cisco and Apple.

Sunil Kaushal

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Regional CEO, Africa & Middle East

Tanuj Kapilashrami

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Group Head, Human Resources

Tracey McDermott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Group Head, Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance

Vidya Viswanath

Job Titles:
  • Head Test Engineer
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