People

We’re all one team

From our Board to frontline colleagues, we’re the people who make Standard Chartered what it is

Our Board Overseeing our strategy

Our Board is collectively responsible for our long-term success, and for ensuring that the Group is led within a framework of effective controls. The Board sets our strategic direction, approves our strategy and takes appropriate action to ensure that we have the resources we need to achieve our strategic aspirations.

The Board considers the impact of the decisions it makes, and its responsibilities to all our stakeholders, including colleagues, shareholders, regulators, clients and suppliers, as well as to the environment and the communities where we operate. 

Our five Board committees play an important role in supporting the Board. The committees all consist of non-executive directors, and our Audit and Board Risk Committees also have two external advisors.

Our chairman

Jose Vinals

Dr José Viñals

Group Chairman

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Our executive directors

Bill Winters, CBE, Group Chief Executive

Bill Winters, CBE

Group Chief Executive

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Andy Halford

Andy Halford

Group Chief Financial Officer

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Our non-executive directors

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Shirish Apte

Independent Non-Executive Director

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David Conner

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Gay Huey Evans, CBE

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Jackie Hunt

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Robin Lawther, CBE

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Maria Ramos

Senior Independent Director

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Phil Rivett

Independent Non-Executive Director

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David Tang

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Carlson Tong - Independent non-executive director at Standard Chartered

Carlson Tong

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Dr Linda Yueh, CBE

Independent non-executive director

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Group company secretary

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Adrian de Souza

Group Company Secretary

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Board diversity policy

The Board Diversity Policy (‘the Policy’) sets out the approach Standard Chartered PLC takes to diversity on its Board to ensure that diversity, in its broadest sense, remains a central feature of the Board. The Policy applies to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC. The Global Diversity & Inclusion Policy applies to diversity in respect to all employees.

We have a distinctive footprint and international outlook and a long history of diverse board membership. All Board appointments are based on merit with each candidate assessed against objective criteria, with the prime consideration of maintaining and enhancing the Board’s overall effectiveness.

We strive to maintain a diverse Board recognising the benefits of having a Board made up of individuals with a diverse mix of gender, social and ethnic backgrounds, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience. We strive to reflect the Group’s aspirations in relation to its employees and its values and to position the Group as a global leader in these areas. This diversity provides a mix of perspectives which we believe will contribute to the effective Board dynamics.

In order to enhance the Board’s diversity we are committed to:

  • increasing the representation of women on the Board with an aim to have at least 40 per cent female representation;
  • adopting an ethnicity aspiration of a minimum of 30 per cent from a minority ethnic background;
  • ensuring that our Board diversity better reflects the diverse markets in which we operate;
  • ensuring that the Board is comprised of a good balance of skills, experience, knowledge, perspective and varied backgrounds;
  • ensuring that we consider the Group’s aspirations in relation to disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression;
  • only engaging search firms who are signed up to the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Executive Search firms; and
  • reporting annually on the diversity of the executive pipeline as well as the diversity of the Board, including progress being made on reaching the Board’s gender and ethnicity aspirations.

José Viñals, Chairman

Our committees

Read more about our board-level committees, their terms of reference and the Board terms of reference.

Our directors

Download a list of our directors, plus their roles and responsibilities.

Available in English and Chinese.

Section 430(2B) companies act 2006 statement

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.

Our Management team Inspiring leadership that counts

Our Management Team has a strong blend of skills and experience drawn from across our international markets. Comprised of our Group Chief Executive, Group Chief Financial Officer, four regional CEOs, client segment CEOs and global function heads, our top team is responsible for implementing our global banking strategy.

In addition, our Group Chief Executive is responsible for managing all aspects of the Group’s business, including developing our overall strategy with the Chairman and the Board, and leading its implementation.

Management team

Bill Winters, CBE, Group Chief Executive

Bill Winters, CBE

Group Chief Executive

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Andy Halford

Andy Halford

Group Chief Financial Officer

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Simon Cooper

Simon Cooper

CEO, Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking and CEO, Europe & Americas

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Diego De Giorgi

Group Chief Financial Officer Designate

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Claire Dixon

Group Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing

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Benjamin Hung

Chief Executive Officer, Asia

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Judy Hsu

Judy Hsu

CEO, Consumer, Private and Business Banking

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Tanuj Kapilashrami - Group Head, HR

Tanuj Kapilashrami

Group Head, Human Resources

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Sunil Kaushal

Sunil Kaushal

Regional CEO, Africa & Middle East

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Roel Louwhoff

Chief Transformation, Technology & Operations Officer

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Marry Huen

Mary Huen

CEO, Hong Kong | Cluster CEO, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau

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Sandie Okoro

Group General Counsel

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Tracey McDermott

Tracey McDermott, CBE

Group Head, Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance

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Sadia Ricke

Group Chief Risk Officer

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Our colleagues Talent we invest in

Our committed workforce now numbers 85,000 colleagues, nearly half of whom are women. Together, we represent 131 nationalities across 53 markets globally.

We take enormous pride in helping each and every one of our colleagues to fulfil their potential. That’s why we continue to deliver comprehensive learning programmes, while more than 50 country-based employee networks and three global diversity networks, and encourage our Leaders to sign up to the Leadership Agreement which sets out clear expectations around the leadership standards needed to create a high performing culture and drive performance.

Diversity and inclusion are critical to our long-term business success, making a hugely positive contribution to the working environment, and enabling teams to unlock innovation, take better decisions and manage risk.

In their own words Hear from our colleagues about working at Standard Chartered

Ibiyemi Okuneye

You truly make an impact in the market you operate.

Ibiyemi Okuneye

Head, Trade Products & TB Head Nigeria & WA

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Vidya Viswanath

Head Test Engineer

Uplifted by Standard Chartered’s commitment to diversity in the workplace, Vidya Vishwanath demonstrates ...

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Our International Advisors International Advisory Council

Our International Advisory Council is a diverse, multidisciplinary panel of experts who provide us with a range of global views from beyond the traditional financial services sector. The Council’s role is to give insight on global trends and opportunities that may affect our Group and clients, and to ensure that our perspective is as broad as possible.

 

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Robert Zoellick (Chair)

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.

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Stephanie Carullo

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.

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Donald Kaberuka

Chairman and managing partner of pan-African financial advisory group Southbridge and former president of the African Development Bank.

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Naina Lal Kidwai

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.

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David Miliband

President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former UK Foreign Secretary.

 

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Jane Jie Sun

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

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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. 

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