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Robin Lawther, CBE

Independent Non-Executive Director | Joined July 2022

Appointed

Robin was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC in July 2022 and to the Court of Standard Chartered Bank in December 2022.

Experience

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.

Career

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 completing her term in May 2022. She received a CBE for services to finance and diversity in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020. From 2018 to March 2023, she served as an independent non-executive director of Nordea Bank Abp.

External appointments

Robin is an independent board member of Ashurst LLP and a member of the advisory board at Aon PLC.