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Tanuj Kapilashrami

Group Chief Operating Officer

Tanuj Kapilashrami is Chief Strategy & Talent Officer at Standard Chartered.

Appointed

Tanuj Kapilashrami is Group Chief Operating Officer, appointed in May 2026. She was appointed as a member of the Group Management Team in January 2019 and is based in the UK.

Career and experience

Tanuj joined the Bank in March 2017 as Group Head, Talent, Learning & Culture. She was appointed Group Head, Human Resources in January 2019 and Chief Strategy & Talent Officer in April 2024.

Tanuj has over two decades of experience in the global financial services sector. Prior to Standard Chartered, she built her career at HSBC, in a range of country, regional and global leadership roles across multiple markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Dubai and London.

Tanuj was previously an associate non-executive director of the Board of NHS England advising on their workforce transformation agenda, as well as a Board member of the UK Financial Services Skills Commission.

Tanuj is a recognised thought-leader on the future of work. She is often featured in leading global media including the Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg and the BBC, as well as in publications such as the Harvard Business Review, on a range of topics including culture, leadership, inclusion, and skills. Her first book The Skills-Powered Organization – The Journey to the Next Generation Enterprise was published by the MIT Press in 2024.

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