Standard Chartered announces senior appointments to its Europe Management Team
18 hours ago- Margaret Harwood-Jones appointed as Europe and UK CEO, in newly created regional management role
London, 30 June 2026 – Standard Chartered today announced senior appointments to its Europe Management team to further strengthen its operating model for future growth and offering for clients.
Margaret Harwood-Jones is appointed as CEO for Europe and UK, effective 1 September 2026. The creation of this newly unified CEO role, which brings together Europe and UK oversight under one role, will drive growth and even greater alignment across the region’s 11 markets, which deliver advisory, risk management, financing, and transaction services for the Bank’s Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth & Retail Banking clients.
Margaret, currently Global Head of Financing & Securities Services (FSS) at the Bank, brings over three decades of experience within financial services. Most notably, she led a transformation of Standard Chartered’s FSS business, positioned the Bank as a top three custodian bank across Asia, Africa and the Middle East and spearheaded the Bank’s market-leading digital assets custody proposition. Previously in senior management positions at BNP Paribas, and before that at HSBC, Margaret has undertaken roles in global sales management, relationship and service management, marketing and product management.
The Bank also announced Jörg Hessenmüller as CEO for SCB AG 1, succeeding Nicolo Salsano. Jörg joined Standard Chartered in 2024 as Chief Operating Officer for SCB AG and saw his remit expanded last year to include Chief Technology and Operations Officer for Europe. He has extensive experience working in banking and financial markets having worked at Commerzbank AG, mBank S.A. and Dresdner Bank.
Mandy DeFilippo, Chief Executive Officer, US and Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said: “These senior appointments reinforce our commitment to create a more efficient and more connected organisation under a single strategic vision, delivering seamless execution in support of our clients’ growth ambitions in Europe and the UK.
“I am delighted to welcome Margaret and Jörg to their new roles. They each bring deep experience, strong leadership, and a proven track record of delivering results in complex, international ecosystems. I look forward to working with them as we drive our strategy forward for the region.”
Commenting on their incoming roles, Margaret Harwood-Jones said:“I am excited to take on this role at such an important time for our business. Europe and the UK are core to our global strategy, and there is significant opportunity to accelerate growth, leveraging our unique cross-border capabilities and platform. I look forward to working with our teams to build on our strong foundations and deliver long-term value.”
Jörg Hessenmüller said: “It is a privilege to lead Standard Chartered Bank AG at a time of significant opportunity in Europe. Our strength lies in connecting clients to high-growth markets globally, and I look forward to building on this momentum, working closely with Margaret and the Europe leadership team.”
Standard Chartered’s Europe business is a growth engine and core to the delivery of the Bank’s overall strategy. This further strengthening of the regional leadership team comes as the Bank recently opened a Representative Office in Switzerland, a new entity in Luxembourg in 2025 to offer digital asset custody services and a Representative Office Brussels in 2024, reflecting expansion across the region.
1 Standard Chartered Bank AG is the Bank’s Continental Europe entity. It is headquartered in Germany and has branches in France, Sweden and Poland.
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