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Standard Chartered’s Group Chief Financial Officer Andy Halford is on an official visit to the island.
The Sri Lanka branch office said it was honoured to have the opportunity to showcase the franchise’s long local association with the bank’s top leadership. Last year the bank hosted Group CEO Bill Winters in Sri Lanka. Halford, the global bank’s second in command, will meet with Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and industry and business leaders as well as clients and staff during his visit.
Standard Chartered Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer Jim McCabe, commenting on the visit, said: “This is excellent news for the local franchise and for all the staff. Andy’s visit, following on from Bill Winters’ visit last year, is a clear indication of the group’s esteem of the operation in Sri Lanka. We are truly honoured to host him and look forward to introducing Andy to our stakeholders.
Most recently Standard Chartered was the international lead sponsor of the Sri Lanka Investment Summit 2017 in Hong Kong and this is yet another example of how the bank is partnering business enterprise in the island. Standard Chartered is extremely proud of its history and association with Sri Lanka.”
Halford was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive Director of Standard Chartered Plc on 1 July 2014. He is based in London and is responsible for Finance, Corporate Treasury, Group Corporate Development, Group Investor Relations, Property and Global Sourcing functions.
Halford joined Standard Chartered from Vodafone Group Plc, where he spent 15 years, serving as Chief Financial Officer for nine years.
Halford joined the Vodafone Group plc in 1999 as Financial Director for Vodafone Ltd, the UK operating company, and in 2001 he became Financial Director for Vodafone’s Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
In 2002, Andy was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Wireless in the US and was a member of the Board of Representatives of the Verizon Wireless Partnership. Halford became Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Group Plc in July 2005, a position which he held until March 2014, when he retired from the group. Prior to joining Vodafone, Halford was Group Finance Director at East Midlands Electricity Plc.
Halford is a non-executive director of Marks and Spencer Group Plc, a member of the Business Forum on Tax and Competitiveness and is a former Chairman of the Hundred Group of Finance Directors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Economics from Nottingham University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Halford’s visit will be an opportunity for both the bank and business leaders to gain invaluable insights into global finance and banking trends as well as for staff to have the opportunity to meet and interact with the bank’s most senior leadership.
