Standard Chartered’s Group Executive Director in town tomorrow

Standard Chartered’s Group Executive Director and a member of the Board of Standard Chartered PLC, Jaspal Singh Bindra, will visit the Colombo branch tomorrow  to share strategies on the way forward for Sri Lanka with the Leadership team. Bindra will also be meeting with key customers of Standard Chartered during his visit.

The Group Executive Director is yet another key member of the Bank’s senior leadership to visit the country within the last month. Last week 30 members of the South Asia Regional Executive Committee were in Colombo for their strategy meeting.

In the coming weeks, Consumer Banking and Finance will also host members of their functions’ leaders at conferences and workshops, in the city.

Bindra, who is based in Hong Kong as Chief Executive Officer, Asia, was appointed to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC on 1 January 2010. He joined Standard Chartered in 1998 and has held senior positions in the Group such as Global Head of Client Relationship for Wholesale Bank and Chief Executive Officer for India. He is a Board member of Vital Voices Global Partnership in the USA, a member of the Employers’ Forum on Disability in the UK, and also sits on the Board of Governors of XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, India.

Standard Chartered Chief Executive Officer Anirvan Ghosh Dastidar commenting on the visit stated: “Jaspal is an inspiration to us all. In addition to his onerous duties as Group Executive Director, he also leads Standard Chartered’s award-winning work on Diversity and Inclusion, and is responsible for the Group’s strategy and programmes designed to support employees, customers and communities. The local leadership is extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to interact with the Bank’s leaders and hear first hand of plans for the future.”

Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group. It has operated for over 150 years in some of the world’s most dynamic markets and earns more than 90 per cent of its profits in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This geographic focus and commitment to developing deep relationships with clients and customers has driven the Bank’s growth in recent years. Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges as well as the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges in India.

With 1,700 offices in 70 markets, the Group offers exciting and challenging international career opportunities for nearly 87,000 staff. It is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. Standard Chartered’s heritage and values are expressed in its brand promise, ‘Here for good’.