He brings to the bank over 25 years of experience across diverse geographies and global leadership roles in banking and fintech organisations.

Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Khuresh Faizullabhoy as its chief operating officer, trade, based in Singapore, according to an announcement on Tuesday.

Over his career, Faizullabhoy has led and transformed operations, service delivery and frontline teams, as well as in sales and products. He joins from HSBC, where has has held roles as global head of trade operations and Chief product officer of Serai, a HSBC-funded fintech, since joining in 2013.

Faizullabhoy will work closely with the trade management team to transform and elevate the business service delivery, focusing on the development of its target operating model. He reports to Nelius De Groot, chief operating officer, transaction banking and FCSO, as well as to Kai Fehr, global head, trade and working capital.