(27 October 2021 – Singapore) Standard Chartered has appointed Khuresh Faizullabhoy as chief operating officer for trade.
Based in Singapore, he reports to Nelius De Groot, chief operating officer for transaction banking, and to Kai Fehr, global head of trade and working capital. 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.
Faizullabhoy brings to the bank over 25 years of experience across diverse geographies and global leadership roles in banking and fintech organisations. Most recently, he was chief commercial officer at Serai, the HSBC-backed online B2B platform for SME trade.
“This is an exciting time for Khuresh to be joining Standard Chartered’s trade team, as we build a new industry-leading end-to-end service experience for our clients. Khuresh is an industry veteran, who brings his extensive experience of leading and transforming operations and service delivery to the role, in addition to his valuable ways of working and perspectives from his recent time spent in a startup, fintech environment,” said Fehr.