Standard Chartered shakes up TB sales team
26 October 2011 Singapore
Standard Chartered has announced leadership changes to its Transaction Banking global sales team to strengthen its presence in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Neil Daswani, currently regional head of Transaction Banking for North Asia has been appointed to the role of global head of Strategic Client Coverage Group (SCCG), Transaction Banking. In this role, Daswani will be responsible for accelerating the growth of the SCCG portfolio which encompasses Corporate and Financial Institutions clients.
Large and complex deals are added on to the SCCG team's itinerary. Daswani will be based in Singapore and has over 20 years of experience at Standard Chartered in various senior positions in transaction banking and client coverage in Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Transaction Banking country head for Singapore, Sumit Aggarwal, will be appointed regional head of Southeast Asia overseeing the sales team for the region. In this role based in Singapore, Aggarwal will also focus on supporting clients who are looking to leverage the growth between the intra-regional trade corridors.
In addition, Dinesh Khanna will assume the role of regional head of South Asia, based in Mumbai to grow the region's franchise.
All three will report to Jiten Arora, global head of Sales, Transaction Banking.
“I am confident that with such a highly experienced team in place, Standard Chartered will continue to drive strong growth of our Transaction Banking business going forward. This is an extremely high calibre team, their collective and extensive banking experience across the world’s fastest growing markets span over 68 years and will play a huge role in deepening our offerings for clients across all key segments across our footprint,” Arora said.
Neil Daswani, currently regional head of Transaction Banking for North Asia has been appointed to the role of global head of Strategic Client Coverage Group (SCCG), Transaction Banking. In this role, Daswani will be responsible for accelerating the growth of the SCCG portfolio which encompasses Corporate and Financial Institutions clients.
Large and complex deals are added on to the SCCG team's itinerary. Daswani will be based in Singapore and has over 20 years of experience at Standard Chartered in various senior positions in transaction banking and client coverage in Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Transaction Banking country head for Singapore, Sumit Aggarwal, will be appointed regional head of Southeast Asia overseeing the sales team for the region. In this role based in Singapore, Aggarwal will also focus on supporting clients who are looking to leverage the growth between the intra-regional trade corridors.
In addition, Dinesh Khanna will assume the role of regional head of South Asia, based in Mumbai to grow the region's franchise.
All three will report to Jiten Arora, global head of Sales, Transaction Banking.
“I am confident that with such a highly experienced team in place, Standard Chartered will continue to drive strong growth of our Transaction Banking business going forward. This is an extremely high calibre team, their collective and extensive banking experience across the world’s fastest growing markets span over 68 years and will play a huge role in deepening our offerings for clients across all key segments across our footprint,” Arora said.
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