Margaret Harwood-Jones has joined Standard Chartered as global Head, Investors & Intermediaries, Sales, within the Transaction Banking business.
As previously reported, Harwood-Jones left BNP Paribas Securities Services, where she was head of Client Segments, Asset Managers and Alternative Investments, in September last year. She joined Standard Chartered in December.
In a newly created role, Harwood-Jones will lead the business agenda for the Institutional Investor and Intermediary clients across the Standard Chartered’s footprint with a focus on accelerating growth and driving the banks client agenda. Based in Singapore, Harwood-Jones reports to Jiten Arora, global head of Sales, Transaction Banking.
Commenting on her appointment, Arora said: I am pleased to have Margaret join the bank and believe she will make an excellent addition to the team. She will drive a deeper focus in our Investors and Intermediaries segment to meet the evolving needs of our clients in this dynamically changing landscape.
The appointment follows other hires in the Standard Chartereds Investor & Intermediaries division. In November, the bank announced the appointments of Alan Naughton as global product head, Investors & Intermediaries, Transaction Banking and Andrew Hempshall as global head of Solution Delivery & Service, Investors & Intermediaries, Transaction Banking.
(JDC)