STANDARD CHARTERED BANK’S GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO VISIT TANZANIA

Standard Chartered Bank Group Chief Executive Officer, Bill Winters.

29th August 2018, Dar es Salaam - Standard Chartered Bank’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bill Winters is expected to visit the Bank’s offices in Tanzania today.

According to a statement issued by Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania Limited, Bill is visiting the Bank in Tanzania as part of his regular visits to the various countries in which the Bank operates.

“Bill has visited Tanzania before and we are delighted that he is coming back to see the progress that the Bank has continued to make since his last visit.” The Bank’s Chief Executive Officer in Tanzania, Mr. Sanjay Rughani, said in the press statement.

During his visit Mr. Winters will meet with various internal and external stakeholders of the Bank in Tanzania with a view of exploring ways in which the Bank can further enhance its business and support economic growth in the country.

Mr. Winters was appointed to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC as Group Chief Executive on 10 June 2015, having joined the Group in May 2015. Since he took over the Bank’s leadership, Mr. Winters has reviewed the Bank’s strategy and confirmed the Group’s commitment to Africa.

Mr. Winters has had a distinguished career in banking, having spent 26 years with JP Morgan in diverse leadership roles, becoming co-Chief Executive Officer of the investment bank in 2004 until he stepped down in 2009. He was invited to be a committee member of the Independent Commission on Banking, established by the UK government in 2010 to recommend ways to improve competition and financial stability in banking. Subsequently, he served as advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and was asked by the Court of the Bank of England to complete an independent review of the bank’s liquidity operations.

Mr. Winters founded Renshaw Bay, an alternative asset management firm, in 2011 where he was Chairman and CEO before stepping down on appointment to the Standard Chartered PLC Board.

Previously Mr. Winters was a non-executive director of Pension Insurance Corporation plc and RIT Capital Partners plc. He is an independent non-executive director of Novartis International AG.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Colgate University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a CBE in 2013.

During his visit Mr. Winters will be accompanied by the Bank’s Kenya and East Africa Region Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lamin Manjang. In addition to meeting with the Bank’s staff and its customers, Mr. Winters and Mr. Manjang are also expected to meet with key Government Officials.

For further information please contact: Juanita Mramba
Head of Corporate Affairs,
Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania,
Juanita.Mramba@sc.com
Tel: 2122160

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Standard Chartered Tanzania
Standard Chartered Tanzania Limited first opened its doors to the public in Tanzania in 1917 and, following a period of nationalisation, re-opened again in 1993 as the first foreign bank to obtain a licence under the economic reform programme. We now have three branches in Dar es Salaam and one Electronic Banking Unit. We also have branches upcountry in Mwanza and Arusha, with one branch each. Our Head Office is located at International House Property, Corner Shaaban Robert / Garden Avenue, Dar es Salaam.

The Bank aims to offer its customers innovative products and excellent service, which compete with the best in the world. Independent market surveys have shown Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania to have the best service, and to be the most innovative bank in Tanzania.

In May 2014, Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania won an award for the Best Internet Bank in Tanzania for its excellent online banking platform. In November, 2015, Standard Chartered Tanzania was awarded the prestigious ‘Bank of the Year’ award at The Banker Awards 2015.

That was the eighth time that the Bank was winning the award, thus being a testimony of our commitment to serve our clients in Tanzania consistently over so many years.

In May 2016, Standard Chartered Tanzania was awarded the prestigious ‘Best in Customer Service’ award by The Banker, Africa.

Last year the Bank won various Awards including An Environmental Award by the Dar es Salaam Municipal, Best Personal Banking Services Award from the Business Vision, the Best Custodian Bank of the Year Award for 2017 by the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and the Talent Management and Development Award presented by the Association of Tanzania Employers – ATE.

The Bank is enthusiastic about the country and is committed to supporting economic growth through its various banking products and services as well as its corporate social responsibility agenda.