Standard Chartered has appointed former South African bank CEO Maria Ramos as chair to succeed Jose Vinals, who is approaching the end of his nine-year term, the lender said on Tuesday.

Plc announced the appointment of Maria Ramos as the successor to Jose Vinals in the role of chair. Ramos, who joined the board as an independent non-executive director in January 2021, will step into her new role following an extensive global search,

United Kingdom banking giant Standard Chartered has appointed South African banking veteran Maria Ramos as its new chairperson.

LONDON (Reuters) -Standard Chartered appointed Maria Ramos as chair to succeed Jose Vinals, who is approaching the end of his nine-year term, the lender said on Tuesday. Ramos, 65, joined Standard Chartered's board as an independent non-executive director in January 2021 and was the head of South African bank ABSA Group Ltd from 2009 to 2019,

Standard Chartered Plc named Maria Ramos to succeed Jose Vinals as chair. Ramos joined the board as an independent non-executive director in January 2021, and previously ran Africa-focused lender Absa Group. She was picked as chair after an “extensive global search,” Standard Chartered said in a statement Tuesday.

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STANCHART (02888.HK) announced that it had appointed Maria Ramos to succeed Jose Vinals as Group Chair, as he approaches the end of his nine-year term. Subject to regulatory approvals, Maria will assume her new position following the Company’s 2025 AGM on 8 May 2025,

Ramos, 65, joined StanChart's board as an independent non-executive director in January 2021 and was the head of South African bank ABSA Group Ltd from 2009 to 2019