Standard Chartered Bank Appoints Roberto Hoornweg as CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) after Co-Head CIB Sunil Kaushal Announced to Retire (31/3/26) after 27 Years with Standard Chartered Bank
7th October | Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Bank has announced the appointment of Roberto Hoornweg as CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) after Co-Head CIB Sunil Kaushal announced to retire (31/3/26) after 27 years with Standard Chartered Bank. Announcement (7/10/25): “Standard Chartered announced today that Roberto Hoornweg has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB). Roberto, previously Co-Head, CIB alongside Sunil Kaushal, takes up the role following Sunil’s decision to retire after 27 years with the Bank on 31 March, 2026. Roberto retains oversight of the Group’s markets in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Oversight of ASEAN and South Asia markets, which previously sat with Sunil, will transition to Judy Hsu in addition to her responsibilities as CEO, Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) and oversight of the Bank’s Greater China and North Asia Markets. Both Judy and Roberto sit on the Group Management Team. Roberto has more than 30 years’ experience across the banking industry. He joined Standard Chartered in 2017 as Global Head of Financial Markets, leading the teams that provide some of the world’s largest corporates and financial institutions with risk management, transaction services, financing and research in fixed income, currencies and commodities across more than 50 markets. Before joining Standard Chartered, he held senior roles at firms including Brevan Howard Asset Management, UBS Investment Bank, and Morgan Stanley. Sunil has enjoyed a celebrated career with the Bank that has encompassed global and regional leadership roles across the retail and corporate banking businesses. Notably, during his tenure as CEO, Africa & Middle East, Sunil led the development of the Africa and Middle East franchise into a regional leader in corporate and investment banking, pioneered digital transformation with the launch of digital banks across nine markets in Africa, turned around the UAE retail franchise and helped drive the digitisation of the Bank’s wealth management offering. Sunil was also instrumental in obtaining banking licenses and establishing operations in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and more recently in Morocco.” Roberto Hoornweg – Roberto Hoornweg is Co-Head of Corporate & Investment Banking at Standard Chartered. Roberto was appointed to his role in April 2024. He is CEO for Europe, Americas, Middle East and Africa, and is a member of Group Management Team. He is based in Dubai. Roberto is a seasoned global financial markets leader with over 30 years of experience across the banking industry. He has a broad and thorough knowledge of financial markets in our footprint markets. Prior to his current role, he was Global Head of Financial Markets (FM) from January 2017. In that role, he led all of the Bank’s businesses providing clients with Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, Commodities, Financing and Securities Services, and a fully integrated primary and secondary Credit solutions suite across bonds, loans, structured credit and structured finance. Roberto also had responsibility for the Global Research and Resource Management & Analytics (RMA) group which manages XVA, Funding for FM and the Modelling & Analytics Group. Before he joined Standard Chartered, he held a senior role at Brevan Howard Asset Management where he was a partner leading the Brevan Howard Liquid Portfolio Strategies funds business. Before that, he spent three years at UBS Investment Bank in London leading the global Securities Distribution business and then co-heading the global Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities division. Roberto’s financial markets experience was honed during his 17-year career at Morgan Stanley where he held various senior roles in fixed income derivatives, led the global Emerging Markets Fixed Income & FX business, and was latterly Head of Global Interest Rates, Credit and Currencies. Roberto holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“ Standard Chartered Bank Appoints Roberto Hoornweg as CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) after Co-Head CIB Sunil Kaushal Announced to Retire (31/3/26) after 27 Years with Standard Chartered Bank “
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Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered: “I would like to thank Sunil for his significant contribution to the Group over nearly three decades. I likewise wish to congratulate Roberto, who has played a significant part in CIB’s growth in recent years, on stepping into the CEO role as we continue to deliver our cross-border strategy.”
Standard Chartered – We are a leading international banking group, with a presence in 54 of the world’s most dynamic markets. Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, and our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, here for good. Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges.
Standard Chartered Bank Appoints Roberto Hoornweg as CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) after Co-Head CIB Sunil Kaushal Announced to Retire (31/3/26) after 27 Years with Standard Chartered Bank
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