StanChart (02888) appoints Peter Burrill as Acting Group Chief Financial Officer

Standard Chartered (02888) announced that on February 10, 2026, Peter Burrill (Pete, 54 years old) has been appointed as the Acting Group Chief Financial Officer. Pete will be taking over the role from Diego De Giorgi, who has decided to step down from his positions as Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer to pursue external job opportunities, effective immediately. Pete will be based in London and will report directly to the Group Chief Executive, Bill Winters. The company will make further announcements regarding the long-term appointment of the Group Chief Financial Officer at an appropriate time. Pete is currently the Group Head of Central Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to joining Standard Chartered in 2017, Pete held roles as Group Director and Co-Head of Group Finance at Deutsche Bank. His career began at KPMG, where he worked for almost twenty years, including ten years in the United States and the subsequent ten years in Germany. He is also the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SCB AG, having joined the board in 2019 and assumed the position in March 2025.