Standard Chartered appoints Senior Executive Officer for Dubai International Financial Centre

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For further information please contact:-
Niall McLoughlin
Head of Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank
Tel: +9714 (0) 4 5070467 or Mobile: +971 (0) 50 6251329

Standard Chartered - leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Standard Chartered PLC is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and is ranked in the top 25 among FTSE-100 companies, by market capitalisation.

Standard Chartered has a history of over 150 years in banking and is in many of the world's fastest growing markets. It has an extensive global network of over 1,200 branches (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) in 56 countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the United Kingdom and the Americas. As one of the world's most international banks, Standard Chartered employs almost 44,000 people, representing 89 nationalities, worldwide.

Standard Chartered's strengths lie in its breadth, diversity and balance and is trusted across its network for its standard of governance and corporate responsibility. The Bank is committed to all its stakeholders by living its values in its approach to managing its people, exceeding expectations of its customers, making a difference in the communities that we operate in and working with its regulators.

Standard Chartered uniquely derives 95% of profits from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Serving both Consumer and Wholesale Banking customers, the Bank combines deep local knowledge with global capability to offer a wide range of innovative products and services as well as award winning solutions.

Some of the major awards won in 2005 by the Bank include:
1. IFR Asia's Domestic Bond House of the Year
2. Finance Asia's Best Local Currency Bond House & Best Securitisation House
3. Asia Risk's Interest Rates Derivatives House of the Year
4. Trade Finance's Best Trade Finance Bank in Sub Saharan Africa
5. Global Custodian's Best Agent Bank in Asia
6. The Asset's Best Cash Management Bank for South Asia
7. Retail Banker International's Best Retail Bank in Asia Pacific.