Standard Chartered Bank appoints CEO for Saudi branch

Standard Chartered Bank appoints CEO for Saudi branch

Standard Chartered Bank appoints CEO for Saudi branch

Standard Chartered Bank appoints CEO for Saudi branch

Yazaid Al-Salloom

Standard Chartered Bank appoints CEO for Saudi branch

Updated 02 August 2020

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Standard Chartered Bank has announced the appointment of Yazaid Al-Salloom as chief executive officer for Saudi Arabia, effective Aug. 1.

Al-Salloom joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2018 and brings a wealth of experience from his current role as head of financial institutions sales for MENAP and Turkey and previous roles in debt capital markets at HSBC and Deutsche Bank.

Standard Chartered Bank was awarded the license to set up a banking branch in the Kingdom in 2019. Standard Chartered Bank Saudi Arabia will operate a single branch based in Riyadh that will provide banking services to the sovereign and government related entities, large corporates, financial institutions and multinational companies operating in the Kingdom.

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Standard Chartered Bank was awarded the license to set up a banking branch in the Kingdom in 2019. It will complement Standard Chartered Capital Saudi Arabia, which has been operating in the Kingdom since 2011.

Dr. Boutros Klink, CEO Standard Chartered Middle East (ex-UAE), said: "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Yazaid Al-Salloom as country CEO for Standard Chartered Bank Saudi Arabia. In