Standard Chartered (the Group) announced the appointment of Roel Louwhoff as Group Chief Digital, Technology Innovation Officer. Louwhoff, has been Chief Operations and Transformation Officer at ING since 2014 and will be based in Singapore reporting to Group Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters. Michael Gorriz, who has served as Group Chief Information Officer since 2015, will retire in December to concentrate on his external board and advisory roles in Europe and Asia. Subject to regulatory approval, Louwhoff will begin his new role effective 1 November 2021.