The London-listed bank said it is putting Europe and UK oversight under one role.

Standard Chartered said yesterday that it has appointed one of its senior executives, Margaret Harwood-Jones (main picture), as CEO for Europe and the UK, effective 1 September.

The bank also said that Jörg Hessenmüller (pictured below) has been named as chief executive for Standard Chartered Bank AG, its European business, succeeding Nicolo Salsano.

Jörg Hessenmüller

Regarding the Harwood-Jones appointment, the UK-listed bank said it has created a new unified CEO role, putting Europe and UK oversight under one role to drive growth and alignment across the region’s 11 markets.

She is global head of financing and securities services (FSS). Previously, Harwood-Jones held senior management positions at BNP Paribas, and before that at HSBC.

Hessenmüller, who joined Standard Chartered in 2024 as chief operating officer for SCB AG, saw his remit expanded last year to include chief technology and operations officer for Europe. He has also worked at Commerzbank, mBank and Dresdner Bank.

Standard Chartered recently opened a representative office in Switzerland, a new entity in Luxembourg in 2025 to offer digital asset custody services, and a representative office for Brussels in 2024.

“These senior appointments reinforce our commitment to create a more efficient and more connected organisation under a single strategic vision, delivering seamless execution in support of our clients’ growth ambitions in Europe and the UK,” Mandy DeFilippo, CEO, US and Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said.