People Moves
Standard Chartered Appoints New Head Of International Banking

The latest moves and appointments at Standard Chartered Bank in Asia.
This week Standard Chartered Bank appointed James Lye as global head of international banking, to help grow the business.
In this newly-created role, he will be based in Singapore, reporting to Raymond Ang, global head of affluent clients, and Samir Subberwal, head of consumer, private and business banking, Asia, and global head of digital business, the firm said in a statement.
Lye, who brings over 20 years of banking experience, was most
recently head of markets for Citibank International Personal Bank
Singapore – a business unit specialising in offshore investment
and wealth management products and services to high net worth
individuals residing outside of Singapore.
With increasing international and inter-generational mobility,
the firm said that affluent clients have a growing need to
manage their wealth across different jurisdictions. In this
respect, the bank believes that it has an advantage – it
can offer international banking in four cross-border
hubs globally, namely Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, and
Jersey.
Welcoming him to the firm, Ang said: “Our international banking
proposition answers clients’ cross-border wealth management
needs. It complements the suite of affluent banking services that
serves clients across Asia, Africa and the Middle
East.”
Subberwal added: “Increased cross-border wealth management needs
arising from increasing international mobility is a trend that is
here to stay. We have doubled our international banking team in
the last three years and will continue to support our clients by
hiring the best talents and enhancing our international banking
proposition through investments in digitalisation.”
Standard Chartered is an international banking group, with a
presence in 59 markets. It is listed on the London and Hong
Kong Stock Exchanges.