Standard Chartered appoints Chandrima Das as Global Head of Managed Investments

Standard Chartered Bank today announces it has appointed Chandrima Das as Global Head of Managed Investments, effective 5 April 2021. Chandrima will be based in Singapore and report to Marc Van de Walle, Global Head of Wealth Management.

In her new role, Chandrima is responsible for building and growing the Funds and Discretionary Portfolio Management businesses.

As seen on her LinkedIn profile, Chandrima has more than 20 years' experience in the banking and asset management industry in Asia and Europe. She was founder of Bento, a B2B2C Wealth Tech (acquired by Grab). Prior to setting up Bento, Chandrima served as Managing Director in Bank of Singapore & CEO of ING Investment Management in Singapore. Her career spans multiple jurisdictions in Asia and in Europe.

On Chandrima's appointment, Marc Van de Walle, Global Head, Wealth Management at Standard Chartered, said: "I am very pleased to welcome Chandrima to Standard Chartered Bank. Chandrima brings a unique combination of experience in asset management and wealth tech which is especially pertinent today as we seek to meet increasingly sophisticated demand for wealth management advice at scale. I look forward to working with her as she leads the team to grow our Managed Investment business and contribute to the Bank's Affluent agenda."