Standard Chartered Appoints Roel Louwhoff as Group Chief Digital, Technology and Innovation Officer

​Standard Chartered yesterday announced the appointment of Roel Louwhoff as its new Group Chief Digital, Technology & Innovation Officer, effective 1 November 2021, subject to regulatory approval.

According to the official press release, Mr Louwhoff will be based in Singapore, and will report to Bill Winters, CEO at Standard Chartered.

In addition, 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.

Commenting on this new appointment, Winters said: “Roel joins us at a critical time in our transformation into the agile, digital and future-focused organisation we need to be. We will benefit from his perspective as a digital leader and I look forward to working with him on taking our technology platform to even greater heights. He takes over from the solid foundations Michael has laid: a strong and diverse technology leadership team and a modern, cloud-based architecture that is the bedrock for the Bank’s digital ambitions. We are grateful for Michael’s many contributions.”

As Fazzaco reported earlier, SC Ventures, the innovation, ventures and fintech investments unit of Standard Chartered Bank, has announced its partnership with BC Technology Group (BC Group)​, aiming to establish a digital asset brokerage and exchange platform for institutional and corporate clients in the UK and Europe.