Standard Chartered names Naguib Kheraj as chair of board risk committee

Standard Chartered PLC recently announced it has appointed Deputy Chairman Naguib Kheraj as Chair of the Board Risk Committee with effect from 1 December 2020 . 

​Naguib Kheraj will step down as Chair of the Audit Committee and will be succeeded by Independent Non-Executive Director Phil Rivett. Independent Non-Executive Director David Conner will step down as Chair of the Board Risk Committee to be succeeded by Naguib Kheraj.

Mr Kheraj began his career at Salomon Brothers in 1986 and went on to hold senior positions at Barclays, JP Morgan Cazenove and Lazard. Over the course of 12 years at Barclays, he served as group finance director and vice-chairman and in various business leadership positions in wealth management, institutional asset management and investment banking. He also served as chief executive officer of JP Morgan Cazenove. Mr Kheraj served as a senior adviser to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and to the Financial Services Authority in the UK. He also served as a member of the finance committee of Oxford University Press.

José Viñals, Group Chairman said: "We are delighted that Naguib has agreed to succeed David Conner as Chair of the Board Risk Committee and that Phil will succeed Naguib as Chair of the Audit Committee. Both Naguib and Phil bring considerable knowledge and experience of financial services and the regulatory and technical landscape to these Committees. I would like to thank David for his valuable contribution as Chair of the Board Risk Committee over the last 4 years."