Peter Burrill appointed as Chair of Standard Chartered Bank AG’s Supervisory Board

27 March 2025, Frankfurt – Standard Chartered Bank AG (“SCB AG”) has appointed Peter Burrill (53) as the Chair of its Supervisory Board, effective 1 April 2025. He replaces Torry Berntsen who is retiring at the end of April.

Torry has been Chairman and a member of the Standard Chartered Bank AG Supervisory Board since January 2021. He joined Standard Chartered in 2016 as CEO, Americas before moving to London to assume an expanded role as CEO, Europe & Americas in 2021. Most recently he served as Executive Vice Chairman, CIB Europe, Americas, the Middle East, and Africa.

Peter Burrill is Group Head, Central Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to joining Standard Chartered in 2017, Peter was Group Controller, Co-Head of Group Finance at Deutsche Bank. He started his career in the United States at KPMG where he spent almost twenty years, including ten years in Germany.  He has served as a member of the SCB AG Supervisory Board since August 2019.

Commenting on this appointment, Torry Berntsen said: “I am extremely proud to hand over the chair of the Supervisory Board role for Standard Chartered Bank AG to Peter. He is a dedicated financial professional with a broad skillset and strong international experience. His analytical and leadership skills will support continued growth and excellence across SCB AG.”

Peter Burrill added: “Strong, innovative, and responsible banking is essential for stable economic growth. I am honoured to chair the Supervisory Board of SCB AG, a leading institution at the heart of Europe’s financial landscape. I look forward to contributing my experience to help navigate new opportunities and shape the future of SCB AG, connecting our European clients to our unique cross-border capabilities. I wish to thank Torry immensely for his contribution and strategic counsel which have been vital to SCB AG’s growth.”

SCB AG operates as Standard Chartered’s EU hub. SCB AG serves as a cornerstone in the European franchise and enables the Standard Chartered to serve its client base in Europe, providing lending, transaction banking, corporate finance, and financial markets products. SCB AG has a diverse employee base from over 50 nations across offices in Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Stockholm (Sweden), and Warsaw (Poland).

Effective 1 April, the Supervisory Board of Standard Chartered Bank AG is comprised of: Peter Burrill (Chairman), Klaus Entenmann (Independent Non-Executive Director), Gerhard Hofmann (Independent Non-Executive Director), Jason Forrester (Deputy Chief Risk Officer, Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management, and Co-Head CRO for Corporate Investment Banking, Standard Chartered) and Michael Spiegel (Group Head Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered).

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