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Faisal Hussain
Managing Director, Head of Correspondent Banking, Africa & Middle East
Faisal Hussain is responsible for the Correspondent Banking business for Standard Chartered for the Africa & Middle East region based in Dubai. Faisal heads a regional team over 25 countries covering client needs across cash management, trade finance and financial markets.
Faisal is a founding member of the MENA BAFT Council and has been closely involved in rolling out Standard Chartered’s Correspondent Banking Academy initiative in the region aimed at “de-risking through education”. Faisal has been involved in several thought leadership and product innovation initiatives with the objective of enhancing business collaboration for Standard Chartered with the region’s financial institutions.
Faisal joined Standard Chartered in 2007 from Citibank. Faisal holds an MBA degree and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.