Our People
Tanuj Kapilashrami
Chief Strategy & Talent Officer | Joined March 2017
Appointed
Tanuj was appointed Chief Strategy & Talent Officer on 1 April 2024. She leads Corporate Strategy, Group-wide Transformation and Corporate functions (Brand & Marketing, Corporate Affairs, Corporate Real Estate Services, Human Resources and Supply Chain Management) for the Bank. Leading at the intersection of strategy, transformation, people and brand, she is responsible for how the Bank develops, executes and communicates its strategy.
Tanuj joined the Bank in March 2017 as Group Head, Talent, Learning & Culture, and was appointed Group Head, Human Resources in January 2019.
Career
Tanuj has over two decades of experience in the global financial services sector. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, she built her career at HSBC, where she undertook a range of country, regional and global leadership roles across multiple markets (including Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Dubai and London).
Tanuj is a recognised thought-leader on the future of work. She is often featured in leading global media including The Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg and BBC, as well as in publications such as the Harvard Business Review, on a range of topics including culture, leadership, inclusion, and skills. Her first book ‘The Skills-Powered Organization – The Journey to the Next Generation Enterprise’ was published by the MIT Press in 2024.
External appointments
Tanuj is a Non-Executive Director of the Board of Sainsbury’s PLC and is a member of their Nomination and Remuneration Committees. She is also an Associate Non-Executive Director of the Board of NHS England, advising the NHS on their workforce transformation agenda. In addition, Tanuj is a member of the Asia House Board of Trustees (an independent think tank driving commercial and economic engagement between Asia, the Middle East and Europe) and is on the Board of Vault22 (an integrated digital wealth, health and lifestyle solutions start-up). She has also previously served as a Board member of the UK Financial Services Skills Commission.