Madhur Jha joins as Senior Global Economist

Standard Chartered is pleased to announce the appointment of Madhur Jha, who joins today as Senior Global Economist within the Global Research team.

Madhur will be based in London and be part of the team responsible for coordinating Standard Chartered’s global economic forecasts and developing cross-border, thematic research. In doing so, she will work closely with Standard Chartered’s economists on the ground in 13 countries, as well as its product research teams in FX, rates, credit, commodities and equities. She will report to John Calverley, Head of Macroeconomic Research.

Madhur joins from HSBC, where she worked as an economist and also asset backed security strategist. Prior experience was with IDEAglobal in London and ICICI Bank in India. She has an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics.

John Calverley commented: “Madhur’s arrival adds further experience to our already well established Global Research team. Her role will help to deepen the global research effort with her experience of major and emerging markets, advising clients and other stakeholders across our footprint of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. We look forward to having her as part of the team.”

Madhur was a media spokesperson in her previous roles and will undertake similar opportunities with Standard Chartered.

For further information please contact:

Shaun Gamble
Senior Media Relations Manager
Standard Chartered Bank
Tel: +44 20 7885 5934
E-mail: Shaun.Gamble@sc.com