Executive Committee

Chuks joined the bank in 2002, prior to his appointment as CEO of Gambia, he was the CEO of Cameroon.

Chuks has over 31 years banking experience, 20 of which have been with the Bank, he has held several key leadership positions across Africa which include, Deputy Managing Director / Executive Director, Corporate and Institutional Clients Cameroon; Regional Head of Sales – Retail Banking, Africa, covering Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe; Regional Head, Transactional Banking for Corporate and Institutional Clients.

He holds a BSc in Finance & Banking from the University of Lagos and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Science and Technology, Rivers State, Nigeria.

He is also an alumnus of Said Business School, Oxford University, UK; INSEAD Business School, Singapore and Duke University USA where he attended Leadership Development and Executive Management programmes.

Country Head of Commercial, Corporate & Institutional Banking (CCIB) & Head of Financial Institutions.

Latiff has over 20 years banking experience in various roles including Credit Analysis, Relationship Management and Group Special Asset Management (GSAM), all with Standard Chartered Bank.

Latiff has worked across a range of roles within the CCIB business in Gambia, Nigeria and Cameroon. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Bangor Business School, University of Bangor, North Wales, United Kingdom; he is a Chartered Banker from Chartered Banker Institute, Scotland, United Kingdom and he is  a Fellow Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).

Stephen joined Standard Chartered bank Gambia in October 2019.He has over 16 years of banking experience across various roles such as Treasury Market Operations, Finance Operational Risk, Local Regulatory Reporting, Management Reporting and Business Finance.

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science, Administration (Accounting option) from the University of Ghana. He is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant -ACCA, UK; Institute of Chartered Accountants-ICAG and an Associate of the Chartered institute of Bankers Ghana.

Karalang joined Standard Chartered Bank Gambia Ltd in 1992. He is currently the Chief Information Officer and Country Head of Technology and Operations, responsible for Technology support, Banking Operations and proactive management of relationships with our diverse range of stakeholders. Since 2002, he has held several senior management positions in the Technology and Operations department.

Mr. M’Bai joined Standard Chartered Gambia on 1st January 2010 as Country Head of Legal and Company Secretary. He was previously in the same role at EcoBank Gambia Limited and in Private Legal Practice. Mr. M’Bai is a member of the Gambia Bar Association, a Legal advisor/member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Bankers of The Gambia and in December 2013, certified by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as an adviser on the Legal aspects of E- Commerce. In November 2014, he was appointed by The Gambia Football Federation as its Legal Advisor and Consultant.

Mrs Ida Fye-Touray rejoined Standard Chartered Bank Gambia Ltd in January 2017 as Country Head of Compliance. She is responsible for ensuring effective implementation of Group Compliance Policies and Procedures in Country. Prior to this appointment, Ida worked for Central Bank of The Gambia as a bank regulator for seventeen years. She had also served as the focal person for Anti-money Laundering and Terrorism Finance at the Central Bank of The Gambia. Ida holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Economics from Saint Mary’s University Extension Programme in The Gambia in 1999 and in 2007; she attained Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Banking and Finance from University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Mustapha has over ten years experience in the Banking and Insurance sectors and has worked both in The Gambia and The UK. In The Gambia he started his career at Trust Bank Ltd, The Gambia, as a Banking Officer. In the UK, he worked for First Assist Insurance Services, now Cigna, as Sales Advisor and The Cooperative Bank, one of the UK’s biggest banks as a Mortgage Account Manager managing a portfolio worth around £30m.

Upon his return to The Gambia, he joined Reliance Financial Services as Head of Agency Banking where he led operations to successfully implement their Agency Financial Service business, a first in The Gambia. After making great achievements with the Agency Service, he became Head, Business Growth and Development, managing all Alternative Business Channels; Agency Service, Internet Service and Mobile Financial Service. He then moved on to become Head of Retail Finance and Corporate Affairs whilst also overseeing Marketing and Branding.

Mustapha has a Masters degree in International Management (Entrepreneurship & Innovation) from The University of Exeter, United Kingdom and a BA (Hons) in Banking with Economics & Law from London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.

Tafa as he likes to be called, enjoys playing basketball, football and travelling.

Baboucarr was appointed Head, Human Resources, Gambia on 1st June 2018. Prior to this role, Baboucarr was the Human Resources Service Delivery Specialist, Standard Chartered Bank, Gambia.

Baboucarr joined the Bank in February 2016 as Performance Rewards and Benefits Specialist. Prior to joining the Bank, Baboucarr worked for the National Water and Electricity Company Limited, Gambia for over 6 years as Senior Human Resources Officer and the Specialist Group International, United Kingdom for over a period of 3 years. He has a proven track record of over 10 years in Human Resources.

Baboucarr is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) UK and holds a Post Graduate Degree in Human Resources Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Wales, United Kingdom.

Baboucarr is currently Chair to the Gambia Bankers Association’s Human Resources Managers’ Sub-Committee.

Michael joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2014 and has held senior roles across multiple functions within the banking industry.

He trained as a professional accountant and started his banking career in Nigeria 20 years ago at Midas Bank Limited (now First City Monument Bank), during which period, he had responsibility for managing various functions across Finance, Regulatory Engagements, Human Resources, Banking Operations, Customer Relations, Clients Complaints, Fraud Risk Management and Investigations.

Prior to his appointment, he was a Senior Audit Manager with Standard Chartered Nigeria, with extensive audit work experience across Standard Chartered Bank’s footprints especially in Africa and Middle East. He had previously served as the Acting Head of Audit for Nigeria, responsible for providing third line assurance over business and risk management practices in the bank. He is a graduate of the Global Talent Accelerator (GTA) program, the Group’s leadership development initiative and has served as key resource on various projects within and outside the bank.

Michael holds BSc Degree from Oxford Brookes University and MSc from the University of London. A Certified Information Systems Auditor and ISO Lead Auditor, he is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom.

He is married with 2 children and enjoys quality time with family, community engagement, and learning through exploration and adventures.