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Key appointment aimed at enhancing cross-border advisory and financing capabilities in the Americas

New York, January 26, 2009

Standard Chartered Bank today announced the appointment of Zubaid Ahmad as Vice Chairman, Head of Corporate Finance, Americas, based in New York. This newly created position highlights the Bank’s growing focus on the cross-border corporate finance opportunities presented by its increasingly global client base, in line with the greater investment flows between the Americas and Standard Chartered’ s core markets of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Zubaid brings 25 years of global financial services industry experience to Standard Chartered. He joins Standard Chartered from J.P. Morgan, where he was most recently Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Americas Investment Banking. Previously, he served as Vice Chairman of the Financial Sponsor Group, and was responsible for the firm’s relationships with a number of private equity firms, both domestically and internationally.

Prior to J.P. Morgan, Zubaid was a Managing Director in the Global Corporate Finance Group of Credit Suisse, where he worked extensively with clients in the emerging markets, and in particular with a number of metals and mining conglomerates based in Latin America. He holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BSBA from Georgetown University.

“I am delighted to welcome someone of Zubaid’s caliber and experience to our senior management team,” said Mike Rees, Head of Wholesale Banking for Standard Chartered. “We have a significant opportunity to further strengthen our strategic dialogue with clients by expanding our global Corporate Finance capabilities. Zubaid’s extensive transactional experience with corporate, private equity and sovereign wealth fund clients, in both the US as well as the emerging markets, will be extremely valuable to our franchise.”

"I am very pleased to join the Standard Chartered team,” said Zubaid. “Despite recent market challenges, emerging market economies will continue to enjoy superior growth prospects going forward. At the same time, the US market offers historically attractive investment opportunities for those with long-term investment horizons. Standard Chartered’s strategic presence in key global markets positions it well to play an important role in the cross-border transaction initiatives of its client base. "

In the Americas region, Standard Chartered operates in 11 markets, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and, in Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Standard Chartered PLC, listed on both London and Hong Kong stock exchanges, ranks among the top 25 companies in the FTSE-100 by market capitalization. The London-headquartered Group has operated for over 150 years in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Its income and profits have more than doubled over the last five years primarily as a result of organic growth and supplemented by acquisitions.

Standard Chartered aspires to be the best international bank for its customers across its markets. The Bank derives more than 90 per cent of its operating income and profits from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, generated from its Wholesale and Consumer Banking businesses. The Group has around 1,750 branches and outlets located in over 70 countries. The extraordinary growth of its markets and businesses creates exciting and challenging international career opportunities.

Leading by example to be the right partner for its stakeholders, the Group is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. It employs 75,000 people, nearly half of whom are women. The Group’s employees are of 115 nationalities, of which 60 are represented among senior management.

For more information, please contact:
Matthew Chan
+1 212 667-0140
Matthew.K.Chan@standardchartered.com

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