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StanChart announces new chief risk officer
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Standard Chartered appoints Jason Forrester as Chief Risk Officer, replacing Sadia Ricke. Leadership changes impact corporate banking ahead of financial results.
LONDON (Reuters) -Standard Chartered has appointed Jason Forrester as its new Chief Risk Officer, the British bank said on Tuesday.
Forrester joined the lender five years ago and is currently Co-Head, Chief Risk Officer, Corporate & Investment Banking, it said.
Forrester previously worked at Credit Suisse for 21 years, and replaces Sadia Ricke, who is leaving the bank, StanChart said.
The Asia, Africa and Middle East-focused bank reports its first half financial results on Thursday, with investors focused on whether it can sustain recent momentum in growing revenues while managing risks associated with market turmoil from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
(Reporting by Lawrence White, Editing by Louise Heavens)
A Chief Risk Officer (CRO) is an executive responsible for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating internal and external risks that could affect an organization's capital and earnings.
Corporate banking refers to the suite of financial services provided to corporations, including loans, credit, treasury management, and investment services.
Financial results are the summary of a company's financial performance over a specific period, typically including revenue, profit, and expenses.
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