V. Shankar

• Group Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas, Standard Chartered, United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's in Physics, Loyola College, India; MBA, Indian Institute of Management. 1982-2001, with Bank of America, Asia and US, including: Head, Asia-Pacific Investment Banking and Chief Executive Officer, BA Asia, based in Hong Kong. Since 2001, with Standard Chartered Bank; since 2010, Group Executive Director and CEO, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Member of the Board, Standard Chartered; Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore; Trustees, SINDA. Member, Singapore Government's National Integration Council. Non-Executive Director, Majid Al Futtaim Holdings.