Standard Chartered has hired Tina Knights as chief operation officer (COO) of its securities services team, based in Singapore.
Knights, who joined the bank in January this year, previously worked as managing director, global markets shared operations in Asia and the global technology and operations Singapore market leader for Bank of America Lynch.
At Bank of America Lynch, Knights led a multi-year transformation plan to drive innovation solutions across multi-functional teams, and leveraged emerging technologies to transform approaches to process re-engineering and operational support models.
Commenting on the appointment, Margaret Harwood-Jones, global head of securities services, said: “Operations is the backbone of the securities services business.”
“As we set ourselves up for the next transformation journey to upgrade the way we work and align operations with product to deliver the best outcomes for our clients, I am thrilled that someone with the right skills and of such high calibre is joining the team at the right time to drive our success,” Harwood-Jones added.
