Stanchart moves to strengthen wealth and risk management in the region
Standard Chartered Bank has partnered with CFOs East Africa to enhance financial leadership and wealth management skills among more than 400 CFOs across the region, supporting strategic decision-making, risk management, and long-term value creation amid market volatility...
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Standard Chartered Bank has partnered with CFOs East Africa to enhance wealth and risk management capabilities among Chief Financial Officers and senior finance professionals across the region. This collaboration builds on the bank's sponsorship of the annual CFOs East Africa Awards 2025 and introduces an advisory pathway to help CFOs manage corporate and personal assets.
- Standard Chartered will offer wealth management advisory services to more than 400 financial decision-makers, including CFOs from the public sector and private companies.
- Head of Wealth and Retail Banking, Edith Chumba, emphasized balancing short-term performance with long-term wealth creation.
- Winners of the CFOs East Africa Awards included Dilip Pal, Safaricom Group CFO, who was named East Africa CFO of the Year and received the Strategy Execution Award for Safaricom's Ethiopia expansion.
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